Krishna Plastics

An Appeal From the Absurdities and Contradictions Which Prevade, and Deform the Old Theory of English Grammar, to the True Constructive Principles of the English Language

Author : James Brown
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-06-15
ISBN 10 : 1330098625
Pages : 214 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (33 downloads)

Download An Appeal From the Absurdities and Contradictions Which Prevade, and Deform the Old Theory of English Grammar, to the True Constructive Principles of the English Language PDF Format Full Free by James Brown and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Appeal From the Absurdities and Contradictions Which Prevade, and Deform the Old Theory of English Grammar, to the True Constructive Principles of the English Language, Vol. 1 The English bids fair to be a living Language through time itself. Hence no change, in the means by which its principles are developed, calculated to redound to the honour of the present, and to the good of future generations, should be discouraged by the plea of a probable want of longevity in the language itself. It is composed of materials derived from various sources; and although these sources are rich even lo philological luxuries, the English Language is strong even to that persuasion to which reason itself often becomes a sacrifice. Hence considering the tender age of the English Language, perhaps it may he said to surpass every other? As the English Language is still in its youth, it is yet in a progressive stale. In general, men have three distinct objects in their instruments, means, and institutions. And as these are not simultaneous, hut successive in their existence, every human means, system, and institution must remain a long time in a state of progression. A man's first object in building, is a house which will provide for his necessities. - His second, is a house which will provide for his convenience - and his third object is one that will not only provide for his comfort, but which will comport with his wealth and station. Now, it is with a nation as it is with an individual; and it is with languages, systems, and institutions as it is with a house. Every thing that relates to man, is matter of progression. Listen to Cowper, singing the simple stool into the splendid sofa upon the notes of progressive improvement. And, if you turn to the stove, you will find that construction designed to answer the demands of necessity, thrown aside by the hands of genius, which has provided for necessity, convenience, and taste in the same thing. And, as you turn from the stove to language, yon will find the same hand abridging in some parts, augmenting in others, and adjusting all for convenience, strength, perspicuity, despatch, and euphony. Mark, the orthography of the italic words. "Haue more then thou showest, Speak less then thou knowest, Lend less then thou owest, Ride more then thou goest, Learne more then thou trowest." - Lear, p. 288. Haue, is now have - and then is now than - and learne is now learn. "Where shall we sojourne till our coronation? "Where it thinks best unto your royall self. Sojourne, is now sojourn - royall is now royal - selfe, is now self. "Men's eyes be obedient unto the creator that they may see on think, and yet not another. - Bishop Hooper. Creatour, is now Creator - on is now one - and think is now thing. "The woman's synne was lesse greuous than Adam's synne, and lesse hurtful to mankynde." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.