We carried an accidence, or a grammar, for form; but, for any trouble it gave us, we might take two years in getting through the verbs deponent, and another two in forgetting all that we had learned about them.

With what a savour doth the Preface to Colet's, or (as it is sometimes called) Paul's Accidence, set forth!

I'll make it good upon the accidence, body [of me,] that in speech is the devil's paternoster.

And though I questioned my ability to carry on that work to its due height and proportion; yet, as that was not proposed, but an initiation only by Accidence into Grammar, I consented to the proposal, as a present expedient, till a more qualified person should be found; without further treaty or mention of terms between us, than that of mutual friendship.

All toward boys, good scholars of their times; The least of these is past his accidence, Some at qui mihi; here's not a boy

In Military Discipline he has published the Soldier's Accidence and Grammar, 4to.

Grammar N. grammar, accidence, syntax, praxis, punctuation; parts of speech; jussive^; syllabication; inflection, case, declension, conjugation; us et norma loquendi [Lat.]; Lindley Murray &c (schoolbook) 542; correct style, philology &c (language) 560.

Latin Accidence and Primary Lesson-Book, containing a full Exhibition of the Forms of Words, and First Lessons in Reading.

BINGHAM, CALEB, A. M.; "The Young Lady's Accidence;" 18mo, pp.

"The Accidence of English Grammar;" 12mo, pp.

"The Accidence and Principles of English Grammar;" 12mo, pp.

The utter futility of the old accidence has been inferred from it, and urged, even in some well-written books, with all the plausibility of a fair and legitimate deduction.

"Bingham's Accidence, 20th Ed., p. 7.

"Smart's Accidence, p. 27.

"Paul's Accidence, p. 11.

Paul's Accidence has them, and if Dean Colet, the supposed writer, did not take them from some earlier author, they must have been first taught by him, about the year 1510; and it is certain that they have been copied into almost every grammar published since.

Dost thou love?"Paul's Accidence, Ed. of 1793, p. 16.

"Paul's Accidence, p. 58.

"Smart's Accidence, p. 36.

'"Smart's Accidence, p. 29.

'"Smart's Accidence, p. 16.

"Smart's English Accidence, p. 8.

" Colet's Grammar, or Paul's Accidence.

BRAGG, GERTRUDE C. Parts of speech and accidence.

For, strange to say, "to love," which in real life is associated with so much that is bizarre and violent, is always "regular" in grammar, and this without barring accidence