BACKWARD, backwards, 21. BACON, FRANCIS, 331, 372, 376-377. Bad, for badly, 68.
Bad habits, for drunkenness, 109. Bad orthography, 3. Bag and baggage, 156. BAGEHOT, WALTER, 326. Baggage, used by Addison, 10; or luggage, 14.
Baggage-car, or luggage-van, 15. BAIN, ALEXANDER, 112, 116. BAKER, GEORGE P., 391, 400. Balance, the, 12.
Balanced sentences, 226-227. BALFOUR, A. J., 337, 367. Ballads, old English, 160. BANCROFT, GEORGE, 190. Bang, 112. Banter, 23, 33.
Barbarisms, violations of good use, 25; section on, 25-37: defined, 25; obsolete words, 25; new words, 27; words of foreign origin, 27; borrowed finery, 28; foreign fashions in spelling, 31; slang, 32; vulgarisms, 33; abbre- viated forms, 34; the safe rule in determining, 35. Barn-burner, 32. BARRIE, J. M., 174.
Better, had, 5; might, 5. Between, wrongly used, 68. Betwixt, 9.
BIBLE (the), 5, 60, 62, 63, 113, 117, 119, 162, 163, 164, 174, 189. Bigot, 33.
Bike, byke, for bicycle, 34. Biography, method in, 295. BIRRELL, AUGUSTINE, 46. Biscuit, or cracker, 14. BLACK, WILLIAM, 46, 134. BLACKMORE, R. D., 48. BLAIR, HUGH, 64, 86, 159, 183, 202, 209.
Beautifullest, for most beautiful, 22. Boom, 112.
Borrowed verbal finery, 28-30.
"Boston Daily Advertiser" (the),
Boycott, to, 33.
Braces, or suspenders, 14. Brainy, 17.
Breed up, 20.
BREEN, HENRY H., 49.
Brevity, may be sacrificed to eu- phony, 22; misplaced, 174; im- portant in statement of proposi- tion, 382. See Conciseness. Brick (brig), 27. Bridge over, 20.
BRIGHT, JOHN, 96, 100, 154, 171, 399.
British and American usage, 13-15. BRONTË, CHARLOTTE, 147. BROOKS, PHILLIPS, 304.
BROUGHAM, LORD, 114, 147, 396, 398.
BROUGHTON, RHODA, 261. BROWN, GOOLD, 65. BROWN, JOHN, 398.
BROWNING, ELIZABETH BARRETT, 9, 116, 142.
BROWNING, ROBERT, 5, 78, 107, 110, 129, 143, 149, 170, 171, 175, 186, 264, 267, 268.
Cable, for telegram or telegraph, 17. Cablegram, 33.
CÆSAR, JULIUS, 369, 370. Calculate, to, 12.
CALHOUN, JOHN C., 399. CAMPBELL, GEORGE, 4, 8, 20, 21, 23, 31, 71, 105, 112, 113, 158, 162. CAMPBELL, THOMAS, 197. Campo, campus, 12.
BRYANT, WILLIAM CULLEN, 32, 277. Can, for may, 58.
Cant expressions, short life of, 32. Cap, for captain, 34.
Car, or carriage (railway), 15.
BULWER-LYTTON, (First Lord Lyt- Caricature,
Burden of proof, 331-333.
Bureau, or chest of drawers, 15. Bureau of Pomona, 102. Burglarized, 34.
BURKE, Edmund, 4, 51, 64, 86, 97, 114, 122, 150, 151, 169, 189, 190, 191, 193, 219, 256, 312, 331, 382, 384, 389, 391, 399. BURNEY, FRANCES, 69, 155, 206. BURNS, ROBERT, 50, 80, 129, 142.
BURR, AARON, 369, 370.
BUSHNELL, HORACE, 304, 345.
CARLYLE, JANE WELSH, 52.
CARLYLE, THOMAS, 22, 41, 82, 115, 124, 143, 169, 186, 234, 267.
Carpet-bagger, 32.
Carriage (railway), or car, 15. CARROLL, LEWIS, 67. Carry, or portage, 15. Carryall, 14.
CARTER, JAMES COOLIDGE, 386. Case. See Nominative, Possessive, Objective.
Casket, for coffin, 109. Caste, 27.
Catch on, for catch the meaning, 17. Caucus, 14.
