186 Mr. Harvey's Obfervations 
In fuch words as fong, throng ; and the termina- 
tions of participles in ing ; the ng, as before noticed, 
has a half fuppreffed or nafal found ; as in the words 
arigering, angling ; wherein the found of the firft and 
fecond fyllables are fenfibly different.* 
| H, 
Hi Is another hackney (of our Alphabet efpecially) 
being applied, like the G, to many jarring offices : 
But in no one inftance is any of the four following 
geminations of letters neceffary, though conftantly 
ufed in a multitude of words. All the founds which 
are characterized by ch; th, asin than; gh; sh; and 
th, as in thane, being really five fimply and indivi- 
dually; as every one may eafily be convinced of, by 
flowly founding each; when the fame pofition of the 
organs of language will be fenfible, both at the begin- 
ning 
K. The French found of CH is alfo retained in feveral 
words; as chagrin, champignon, &c. Dr. Johnfon fays, 
** It is not to be doubted, but that in the original pronun- 
ciation gh had the force of a confonant, deeply guttural, 
which is {till continued in fome parts of Scotland.” 
* The ending of fome German fyllables is precifely the 
fame; “as in thefe words: jungling, hoffnung, &c, It is 
plain, therefore, that Mr, Sheridan did not advert to this 
circumftance, when he was induced to fay: that “ per- 
‘“* haps this found is peculiar to the Englith language. 
+ Whatever ® was formerly, Ph only retains, at this 
time, the mere found of F, and no ambiguity attends the 
prefent ufe of it, 
