e.
_through_ all _the_ night; "He has gone a journey;" i.e. _on_ a
journey; "They walked a league;" i.e. _over a space called_ a
league.
3. When the omission of words would obscure the sense, or weaken its
force, they must be expressed.
4. In the use of prepositions, and words that relate to each other,
we should pay particular regard to the meaning of the words or
sentences which they connect: all the parts of a sentence should
correspond to each other, and a regular and clear construction
throughout should be carefully preserved.
FALSE SYNTAX.
They are much greater gainers than me.
They know how to write as well as him; but he is a better grammarian
than them.
They were all well but him.
None were rewarded but him and me.
Jesus sought none but they who had gone astray.
REMARKS ON THE TENSES.
1. In the use of verbs, and other words and phrases which, _in point of
time_, relate to each other, a due regard to that relation should be
observed.
Instead of saying, "The Lord _hath given_, and the Lord _hath taken_
away;" we should say, "The Lord _gave_, and the Lord _hath taken_ away.
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