 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...or as, (for conjunctions have no. government of cases,) but argees with the verb, or is governed by the verb or the preposition, expressed or understood : as, " Thou ,art wiser than I ;" that is, " than I am." " They loved him more than me :" ie " more than they loved me." The sentiment... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...pronoun is r.ot governed by th« conjunction than or a*, but agrees with the verb, oils governed by the verb or the preposition, expressed or understood : as, " Thou art wiser th m I ;" that is, " than I am." ': They loved him more than me ;" ie "more than they loved me." "The... | |
 | John Dougall - 1810 - 554 pages
...or as, (for a Conjunction has no Government of Cases), but agrees with the Verb, or is governed by the Verb, or the Preposition, expressed, or understood....Thou art wiser than /[am].*' " You are not so tall as / [am]." " You think him handsomer than [you think] me; and you love him more than [you love] me."... | |
 | John Dougall - 1810 - 734 pages
...things are compared ; the latter Noun, or Pronoun, is not governed by the Conjunction than, 'or as, (for a Conjunction has no Government of Cases), but agrees with the Verb, or is governed by the Verb, or the Preposition, expressed, or understood. As, " Thou art wiser than J[am]."... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 798 pages
...pronoun is not governed by the conjunction (han or as, but agrees with the verb, or is governed by the verb or the preposition, expressed or understood ; as, " Thou art wiser than I ;" that is, " than I am." " They loved him more than me;" that is, " more than they loved me." "... | |
 | John Dougall - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1815 - 514 pages
...things are compared ; the latter noun, or pronoun, is not governed by the conjunction than, or as, (for a conjunction has no government of cases,) but agrees with the verb, or is governed by the verb, or the preposition, expressed, or understood. As, " thou art wiser than /... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1817 - 216 pages
...pronoun is not governed by the conjunction than or as, but agrees n-ith the verb, or is governed by the verb or the preposition, expressed or understood : as, " Thou art wiser than I;" that is, " than I am." " They loved him more than me ;" that is, " more than they loved me." "... | |
 | Philip Withers - English language - 1822 - 414 pages
..." the Noun which follows THAN is not governed by it, " but agrees with the Verb, or is governed by the Verb, or the " Preposition expressed,^ or understood; as thou art wiser than " / ( am)." But the Instance adduced to corroborate this Hypothesis unfortunately subverts it — t/tou art wiser... | |
 | Allen Fisk - English language - 1822 - 192 pages
...pronoun U not governed b) lhe- conjunction than orfl,c,but agrees with the veib, or is governed by the verb or the preposition, expressed or understood ; as, 'Thou art wiser than I ;' that is, -than I am. They love.! him more than me ;' ie ' more thmi they loved me. TJie seutimrnt... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1823 - 116 pages
...pronoun is not governed by the conjunction than or as, but agrees with the verb, or is governed by the verb or the preposition, expressed or understood; as, " Thou art wiser than I;" that is, " than I am." " They loved him more than me;" ie " more than they loved me;" "The sentiment... | |
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... but agrees with the verb, or is governed by the verb or the preposition, expressed or understood ; as, " Thou art wiser than I ;" that is, 
