purposely omitted; and the mark which indicates an ellipsis, is put in the place of that which is left out. An ellipsis is sometimes indicated by a mark like this which resembles a dash lengthened. Sometimes the ellipsis is denoted by asterisks, or stars, like these * * * ** * Sometimes the ellipsis is marked by small dots, or periods, like these And sometimes the ellipsis is indicated by hyphens, like these The ellipsis sometimes so closely resembles a dash that it is scarcely distinguishable from it. The voice is generally suspended at an ellipsis; but the falling inflection is frequently used when the ellipsis follows a question or exclamation. In some of the following sentences, the dash and ellipsis are both used. 353. Hast thou EXAMPLES. But how shall I ask a question which must bring tears into so many eyes! 354. The air breathes invitation; easy is the walk to the lake's margin, where a boat lies moored beneath her sheltering tree. * * * Forth we went, and down the valley, on the streamlet's bank, pursued our way, a broken company, mute or conversing, single or in pairs. 355. Who is here so vile, that will not love his country? if any, speak; for him have I offended, I pause for a reply None! then none have I offended. 356. It is in vain to explain: - the time it would take to reveal to you Satisfy my curiosity in writing them. 357. Indeed he is very ill, sir, Can't help it. Our poor We are very distressed, Can't help it. children, too Can't help that, neither. 358. Now, if he had married a woman with money, you know, why, then The suppliant turned pale, and would have fainted. 359. I have been, my dear S. on an excursion through the counties which lie along the eastern side of the Blue Ridge. 360. You have my answer: *** - let speak. my actions 361. No, no, Dionysius; remember that it was I alone who displeased thee: Damon could not 362. If he were all- Remember haughty Henry, the nephew of his wife, whose word could speed a veteran army to his kinsman's aid. 363. I would not wound thee, Douglas, well thou knowest; but thus to hazard on a desperate cast thy golden fortunes 364. For thy father's sake Peace! I'd not go if staying here would strew his hoar hairs in the tomb not stir, by Heaven! 365. Nay, hear me, hear me, Douglas -Talk to me of dangers? Death and shame! is not my race as high, as ancient, and as proud as thine? 366. Still must I wonder; for so dark a cloud Oh, deeper than thou think'st I've read thy heart. 367. Your grace will pardon me for obeying Say no more, my child; you are yet too raw to make proper distinctions. 368. Let them or suppose I address myself to some particular sufferer-there is something more confidential in that manner of communicating one's ideasMoore says, Heart speaks to heart—I say, then, take especial care to write by candle-light. as 369. To such unhappy persons, in whose miseries I deeply sympathize Have I not groaned under similar horrors? 370. That spares manual labor - this would relieve from mental drudgery, and thousands yet unborn But hold! I am not so sure that the female sex in general may quite enter into my views on the subject. 371. I am glad to see you well: Horatio forget myself. or I do 372. Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven, or ever I had seen that day, Horatio! My father methinks I see my father. LESSON XX. APOSTROPHE, QUOTATION, AND DIERESIS. An Apostrophe is a mark which differs from a comma only in being placed above the line; thus 5 The apostrophe shows that some letter or letters are left out; as, 'tis for it is, tho' for though, lov'd for loved. The apostrophe is likewise used in grammar to designate the possessive case; as, John's book. A Quotation consists of four commas or apostrophes; two placed at the beginning and two at the end of a word, sentence, or part of a sentence. The two which are placed at the beginning are inverted, or upside down. A quotation shows that the word or sentence was spoken by some one, or was taken from some other author. A Diaresis consists of two periods placed over a vowel; thus, ä. The diaresis shows that the letter over which it is placed is to be pronounced separately; as, creätor, Zoönomia, aërial. [In this lesson the pupil is to recognize each of the above-mentioned marks, and explain their use.] EXAMPLES. 373. The fox-howl's heard on the fell (or hill) afar.