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An English Grammar by J. W. (James Witt) Sewell;W. M. (William Malone) Baskervill
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The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love, The matron's glance
that would _those_ looks reprove.--GOLDSMITH.

These were thy charms...but all _these_ charms are fled.--_Id._

About _this_ time I met with an odd volume of the
"Spectator."--B. FRANKLIN.

_Yonder_ proud ships are not means of annoyance to you.--D.
WEBSTER.

_Yon_ cloud with _that_ long purple cleft.--WORDSWORTH.

I chose for the students of Kensington two characteristic
examples of early art, of equal skill; but in _the one_ case,
skill which was progressive--in _the other_, skill which was at
pause.--RUSKIN.

Exercise.--Find sentences with five demonstrative adjectives.


[Sidenote: _Ordinal numerals classed under demonstratives._]

147. The class of numerals known as ordinals must be placed here,
as having the same function as demonstrative adjectives. They point
out which thing is meant among a series of things mentioned. The
following are examples:--

The _first_ regular provincial newspapers appear to have been
created in the last decade of the _seventeenth_ century, and by
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