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tions.— These require to be classed, and their respective offices 

 pointed out with reference to the verb, in the conjunctive and de- 

 precative modes. 



Part III. Syntax. — This part of Grammar is divided into 

 Concord (in which Mac Curtin is followed) and Government. The 

 collocation of words in a sentence is slightly treated of.-^On the 

 whole, his System of Syntax is an excellent one, though in some res- 

 pects, it is susceptible of improvemenLr^It is followed by various 

 exemplifications of the Rules. 



- Part IV. treats of Prosody, in much the same manner as !iad 

 l)een previously done by O'MoUoy, Lluyd and Vallancey.— Prosaic 

 Prosody still requires elucidation. — This, as yet, has not been suffi- 

 ciently investigated, and requires the future Grammarian's attention; 



The Vth and concluding part embraces the Contractions and 

 Ogham. — The former are reduced to a very ingenious scale. — ^The 

 latter is not treated so diffusely as by Mac Curtin and Vallancey. — 

 These are followed by a vocabulary of the Gaelic language, with 

 some exceptions, shewing their Genders and Declensions. The 

 Grammar closes with a melancholy verse often subjoined to Irish 

 MSS. which was but too prematurely applicable to the ingenious 

 author, and a few corresponding lines from a Persian Poet in the ori- 

 ginal which he has translated. — This Grammar bears evident marks 

 of talent, and so far as it has gone has nearly reached perfection. 



NEILSON's IRISH GRAMMAR— Dublin, 1 808. 



This is, " An Introduction to the Irish Language, in three Parts. 

 L An Original and Comprehensive Grammar. — II. Familiar 

 Phrases and Dialogues — III. Extracts from Irish Books andManu- 