* 374. The kindling fires o'er heaven so bright, look sweetly out from yon azure sea. 375. Banished from Rome! what's banished, but set free * In this lesson, as well as in some of the preceding lessons, there are several sentences of poetry, which are not divided into poetical lines. The reason of this is, that, in the opinion of the author, poetical lines should not be read by the pupil, without special instruction to avoid that "sing song" utterance, into which he is too apt to fall in reading verse. This subject is reserved for the 36th lesson, where it is fully exemplified. It remains to be observed here, that abbreviations and contractions, such as occur in the poetical sentences in this lesson and others, which appear in the form of prose, are not allowable in prose itself. This explanation appears to be necessary, lest the authority of this book should be quoted by the pupil for the use of abbreviations in prose. from daily contact of the things I loathe? "Tried and convicted traitor" Who says this? Who'll prove it, at his peril, on my head? "Banished?"—I thank you for't. It breaks my chain! I held some slack allegiance till this hour - but now my sword's my own. 376. Your consul's merciful. For this all thanks. He dares not touch a hair of Catiline. "Traitor!" I go but I return. This - trial! Here I devote your senate! I've had wrongs, to stir a fever in the blood of age. This day is the birth of sorrows. 377. The eye could at once command a long-stretching vista, seemingly closed and shut up at both extremities by the coalescing cliffs. 378. It seemed like Laocoön struggling ineffectually in the hideous coils of the monster Python. 379. In those mournful months, when vegetables and animals are alike coërced by cold, man is tributary to the howling storm, and the sullen sky; and is, in the pathetic phrase of Johnson, a "slave to gloom." 380. I would call upon all the true sons of humanity to cooperate with the laws of man and the justice of Heaven in abolishing this "cursed traffic." 381. Čome, faith, and people these deserts! Come and reänimate these regions of forgetfulness. 382. I am a professed lucubrator; and who so well qualified to delineate the sable hours, as "A meagre, muse-rid mope, adust and thin!" 383. He forsook, therefore, the bustling tents of his father, the pleasant "south country" and "well of Lahairoi;" he went out and pensively meditated at the eventide. 384. The Grecian and Roman philosophers firmly believed that "the dead of midnight is the noon of thought." 385. Young observes, with energy, that " an undevout astronomer is mad." 386. Young Blount his armor did unlace, and, gazing on his ghastly face, said "By Saint George, he's gone! that spear-wound has our master sped; and see the deep cut on his head! Good night to Marmion!" "Unnurtured Blount! thy brawling cease he opes his eyes," said Eustace, "peace!" 387. The first sentence, with which he broke the awful silence, was a quotation from Rousseau: "Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a God!" 388 A celebrated modern writer says, "Take care of the minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves." This is an admirable remark, and might be very seasonably recollected when we begin to be " weary in well doing," from the thought of having much to do. 339. I've seen the moon gild the mountain's* brow; I've watched the mist o'er the river stealing; but ne'er did I feel in my breast, till now, so deep, so calm, and so holy a feeling: 'tis soft as the thrill which memory throws athwart the soul in the hour of repose. * 390. Blest be the day I 'scaped the wrangling crew from Pyrrho's maze and Epicurus' * sty; and held high converse with the godlike few, who to th' enraptured heart, and ear, and eye, teach beauty, virtue, truth, and love, and melody. 391. But thou, who Heaven's just vengeance dar'st defy, this deed, with fruitless tears, shalt soon deplore. * 392. O Winter! ruler of the inverted year! thy scatter'd hair with sleet-like ashes fill'd, thy breath congeal'd upon thy lips, thy cheeks fring'd with beard made white with other snows than those of age, thy forehead wrapt in clouds, a leafless branch thy sceptre, and thy throne a sliding car, indebted to no wheels, but urg'd by storms along its slipp'ry way, I love thee, all unlovely as thou seem'st, and dreaded as thou art! 393. For, as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, "To THE UNKNOWN GOD." Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. *The apostrophe in these words is the sign of the possessive case. 6* |