11. Window, cord, to, was, lamb, the, under, fastened, a, the, sound, silence, and, the, was, that, only, bleating, its, disturbed, the, melancholy. (The lamb-a cord: its bleating-silence.)

12. Friend, eloquently, who, had, his, now, public, before, in, defended, spoken, never, he.

EXERCISE 153.

Form two or more sentences illustrating the following Rules.

Rule 7. (You, and they, and we have pledged ourselves to the enterprise.)

RULE 11.-An adjective is usually placed before its noun; as,
A good man. A large house. This year.
A boy, &c.
EXCEPTIONS.-The adjective follows the noun,

1. When other words are connected with it; as,

A house, convenient for a family. A man, remarkable for intelligence. 2. When the adjective becomes a direct attribute; as,

'God is great;' Man is mortal.'

3. When it qualifies a pronoun; as,

Night overtook us, weary and discouraged.

4. When it becomes a part of a title; as,

'Alexander the great.' 'George the fourth.'

5. When it modifies a verb; as,

'God made man holy;'

'We have made ourselves sinful.'

REMARK.-The expressions the two last,' the two first,' and 'the last two,' the first two,' &c., seem to be equally well authorized.

RULE 12.-The adjectives, the and an, or a, generally precede other adjectives; as,

'A wise man.' 'The ancient historians.'

EXCEPTION.-All, double, such, many, both, and what, and adjectives used after so, as, too, and how, generally precede the and an, or a; as,

All the men.

Double the quantity.

What a sight.
So great a man,

Many an eye.

Such a scene.

RULE 13. When participles become merely adjectives, they

generally precede the noun; as,

The floating clouds.

The rising sun.

REMARK. But when they retain their verbal character, they usually follow the noun; as,

Clouds, floating, are beautiful. The sun, rising, illuminated the scene.

RULE 14. The adjective should be placed so near its noun as not to occasion obscurity; as,

'A pair of new shoes,' not 'A new pair of shoes.'
'Gentlemen's black gloves,' not 'Black gentlemen's gloves.'

EXERCISE 154.

Correct the arrangement, analyze, and parse.

1. He is a remarkable man for intelligence.

2. He is a venerable man for his age.

3. It is a spacious enough house for a large family.

4. I bought a new pair of shoes.

5. He has for sale fine ladies' shoes.

6. He has received on commission some black gentlemen's gloves.

7. He is rather too fond of a good glass of wine.

8. He is the son of an old rich man.

9. He is a very exorbitant man in his prices.

10. This is a wonderful world for the variety, beauty, and sublimity of

its scenery.

11. He spoke in a distinct enough manner to be heard by all the audience.

EXERCISE 155.

Arrange the following words into sentences, analyze, and parse.

1. Wind, the, foliage, before, its, its, and, fruit, beautiful, fell, tree, the, with, rich.

2. Temptation, man, the, his, resists, good, purpose, in, every, firm. 3. Shoes, on, constantly, keep, gloves, black, ladies', hand, gentlemen's, we, fine, and.

4. Meditative, should, often, when, be, thoughtful, thoughtless, are, men, and, gay, they, and. (Thoughtless men-and thoughtful.) 5. Being, though, of, his, highest, man, still, elevation, a, estate, capable, the, fallen, high, from, is.

6. Universal, secure, so, will, disposition, regard, a, amiable.

7. Found, in, more, is, man, all, life, seldom, the, of, relations, happy, a. 8. Luscious, of, tall, rich, graceful, its, the, fruit, under, tree, bent, load. 9. Conceited, the, sensible, other, peevish, the, amiable, ignorant, one, modest, and, and, is.

10. Woman, in, voice, excellent, a, is, sweet, an, thing.

11. Proud, make, to, situation, conceited, his, tended, him, and. 12. Time, before, trouble, decrepit, his, a, makes, old, man, and. 13. Attacked, the, fatigue, and, under, enemy, sinking, faint, us.

QUESTIONS. Where are adjectives generally placed? What is the first exception? The 2d? The 3d? The 4th? The 5th? What is said of the expression The two last?' What is the rule for the adjectives the and an, or a? What is the exception? What is the rule for participles? Give the 14th rule, and the examples, Recite Exercises 154, 155.

Form two or more

Rule 11, Exc. 1. erty, and crime.)

EXERCISE 156.

sentences, illustrating the Rules for Arrangement.

(London is a city, full of wealth, and pov

RULE 15.-The verb generally comes after its subject, and

before its object; as, 'God made man.'

