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THE STANDARD DICTIONARY < >1' 1 ACTS 



Nightingale." CoUm's "<KU> to Pfcaaians," Dry- 

 den's "1>1. - (rr.luis Day." 



Tennyson's " Ode to ^ 



I l'^y i a rvtl.Tti\r INK-HI on some mournful 

 subject, or, as in modern elegies, a euloi:\ 

 the dead. Milton's "I/mdas" belongs to this 

 class, also <lr:i\ - 1.1- _;v written in a Country 

 Churchyard. Shrlley'.- "Adooaia," a tribute to 

 Keats and Tenn In Mrmoriam." a trib- 



ute to his frii-iul Arthur Hallam. 



A Sonnet is a complete poem of fourteen 

 lines. The personal I-I.-:M-:H is strong, and the 

 themes are tenderness of emotion, and beauty 

 of thought and expression. The sonnet is the 

 poetic poem. Shakesjx're, SjH'nser. Milton, 

 Wordsworth. Tennyson. Hro\vninr. and all our 

 great poets have deli.irhteil in this form of vene. 



1 ' What is a Sonnet?" by Richard Watson 

 (iildor to uiulrrstaml its charm. 



Didactic Poetry is the least poetic of all 

 poetic forms. It aims to teach, while the higher 

 aim of poetry is to reveal life and beauty and 

 joy. Pope's " Essay on Man," Cowper's " Task," 

 Dryden's "Absalom" and " Achitophel" are 

 examples of poems which are so didactic that 

 they are little read. Lyric poems like Shelley's 

 "Cloud," Wordsworth's "Daffodils," Longfel- 

 low's "Rain in Summer," Burns's "To a Wee 

 Mousie's Nest," Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar," 

 Newman's "Lead Kindly Light," will always 

 remain popular, because they appeal to the 

 emotions and the imagination, rather than to 

 critical thought. The aim of poetry is to arouse 

 the emotions and to nive pleasure. 



ABBREVIATIONS, CONTRACTIONS, AND DEGREES 



A., a. Adjective. 

 A. Alto. 



.. Answer. 

 a., (a, (Lit. ad). To 

 d. dd. The like quantity of each. 

 A. A.G. Assistant Ailjutalit-Ueneral. 

 .4. .4. .4. S. American Association 



for the Advancement of Sci- 



ence. 

 A. A. S. S. (Lat, Academic Antiqua- 



rina Sodetatit Sociut), Member 



of the American Antiquarian So- 



ciety. 

 A. B. (Lat. artium baccalaureus), 



Bachelor of Arts. 

 Abbr., Abbrev. Abbreviated. Abbre- 



viation. 



Abl.. ablat. Ablative. 

 Abp. Archbishop. 

 A. B. S. American Bible Society. 

 A. C. (Lat. ante Christum). Before 



Christ; Analytical Chemist. 

 A cad. Academy. 

 A. C. A. American Congregational 



Association. 



Acf., Accut. Accusative. 

 Ace., Acct. Account. 

 A. D. (Lat. anno Domini), In the 



year of our Lord. 

 A. D. C. Aide-de-camp. 

 Ad., ad*. Advertisement. 

 Adj. Adjective 

 Adit. Adjutant 

 Adit. Gen. Adjutant General. 

 Ad IA.. Ad libit. (Lat. ad libitum), 



.1. ^f. (Lnt. anno mundi), In the 

 y-ar of the world. 



.-1. M. (Lat. ante meridiem). Before 

 noon. 



.-1. M. (Lat. artium magister), Mas- 

 ter of Arts. 



Am., Amer. America. American. 



Am. Am. Sci. American Association 

 for the Advancement of Science. 



Amer. Phil. Soc. American Philo- 

 sophical Society. 



Amt. Amount. 



A. N. Anglo-Norman. 



an. (Lat. anno). In the year. 



Anal. Analysis. 



.,4 not. Anatomy, Anatomical. 



Anc. Ancient. 



Anon. Anonymous. 



Ana. Answer. 



A. N. S. S. Associate of the Normal 

 School of Science. 



Ant., Antiq. Antiquities, Antiquarian. 



Anthrop. Anthropology, Anthro- 



Adm. Admiral. 



Admr. Administrator. 



Admx. Administratrix. 



Adv. Adv.-rh. 



., &t. (Lat. cftatit). Of Age. Aged. 



A. F. A. Associate of the Faculty 



of Actuaries. 



A.G.. Agt.-Gen. Adjutant-General. 

 Ag. (Lat. argentum), Silver. 

 Agl. Dept. Agricultural Depart- 



ment. 

