 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...semicolon is sometimes used, when the preceding member of the sentence does not of itself give a conip' eLe sense, but depends on the following clause; and sometimes...the concluding one : as in the following instances : " *•* the desire of approbation, when it works according to reason, improves the amiable part of... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 346 pages
...distinguished by a colon. THE semicolon is sometimes used, when the preceding member of the sentence does not of itself give a complete sense, but depends on...be complete without the concluding one : as in the follow" Experience teaches us, that an entire retreat from worldly affairs, is not what religion requires;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...separated by a comma, nor yet so little dependent on each other, as those which are distinguished bv a colon. THE semicolon is sometimes used, when the...complete sense, but depends' on the following clause: ani sometimes when the sense of that member would becomplete without the concluding one : as in the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 348 pages
...comma, nor yet so little dependent on each, other, as those which are distinguished by a colon. Ing instances : " As the desire of approbation, when it...according to reason. improves the amiable part of ovir species in every thing that is laudable ; so nothing is more destructive to them when it is governed'... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1810 - 322 pages
...distinguished by a colon. The semicolon is sometimes used, when the preceding member of the sentence does not of itself give a complete sense, but depends on the following clause : anc] sometimes when the sense of that member would be complete without the concluding one : as in... | |
 | John Smith - Latin language - 1812 - 216 pages
...sentence does not of itsetf give a complete sense, but depends on the following clause ; and komcuir.es when the sense of that member -would be complete without the concluding one ; as in the following examples. " At the desire ofafifirahation, when it works according to rca.non, imfiroves the amiable... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1821 - 356 pages
...distinguished by a colon. The semicolon is sometimes used, when the preceding member of the sentence does not of itself give a complete sense, but depends on the following clause : and sometimes when Hie sense of that member would be complete without the concluding one: as in the following instances... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1821 - 324 pages
...distinguished by a colon. The semicolon is sometimes used, when the preceding memher of the sentence does not of itself give a complete sense, but depends on the following clause : and sorartimcs when the sense of that memher would he complete without the concluding one : as in the following... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1823 - 716 pages
...Exercises, Chap. 2. THE Semicolon is sometimes used, when the preceding member of the sentence does not of itself give a complete sense, but depends on...the concluding one: as in the following instances: "At the desire of approbation, when it works according to reason, improves the amiable part of our... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1825 - 270 pages
...distinguished by a colon. The semicolon is sometimes used, when the preceding member of the sentence does not of itself give a complete sense, but depends on...of approbation, when it works according to reason, improvesxthe amiable part of our species in every thing that is laudable ; so nothing is more destructive... | |
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The semicolon is sometimes used when the preceding member of the sentence does not of itself give a complete sense, but depends on the following clause ; and sometimes when the sense of that member would be complete without the concluding one... 