NOTE. For examples, exceptions, remarks, and exercises, see Rules 2 and 4. RULE 16.-The infinitive mode generally comes next after the word which governs it; as,

She tries to learn. He is in haste to go.

REMARK.-Sometimes, however, words intervene; as,
We are taught by misfortune to pity the poor.

THE ADVERB.

RULE 17.-Adverbs should be placed as near the words they qualify as possible.

1. They generally precede an adjective; as,

He is truly wise. They are very good.

EXCEPTION.-The adverb enough always follows the adjective; as, Wise enough. Good enough. Spacious enough.

2. Adverbs may be placed before or after a verb, or between it and its auxiliary; as,

We always know a tree by its fruit.

Who can sufficiently exalt real virtue.

They lived happily.
He never acted meanly.

3. Emphasis brings an adverb forward in a sentence; as,

How nobly he died! Wonderfully has he exemplified his principles. 4. Expletive adverbs are placed at the beginning of a sentence; as,

There was a man.

Now Barabbas was a robber.

QUESTION S.-Recite Exercise 156. What is the general rule for the position of the verb and its subject? Of the infinitive mode? Of adverbs? Of adverbs with respect to adjectives? What exception? With respect to verbs? What is said of emphasis of expletives?

5. An adverb should not come between the infinitive and its sign to; as, We are able to abundantly reward him. (to reward him abundantly.) GENERAL REMARK.-The importance of placing the adverb near the word it qualifies, is seen in the following examples.

Only George saw William. William only.

George only saw William.

George saw

THE PREPOSITION.

RULE 18.-Prepositions should be placed near the word they govern. (See Nouns, Rule 4, page 221.)

THE CONJUNCTION.

RULE 19.-Conjunctions are usually placed between the sentences or words which they connect; as,

He is lost and I am spared. George and John have returned. REMARK.-Corresponding conjunctions are placed, the one before the first clause or word, and the other before the second; as,

Though life is brief, yet it is full of interest.

Neither persuasion nor threats could reach him.

INTERJECTIONS may be placed in any part of a sentence except its close.

EXERCISE 157..

Correct the arrangement, analyze, and parse.

1. He is wise truly.

2. They are able abundantly to accomplish the object.

3. Nothing can be beautiful really which is inappropriate.

4. We may happily live without wealth.

5. From this time we may date likewise the commencement of his fall.

6. These things should be never separated.

7. Never sovereign was so much beloved.

8. So well educated a boy gives promise of usefulness.

9. Not only he found her employed, but happy and cheerful also..

10. We always should prefer our duty to our pleasure.

11. It is impossible continually to be at work.

12. The heavenly bodies are in motion perpetually.

13. It is not unusual to be overcome totally by pressing danger. 14. It is impossible to sufficiently admire so noble a character.

15. He intended to carefully investigate the charges.

QUESTIONS. Of 'to' in the infinitive? Repeat the general remark and examples. What is the rule for the position of prepositions? Conjunctions? Corresponding conjunctions? Interjections? Recite Exercises 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168.

16. He promised to immediately return.

17. They failed to fully accomplish their object.

EXERCISE 158.

Arrange the words into sentences, analyze, and parse.

1. Him, man, discontent, always, makes, a, makes, happy, wretched, cheerfulness.

2. Poor, Maker, that, his, he, reproaches, the, mocks.

3. Dead, breathes, so, man, with, there, soul, the, said, himself, to, hath, never, who, land, is, own, my, this, native, my. (Breathes-land.) 4. Friendly, friends, who, a, have, man, show, would, himself, must. 5. Life, influence, of, the, all, female, relations, the, in, character, acknowledged, now, and, is, of, the, felt. (The influence—of life.) 6. Universal, the, pleased, desire, of, being, almost, is; too, be, desire, should, pleasing, the, of, so.

7. Not, friend, friend, friend, has, who, lost, departs, a, after.

8. Peevishness, sullenness, or, or, passion, obstinacy, either, is, than, perhaps, temper, a, of, fault, worse.

9. Contribute, nature, of, the, and, to, cheerfulness, scenes, powerfully, serenity.

10. Mind, preserved, presence, his, admirably, he, how, of!

11. Thing, are, world, enough, almost, men, to, the, wicked, do, in, any, there.

EXERCISE 159.

Form under each head two or more sentences, illustrating the Rules of

Arrangement.

Rule 15. (This century has seen great changes.)

Form two or more simple sentences under each head, analyze, and parse. (See page 128, Art. 248.)

Virtue. (Virtue elevates its possessor.)

(All men admire virtue.)