 Apr., Agric. Agriculture, Agricul- 



tural. 



Agt. Agent. 



A. H. (Lat. anno Hegirce), In the 

 , year of the Hegira, or flight of 



A. II. .S. (Lat. anno humance tain- 



tit), In the year of human salva- 



tion. 

 A. I. A. Associate of the Institute 



of Actuaries. 

 A. L.of //. American Legion of 



Honor. 



Al.. Ala. Alabama. 

 Ala. Ter. Alaska Territory. 

 Aid. Alderman. 

 Alex. Alexander. 

 All. Alfred. 

 Alg. Algebra. 



A. O. U. American Ornithologists' 

 Union. 



A. O. U. W. Ancient Order of United 

 Workmen. 



A p.. App. Apostle, Apostles. 



A. P. A. American Protestant As- 

 sociation; American Protective 

 Association. 



Apoc. Apocalypse, Apocrypha. 



Apog. Apogee. 



App. Appendix. 



approx. Approximate, -ly. 



Apr. April. 



.4. P. S. Associate of the Pharma- 

 ceutical Society. 



Aq. (Lat. aqua). Water. 



A. O. M. Assistant Quartermaster. 



A. Q. M. G. Assistant Quartermas- 

 ter-General. 



.4. R. (Lat. anno regni). In the year 

 of the reign. 



Ar. Arab. Arabic, Arabian. 



Ar., Arr. Arrive, Arrives, Arrived, 

 Arrival. 



A. R. A. Associate of the Royal 

 Academy. 



Arab. Arabic, Arabian. 



A ram. Aramaic. 



Arch. Architecture. 



Archceol. Archaeology. 



Archd. Archdeacon. 



A. R. H. A. Associate of the Royal 

 Hibernian Academy. 



Arith. Arithmetic, Arithmetical. 



Ariz. Arizona. 



Ark. Arkansas. 



Arm. Armorican, Armenian. 



Arr. Arrive, Arrives, Arrived, Ar- 

 rival. 



A. R. R. (Lat. anno regni regie or 

 reginre). In the year of the king's 

 (or queen's) reign. 



A.R.S.A. Associate of the Royal 

 Scottish Academy. 



A. R. S. M. Associate of the Royal 

 School of Mines. 



Art. Article. 



A. S., A.-S. Anglo-Saxon. 



Asst. Assistant. 



A. S. S. U. American Sunday School 

 Union. 



Assyr. Assyrian. 



Astral. Astrology. 



Astron. Astronomy, Astronomical. 



A. T. S. American Tract Society. 



Ally. Attorney. 



Ally. -Gen. Attorney-General. 



A. U. A. American Unitarian As- 

 sociation. 



A. U. C. (Lat. anno urbis conditae), 

 In the year from the building of 

 the city Rome. 



Aug. Augmentative. 



Aug. Augustus; August. 



Auxil. Auxiliary. 



.4. V. Authorized Version. 



A . V. Artillery Volunteers. 

 Avoir. Avoirdupois. 



B. Bass; Book. 

 B., Brit. British. 

 b. Born. 



B. A. Bachelor of Arts. [A. B.] 



Bal. Balance. 



Bait., Balto. Baltimore. 



Bank. Banking. 



Bap., Bapt. Baptist. 



Bar. Barrel, Barometer. 



Bart., Bt. Baronet. 



Bat., Bait. Battalion. 



bbl., bbls. Barrel, Barrels. 



B. C. Before Christ. 



B. Ch. (Lat. baccalaureus chi ur- 



gi(B), Bachelor of Surgery. 

 B. C. L. (Lat. baccalaureus civilis 



legis). Bachelor of Civil I.:nv. 

 B. D. (Lat. baccalaureua dimnitotis), 



Bachelor of Divinity. 

 Bd. Bound. 

 Bdla. Bundles. 

 Bds. Bound in boards. 

 B. E. Bachelor of the Elements. 

 Beds. Bedfordshire. 

 Belg. Belgic, Belgian. 

 Ben., Ben). Benjamin. 

 Berka. Berkshire. 

 Bib. Bible, Biblical. 

 Biog. Biography, Biographical. 

 Biol. Biology, Biological. 

 B. L., B. L L. (Lat. baccalaureus le- 



gum). Bachelor of Laws. 

 B. 3s L. (F. Bahcelier es Lettres), 



Bachelor of Letters. 

 bin. Bales. 

 B. M. (Lat. baccalaureus medicinal), 



Bachelor of Medicine. 

 B. M., B. A/MS. (Lat. baccalaureus 



musicce), Bachelor of Music. 

 B. O. Branch Office. 



