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ICAL education."-A glance at the article on "Instances of False Syntax, Errors, &c., &c., (see page 73,) occurring in the writings of authors of eminence," [men educated at the Public Schools and Universities,] will at once prove the fallacy of this impression.

Our little volume will also be found useful by those who desire to write for the press. To all such, the forms of department articles will prove both interesting and valuable. A careful examination of these forms will enable the student to obtain an intelligent understanding of the various departments in newspaper literature, and also furnish him with materials for deciding for which to qualify himself -editing or reporting.

A GUIDE FOR ALL,

WHO WISH TO

SPEAK AND WRITE CORRECTLY,

&c., &c., &c.

RULES FOR THE USE OF CAPITALS AND
ITALICS.

THE following classes of words should commence with capital letters:

1. The first word of a sentence.

2. The first word of every line in poetry. 3. The first word of a direct quotation.

Examples:-And Nathan said unto David, "Thou art the man."-Remember this ancient maxim: “Know thyself."

An indirect quotation may be introduced without the use of a capital.

Example:-It is recorded of him, who "spake three thousand proverbs," that "his songs were a thousand and five."

4. Words used as names of the Deity.

Examples:-"Our Father, who art in Heaven." "Remember now thy Creator, in the days of thy youth."

"And chiefly thou, O Spirit, that dost prefer. Before all temples, the upright heart and pure."

Milton.

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5 Proper names and honorary titles.

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Examples:- The City of London."-"The Honorable Henry Erskine :"-" Sir Matthew Hale." 6. Common nouns personified.

Examples :-"If Pain comes into a heart, he is quickly followed by Pleasure; and if Pleasure enters, you may be sure that Pain is not far off.” -Addison.

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And Discipline at length,

O'erlooked and unemployed, fell sick and died;
Then Study languished, Emulation slept,
And Virtue fled."-Cowper.

7. Every important word in a phrase used as a title.

Examples:-"Hume's History of England:"— "Virtue the only true Source of Nobility:"-"The Board of Trade."- "The French Revolution." The pronoun I and the interjection O should also be written in capitals.

Examples 'Must I endure all this ?""Come forth, O ye children of gladness, come!" Most adjectives, derived from proper names, should commence with capitals.

Examples :-"A Grecian education was considered necessary to form the Roman orator, poet, or artist." "The Copernican system is that which is held to be the true system of the world.” A personal pronoun referring to the Deity, is often commenced with a capital.

Examples: "All that we possess is God's, and we are under obligation to use it all as He wills."

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