Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

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From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

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From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading [In the "Tom Thumb" article, Latin "-que" was abbreviated with a notation similar to "-q;".

(of clothing) very short

From this reading [In the "Tom Thumb" article, Latin "-que" was abbreviated with a notation similar to "-q;".

an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The original texts printed all names in Italic type; italicized passages put names in Roman type.

an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

From this reading To avoid ambiguity, these have been marked with *asterisks*.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

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From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

make known; make an announcement

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading [In the "Tom Thumb" article, Latin "-que" was abbreviated with a notation similar to "-q;".

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It has been "unpacked" for this e-text as [que] in brackets.

a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

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relating to or characteristic of the times of the Roman Emperor Augustus

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

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From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

From this reading To avoid ambiguity, these have been marked with *asterisks*.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It has been "unpacked" for this e-text as [que] in brackets.

gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

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From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

plural of “bracket” — a category falling within certain defined limits

From this reading It has been "unpacked" for this e-text as [que] in brackets.

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From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

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From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

inflected form of “can” — preserve in a can or tin

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

plural of “citation” — an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

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From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

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From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

accompanying

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

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From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

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From this reading It has been "unpacked" for this e-text as [que] in brackets.

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

plural of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

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From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

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From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It has been "unpacked" for this e-text as [que] in brackets.

plural of “founder” — inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born in 1912)

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It has been "unpacked" for this e-text as [que] in brackets.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading To avoid ambiguity, these have been marked with *asterisks*.

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading [In the "Tom Thumb" article, Latin "-que" was abbreviated with a notation similar to "-q;".

the act of beginning something new

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It has been "unpacked" for this e-text as [que] in brackets.

a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading The original texts printed all names in Italic type; italicized passages put names in Roman type.

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From this reading The original texts printed all names in Italic type; italicized passages put names in Roman type.

plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a son who has the same first name as his father

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

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From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language

From this reading [In the "Tom Thumb" article, Latin "-que" was abbreviated with a notation similar to "-q;".

Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a room where books are kept

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

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From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading To avoid ambiguity, these have been marked with *asterisks*.

a recognition of meritorious service

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a midwestern state

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading The original texts printed all names in Italic type; italicized passages put names in Roman type.

plural of “nile” — the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a technical system of symbols used to represent special things

From this reading [In the "Tom Thumb" article, Latin "-que" was abbreviated with a notation similar to "-q;".

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading The original texts printed all names in Italic type; italicized passages put names in Roman type.

plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading The original texts printed all names in Italic type; italicized passages put names in Roman type.

United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a university town in central New Jersey

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading The original texts printed all names in Italic type; italicized passages put names in Roman type.

a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The original texts printed all names in Italic type; italicized passages put names in Roman type.

the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet

From this reading [In the "Tom Thumb" article, Latin "-que" was abbreviated with a notation similar to "-q;".

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [In the "Tom Thumb" article, Latin "-que" was abbreviated with a notation similar to "-q;".

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a polite refusal of an invitation

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

From this reading The original texts printed all names in Italic type; italicized passages put names in Roman type.

(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a person who is head of an administrative department of government

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

chosen in preference to another

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

marked by correspondence or resemblance

From this reading [In the "Tom Thumb" article, Latin "-que" was abbreviated with a notation similar to "-q;".

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

plural of “text” — the words of something written

From this reading The original texts printed all names in Italic type; italicized passages put names in Roman type.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading [In the "Tom Thumb" article, Latin "-que" was abbreviated with a notation similar to "-q;".

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading To avoid ambiguity, these have been marked with *asterisks*.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It has been "unpacked" for this e-text as [que] in brackets.

the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

From this reading [In the "Tom Thumb" article, Latin "-que" was abbreviated with a notation similar to "-q;".

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading [In the "Tom Thumb" article, Latin "-que" was abbreviated with a notation similar to "-q;".

male cat

From this reading [In the "Tom Thumb" article, Latin "-que" was abbreviated with a notation similar to "-q;".

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading The original texts printed all names in Italic type; italicized passages put names in Roman type.

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

past form of “unpack” — remove from its packing

From this reading It has been "unpacked" for this e-text as [que] in brackets.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

literature in metrical form

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading [In the "Tom Thumb" article, Latin "-que" was abbreviated with a notation similar to "-q;".

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All verse citations were printed in italics.] William Wagstaffe, _A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb_, 1711 George Canning, _The Knave of Hearts_, 1787 Selected, with an Introduction, by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Publication Number 63 Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California GENERAL EDITORS RICHARD C. BOYS, University of Michigan RALPH COHEN, University of California, Los Angeles VINTON A. DEARING, University of California, Los Angeles LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL, Clark Memorial Library ASSISTANT EDITOR W. EARL BRITTON, University of Michigan ADVISORY EDITORS EMMETT L. AVERY, State College of Washington BENJAMIN BOYCE, Duke University LOUIS BREDVOLD, University of Michigan JOHN BUTT, King's College, University of Durham JAMES L. CLIFFORD, Columbia University ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, University of Chicago LOUIS A. LANDA, Princeton University SAMUEL H. MONK, University of Minnesota ERNEST C. MOSSNER, University of Texas JAMES SUTHERLAND, University College, London H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., University of California, Los Angeles CORRESPONDING SECRETARY EDNA C. DAVIS, Clark Memorial Library The Augustan Reprint Society regrets to announce the death of one of its founders and editors, Edward Niles Hooker.

in the company of; together with

From this reading [In the "Tom Thumb" article, Latin "-que" was abbreviated with a notation similar to "-q;".