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615. This element must not be confounded with adjective modifiers of quality; as, A man of wisdom," (Quality). "A man of snow," (Material).

EXERCISE 74.-Analyze and define the Elements.

1. A cargo of flɔur. 2. Heaps of gold. 3. Men of wealth. 4. Persons of great influence. 5. Globules of water. 6. Drops of the ocean (548). 7. Flakes of snow. 8. Bereft of reason. 9. A yard of cloth. 10. Some of the paper. 11. Dozen of eggs. 12. S ck of the palsy. 13. Beloved of his friends. 14. Spoke of his journey. 15. Tastes of wine (485). 16 Deprived of his property. 17. Inquired of me. 18. A pound of meat. 19. A pound of that meat. 20. The brightness of the sun. 23. The habit of sinoking. 24. The light of reason. 25. The invasion of Spain. 26. The fact of his being present. 27. A pail of yours. 28. A pail of that water. 29. A pail of cedar. 30. A six quart pail.

Analyze, defining the Elements, and parse.

31 In a thousand pounds of law there is not a pound of love. 32. Liberality consists not in giving largely, but in giving wisely. 33. The discourse of flatterers is a rope of honey. 34. The longest life is but a parcel of moments. 35. "The Hum-drum Club was made up of very honest gentlemen."-Addison. 36. Egbert of England had formidable enemies in the Danes.

37.

My drops of tears

I'll turn to sparks of fire."-Shak. Henry VIII.
38. "What piles of wealth hath he accumulated

To his own portion! And what expense by the hour
Seems to flow from him "-Shak. Henry VIII.

SEC. VII.-SUPPLY.

616. With predicative words signifying to array, adorn, enrich, endow equip, furnish, reward, load, fill, &c., that with which anything is thus arrayed, adorned, &c., is called Supply; as, "She was arrayed in beautiful robes." "The ships were loaded with coal." "His mind was filled with care." 617. The word-form is a substantive; as, "Their corn filled granaries." "Those rock ribbed shores."

618. In the phrase-form the relation-word with is most commor.

"The

tables were covered with food." In and by are used. purple."

"Clothed him in fine

619. Adjective Elements of Supply. A sandy soil," (=filled with sand). "A cloudy sky." "A pail of milk.' "A cask of beer."

620. Supply thus expressed must be distinguished from Material. We have the latter element when the base expr sses weight, measure, number, or quality; as, "A bowl of milk,' (Supply). A pint of milk," (Material). Here the first means A bowl filled with milk;" the second “ A pint consisting of

milk."

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EXERCISE 75.-Analyze and define the Elements.

1. Adorned with flowers. 2. Covered with verdure. 3. Loaded with rich viands. 4. Inlaid with costly pearls. 5. Bound with wreaths of flowers 6. Hearts filled with joy. 7. Buckets of water. 8. Pail of milk. 9. Art of printing. 10. Bridge of boats. 11. Stable for horses 12. The day of marriage. 13. Lover of truth. 14. Baskets of fruit. 15. A goblet of wine. 16. A pint of wine 17. Barrels of molasses. 18. Barrels of oak. 19. A kettle of water. kettle of that water. 21. A kettle of iron.

Analyze, defining the Elements, and parse.

20. A

22. "Knowledge dwells in heads replete with thoughts of other men-wisdom in minds attentive to their own." 23. "Te floor was covered with vast sums of gold that rose up in pyramids on either side of her."—Addison. 24. “Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels and crowned him with glory and honor."

25. "We build with what we deem Eternal rock,

A distant age asks where the fabric stood,
And in the dust sifted and searched in vain;
The undiscoverable secret sleeps "-Cowper.

SEC. VIII.-CONCEIVED CAUSE—THE CONDITION

AL ELEMENT.

621. Condition expresses something conceived, or, if real, stated as conceived, which is represented as necessary to exist before the action or state expressed by the predicate can have an existence; as, "If he comes we can go."

622. All Conditional Elements, as just stated, are thought of as conceptions. Some, however, though they do

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