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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1854. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... 5. Whatever others do, let you and I perform our parts well. 6. Respecting you, he, and they I said little. 7. They that honour me I will honour. 8. Let you and I retire into a private room. 9. The nearer his virtues approached him to the great example before him, the humbler he grew. 10. He ingratiates with some by traducing others. 11. On seeing I he turned pale. 12. Who do you speak to? 13. Between you and I there is much mischief in it. 14. I do not complain of ye and of they, but of he who I gave the book to. 15. This is certainly no diminution to their greatness. 16. Policy often prevails upon force. 17. Who servest thou under? 18. I hope it is not I who thou art displeased with. 19. Who didst thou receive that intelligence from? 20. My cousin writes me very frequently. 21. It is my request that he will be particular in speaking to the following points. 22. His excuse was admitted of by his master. 23. He was accused with having acted unfairly. 24. He laid the suspicion on somebody in the company, --I know not who. 25. Is it I that thou art angry with? 26. He Is quite unacquainted with, and consequently cannot speak upon, that subject. 27. Their conduct was agreeable with their profession. 28. Whatever others do, let thou and I act wisely. When two nouns come together, having a different signification, the former is put in the possessive case, as Pompey's pillar; my neighbour's garden. When two or more nouns in the possessive case are associated, the apostrophe is used only with the last; as, They are George and Frederick's books. But should any words occur between the nouns, it will be proper to append the apostrophic s to each; thus, They are George's as well as Frederick's books. Too many possessives together are objectionable; thus, It is my mother's si..