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Grammatical commentaries : being an apparatus to a new national grammar, by way of animadversion upon the falsities, obscurities, redundancies, and defects of Lilly's system now in use. In which also many errors of the most eminent grammarians, both antient and modern... are corrected, and their defects supply'd. With an alphabetical index of words and matter
Johnson, Richard (1721)
1718
First published in 1706.
Grammatical commentaries : being an apparatus to a new national grammar: by way of animadversion upon the falsities, obscurities, redundancies, and defects of Lilly's sytem now in use. In which also many errors of the most eminent grammarians, both antient and modern, particularly, Sanctius, Scioppius, Vossius, Messieurs de Port Royal, &c. are corrected, and their defects supply'd. With an alphabetical index of words and matter. Necessary for schools, (as a comment upon the present grammar) and such as would attain to the true knowledge of the Latin tongue
Johnson, Richard (1721)
1706
Signatures: A⁴ a-c⁴ B-Z⁴ Aa-Zz⁴ Aaa-Fff⁴, ²A-²C⁴ ²D². Two prospectuses were published, one in 1703 entitled: 'A treatise of the genders of Latin nouns:.. Being a specimen of Grammati...
The royal grammar, commonly called Lylly's grammar, explained : In those rules of it, which concern the genders, and irregular declinings of nouns; and the preterperfect tenses, and supines of verbs; ordinarily called, propria quæ maribus; quæ genus; and as in præsenti. By way of question and answer, opening the meanings of the rules with great plainness, to the understanding of children of meanest capacity. With choice critical observations on the same, from the best extant authors and grammarians; for the amending of the mistakes, and supplying the defects thereof
Walker, William (1623-1684)
1674
Caption title on p. 1: An explanation of the rules of the grammar; touching the genders of nouns as they are delivered in propria quæ maribus, &c. Running title reads: An explanation of Lillies Gra...