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known mishap. Her crew hath seen Castille's fleet.

Each

has pleased a kindred eye. How many cheeks have kindled into health. Many suns have risen and set. The heavens have Wanderers have smiled upon thy flowers.

felt thy presence.

I have met with men. She has been inquiring the way.

Emphatic Action.

Did he leave this world? I did not profit. Why did you

not sit fast?

or hill.

Never did sun steep more beautifully valley, rock,

Completed Action, or PLUPERFECT.

The Pinta had held her in chase. Pride had erected barriers.

He had lingered by the edge of the pond. about in the grass. He had left the water.

He had hopped

Nature had sub

The

dued him. A market-woman whom he had encountered. lady had shown herself above that littleness. She had overheard him a little before he had commenced his compliments.

FUTURE TENSE.

I shall tell you then.

She will feel the diminution when youth and beauty shall lose their attraction. Honied words will operate on those. Good will come of it.

Imperative Mood.

Look out for food. Away with sighs. Season, permit not a blossom. Keep this modest charm. Ask the frog. Traveller! rest. Let her stand upon her character. Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying. Blow, bugle; answer, echoes. hark, O hear. Blow, let us hear the purple glens replying.

Ho! strike the flagstaff, sir knight: ho! scatter flowers, fair maids:

Ho! gunners, fire a loud salute: ho! gallants, draw your blades:

Thou sun shine on her joyously-ye breezes waft her wide.

Participles.
PRESENT.

The

Streams, gurgling in waterbreak, loitering in pool. steer, leaning his horns into the field and lowing to his fellows.

Exalting his umbrella. remaining. His horses breathing fire. Tracing an emblem of his own unfruitful life. He, knowing no desire. Fixing his downcast eye. The runlet tinkling from the rock. Their leading squadrons approaching in a loose manner. Sweeping in upon the reserves.

Dying in the early days. The scars

PASSIVE VOICE.

Verbal Substantive, or Infinitive Mood.

To be respected above all. To be wroth with one. Το be indignant at the cant of that pseudo-philanthropy.

The active form of the infinitive is sometimes used for the passive; as

These birds are hard to kill. A joyful sight to see. A wide channel to swim across. I have got this lesson to learn.

the kettle on to boil.

have no horse to ride. much to show you.

Put

Here is a book to return to the owner. I

I have nothing to eat. I have not

Indicative Mood.

PRESENT TENSE.

I am not prepared with definitions. You are so ignorant. You are grown obliging. A child is cast off. The footfall is watched for. Heaven's love is spread through me. Your accusations are full of injustice. My eyes are dim with tears. My heart is stirred. We are pressed by heavy laws.

PAST TENSES. General Notion.

I was afraid not. Since thou wert born. Presently he was gone. The thing was much easier said than done. The permission was given. His spirit was unsubdued. The mass was

rent. It was soon told.

Joys were caught.

The squadrons
All else of

were checked and then a commotion was observed.

heaven was pure up to the sun.

Emphatic Time, or PERFECT.

The vigils have been such.

The graduation has been prosecuted. Every step has been

deliberately taken.

We have been

glad of yore.

Completed Action, or PLUPERFEct.

The tale had been told. The fountain had been dammed up. They had been friends in youth.

If she had been a countess.

Like cliffs which had been rent asunder.

FUTURE TENSE.

I shall be happy.

You will not be satisfied.

Imperative Mood.

Stranger! be warned. O be wiser, Thou.

Participles.

He, bred a PresThe primrose forsaken

Newly-blown expectaHeads bent low and pointed These rocks sprinkled

This deep dale by few but shepherds trod. byterian and brought up a merchant. in the shade. Wanderers poorly fed. tions. The old, by thee revived. weapons. Prepared against all enemies. o'er with fern and heath. The quarry trench'd along the hill and haunted by the wrangling daw.

Participial Substantives.

You will be better for drinking this. I recommend your drinking this. Your longed for coming. Thou art lovelier than the coming of the spring. In the dawning of the daylight. Between the setting of the moon and the rising of the sun.

I

The turning of the wheel. The sudden determining of the question. await the passing of the measure. I depend upon your repulsing him firmly.

Participial Substantives are often passive in sense, though they take the form of the active participle:

The wine was spoiled in the mixing. It wants more boiling. This dress wants washing. Goats' flesh is not good eating. The charade is a long time preparing.

In old English the noun sense predominated both in participles and participial nouns; and they were usually followed by of; as'Culling of simples.' 'You will be better for drinking of this.'

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IRREGULAR VERBS.

The following is a list of those verbs which do not form their past tense and passive participle by adding d or ed to the root. Such verbs are called Irregular.

Irregular Verbs which have their past tense and passive participle alike :

PRESENT.

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*The Passive Participle beholden' is not now in use, except in the

sense of 'bound,' 'obliged.'

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* 'Holden' occurs principally in legal expressions.

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