tife intitled HERMES, by JAMES HARRIS, Efq; the most beautiful and perfect example of Analyfis, that has been exhibited fince the days of Ariftotle. The author is greatly obliged to several Learned Gentlemen, who have favoured him with their remarks upon the first Edition, which was indeed principally defigned to procure their affiftance, and to try the judgement of the public. He hath endeavoured to weigh their obfervations, without prejudice ar partiality; and to make the best use of the lights, which they have afforded him. He kath been enabled to correct feveral mistakes; and encouraged carefully to revife the whole, and to give it all the improvement which his prefent materials can furnish. He hopes for the continuance of their favour, as he is fenfible there will fill be abundant occafion for it. A fyftem of this kind, arising from the collection and arrangement of a multitude of minute particulars, which often clude the moft careful fearch, and sometimes escape obfervation obfervation when they are most obvious, must always fand in need of improvement. It is indeed the neceffary condition of every work of human art or Science, small as well as great, to advance towards perfection by flow degrees; by an approximation, which though it ftill may carry it forward, yet will certainly never bring it to the point to which it tends. A SHORT A SHORT INTRODUCTION то ENGLISH GRAMMAR. GRAMMA R. RAMMAR is the Art of rightly is Art of expreffing our thoughts by Words. Grammar in general, or Univerfal Grammar, explains the principles, which are common to all languages. The Grammar of any particular Language, as the English Grammar, applies thofe common principles to that particular language, according to the established ufage and cuftom of it. Grammar treats of Sentences; and of the several parts, of which they are com pounded. Sentences confift of Words; Words, of one or more Syllables; Syllables, of one or more Letters. So that Letters, Syllables, Words, and Sentences, make up the whole fubject of Grammar. A LETTER S. LETTER is the firft Principle, or An Articulate Sound is the found of the human voice, formed by the organs of fpeech. A Vowel is a fimple articulate found, formed by the impulfe of the voice, and by the opening only of the mouth in a particular manner. A Confonant cannot be perfectly founded by itself; but joined with a vowel forms a.compound articulate found, by a particular motion or contact of the parts of the mouth. A Diph |