[29] For the idea of this exercise the author is indebted to Professors Scott and Denney, Composition-Rhetoric (Allyn and Bacon).
[30] See however do, does, in the Oxford English Dictionary.
[31] A. S. Hill: Foundations of Rhetoric, p. 110 (Harper’s).
[32] Round is more frequently used than around with verbs of motion.
[33] Probably three-fourths of these words are not in literary use to-day. Many are obsolete, many are colloquial, many are scientific or technical. Thousands of other scientific terms (names of genera and species) are not included in the 200,000 estimate.
[34] A maker of noble verse is called what?
[35] See The Century Magazine for November, 1896, for an English theme by Miss Helen.
[36] Emerson’s words, quoted on [page 121], will occur to every reader.
[37] My Literary Passions, p. 32 (Harper & Bros.).
[38] In case of doubt, consult Bartlett’s Shakspere Concordance (Macmillan Co.).