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Monosyllables.
The Power of Little Words-How Pope Ridiculed them-The "Universal
Prayer"-Example of Dr. Watts-Wesley's Hymns-Writings of Shake-
speare and Millon-"Address to the Daffodils"-Geo. Herbert's Poems-
Testimony of Keble, Young, Landor, and Fletcher-Examples from Bailey's
"Festus"-The Short Words of Scripture-Big and Little Words Com-
pared....
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The Bible.
Who wrote the Scriptures-Why-And When-Accuracy of the Bible-The
Testimony of Modern Discoveries-Scope and Depth of Scripture Teaching—
What Learned Men have written of the Bible-Testimony of Rousseau, Wil
berforce, Bolingbroke, Sir Wm. Jones, Webster, John Quincy Adams, Addi-
son, Byron, &c.-Who Translated the Bible-Wicklif's Version-Tyndale's
Translation-Matthew's Bible-Cranmer's Edition-The Genera Bible—
The Breeches Bible-The Bishop's Bible-Parker's Bible-The Douay Bible—
King James's Bilde-The Number of Books, Chapters, Verses, Words, and
Letters in the Old and New Testaments-The Bible Dissected-An Extra-
ordinary Calculation— Distinctions between the Gospels-The Lost Books-
What the word “Selah" means-The Poetry of the Bible-Shakespeare's
Knowledge of Scripture-The "True Gentleman" of the Bible-Misquota
tions from Scripture—A Scriptural “Bull”—Wit and Humor in the Bible-
Sortes Sacra-Casting Lots with the Bible....
The Name of God.
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How God is known—His Name in all the tongues of Earth-Ancient Saxon
Ideas of Deity—“ Elohim” and “Jehovah”—The "Lord" of the Ancient
Jews—“ God in Shakespeare" —The Fatherhood of God-The Parsee, Jew,
and Christian..
J. 3. S.
127
The Name of Jesus-What does I. H. S. Mean?-De Nomine Jesn-What St.
Bernardine did The Flower of Jesse"-Story of the Infant Jesus-Ancient
Legends of Christ-Persian Story; The Dead Dog-Description of Christ's
Person-The Death Warrant of Christ-The Sign of the Cross in Ancient
America
130
The Ford's Prayer.
Thy and Us-The "Spirit" of the Lord's Prayer-Gothic Version of the
Fourth Century-Metrical Versions-Set to Music-The Prayer Illustrated—
Acrostical Paraphrase-What the Bible Commentators Said-The Prayer
Echoed-A Singular Acrostic.......
Ecclesiasticæ.
136
Anecdotes of Clergy-Excessive Civility-A Very Polite Preacher-Dean Swift's
short Sermon-"Down with the Dust”—An Abbreviated Sermon-Dr.
Dodd's Sermon on Malt-Bombastic Style of Bascom-The Preachers of
Cromwell's time-When a man ought to Cough!-Origin of Texts-How
the Ancient Prophets Preached-Clerical Blunders-Proving an Alibi-
Whitefield and the Sailors-Protestant Excommunication-The Tender
Mercies of John Knox.... 143
Puritan Peculiarities.
The Puritan Maiden “ Tribby”—A Jury-List of 1658-An Extraordinary List
of Names-Singular Similes-Early Punishments in Massachusetts— Vir-
ginia Penallies in the Olden Time-Primitive Fines for Curious Crimes-
Staying away from Church-The "Blue Laws" of Connecticut-Ilard
Punishments for Little Faults......
Paronomasia.
150
The Art of Pun-making-What is Wit?-Puns Among the Hebrews-A Pun-
gent Chapter-Punning Examples-The Short Road to Wealth-A
Man
of Greece"-Witty Impromptus of Sydney Smith-Startling toast of Harry
Erskine Top and Bottom"-The Imp of Darkness and the Imp o' Light-
A Printer's Epitaph-The "whacks" and the "stick"-"Wo-man and.
"Whim-men"-Faithless Sally Brown-Whiskers versus Razors-Pleasure
and Payne-Plaint of the old Pauper-To my Nose-Bad "accountants"
but excellent “book-keepers"-The Vegetable Girl-On an Old Horse-
Grand Scheme of Education-" The Perilous Practice of Punning”—“Tu
Portu Salus"-On a Youth who was killed by Fruit-The Appeal of
Widow-Hood-Swift's Latin Puns-Puns in Macbeth-Classical Puns and
Mottoes-Mottoes of the English Peerage-Jeux-de-Mots-How Schott Will-
ing-A Catalectic Monody-Bees of the Bible-Franklin's “Re's”—Funny
"Miss-Nomers"— Crooked Coincidences-A Court Fool's Pun......... 155
English Words and forms of Expression.
Dictionary English-Number of words in the English Language-Language of
of the Bible-Sources of the Language-Helping a Foreigner-Difficulties of
the Language-Disraelian English-Why use " Ye"?-Its, His, and Her-
How often "That" may be used-How many sounds are given to “ough”—
A Literary Squabble-Concerning certain Words-Excise, Pontiff, Rough-
Dr. Johnson in Trouble-Americanisms-"No Love Lost"-The Forlorn
Hope-Quiz-Tennyson's English-Eccentric Etymologies-Words which
have changed their Meaning-Strange Derivations-Influence of Names-
Big Words and Long Names....
Tall Writing.
182
The Domicile erected by John-New Version of an Old Story-Curiosities of
Advertising-Mr. Connors and his big Words-Curiosities of the Post
Office-Singular Play Bill-Andrew Borde, his Book-The Mad Poet-
Foote's Funny Farrago-Burlesque of Dr. Johnson-Newspaper Eulogy-
"Clear as Mud"—An Indignant Letter-A Chemical Valentine-The
Surgeon to his Lady-love-The Lawyers Ode to Spring-Proverbs for Pre-
cocious Pupils
Metric Prose.
