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THE

ACCIDENCE;

OR

FIRST RUDIMENTS

OF

ENGLISH GRAMMAR.

DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF YOUNG LADIES.

BY ELLIN DEVIS.

THE TENTH EDITION.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR C. LAW, NO. 13, AVE-MARIA-LANE,

LUDGATE-STREET;

BY BYE AND LAW, ST. JOHN'S SQUARE, CLERKENWELL,

Entered at Stationer's-Hall.

MISCELLANEOUS LESSONS, with a Table of Synonymous Words, on a new plan, defigned to promote and encourage an early acquaintance with the ufe of words and idioms. By the fame.

Printed for C. LAW.

Frampton

5-19-25

THE

747P RE FACE.

A

REFAC

Grammatical Study of our own Language,

is at present thought fo effential a Part of Education, that it is prefumed, very little Apo logy can be requifite for attempting to render that Study lefs difficult to Children. The following Pages are not offered as new; the greatest Part is felected from the Works of our beft Grammarians.

There are fo many Spelling Books and Dictionaries extant, that it did not feem neceffary to add many Remarks on Orthography, and Profody; indeed, very few pofitive Rules can be given, either for Spelling, or Pronunciation: The former will be learned in the best Manner by verbal Inftruction and Practice; the latter, by an Attention to the beft Readers.

Befides, the Intent of this little Book is only to point out the Properties of the feveral Parts of Speech, and their Dependence on each other, fo as to enable the Learner to parfe an Exercise; which will, perhaps, be found the easiest and most effectual Method of teaching: For, when Children

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