"An other man now would have given plump into this foolish story; but
I—No, no, your humble servant for that."—GARRICK, Neck or Nothing.
"Do not plunge thyself too far in anger, lest thou hasten thy trial; which if—Lord have mercy on thee for a hen!"—SHAKSPEARE, All's Well.
"But ere they came,—O, let me say no more!
Gather the sequel by that went before."—IDEM, Com. of Errors.
UNDER RULE II.—OF EMPHATIC PAUSES.
"M,—Malvolio;—M,—why, that begins my name."—SINGER'S SHAK., Twelfth
Night.
"Thus, by the creative influence of the Eternal Spirit, were the heavens and the earth finished in the space of six days—so admirably finished—an unformed chaos changed into a system of perfect order and beauty—that the adorable Architect himself pronounced it very good, and all the sons of God shouted for joy."—Historical Reader, p. 10.
"If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop remained in my country, I never would lay down my arms—never, never, never."—Pitt's Speech.
"Madam, yourself are not exempt in this,—
Nor your son Dorset;—Buckingham, nor you."—SHAK.
UNDER RULE III.—OF FAULTY DASHES.
"'You shall go home directly, Le Fevre,' said my uncle Toby, 'to my house; and we'll send for a doctor to see what's the matter; and we'll have an apothecary; and the corporal shall be your nurse: and I'll be your servant, Le Fevre.'"—Sterne cor.