The parser's manual Author:John Williams Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ARTICLE III. ADJECTIVES USED AS NOUNS. Section 1. Common adjectives used as nouns in the plural. EXAMPLES. I. The meek shall inherit the earth (a). ... more »2. The pure in heart shall see God. 3. The wicked flee, when no man pursueth. 4. The righteous are as bold as a lion. 5. The rich should help the poor. 6. The learned should instruct the ignorant. 7. The powerful should protect the weak. 8. The idle should not share the gains of the industrious. ' 9. The proud shall be abased. 10. The humble shall be exalted. II. The aged must die, and the young may die. 12. None but the brave deserve the fair. 13. God causes the sun to rise upon the evil nnd upon the good, and sends rain upon the just and upon the unjust, 14. The battle is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.—Patrick Henry. MODELS FOR PARSING. (a) Meelt is an adjective relating to the noun persons understood.—Kule VII. Otherwise. Sleek is an adj. used as a noun, com., 3d, plu., masc., nom., and subj. of shaU inherit.—Kule VIII. Shall inherit is a verb, etc., agreeing either with meek as its subj., or with persons understood.—Rule IX. Section 2. Common adjectives used as nouns in Hie singular, and denoting persons. Examples. 1. The wicked is snared in the transgression of his lips (a). 2. The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, but the righteous hath hope in his death. 3. The hand of the valiant shall bear rule. 4. The heart of the wise asketh instruction. 5. The hand of the diligent maketh rich. 6. The memory of the just shall be blessed, but the memory of the wicked shall rot. 7. The simple believeth every word. MODELS FOE PARSING. (a) Wicked is an adjective qualifying the noun man, or person., understood.—Rule VII. Is snared is a verb, etc., a...« less