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verbs, and cafes of nouns and pronouns, as " Candour is to 

 li.apjx'ovej and praiHfetl." 



17. Some conjunftions require the indicative, fomc the 

 fubjunftive mood, after them. Thofe that are of a pofitive 

 and abfohitc nature belong to the former clafs ; e. g. " As 

 virtue advances, fu vice recedes." When fomething con- 

 tingent or doubtful is implied, the fubjunftive ought to be 

 ufcd, as " //" / "Mere to write, he would not regard it." See 

 Subjunctive. 



18. When the qualities of different things are compared, 

 the latter noun or pronoun is not governed by the conjunc- 

 tion than or as, but agrees with the verb, or is governed by . . - . 

 the verb or the prepofition, cxpreffed or underltood ; as count of the Hate of regimen is made in the geverning noun, 



lofe one of their letters, or undergo a change of one into 

 another ; but thefc latter admit of excepted cafes ; e. gr. 

 lingular mafculine nouns undergo no change in regimine 

 V"^^ "l'7*3> l^'ng of the land, and plurals tlirow oif the' 

 ,mal letter, as I'lK 'D^'^> kings of the earth, for 

 v-\}^ DO'^O- This is alfo the cafe with participles, as 

 J IX "^yS' working iniquity, and l")}^ ^"^VD' workers 

 of iniquity. Singular feminine nouns ending in J-f change 

 the pj in rcgimine into J^, as plH' miri' t'*'-' '^w 

 of the Lord; others, and clpecially plural nouns, undergo 

 no change CS'Sty HD'^t^' ''"-' kingdom of heaven. We 

 fliall here obferve, that the change whicli takes place on ac- 



" Thou art wiferthan I," that is, "than I am." 



19. For the purpofe of avoiding difagreeable repetitions, 

 and of exprefling our ideas in few words, an eUipfis, or 

 omiffion of fome words, is frequently admitted ; e. g. in- 

 ftead of faying " He was a learned man, he was a wife man, 

 and he was a good man," we fay, availing ourfelves of the 

 cUipfis, « He was a learned, wife, and good man." 



20. All the parts of a fcutence (hould correfpond to each 

 other ; fo that a regular and dependent conftruftion may, 

 throughout, be carefully preferved. The following fen- 

 tence' is inaccurate ; " He was more beloved, but not fo 

 much admired, as Cinthio," it (hould be, " He was more 

 beloved than Cinthio, but not fo much admired." 



2 1 . The regimen of verbs is frequently laid on different 

 kinds of relations, according to cuftom or ufage ; which 

 yet does not ehange the fpecific relation of each cafe, but 

 only fhews, that cuftom has made choice of this or that, ac- 

 cording to fancy. Thus the Latins {■j.y,juvare aliquem, and 

 opitulari altcui, to help one. So the French fay, fervir quel- 

 qu'tin, and fervir ci quelqu'un, to ferve one. Tlius the 

 Englilh fay, Jight one, or fghl with one. And tlius, in 

 Spanifh, moft of the verbs attive govern indifferently either 

 a dative or an accufative. Sometimes, alfo, the verb admits 

 of feveral regimens ; as prxjlare aliquem, or alicui ; tripere 

 morti aliquem, or aliquem a morte. 



Indeed, the different regimen fometimes makes an alteration 

 in the fenfe ; in which, particular regard is to be had to the 

 ufage of the language. Thus, the Latin cavere alicui fig- 

 nifies to ivatch, or be careful of the prefervation of any one ; 

 eavere aliquem fignifies to beware of him. 



There is one very common fault in regimen, which our 

 accurate writers Ihould be careful to avoid ; viz. the ufing 

 of two verbs that require different cafes together, as only 

 governing one cafe ; as in this example ; after embracing and 

 giving Ms hUJfing to his fan ; where embracing requiring an ac- 

 cufative, and giving a dative cafe, the regimen or con- 

 ftruftion of the firll verb with the noun is irregular ; em- 

 brace to afon. 



The fame may be obferved in nouns ; as, / conjured him 

 hy the memory and the friendjl:ip he bore my father ; where nu- 

 mory does not agree with he bore. 



For an ample illuftration of thefe rules by appropriate 

 examples, and alfo of the exceptions which pertain to each 

 refpeftively, we refer to Mr. Murray's Englifh Grammar, 

 vol. i. ch. 12. See Concord and Syntax. 



Regimen, or ConflruBion, State of. Status regiminis, a 

 phrafe ufed by Hebrew grammarians in contradiftinftion to 

 the abfolute Jlate, or flatus abfolutus. A noun in flatu abfo- 

 luto is that which does not govern either a genitive or any 

 oblique cafe ; and it is faid to be in regimine or in confiruciione, 

 when it does govern fuch cafe. Nouns of the former kind 

 feldom undergo any change in the letters that form them, as 

 D'pn^ OO'PJJj jiift tings, whereas the latter either 



and not in that which is governed, contrary to the praftice 

 in other languages. For other pa ticulars referring to re- 

 gimen in Hebrew, as well as in Latin, Greek, and other 

 learned languages, we refer to the article Syntax. 



REGIMENT, derived from the Fr. regie, of regere, to 

 govern, or from the Fr. regime, denoting fyftem or admi- 

 niftration, in IVar, a body confiding of feveral tioops of 

 horfe, or companies of foot, commanded by a colonel, lieu- 

 tenant-colonel, and major ; or, as fir James Turner defines 

 it, a certain number of companies joined in one body, under 

 one head. A regiment of cavalry confifts of one or more 

 fquadrons ; and a regiment of infantry of one or more bat- 

 talions. 



The number of men in a regiment is as undetermined as 

 that of the men in a troop, or company ; in a fquadron or 

 battalion. 



A battalion in each regiment of foot is divided into com- 

 panies, but the number of companies is various ; though, 

 in England, our regiments are generally ten companies ; two 

 of which are called the flanks ; one on the right, confifting 

 of grenadiers, and another on the left, formed of light 

 troops. The fquadrons in cavalry, or in regiments of horfe, 

 are divided, fometimes into fix, and fometimes into nine 

 troops. Each regiment has a chaplain, qiiarter-mafter, ad- 

 jutant, and furgeon. It has been fuggefted, that every re- 

 giment of foot fhould confift of 2400 men, making three 

 battalions of 800 each. 



Some German regiments confift of 2000 foot ; and the 

 regiment of Pieardy in France confifted of 120 companies, 

 or 6000 men. 



The French have diftmguilhed between the commanding 

 officer of a regiment of cavah-y, and the commanding officer 

 of a regiment of infantry ; the former having been called 

 " maitre de camp," and the latter " colonel," as with us. 

 According to the prefent eftablifhment of the French army, 

 the term " regiment" is confined to the cavalry and artil- 

 lery, and the name of half brigade is given to the infantry, 

 fo that "chef de brigade," chief of brigade, correfponds 

 with our colonel of a regiment of infantry. In the French 

 cavalry the term colonel is ftill retained- 



Some obferve, that there were no regiments of horfe be- 

 fore the year 1 637. Till then the troops were loofe and in- 

 dependent ef each other, and not incorporated into a body 

 or regiment. 



Regiments, it is faid, were firft; formed in France, under 

 the reign of Charles IX. though F. Daniel refers them to 

 the time of Henry II. and in England to the year 1660. 

 Grofe obferves, that we may, without being very much 

 miftaken, place the introduftion of regiments and colonels 

 about the reign of king Henry VIII. 



We Ihall here annex a brief account of fome of the prin- 

 cipal regiments of the old corps. The iirft and fecond 

 regiments of life-guards claim priority of notice. The life- 



6 guards 



