B.
B, its name and plur. number —its sound —in what situations silent
Bacchy, described
BE, how varied
—CONJUGATED, affirmat.
—Use of the form be for the pres. indic.
—Be, ellips. of the infin. often needlessly supposed by ALLEN et
al.
—whether it should be inserted after the verb make
—Is, contracted, giving its nom. the same form as that of the poss.
case ("A WIT'S a feather," &c., POPE)
Become, &c., whether they demand the auxiliary am or have
Besides, prep., in what cases proper to be used after else or other, in lieu of than
Between, cannot refer to more than two things —Between or betwixt, how differs in use from among or amongst —Between, betwixt, derivation of, from Sax.
Bible, the Holy, application of the name —what is shown by Italics in the text of —quotations in, how indicated —abrupt transitions in —its general accuracy of lang. —in the lang. of, ye and you, in what constructions not found
Bid, as commanding, or as promising, its construction with the infin.
Blair, Dr., unjustly censures Addison's frequent use of that, as a relative
Blank verse, as distinguished from rhyme
Blunders, as readily copied, as originated, by makers of school-books —literary, Crit. N. concerning
Bombast, as opposed to purity, PREC. against Books, mentioned by name, rule for capitals
Both, as conjunc., corresponding to and
—as adj.
—derivation of, acc. to DR. MURR.
Brace, its purpose
Breve, or stenotone, for what used
Brevity of expression, sought in the ordinary business of life
Brokenness, or hitching, as a fault of style, PREC. censuring
But, save, as well as, construc. of two nouns connected by
—But, how has acquired the signif. of only
—in ambiguous construc. ("There cannot be BUT one," &c., KAMES)
—as used for that, contrary to its import
—derivation of, from Sax.
—But and save, whether they ever govern the obj. case as
prepositions
—Cannot but, construc. and signif. of
—Not but, to what equivalent, and the class of but