Grammatical institutes, or, An easy introduction to Dr. Lowth's English grammar : designed for the use of schools, and to lead young gentlemen and ladies into the knowledge of the first principles of the English language / by John Ash ... ; with an appendix ... ; to which are added, select lessons, to instil just sentiments of virtue into youth ; and a collection of books, proper for young gentlemen and ladies, to shorten the path to knowledge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ash, John, 1724?-1779.

Contributor:

Lowth, Robert, 1710-1787.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Grammar.

English language.

Penn Provenance:

Nathans, Mrs. H. A. (Horace A.) (Donor)

Dobson, Margaret (Autograph)

Physical Description:

xxii pages, 23 unnumbered pages-174 pages, 6 unnumbered pages ; 13 cm (12mo)

Edition:

A new edition, revised, corrected and enlarged.

Other Title:

Grammatical institutes.

An easy introduction to Dr. Lowth's English grammar.

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia] : London printed, Philadelphia, re-printed and sold by Joseph Crukshank ..., 1785.

Notes:

Appendix (p. [79]-174): The declension of irregular and defective verbs -- The application of the grammatical institutes -- Some useful observations on the elipses -- Exercises of bad English -- Lessons on the English language.

"A library for young gentlemen and ladies": [6] p. at end.

Cited in:

Bristol, B6019

Related Work:

Lowth, Robert, 1710-1787. Short introduction to English grammar.

OCLC:

17377881