The history of the life and adventures of Mr. Duncan Campbell : $b a gentleman, who, tho' deaf and dumb, writes down any stranger's name at first sight, with their future contingencies of fortune
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The history of the life and adventures of Mr. Duncan Campbell : $b a gentleman, who, tho' deaf and dumb, writes down any stranger's name at first sight, with their future contingencies of fortune
Campbell, Duncan, 1680?-1730; Deaf people -- Great Britain -- Biography; Occultism -- Early works to 1900; Prophets -- Great Britain -- Biography
In another paper, under the title beast, may be placed horse
(stonehorse, gelding), mare (colt), bull (ox), cow, calf. Sheep, ram
(wether), ewe (lamb), hog, boar, sow, pig, dog, (mastiff, hound,
greyhound, spaniel), bitch (whelp, puppy), hare, rabbit, cat, mouse,
rat, &c.
Under the title bird, or fowl, put cock, capon, hen, chick, goose
(gander), gosling, duck (drake), swan, crow, kite, lark, &c.
Under the title fish, put pike, eel, place, salmon, lobster, crawfish,
&c.
You may then put plants or vegetables under several heads or
subdivisions of the same head; as tree (root, body, bark, bough, leaf,
fruit), oak, ash, apple-tree, pear-tree, vine, &c. Fruit: apple, pear,
plum, cherry, grape, nut, orange, lemon. Flower; rose, tulip,
gilliflower herb, (weed), grass, corn, wheat, barley, rye, pea, bean.
And the like of inanimates; as heaven, sun, moon, star, element, earth,
water, air, fire; and under the title earth,--clay, sand, gravel, stone.
Metal; gold, silver, brass, copper, iron (steel), lead, tin (pewter),
glass. Under the title water, put sea, pond, river, stream; under that
of air, put light, dark, mist, fog, cloud, wind, rain, hail, snow,
thunder, lightning, rainbow. Under that of fire; coal, flame, smoke,
soot, ashes.
Under the title clothes, put woollen (cloth, stuff), linen (holland,
lawn, lockarum), silk, (satin, velvet), hat, cap, band, doublet,
breeches, coat, cloak, stocking, shoe, boot, shirt, petticoat, gown, &c.
Under the title house, put wall, roof, door, window, casement, room.
Under room, put shop, hall, parlour, dining-room, chamber, study,
closet, kitchen, cellar, stable, &c.
And under each of these, as distinct heads, the furniture or utensils
belonging thereunto; with divisions and subdivisions, as there is
occasion, which I forbear to mention, that I be not too prolix.
And in like manner, from time to time, may be added more collections, or
classes of names or words, conveniently digested, under distinct heads,
and suitable distributions, to be written in distinct leaves or pages of
his book in such order as may seem convenient.
When he is furnished with a competent number of names, though not so
many as I have mentioned, it will be seasonable to teach him under the
titles singular and plural, the formation of plurals from singulars, by
adding _s_, or _es_; as hand, hands; face, faces; fish, fishes, &c.,
with some few irregulars, as man, men; woman, women; foot, feet; tooth,
teeth; mouse, mice; louse, lice; ox, oxen, &c.
Which, except the irregulars, will serve for possessives, to be after
taught him, which are formed by their primitives by like addition of _s_
or _es_, except some few irregulars, as my, mine; thy, thine; our, ours;
your, yours; his, her, hers; their, theirs, &c.
And in all those and other like cases, it will be proper first to show
him the particulars, and then the general title.
Then teach him in another page or paper, the particles, a, an, the,
this, that, these, those.
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