Cause and effect, arguments based
on relation of, 350, 354-361, 375. CAVENDISH. HENRY, 255.
Cede, Accede, distinguished, 37.
Central idea. See Main idea. Century Magazine" (the), 261. Ceremonious, distinguished from ceremonial, 38; wrongly used, 44. Certain, 76.
CERVANTES, 288. "Chambers's Journal," 40. Champion, for support, 12. Characteristic, preferable to char- acteristical, 21.
Characteristics, selection of telling, in description, 262–266. Charity, 94.
CHATEAUBRIAND, 255. CHATHAM, EARL OF, 78.
CHAUCER, GEOFFREY, 13, 83, 284. Cheapjack, 14. Checkers, 15.
Chemist, or druggist, 15; origin of word, 99.
Cherub, plural forms of, 49. Chest of drawers, or bureau, 15. CHESTERFIELD, LORD, 6, 102. Chevalier d'industrie, 16. Chickadee, 112.
Childish, Childlike, distinguished,
CHOATE, JOSEPH HODGES, 387. CHOATE, RUFUS, 78, 165, 398. Choice of words, counsel given by Jonson and Pope concerning, 35; chapter on, 74-144: value of an ample vocabulary, 74; overworked words, 75-77; how to enrich one's Vocabulary, 78-81; how to deter- mine the, 81; clearness in, 81–111; as affected by subject and purpose, 96; force in, 111-132; ease in, 132-144. See Clearness, Ease, Force.
Choose, preferable to elect or select,
Clearness (as applied to Choice of Words), 81-111: importance of, 82; difficulty of writing clearly, 83; secret of Macaulay's success, 83; obscure or equivocal pro- nouns, 84; use and misuse of connectives, 86-90; obscure neg- ative expressions, 90; a relative quality, 90; distinguished from precision, 92; precision must some- times be sacrificed to, 93; ambi- guity of general terms, 94; some- times requires definitions, 95; the etymological theory, 96; choice of words as affected by subject and purpose, 96-102; the vulgarity of fine writing, 102-105; general or specific terms, 105-111. (As ap- plied to Number of Words), 146- 149: too few words, 146; omissions in verse justifiable, 148; obscurity caused by unnecessary words, 149. (As applied to Arrangement), 177-183: defined, 177; as affected by position of pronouns, 177, of correspondents, 178, of subordinate expressions, 179-183; often gained by antithesis, 188, as affected by position of similes, 196; false em- phasis hostile to, 198; in para graphs, 231; in whole composi- tions, 239. (As applied to Expo- sition), 310-319: the first requisite of exposition, 310; secured by judicious repetition, 312; secured by methodical arrangement, 314: a matter of adaptation, 318; unity an ally of, 319. (As applied to Argument), is very important, 380; essential in statement of the pro- position, 382. Clergy, 99.
Clerk, or shopman, 15. Clever, 23, 33.
CLIFFORD, WILLIAM KingdoN, 311 CLIFFORD, MRS. W. K., 68, 140. Climated, for acclimated, 17.
Climax, defined, 192; two principal | merits of, 192; examples of, 193; value of, shown by anti-climax, 194; useful in exposition, 324; principle of, in persuasion, 395. Climb, as noun, 34. Coal, to, 33.
Conclusion, the, defined, 342; irrele vant, 347. Concreteness, principle of, in per suasion, 395.
Concurrent testimony, 339. Condign, Severe, distinguished, 39. Conductor, or guard, 15.
Confess, Admit, distinguished, 18. Conflicting arguments from antece dent probability, 359.
Co-ed, for female student at a co- Confliction, for conflict, 33.
educational college, 34. Co-education, 14. Coiffée à ravir, 30.
COLERIDGE, SAMUEL TAYLOR, 9, 23, 72, 86, 98, 107, 120, 123, 124, 128, 130, 197, 217, 235, 249, 258, 259, 269, 376.
Collective noun, when singular, when plural, 57.
Collegiate, for collegian, 26. COLLINS, JOHN CHURTON, 339, COLLINS, WILKIE, 179, 285. COLMAN, GEORGE, 59. Colossal, 102.
Combined arguments, 352, 376-379. Commonweal, for commonwealth,
Confortable (comfortable), 28. Confusion, fallacy of, 347-349. CONINGTON, JOHN, 51. Conjunctions. See Connectives. Connect together, 20. Connectives, use and misuse of, 86- 90; omission of, 148. Connotation, 9.
