1. Thou art what I would be, yet only seem.
2. We would be greatly mistaken if we thought so.
3. Thou shalt have a suit, and that of the newest cut; the wardrobe keeper shall have orders to supply you.
4. "I shall not run," answered Herbert stubbornly.
5. He informed us, that in the course of another day's march we would reach the prairies on the banks of the Grand Canadian.
6. What shall we do with him? This is the sphinx-like riddle which we must solve if we would not be eaten.
7. Will not our national character be greatly injured? Will we not be classed with the robbers and destroyers of mankind?
8. Lucy stood still, very anxious, and wondering whether she should see anything alive.
9. I would be overpowered by the feeling of my disgrace.
10. No, my son; whatever cash I send you is yours: you will spend it as you please, and I have nothing to say.
11. But I will doubtless find some English person of whom to make inquiries.
12. Without having attended to this, we will be at a loss to understand several passages in the classics.
13. "I am a wayfarer," the stranger said, "and would like permission to remain with you a little while."
14. The beast made a sluggish movement, then, as if he would have more of the enchantment, stirred her slightly with his muzzle.
255. Those weak verbs which add _-d_ or _-ed_ to form the past tense and past participle, and have no change of vowel, are so easily recognized as to need no special treatment. Some of them are already given as secondary forms of the strong verbs.
But the rest, which may be called irregular weak verbs, need some attention and explanation.
256. The irregular weak verbs are divided into two classes,--
[Sidenote: _The two classes of irregular weak verbs._]
(1) Those which retain the _-d_ or _-t_ in the past tense, with some change of form for the past tense and past participle.
(2) Those which end in _-d_ or _-t_, and have lost the ending which formerly was added to this.
The old ending to verbs of Class II. was _-de_ or _-te_; as,--
This worthi man ful wel his wit _bisette_ [used].--CHAUCER.
Of smale houndes _hadde_ she, that sche _fedde_ With rosted flessh, or mylk and wastel breed.--_Id._
This ending has now dropped off, leaving some weak verbs with the same form throughout: as set, set, set; put, put, put.