Of a PREPOSITION.
A Preposition is a Part of Speech, that serves to express the particular Relation and Circumstance of some other Part of Speech, and is either used in Apposition, as in Heaven; or in Composition, as Invisible.
Prepositions used in Apposition.
| Above | between | of |
| about | betwixt | on |
| after | beyond | over |
| against | by | through |
| among | for | throughout |
| amongst | from | towards |
| at | in | under |
| before | into | unto |
| behind | near | upon |
| beneath | near to | with |
| below | nigh | within |
| beside | nigh to | without. |
Prepositions used in Composition.
| A-base | ap-point |
| ab-use | as-certain |
| abs-tract | at-taint |
| ac-commodate | be-friend |
| ad-apt | circum-ambient |
| af-fix | co-adjutor |
| after-noon | com-pound |
| amphi-theatre | com-plot |
| ante-date | con-strain |
| anti-christ | contra-diction |
| an-archy | counter-balance. |
| de-camp | op-pression |
| Dis-appoint | over-reach |
| dif-fusive | out-landish |
| di-minish | per-form |
| e-mission | post-master |
| em-brace | pre-eminence |
| en-close | preter-natural |
| es-say | pro-long |
| ex-terminate | re-gain |
| extra-ordinary | retro-grade |
| for-bear | sub-join |
| fore-see | super-fine |
| im-perfect | trans-migration |
| in-glorious | un-worthy |
| inter-view | under-written |
| intro-duction | up-right |
| ob-noxious | with-draw |
| off-spring | &c., &c., &c. |
Of an INTERJECTION.
An Interjection is a Part of Speech, that serves to express some sudden Motion or Passion of the Mind, transported with the Sensation of Pleasure or Pain.
Of Pleasure; as, O brave! O Heavens! O Joy!