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of nouns when preceded by the Possessive Pronouns^ a point not' 

 noticed^ in his manner, by any former grammarian. 



Tlie Adjectives are described in a more satisfactory way than by 



other grammarians ; but the manner of forming the NominativePlural 



of Adjectives, the Nominative Singular of which lias its terminational 



vowel broad, and other cases, are objectionable. — The Pronouns are 



stated to be of six kinds, Personal, Possessive, Demonstrative, Re- 



lativej Interrogative and Indefinite. Compound Pronouns are omitted 



a& a class, and properly so, being but the Dative and Ablative cases 



of the Personal and Possessive. This part of speech is well treated 



of.— Verbs.-— The accidents of all regular verbs are. Voices two, 



active and passive ; Moods five, imperative, indicative, potential, 



conditional and infinitive ; Tenses three, present, past and future'; 



Numbers two, singular and plural; Persons three; Participles 



three, present, past and future; Conjugations two.' — The Verbs 



are of four kinds, active, passive, impersonal and neuter- Of the- 



Verbs both regular and irregular he has treated at great length and> 



well, except in the Orthography of the inflections. — ^The Adverbs 



are also treated of very well, though with respect to them much 



more could be said. — The Prepositions and Conjunctions also ad-- 



unit of further elucidation ; but the investigation of Interjections is 



curious. At the end of Etymology the, various meanings of the^ 



letter ct are given. 



The Syntax on the whole is excellent. The remainder of the 

 Grammar is taken up with an explanation of Granmiatical terms, - 

 the Ogham, Contractions and Notes. 



This Granimar, speaking generally, is a good practical treatise, 

 containing many original and valuable remarks. It is a production 

 of the worthy Professor's old age, and not to be taken as a fair 

 specimen of the vigor of his intellect or the extent of his learning.; 



