H.
H, its name and plur. numb. —its sound —in what words silent —in what positions do. —an used formerly before all words beginning with
Hand, or index, use of
Handwriting, script letters in
Harmonical pauses, see Pauses
Have, verb, how varied
—derivation of; with perf. part., import of the tense
—Had, with better, rather, &c., before the infin.
He and she, sometimes used as nouns
—as prefixed to nouns to denote gend.
—whether to be connected by a hyphen to the nouns to which prefixed
Hear, with objective, and an infin. without to
—with infin. alone, perhaps ellipt, ("I HAVE HEARD TELL")
—Heard, verb, why irregular
—its pronunc.
Hebrew letters, some account of; names, characters, and significations of
—whether they are, or are not, all consonants, long a subject of
dispute
—The
Hebrew names for the months, were prop. nouns
—Hebrew, what pointing adopted in
Hence, thence, whence, with from prefixed. "I'll HENCE," see Adverbs
Heptameter line, iambic, examples of —trochaic, do —dactylic, do.
Here, there, where, force of, when compounded with prepositions
—with verb of motion, perh. allowable for hither, thither, whither.
Hereof, thereof, whereof, placed after nouns, what to be called.
Herein, therein, &c., their class and nature
Heroic verse, see Pentameter
Heterogeneous terms, in general, two such not to be connected by a conjunc.
Hexameter line, iambic, examples of —trochaic, do —dactylic, do.
Hissing sounds, concurrence of, in forming the poss. case, how avoided
Hold, noun, after lay, take, &c., whether preferably construed with of, on, or upon
Hoping, &c., verbs of, see Commanding
How, after nouns of manner, its nature
—not to be used before that, or in stead of it
—derivation of, from Anglo-Sax.
Hyperbaton, explained
—its frequency in poetry; how should be used
—is diff. from synchysis
Hyperbole, defined —Hyperboles, by what commonly expressed
Hypermeter, meaning of, in scansion
Hyphen, its uses
—present use in compound names
—Rules for the insertion of, in compounds
—signif. of the name
—Hyphen, abuse of
—CHURCH, on the use of, in comp. words
—in the figure of an adj., with a change of the synt. and sense
—necessary with a verbal noun and an adjunct
—do. with comp. participles, converted
Hypobacchy, or antibacchy, defined