The principal parts of a simple sentence are, the subject, the attribute, and the object.
If you want to know what _subjects_ and _objects_ are, you should go to the Morgue at Paris. But in Grammar--
The subject is the thing chiefly spoken of; the attribute is that which is affirmed or denied of it; and the object is the thing affected by such action.
The nominative denotes the subject, and usually goes before the verb or attribute; and the word or phrase, denoting the object, follows the verb; as, “The flirt torments her lover.” Here, _a flirt_ is the subject; _torments_, the attribute or thing affirmed; and _her lover_, the object.
Yes, and a pretty _object_ he is too, sometimes. But then we shall be told that he is _not_ an object--of attachment. Alas! that is the very reason why he _is_ an object--of compassion, or ridicule, according to people’s dispositions.
It may be also said that the flirt herself is a _pretty_ object. All we can say is, that we never saw such a flirt, nor do we believe that we ever shall.
To torment, it seems, is the _attribute_ of the flirt, as it is that of the ----. Well! no matter. Much good may the fellowship do her: that is all!
It strikes us, though, that we are somewhat digressing from our subject, namely Syntax, which,
Principally consists of two parts (which the flirt does not, for she is all body and no soul) Concord and Government.
Concord is the agreement which one word has with another, in gender, number, case or person.
_Note._--That a want of agreement between words does not invalidate _deeds_. We apprehend that such an engagement as the following, properly authenticated, would hold good in law.
I ose Jon stubs too Poun for valley reseved an promis to pay Him Nex Sattaday
Also that a friend of ours, to whom the following bill was sent, could not have refused to discharge it on the score of its incorrect grammar.
_l._ _s._ _d._ Reparing of Towo Tables & Muex Stand 0 4 0
Botal jock braket & seter jobs 0 4 0 (_et cetera_)
Newpot board Barers & scirtin &c. stapel 0 5 0
Locks to Cubard dowrs & Esing do } laying down flour cloth & fiting up } 0 7 0 Top of Butt }
Fixing Lether to } & Cuting of sheters } 0 4 0 Dowrs in parlor } in first flour }