 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1857 - 206 pages
...and a still greater pause is necessary, in order to mark the connecting or concluding sentiment ; as, "A divine Legislator, uttering his voice from heaven; an almighty Governor, stretching <6rth his arm to punish or^reward •, informing us of perpetual rest pre ' . - -A- f- .1 --JL _ _... | |
 | Peter Bullions - 1859 - 252 pages
...several perfect members separated by semicolons, the concluding member requires a colon before it ; as, "A Divine Legislator, uttering his voice from heaven,...which overawe the world, which support integrity and check guilt." 501. RULES. Either the colon or semicolon may be used when an example, a quotation, or... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1860 - 416 pages
...semicolon, where a longer pause seems necessary before coming to the period, a colon is used ; as, " A divine legislator, uttering his voice from heaven...which overawe the world, which support integrity, and check guilt." The Colon, by some writers, and the Semicolon by others, is employed to introduce a quotation,... | |
 | James Roscoe Mongan - 1864 - 300 pages
...suspended until the last clause, that clause should be separated from the others by a colon ; as, " A divine legislator, uttering his voice from heaven...which overawe the world, which support integrity, and check guilt." 380. RULE. III. — When an example, a quotation, or a speech is formally introduced,... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1869 - 202 pages
...a still greater pause is necessary, in order to mark the connecting or concluding sentiment ; as, " A divine Legislator, uttering his voice from heaven...prepared hereafter for the righteous, and of indignation ana wrath awaiting the wicked : these are the considerations which overawe the world, which support... | |
 | Popular educator - 1872 - 848 pages
...swift flies our summer, swift our autumn's fled, when youth, and spring, and golden joys ore gone. A divine legislator, uttering his voice from heaven;...an almighty governor, stretching forth his arm to puniah or reward : informing us of perpetual rest prepared hereafter for the righteous, aud of indignation... | |
 | Alexander Reid - 1872 - 200 pages
...separated by semicolons, and concludes with the principal clause, the latter is preceded by a colon; as, ' A divine legislator uttering his voice from heaven...; an almighty governor stretching forth his arm to reward or punish; informing us of perpetual rest prepared hereafter for the righteous, and of indignation... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1874 - 420 pages
...semicolon, where a longer pause seems necessary before coming to the period, a colon is used ; as, " A divine legislator, uttering his voice from heaven;...which overawe the world, which support integrity, and check guilt." The Colon, by some writers, and the Semicolon by others, is employed to introduce a quotation,... | |
 | Popular educator - 1876 - 854 pages
...swift flies our summer, swift our autumn's fled, when youth, and spring, and golden joys are gone. A divine legislator, uttering his voice from heaven;...which overawe the world, which support integrity, and check guilt. It is not only in the sacred fane that homage should be paid to the Most High : there... | |
 | Daniel R. Shafer - 1881 - 728 pages
...uttering his voice from .^B*^ heaven ; an almighty Governor, stretching forth his arms to punish Jp* or reward ; informing us of perpetual rest, prepared...which overawe the world, which support integrity, and check guilt." 3. When a direct quotation is made : as, " The general spoke :" "Soldiers, countrymen,... | |
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Nature confessed some atonement to be necessary : the gospel discovers that the necessary atonement is made." 2. When several semicolons have preceded, and a still greater pause is necessary, in order to mark the connecting or concluding sentiment: as,... 
