Tell me where is —— bred;
Or in the heart or in the head?
Elizabeth united the occasional —— of her sex with that sense and sound policy in which neither man nor woman ever excelled her.
That fellow seems to me to possess but one ——, and that is a wrong one.
If she were to take a —— to anybody in the house, she would soon settle, but not till then.
FAREWELL ([page 168]).
QUESTIONS.
1. To what language do farewell and good-by belong etymologically? How do they differ? 2. From what language have adieu and congé been adopted into English? 3. What is the special significance of congé? 4. What are valediction and valedictory?
EXAMPLES.
—— my paper's out so nearly
I've only room for yours sincerely.