212
Unconscious Poetizing-Cowper's Rhyming Letter to Newton-Poetic Prose in
Irving's Knickerbocker-Example from Disraeli's “ Alray”—Unintentional
Rhythm in Charles Dickens' works-Old Curiosity Shop and Nicholas
Nickleby-American Notes- Versification in Scripture-Rhymes from Cele-
brated Prosers-Curious Instance of Abraham Lincoln-Opinion of Dr.
Johnson-Examples from Kemble and Siddons....
The Humors of Versification.
223
The Story of the Lovers-Mingled Moods and Tenses-The Stammering Wife—
A Song with Variations-While She Rocks the Cradle"-A Serio-Comic
Elegy-Reminiscence of Troy-Concerning Vegetarianism-W. C. Bryant
as a Humorist—Address “To a Mosquito"-The "Poet" of the“ Atlantic"
-Bryant's Travesty-A Rare Pipe-The Human Ear-A Lesson in Acous-
tics-Amusing Burlesque of Tennyson-Sir Tray; an Arthurian Idyl—
All About the Ologies"-The Variation Humbug-Buggins and the Busy
Bee-Comical Singing in Church—The Curse of O'Kelly................
230
Hiberniana.
Irish Bulls and Blunders-Miss Edgeworth on the "Bull"-Comical Letter of
an Irish "M. P."-Bulls in Mississippi-American Bulls-The New Jail-
A Frenchman's Blunder-The "Puir Silly Body" who wrote a Book-The
"bulls" of Classical Writers-Bulls from every Quarter and of all kinds.
Blunders.
252
Slips of the Press-The Bishop Accused of Swearing-The Damp Old Church-
From a French Newspaper-The Pig-killing Machine and the Doctor-
Slips of the Telegraph-Simmons and the Cranberries-Finishing his
Education-The Poets in a Quandary-Blunders of Translators-Rather
Gigantic Grasshoppers—“ Love's last Shift"-Amusing Blunder of Voltaire
-"A Fortune Cutting Meat"-A New "Translation of Hamlet-The
Frenchman and the Welsh Rabbit...
259
Misquotations.
Curious Misquotations of Well-known Authors-Example of Collins-Sir Walter
Scott in Error-Blunder of Sir Archibald Alison-Cruikshank as the Real
"Simon Pure "—Judge Best's" Great Mind"-Byron's Little Mistake.
266
Fabrications.
The Description of Christ's Person a Fabrication-" Detector's" Charge against
Scott-The "Ministering Angel" not a Fabrication-The Moon IIoax-A
Literary "Sell"-Carlyle's Worshippers Outwitted-Mrs. Ilemans' Forg-
<ries-Sheridan's "Greek"-Spurious Ballads-The Simple Ballad Trick
-A Hoax upon Scott-Psalmanazar's Celebrated Fabrications-Benjamin
Franklin's Parable-The Forgeries of Ireland-Imitations of Shakespeare.
Interrupted Sentences.
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269
The Judge and the Criminal-" Free from Guile"-Poor Mary “ Confined" –
Erskine's "Subscription"—A Satisfactory Note-" Little Hel"- Going to
War-The Poet Assisted; the Sun and the Fishes-Giring him the "lie"-
De Quincey and the Fiend-Wit in the House of Commons
277
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Echo Verse.
Ancient Echo Verses-Address to Queen Elizabeth-London before the Restora
tion-Echo Song by Addison-A Dutch Pasquinade-The Gospel Echo-
Echo and the Lover-Dean Swift's verses on Women-Buonaparte and the
Echo-Fatal Verses-Why Palm, the Publisher, was shot-Remarkable
Echoes-A Fatal Confession-Extraordinary facts in Acoustics-Hearing
Afar Off...
Puzzles.
281
Puzzles defended: their use and value-Exercise for the Mind-Ancient Per-
plexities-"The Liar"_" Puzzled to Death"-A French rebus-Napoleon
Buonaparte's Cypher-A Queer-looking Proclamation—A curious Puzzle for
the Lawyers-Sir Isaac Newton's Riddle-Cowper's Riddle-Canning's
Riddle-A Prize Enigma— Quincy's Comparison-Perplexing Intermarriages
-Prophetic Distich-The Number of the Beast"-Galileo's Logograph-
Persian Riddles-The Chinese Tea Song-Death and Life-The Rebus-
What is it?-The Book of Riddles-Bishop Wilberforce's Riddle-Curiosi-
ties of Cipher-Secret Writing-Remarkable Cryptographs..
The Reason Why.
290
Why Germans Eat Sauer-Kraut-Why Pennsylvania was Settled-Whence the
Huguenots derived their name-How Monarchs Die-Origin of the name of
Boston-Concerning Weathercocks-Cutting off with a Shilling-Why Car-
dinals hats are red-The Roast Beef of England-A Sensible Quack-Who
was the first Gentleman-Solution of a Juggler's Mystery......
Weather-Wisdom.
310
Sheridan's Rhyming Calendar-Sir Humphrey Davy's Weather Omens-
Jenner's "Signs of the Weather"-" The Shepherd's Calendar"-Predic-
tions from Birds, Beasts, and Insects-Circles round the Sun and Moon-
Quaint Old-time Prophecies-The Evil Days of every Month.....
O. S. and N. S.
317
The Julian and the Gregorian Calendars-How Cæsar arranged the Calendar-
The Julian Year-Going faster than the Sun-Pope Gregory's Efforts—
Origin of the New Style-" Poor Job's Almanac"-The Loss of Eleven
Days-How the matter was Explained.......
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