e swept down by the
flooded stream.

(c) But where the different words are intended to be combined quickly,
so as to present to the mind only one picture, they would be spoken
without any pause, and in writing must not be separated by any point.

Whirling and boiling and roaring like thunder, the stream
came down upon them.

(d) Two of the words of the series may be more closely connected with
one another than with the other words of the series, and are,
therefore, not to be separated by any point.

In the following sentence, "all" qualifies both "tracts" and
"pamphlets," and thus joins them closely.

My unbound books, and all my tracts and pamphlets, are to be
tied up with pink tape.

(e) When "and" occurs only between the two last words of the series,
the comma is usually inserted before it.

Trumpets, drums, and kettle-drums, contended in noise with
the shouts of a numerous rabble.

Many writers omit this comma. But it seems useful in order to make the
previous rule (_d_) effective.

2. When "and" joins two phrases, a comma generally precedes it.

The ceremony was performed in the accustomed manner, and
with due solemnity.

If, as in the following sentence, a preposition is common to two
phrases, and is not repeated in the second, no comma is used.

With proper care and good instruments, the work may be
successfully carried out.

3. When "and" joins two clauses, the preceding point may be the
comma, the semicolon, or even the full stop. Which point is right in
any particular case, will depend upon considerations set out in other
rules.

The following example illustrates different cases:

Within that charmed rock, so Torridge boatmen tell, sleeps
now the old Norse Viking in his leaden coffin, with all his
fairy treasure and his crown of gold; and, as the boy looks
at the spot, he fancies, and almost hopes, that the day may
come when he shall have to do his duty against the invader
as boldly as the men of Devon did then. And past him, far
below, upon the soft south-eastern breeze, the stately ships
go sliding out to sea.

_OR._--The rules for the conjunction "and" apply with little change to
the conjunction "or"; but there are one or two special points to note.

(a) When "or" is preceded at no great distance by "either" or
"whether," the two words should be separated by no point.

They must eithe