The Handy English Word Book, Forming a Complete Dictionary Appendix; Containing English Spellings and Spelling Rules; The Dictionary of English Inflected Words; Punctuation Based on the Analysis of Sentences; A Copious List of Foreign Quotations Re-Spelt (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...0 may they be forgiv'n As we to others mercy show, we mercy beg from Heav'n. VII. 1. This Tro il-us', in gift' of curt es-ie', 2. With hauk' on hond', and with' a hug e rout' 3. Of knight' es, rode', and did' her com-pan-y'.. Fass-ing all through' the val-ley far7 a-bout/; 5. And furth-er would' have rid' den out' of doubt'. 6. Full faine' and woe' was him' to gone' so sone'; 7. But then' he must', and it' was eke' to doen'. Chauckk. VIII. 1. It hath' been through' all ag es ev er seen', 2. That with' the prize' of arms' and chiv' al-rie' 8. The prize' of beaut y still' hath join ed been', 4. And that' for reas on's sped' al priv it-ie'; 5. For eitli' er doth' on oth-er much' re-ly'. 6. For he', me seems', most fit' the fair' to serve', 7. That can' her best' de-fend' from vil lanie'; 8. And she' most fit' his serv ice doth' deserve', 9. That fair' est is', and from' her faith' will nev er swerve'. Spexseb. Notes.--The preceding extracts have been numbered for easy reference. I. The last foot of line first is really an Anapsest; 'evening, ' line fifth, is pronounced - two syllables, thus, ' evening'; 'ecstasy, ' line sixth, is really a Dactyle, thus, ' ecCstaay'; in line eighth, in the reading, 'on' the bare earth, ' on' the' must be treated as a Trochee in which the first syllable is accented. Iambic lines very often commence with a Trochee. II. In line sixth, the second foot is an Anapeest in the reading, thus, j er.ing on'; bat the e' in 'er' is generally elided when followed by a syllable beginning with a vowel; so that' uring' may be treated as one syllable, and the foot be an Iambus, thus, 'ring on'. In the tenth line, the first foot is a Trochee, thus, I boundless j followed by an Iambus; so that in reading the line the accents fall naturally on 'bo...