ed,
floating on the current of time." Resolution: "Man is a reed,
floating on the current of time; _but (be-out_ this fact) he is not
a stable being."

_And--aned, an'd, and_, is the past part. of _ananad_, to add, join.
_A, an, ane_, or _one_, from the same verb, points out whatever is
_aned, oned_, or made _one. And_ also refers to the thing that is
_joined_ to, _added_ to, or _made one_ with, some other person or
thing mentioned. "Julius _and_ Harriet will make a happy pair."
Resolution: "Julius, Harriet _joined, united_, or _aned_, will make
a happy pair;" i.e. Harriet _made one_ with Julius; will make a
happy pair.

_For_ means _cause_.

_Because_--_be-cause_, is a compound of the verb _be_, and the noun
_cause_. It retains the meaning of both; as, "I believe the maxim,
_for_ I know it to be true;"--"I believe the maxim, _be-cause_ I
know it to be true;" i.e. the _cause_ of my belief, _be_, or _is_, I
know it to be true.

_Nor_ is a contraction of _ne or. Ne_ is a contraction of _not_, and
_or_, of _other. Nor_ is, _not other_-wise: _not_ in the _other_ way
or manner.

_Else_ is the imperative of _alesan, unless_, of _onlesan_, and
_lest_, the past part. of _lesan_, all signifying to dismiss,
release, loosen, set free. "He will be punished, _unless_ he
repent;"--"_Unless, release, give up_, (the fact) he repents he will
be punished." _Though_ is the imperative of the Saxon verb
_thafigan_, to allow, and _yet_ of _getan_, to get. _Yet_ is simply,
_get_; ancient _g_ is the modern _y_. "_Though_ he slay me, _yet_
will I trust in him:--_Grant_ or _allow_ (the fact) he slay me,
_get_, or _retain_ (the opposite fact) I will trust in
him."

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QUESTIONS ON THE PHILOSOPHICAL NOTES.

From what parts of speech are prepositions and conjunctions
derived?--What is Horne Tooke's opinion of that?--From what is each of
the following words derived, _that, if, but, and, because, nor, else,
unless, lest, though_, and _yet?_

LECTURE X.

OF INTERJECTIONS.--CASES OF NOUNS.

INTERJECTIONS are words which express the sudden emotions of the
speaker; as, "_Alas!_ I fear for life;" "_O_ death! where is thy sting?"

Interjections are not so much the signs of thought, as of feeling.
Almost any word may be used as an interjection; but when so employed, it
is not t