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12 s. ix. NOV. 5, 1921.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 367 open our mouths in the cold air wide enough INDEX OF WORDS (continued). to grace a southern tongue ; but are observ'd by all other nations to speak exceeding close and inward. So that to Caughnawaga centenary characters PAGE . . 305 . . 244 303 exquisite . . extreme exploit . . PAGE 265 n. . . 264 . . 264 smatter Latin with an English mouth is chateau . . .. 242 as ill a hearing as law-French."* Chicago . . . . 305 Fanatic . . 284, 285 More in Milton's '* Tetrachordon " vein Christian churchyard . . 366 . . 350 finite forefathers 243 .. 325 n., 326 when circumstance .. 367 foresight .. 326 rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek claymore . . 325 forest . . 242 That would have made Quintilian stare and gasp. clematis . . 264 forlorn . . 285, 303 came his English follower, Byron (when English pronouncing had gone on m bad climacteric commendable comment .. 243 . . 303 . . 243 Gallant . . gazette . .. 286 285 ways, two centuries more), with his Miltonic committee .. 265 grandmother .! 326 love of Italian : compensate 242, 263 I love the language, that soft bastard Latin, Which melts like kisses from a female mouth, And sounds as if it should be writ on satin, complete compliment compulsory comrade . . . . 285 366 n. .. 349 94-9 Hereditary highway. . honour . . .. 265 . . 350 .. 242 With syllables which breathe of the sweet South, And gentle liquids gliding all so pat in, concentrate . -I _ .. 284 243 Illustrate 348 That not a single accent seems uncouth, Like our harsh northern whistling, grunting condolence confessor confiscate 263, 283 303 image . . 242 n. imitate, imitator 349 guttural, 900 impotent .. 350 Which we're obliged to hiss, and spit, and sputter all. conjure conservator consistory . . .Zoo .. 349 .. 243 impure . . indisputable .. 325 .. 263 It has been calculated that, under like conditions, French can be heard a third c ons ummate contemplate .. 348 . . 243 industry . . inexplicable infamous . . 283 265 n. 265 farther off than English ; Italian probably contents . . 264 265 infinite . . 243 n. nearly twice as far. One has only to hear English occasion, and French occasion, contribution conventicle . . 349 .. 285 inquiries insurance .. 349 .. 349 o/} ej ~ and then occasions ; and circumstance what barbarity of pronunciation, what conversant converse .. 244 303, 304 intervals intrigue . . irrefutable zoo n. .. 263 265 n. obscuring of vowels, what foolish hurry ! costume crossbow !! 350' and cir Constance, and circostanza. cruel .. 242 Jeopardy 326 n. Every word that yields to this sort of crystalline 2*3 n. July .. 285 " time -is -money " first -syllable stressing, in English, maiks the instinct or the spirit cuckoo . . curlew . . 284 .. 349 Kathleen 243 n. of the speakers, and drives us back, from Milton's Italianizing, from love of beauty Deathbed d c c 3j d c nt . . 326 243 Laboratory lamentable .. 244 .. 265 in lingering sound, and even from ability defile !. 349 lavender .. 264 to use, if not to care for, larger and nobler demonstrate .. 349 lilies 24 3 n. utterance. depot .. 242 love-songs 243 n. despicable .. 265 lunatic . . 285 details 264 ^ dictate . . . . 303 Mantel .. 366 n. INDEX OF WORDS. disrep.ute 349 Mayo .. 265 PAGE PAGE dissipate .. 349 mayoralty 265 n. Acceptable . . 244 assets . . . . 265 access . . 303, 304 Assinoboia . . 305 address . . . . 284 Augusta . . 284 admiralty 265 n. Augustine 284, 303 advertise . 263 divine doctrinal dolorous . . Dundrum 242 n. .. 264 .. 286 .. 284 midnight 325, 326 midsummer 243 n., 325 mineral . . 366 n. miscellany . . 244 mountaanyus . . 265 advertisement . 263 Balcony . . 349 Effort . . 285, 326 ally, allies . 241 Barabbas . . 3') 3 enervate .. 348 Nassau . . 265 alternate . 348 Belfast .. .. 234 England . . 349 n. Niagara . . 305 ancestors . 283 Berlin . . . . 284 esquire . . .. 284 anchovy.. . 284 bluebells.. .. 32H essays .. 327 Obduracy .. 348 arbutus . . . 265 bouquet . . 265 excellency .. 265 obdurate .. 348 aristocrat . 284 buffet . . . . 242 excellent .. 266 objurgate . . 348 Armagh . 284 exchequer . 350 obligatory 265 n. artisan .. . 265 Captive .. .. 242 exculpate . 348 oblivion .. 366 aspect . . . 303 casualty 265 n. .. exile . 303 obscure . . .. 303 exorcize . . . 244 occasion .. 367

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express . 264 ocean 366 n.