THE COMIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR:

A NEW AND FACETIOUS INTRODUCTION TO THE ENGLISH TONGUE.

By Percival Leigh

Embellished with upwards of forty-five Characteristic Illustrations
By JOHN LEECH.

1845.

CONTENTS

PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE.

PART I. ORTHOGRAPHY.

CHAPTER I. OF THE NATURE OF THE LETTERS, AND OF A COMIC ALPHABET.

CHAPTER II. OF SYLLABLES.

CHAPTER III. OF WORDS IN GENERAL.

PART II. ETYMOLOGY.

CHAPTER I. A COMICAL VIEW OF THE PARTS OF SPEECH.

CHAPTER II. OF THE ARTICLES.

CHAPTER III.

SECTION I. OF SUBSTANTIVES IN GENERAL.

SECTION II. OF GENDER.

SECTION III. OF NUMBER.

SECTION IV. OF CASE.

CHAPTER IV. OF ADJECTIVES.

SECTION I. OF THE NATURE OF ADJECTIVES AND THE DEGREES OF COMPARISON.

SECTION II. A FEW REMARKS ON THE SUBJECT OF COMPARISON.

CHAPTER V. OF PRONOUNS.

SECTION I. OF