r
Marcella.--FIELDING.

Some officers had died _for_ want of a morsel of
bread.--MACAULAY.

[Sidenote: "_Die_ by." (_material cause, instrument_).]

If I meet with any of 'em, they shall die _by_ this hand.
--THACKERAY.

He must purge himself to the satisfaction of a vigilant tribunal
or die _by_ fire.--MACAULAY.

He died _by_ suicide before he completed his eighteenth
year.--SHAW.

464. Illustrations of "expect _of_," "expect _from:_"--

[Sidenote: "_Expect_ of."]

What do I expect _of_ Dublin?--_Punch._

That is more than I expected _of_ you.--SCOTT.

_Of_ Doctor P. nothing better was to be expected.--POE.

Not knowing what might be expected _of_ men in general.--G.
ELIOT.

[Sidenote: "_Expect_ from."]

She will expect more attention _from_ you, as my
friend.--WALPOLE.

There was a certain grace and decorum hardly to be expected
_from_ a man.--MACAULAY.

I have long expected something remarkable _from_ you.--G. ELIOT.

465. "Part _with_" is used with both persons and things, but "part
_from_" is less often found in speaking of things.

Illustrations of "part _with_," "part _from_:"--

[Sidenote: "_Part_ with."]

He was fond of everybody that he was used to, and hated to part
_with_ them.--AUSTEN.

Cleveland was sorry to part _with_ him.--BULWER.

I can part _with_ my children for their good.--DICKENS.

I part _with_ all that grew so near my heart.--WALLER.

[Sidenote: "_Part_ from."]

To part _from_ you would be misery.--MARRYAT.

I have just seen her, just parted _from_ her.--BULWER.

Burke parted _from_ him with deep emotion.--MACAULAY.

His precious bag, which he would by no means part _from_.--G.
ELIOT.

[Sidenote: _Kind_ in _you_, _kind_ of _you_.]

466. With words implying behavior or disposition, either _of_ or
_in_ is used indifferently, as shown in the following quotations:--

[Sidenote: Of.]

It was a little bad _of_ you.--TROLLOPE.

How cruel _of_ me!--COLLINS.

He did not think it handsome _of_ you.--BULWER.

But this is idle _of_ you.--TENNYSON.

[Sidenote: In.]

Very natural _in_ Mr. Hampden.--CARLYLE.

It will be anything but shrewd _in_ you.--DICKENS.

That is very unreasonable _in_ a person so young.--BEACONSFIELD.

I am wasting your whole morning--too bad _