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A select collection of poems: with notes, biographical and historical. ...

Select worksof Mr. A. Cowley; in two volumes: with a preface and notes by the editor.

Selections for the illustration of a course of instructions on the rhythmus and utterance of the English language: with an Introductory essay on the application of rhythmical science to the treatment of impediments, and the improvement of our national oratory;and an elementary analysis of the science and practice of elocution, composition, &c.

Selections from the papers of the late Thomas Wright Hill ...

Sentiments on the death of the sentimental Yorick.By one of Uncle Toby's illegitimate children. With rules for writing modern elegies.

A sequel to the Diversions of Purley:containing an essay on English verbs, with remarks on Mr. Tooke's work, and on some terms employed to denote soul or spirit.

Seventeenth century lyrics,

Seventeenth century studies

Shakespeare and his day :a study of the topical element in Shakespeare and in the Elizabethan drama, being the harness prize essay, 1901.

Shakespeare manual

Shakespeare's "King Edward the Third,"absurdly called, and scandalously treated as, a "doubtful play": an indignation pamphlet. Together with an essay on the poetry of the future:

Shakespeare's versification and its apparent irregularities explained by examples from early and late English writers.

A Shakespearian grammar;an attempt to illustrate some of the differences between Elizabethan and modern English.

Shakspere's predecessors in the English drama

"Shall" and "Will" :or, Two chapters on future auxiliary verbs: to which are added, 1. An essay on certain affirmative and negative particles in the English language. 2. An essay on the provincial word "songle".

Shelley's view of poetry;

Shepherds calendar, containing twelve eclogues proportionable to the twelve months.

Sheridan improvedA general pronouncing and explanatory dictionary of the English language: for the use of schools, foreigners learning English, &c. In Which IT Has Been Attemited To Improve ON The Plan Of MR. Sheridan; The Discordancies of that celebrated Orthoepist being avoided, and his Improprieties corrected. The third edition, revised, And Very Considerably Enlarged BY Selections From Ash, Bailey, Barclay, Buchanan, Dyche, Elphinston, Entick, Fry, Johnson, Johnston, Kenrick, Lemon, Marriott, Martin, Nares, Perry, Rider, Scot, and Walker. By Stephen Jones, Author Of The "new Biographical Dictionary" And "the History Of Poland," And Compiler Of "dr. Johnson's Table-Talk, &c.".

Sheridan's and Henderson's practical method of reading and reciting English poetry :elucidated by a variety of examples taken from some of our most popular poets, and the manner pointed out in which they were read or recited by the above gentlemen; intended for the improvement of youth, and as a necessary introduction to Dr. Enfield's speaker.

Sheridan's pronouncing the spelling dictionary,in which are ascertained both the sound and the meaning of every word in the English language. Corrected and improved by Nicholas Salmon, ...

Shooting Niagara:and after?

A short account of the French poetry,with directions about the manner of reading French verses. To which are added several specimens of odes, eclogues, elegies, Epigrams, Sonnets, Madrigals, Stanzas, &c. from the most approved French authors. By John Perrin, Author of the French Grammar, Exercises, &c.

A short and compendious method for learning to speak, read, and write, the English and Spanish languages.In which each part of speech is separately treated of, in a new manner. With a syntax: Such AS Never before was published in any Grammar for the modern Languages. By Peter Pineda, Teacher of the Spanish Language in London; Who has corrected the Errors, and supplied the Defects of the First Impression, and added an English Grammar, for the Benefit of the Spaniards; also many Dialogues, and an Hispanism, never printed before. He also has taken away all the Examples, not only of Customs, but also of Religion, that could offend any Persons or Country.

A short and plain syntax,for the instruction of children in the Latin tongue, by few and easy rules in their own language. (it being impossible for them to learn it by any other.) With Notes proper for the Higher Classes, An Alphabetical List of near six Hundred Adjectives of various Structure: And An Appendix, containing some Observations, which are not to be found in any former Syntax or Grammar. For the use of Tamworth School. The second edition. With the addition of a figurative syntax, 100 Adjectives, 200 various Structures, and several new chapters. By Samuel Shaw, M. D. And School-Master of Tamworth, in the Counties of Stafford and Warwick.

A short comparative grammar of English and German, as traced back to their common origin and contrasted with the classical languages

A short grammar for the English tongue :for the use of English schools

A short grammar of the English languagewhereby a stranger may soon and easily acquaint himself with its principles, and learn to speak English properly. By William Johnston, M. A. Author of the Pronouncing and Spelling Dictionary. To the new edition of which, now published, this grammar, and other considerable improvements, are added.

A short grammar of the English tongue with three hundred and thirty exercises

A short history of English literature

A short history of English versification, from the earliest times to the present day;a handbook for teachers and students,

A short introduction to English grammar:

A short Latin grammar

A short treatise on the English tongue.Being an attempt to render the reading and pronunciation of the same more easy to foreigners.

A short view of English grammar.In a method intirely new. Containing, I. The doctrine of the eight parts of speech, together with their Signs to know them. II. The Declension of Substantives, Regular, Irregular, Defective, and Redundant, with their Articles and Signs. III. A Table of Adjectives in the three Degrees of Comparison; and how they form Abstracts and Adverbs. IV. The Declension of Pronouns, Substantive and Adjective, Simple and Compound. V. A Table of the Themes of Verbs, with their Government; also their Conjugation and Application of their Signs. VI. A Table of Participles of all Kinds, together with the Gerunds. Vii. The most remarkable Original Adverbs, Simple and Compounded, disposed Alphabetically. Viii. Prepositions and their Government: Also those called Inseparable, and other Syllables borrowed from the Latin in Words compounded. IX. A Summary of Syntax, shewing the Concord and Government of Words join'd in Speech. X. Prosody, shewing the various Ways of accenting Words. XI. The principal and ornamental Rules of Rhetoric, necessary to understand an English Author in Prose or Poetry. XII. Lastly, the terms explain'd; and an account of the stops and marks in writing. For the use of schools. By John Stirling, M. A. And Master of St. Andrew's School, Holbourn.

Sir Francis Bacon;poet, philosopher, statesman, lawyer, wit.

Sir Philip Sydney's Defence of poetry.And, Observations on poetry and eloquence, from the discoveries of Ben Jonson.

Sketches of the history of literature and learning in England ...

Sketches of the history of literature and learning in England ...

Sketches of the history of literature and learning in England ...

Some contemporary poets (1920)

Some diversions of a man of letters,