2. Such as have the imperfect tense, and perfect participle,

the same: as,

3. Such as have the imperfect tense, and perfect participle,

different: as,

Many verbs become irregular by contraction: as, "feed, fed; leave, left:" others, by the termination en: as, "fall, fell, fallen" others, by the termination ght: as, "buy, bought; teach, taught," &c.

The following list of the irregular verbs will, it is presumed, be found both comprehensive and accurate.

* Walker observes, that Milton has availed himself of the license of his art, (an art as apt to corrupt grammar, as it is to raise and adorn language,) to use the preterit of this verb for the participle:

+ Gotten is nearly obsolete. Its compound forgotten is still in good use.