_By prefixing another word_; as,
A cock-sparrow A hen-sparrow
A man-servant A maid-servant
A he-goat A she-goat
A he-bear A she-bear
A male-child A female-child
Male-descendants Female-descendants
PERSON.
PERSON is a property of the noun and pronoun which varies the verb.
The _first person_ denotes the speaker.
The _second person_ denotes the person or thing spoken to; as, "Listen,
_earth!"_
The _third person_ denotes the person or thing spoken of; as, "The
_earth_ thirsts."
Nouns have but _two_ persons, the second and third. When a man speaks,
the _pronoun I_ or _we_ is always used; therefore nouns can never be in
the _first_ person. In examples like the following, some philologists
suppose the noun to be in the _first_ person:--"This may certify, that
I, _Jonas Taylor_, do hereby give and grant," &c. But it is evident,
that the speaker or writer, in introducing his own name, speaks _of_
himself; consequently the noun is of the _third person_.
If you wish to understand the persons of nouns, a little sober thought
is requisite; and, by exercising it, all difficulties will be removed.
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