Excerpt from An Essay Towards a Practical English Grammar: Describing the Genius and Nature of the English Tongue; Giving Likewise a Rational and Plain Account of Grammar in General, With a Familiar Explanation of Its TermsI have in this Book taken in every Thing that was material from Dr. Wallis, but he writ ing for Foreigners, and in Latin, I have not pur fued his Method; as not being every where ou jwerahle to my De/ign.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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