 The persons plural," he says (English Grammar, c. 17), " keep the termination of the first person singular. In former times, till about the reign of King Henry VIII., they were wont to be formed by adding en; thus, loven, sayen, complainen.  The English Grammar - Page 37by Ben Jonson - 1928 - 93 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Horne Tooke - 1798 - 554 pages
...redundancy is now avoided, and DO is confidered, in that cafe, as unnecefTary and expletive. " rcigne of King Henry the Eighth, they were wont to be formed by " adding en. But now (whatfoever is the caufe) it hath quite growne out " of ufe, and that other fo generally prevailed... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 464 pages
...persons plural keep the termination of the first person singular. In former times, till about the reign of king Henry the eighth, they were wont to be formed by adding en ; thus, lorett, sayen, complainen. But now (whatsoever is the cause) it hath quite grown out of use, and that... | |
 | John Relly Beard - 1854 - 368 pages
...verbs, representing the Anglo-Saxon don. I quote the words of Ben Johnson : — " The persons plurali keepe the termination of the first person singular....Eighth, they were wont to be formed by adding en, thus: Lpvew, Sagen, Complainen." — " Grammar." Enee, a suffix, formed from the active participle in Latin... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin.) - 1855 - 272 pages
...termination of the first person singular. In former times, till about the reign of King Henry VIII., they were wont to be formed by adding en; thus, loven,...complainen. But now (whatsoever is the cause) it hath quite grown out of use, and that other so generally prevailed, that I dare not presume to set this afoot... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench - 1855 - 240 pages
...termination of the first person singular. In former times, till about the reign of King Henry VIII., they were wont to be formed by adding en ; thus, loven,...complainen. But now (whatsoever is the cause) it hath quite grown out of use, and that other so generally prevailed, that I dare not presume to set this afoot... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench - 1855 - 240 pages
...termination of the first person singular. In former times, till about the reign of King Henry VIII., they were wont to be formed by adding en ; thus, loven,...complainen. But now (whatsoever is the cause) it hath quite grown out of use, and that other so generally prevailed, that I dare not presume to set this afoot... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin.) - 1855 - 810 pages
...termination of the first person singular. In former times, till about the reign of King Henry VIII., they were wont to be formed by adding en ; thus, loven, sayen, complainen. But now (what' is the cause) it hath quite grown out of use, and that io generally prevailed, that I dare not... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench - 1855 - 238 pages
...termination of the first person singular. In former times, till about the reign of King Henry VIII., they were wont to be formed by adding en ; thus, loven, sayen, eomplainen. But now (whatsoever is the cause) it hath quite grown out of use, and that other so generally... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench - 1858 - 252 pages
...first person singular. In former times, till about the reign of King Henry VIII., they were wont to he formed by adding en; thus, loven, sayen, complainen. But now (whatsoever is the cause) it hath quite grown out of use, and that other so generally prevailed, that I dare not presume to set this afoot... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench - 1858 - 252 pages
...In former times, till about the reign of King Henry VIII., they were wont to be formed by adding tn; thus, loven, sayen, complainen. But now (whatsoever is the cause) it hath quite grown out of use, and that other so generally prevailed, that I dare not presume to set this afoot... | |
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