Who think too little and who talk too much.”—Dryden.
Rule III. Persons and Places.—Names of persons, countries, cities, islands, rivers, mountains, &c., should commence with capitals.
EXAMPLES.
“The finest thief of old history is the pirate who made that famous answer to Alexander, in which he said that the conqueror was only the mightier thief of the two.”—Leigh Hunt.
America, France, London, New York, West Indies, Hudson, Rhine, Rocky Mountains, Mount Vernon, Pacific.
REMARKS.
1. When North, South, East, &c., refer to political or geographical divisions, they should commence with capitals; as, “But sectional bitterness has in a great measure passed away; the fatal cause of discord between North and South has been removed.”
When these words refer merely to the points of the compass, they should be written with small letters.
2. Words derived from the names of persons should commence with capitals; as, Socratic, Platonic, Elizabethan.