are _proper nouns_, because they denote
_individuals_; as, Augustus, Baltimore, Alps, Huron.
_Physician, lawyer, merchant_, and _shoemaker_, are common nouns,
because these names are common to classes of men. _God_ and _Lord_, when
applied to Jehovah or Jesus Christ, are proper; but when employed to
denote heathen or false _gods_, or temporal _lords_, they are common.
The Notes and remarks throughout the work, though of minor importance,
demand your attentive and careful perusal.
NOTES.
1. When _proper_ nouns have an article annexed to them, they are
used after the manner of _common_ nouns; as, "Bolivar is styled
_the_ Washington of South America."
2. _Common_ nouns are sometimes used to signify _individuals_, when
articles or pronouns are prefixed to them; as, "_The_ boy is
studious; _That_ girl is discreet." In such instances, they are
nearly equivalent to proper nouns.
3. _Common_ nouns are sometimes subdivided into the following
classes: _Nouns of Multitude_; as, The people, the parliament:
_Verbal or participial nouns_; as, The beginning, reading, writing;
and _Abstract nouns_, or the names of qualities abstracted from
their substances; as, knowledge, virtue, goodness.
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