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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1879. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... INDEX. A. Abbreviations, to be followed by periods, 89. Table of, 436. Abridging, in what it consists, 346. Accent (character), acute, where used, 149., Grave, where used, 149, Cir- cumflex, where used, 149. Accent (stress of the voice), tendency to throw it back in polysyllables, 60. In poetry, constitutes length, 403. Adage, the, 345. Addison, his illustration of delicacy of taste, 175. His style, 264. Adjectives, origin of, 30. Definition of, 63. Adjunct, definition of, 69. Adverbs, origin of, 32. Definition of, 64. When misplaced, are often a source of obscurity, 286. Agreeableness, held by some to consti- tute beauty, 215. Alexandrine, the, of what it consists, 411. Where used, 411. Too cumbrous for an entire piece, 412. Alison, his view of taste, 171. Allegory, what it is, 248. Allusions, often form pleasing introduc- tions, 332. Alphabet, derivation of the word, 24. The Phoenician, supposed to have been derived from the Hebrew, 27. The Greek, and its derivatives, 28. The Latin, derived from the Greek, 28. The English, derived from the Latin, 28. Number of letters in dif- ferent alphabets, 29. Ambiguity, in what it consists, 285. A fault of frequent occurrence. 290. Its commonest varieties, 290. Amphibrach, the, 403. Amphimacer, the, 403. Amplification, in what it consists, 329. Of definitions, 333. Of arguments, 333. Analogy, argument from, 333. Analysis, of subjects, 326--328. Should invariably be drawn up, 329. Anapest, the, 403. Anecdote, the, 370. Angles, the, united with the Saxons iu invading England, 44. Who they were, 44. Outnumbered by the Sax- ons on the continent, 45, Gave their name to ISritain, 44, 45. Anglo-Saxon Language, an offshoot of Gothic, 46. Modified but little by the Danish invasions, 47. Changes by which it was converted ...
