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Par. 42I, 422.]

" TIIE."

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ADJECTIVES.
"The" and "A."
42I " The " is often used to denote " that which is
known as," e.g.(1) " The hero differs from the brute."
" The earth" means "the planet, known as
earth," " the earth known as distinct from the
sea," &c. "Earth" means "our Parent Earth"
personified: -
(2) " The earth is larger than the moon."
(3) "Earth smiles around, with boundless bounty
blest."
We still use "the" before'a Noun denoting a
class, to define the individual selected out of that
class -
"The Prophet Daniel;" " the Astronomer Adams; "
i.e., "the astronomer known by the name of
Adams."
Also, in the case of foreign titles, e.g."The Tycoon So-and-so;" "the Consul Appius;"
"the Centurion Paullus."
422 But a familiar title is treated as a part of the
1 Bacon says, " The (substance known as) matter is in a perpetual
flux."