PAGE PREFACE 3 Letter A 7 Letter B 27 Letter C 46 Letter D 99 Letter E 112 Letter F 119 Letter G 148 Letter H 168 Letter I 199 Letter J 210 Letter K 213 Letter L 220 Letter M 248 Letter N 295 Letter O 300 Letter P 306 Letter Q 332 Letter R 333 Letter S 344 Letter T 379 Letter U 399 Letter V 400 Letter W 402 Letter Y 433 Letter Z 435 INDEX 437 LIFE AND LITERATURE A 1 _Abilities_--No man's abilities are so remarkably shining, as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity, a patron, and even the praises of a friend, to recommend them to the notice of the world. --_Pliny._ 2 Absence, with all its pains, Is by this charming moment wip'd away. 3 Abuse is the weapon of the vulgar. --_Goodrich._ 4 It is told of Admiral Collingwood that on his travels he carried a bag of acorns, and dropped one wherever there seemed a likely spot for an oak to grow, that England might never lack ships. --_English Newspaper._ 5 _Acquaintances_--It is easy to make acquaintances, but sometimes difficult to shake them off, however irksome and unprofitable they are found, after we have once committed ourselves to them. 6 Acquaintance softens prejudices. 7 Many persons I once thought great, dwindle into very small dimensions, on a short acquaintance. --_Bacon._ 8 Speak out in acts, the time for words Has passed, and deeds alone suffice. --_Shakespeare._ 9 All may do what has by Man been done. --_Young._ 10 An act, by which we make one friend, and one enemy, is a losing game; because revenge is a much stronger principle than gratitude. 11