Conscience, distinguished from con- sciousness, 39; wrongly used, 45; preferable to inwit, 101. Conscience' sake, for, 50. Conscious, Aware, distinguished, 18 Consciousness, Conscience, distin guished, 39. Consensus, 77. Conservative, 94. Consols, 34.
Construct, Construe, distinguished,
Constructions, harsh, 138. Consulate, to, 34.
Contemplate a monarch, 104. Contemporary Review" (the), 44, 101, 111, 172, 400. Content, 77.
Comparison, of dissyllabic and poly- syllabic adjectives, 22; of absolute adjectives and adverbs, 158-159; as means of description, 267-268; useful in exposition, 324. Compo, for composition, 34. Composition, Macaulay's method of," 83; De Quincey's definition of, 240; Ruskin's definition of, 241. Composition, kinds of, 247-400: four kinds discriminated, 247; distinct in.theory but combined in practice, 247; description, 249- 280; narration, 281-299; expo- sition, 300-326; argument, 327-
Compositions, whole, 239-246: clearness and force in, 239; ease in, 239; unity in, 239-243; should have variety, 244; should be inter- esting, 246. Compromis, 43.
Concession, improper use of, 43, 44. Concessionaire, 44.
Conciseness, relative, 145; excessive,
Continual, Continuous, distin- guished, 38. Contraband, 32.
Convention, Meeting, 3. Conversation, inaccuracies in, 1, 48; words seeking admission to the language allowable in, 10; extent of vocabulary of, 75. Convict, Convince, distinguished, 38. Cookie, 14.
COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE, 46, 166. Copperhead, 32. Corn, or maize, 15. Corn (Corn Laws), 15. "Cornhill Magazine" (the), 130 CORNWALL, BARRY, 142.
146, 174, 175, 312,323. See Brevity. | Corpse, Corporal, Body, 99.
Correctness, in the use of language, importance of, 1; grammatical, does not insure clearness, 83. Correspondents, position of, 178; examples of, 178.
Corse, 9. Costermonger, 14.
COTTON, NATHANIEL, 344. Coulisses, 29.
Counterfeit presentment, 103. Counter-presumption, 332. Coup de soleil, 16. Coup d'œil, 30.
Courtesy, rule of, as applied to the use of shall and will, 58, 60-62. COWLEY, ABRAHAM, 125.
COWPER, WILLIAM, 126, 142, 165. Coxeyite, 32.
Crack, for excellent, 17.
Cracker, or biscuit, 14.
CRAIK, HENRY, 23. Crash, 112.
Crave for, 20.
Custom, the most certain mistress of language, 35.
| Dancing attendance, 23. Dangling participles, 213. DANIEL, SAMUEL, 101. DANTE, 258, 320, 321. Dartmouth College case, 172, 395. DARWIN, CHARLES, 357. Data, 99.
DAVIS, RICHARD HARDING, 121, 285 DAY, H. N., 384.
Day's pleasure, a, 50.
Deadly, Deathly, distinguished, 18. Death's door, at, 50.
Debase, Demean, distinguished, 39. Débutante, 30.
Decided, Decisive, distinguished, 38 Declamation, common, 91. Declinature, 34. Décousu style, 235.
Deduction, defined, 341; in syllogis- tic form, 341-343; enthymemes, 343; fallacies of, 344-349; beg- ging the question, 344; arguing beside the point, 346; connection of induction with, 352; induction combined with, 352. Deductions not persuasive, 394. Deeded, 34.
Default, as verb, 34.
Definite, Definitive, distinguished,
Delicate transaction, for crime, 109.
Cute, for taking, attractive, 17; for Delicatest, for most delicate, 22.
acute, 35.
CUVIER, 255, 353.
DAILILY, prohibited, 21.
Daily, one form for adjective and ad- verb, 22.
DALE, R. W., 101, 172.
Demagogue, 23.
Demand, for ask, 43. Demander, 43.
Demean, distinguished from debase, 39; wrongly used, 45. Demi-monde, 30.
Democratic, preferable to democrati cal, 21; ambiguous in meaning
DEMOSTHENES, 132, 193, 380.
DALLING AND Bulwer, LorD, 45, Dental, Tooth, 99.
Dental organs, 164.
DEPEW, CHAUNCEY M., 367.
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