1. Why could not “feel” be left out?
  2. Why not omit “science,” and say “medical arts”?
  3. Why not omit “angels” and “harps,” and simply add “celestial” to “hymns”?
  4. If the pupil does not know who “Hengler” is, should we not omit the name and insert instead “singing clown”?
  5. Why should not “fare” be a better In. by sound with “gare” than “guard”?
  6. If tapestry means other things besides carpets, would not “tapestry carpet” be a sufficient intermediate?
  7. If “pelle” is pronounced as if applied “pel,” ought not “Pall Mall” to be pronounced as if spelled “Pell Mell”?
English.Intermediates.Italian.
Basket… horse-basket … pannier …paniéra
"… casket … ring … bull … bellow …corbello
Gold… nugget … ore …óro
His… his own … zone … bind … sew …suó
Thy… thy face … head … foot … toe …tuó
Uncle… “Dutch uncle” … Holland … Zuyder Zee …Zio
Pius… church … pew …Pio
Month… Month of May … mace …mése
Made… servant-maid … cook … fat …fátto

Synonyms, as well as words having but a slight difference in sound like Insidious and Invidious are easily discriminated by memorised Correlations: Insidious … inside … hole … fox … treachery.—invidious … invade … hostility … ill-will.

  1. Is the letter “i” in Zio pronounced as if spelled Zeeo?
  2. If so, is “pew” a good In. by sound with Pio?
  3. Why would not these be good correlations, viz., Insidious, hideous … moral turpitude … Treachery.—Invidious … perfidious … betrayal. Ill-will.
  4. How many correlations have you made so far?
  5. Have you made your own in every case, or memorised mine in every case?
  6. Have you indicated the relations in all cases by writing in 1, 2, or 3?
  7. If not, why not?

HOW TO MEMORISE DATES, &c., WHERE YOU ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE FACTS, &c.

Let every Pupil write examples of his own selection of names Correlated to Dates of birth and death worked out‌ as below, or some other pairs of extremes, such as name of ship to its captain on one side, and its tonnage (or destined port) on the other.

To remember Dates of Birth and Death (&c.) of men, correlate the surname as best known to the word expressing the date of birth, and correlate the birth-word to the death [&c.] word:—

Do not look for Analytic Date-words in the following cases until you have first memorised my Correlations or your own. You can then review the examples and easily find Analytic Date-words if you are sufficiently acquainted with the facts of the cases, as: Lord Beaconsfield (18)05, Salient.[ Footnote [L] Here is a supposed Analytic formula by English Liberals, of Gladstone’s birth:—Gladstone—“Supreme” (18)09; by Foreigners—“Supereminent;” by Tories, “Spoliator;” by Home Rulers—“Supporter;” by Parnellites—“Asperser;” by Churchmen—“Spiritual;” by Agnostics—“Superstitious;” by Unionists—“Separatist;” by admirers of eloquence—“Spellbinder;” by decriers of speaking—“Spouter.”

  1. Memorise the correlation you make.
  2. Do you find it difficult to get analytic date-words?
  3. What is necessary in order to get them readily?
Lord Beaconsfield… beacon … the rock … the vessel[born 1805]
… Vessel … anchor … hope … to have faith[died 1881]
Mr. Gladstone… gladness … sorrow … the heavy sob[born 1809]
… heavywaters … Noah’s flood … few saved … too few men[M. P. in 1832]
Napoleon Bonaparte… banishment … embarkation … Tookship[born 1769]
… Took ship … masthead … Godhead … Divinity …[died 1821]
Robert Burns… Scottish poet … map of Scotland … map of the World … The globe[born 1759]
… “The Globe” … newspaper … page … Waiting page …[died 1796]
Oliver Goldsmith… poverty … plenty … Took enough[born 1728]
… “bread enough” … prodigal son … The younger[died 1774]
‌Nelson… Britain’s bulwark … White cliff[born 1758]
… White fossil[died 1805]
Cardinal Wolsey… butcher … steel … straight … Direct[born 1471]
… point … horns … Dilemmas[died 1530]
Cardinal Newman… “kindly light” … Vesta[born 1801]
… fire goddess … sun god … Phœbus[died 1890]
The Marquis of Salisbury… St. Paul’s burial … The famous[born 1830]
The famous … Livingstone … travelling … voyaging[succeeded to title 1867]
J. J. Rousseau… “Emile” … early education … Educate now[born 1712]
… draw out thought … I think of you[died 1778]
Charles Darwin… “Natural Selection” … The chosen one … Happy[born (180)9][ Footnote [M]
… greatest happiness … To have heaven[died 1882]
George Eliot… Adam Bede … add … Advance[born 1820]
… Money … £10 … Two fives[died 1880]
Richard Wagner… “Music of Future” … future time … To have time[born 1813]
To have fame[died 1883]
The Duke of Albany… delicate … pale … white … White flame[born 1853]
Fire[died (18)84]
Charles Dickens… “Pickwick Papers” … picnic biscuits … biscuit-tin … Tin[born (18)12]
Case[died (18)70]
Titus Oates… barley … mash-tub … man’s tub … Diogenes[born 1620]
… harsh critic … He attacks all[died 1705]