H, its name and plur. numb.
    —­its sound
    —­in what words silent
    —­in what positions do.
    —­an used formerly before all words beginning with

Hand, or index, use of

Handwriting, script letters in

Harmonical pauses, see Pauses

Have, verb, how varied
    —­derivation of; with perf. part., import of the tense
    —­Had, with better, rather, &c., before the infin.

He and she, sometimes used as nouns
    —­as prefixed to nouns to denote gend.
    —­whether to be connected by a hyphen to the nouns to which prefixed

Hear, with objective, and an infin. without to
    —­with infin. alone, perhaps ellipt, ("I HAVE HEARD TELL”)
    —­Heard, verb, why irregular
    —­its pronunc.

Hebrew letters, some account of; names, characters, and significations of
    —­whether they are, or are not, all consonants, long a subject of
      dispute
    —­The

Hebrew names for the months, were prop. nouns
    —­Hebrew, what pointing adopted in

Hence, thence, whence, with from prefixed. “I’ll HENCE,” see Adverbs

Heptameter line, iambic, examples of
    —­trochaic, do
    —­dactylic, do.

Here, there, where, force of, when compounded with prepositions
    —­with verb of motion, perh. allowable for hither, thither, whither.
      Hereof, thereof, whereof, placed after nouns, what to be called.
      Herein, therein, &c., their class and nature

Heroic verse, see Pentameter

Heterogeneous terms, in general, two such not to be connected by a conjunc.

Hexameter line, iambic, examples of
    —­trochaic, do
    —­dactylic, do.

Hissing sounds, concurrence of, in forming the poss. case, how avoided

Hold, noun, after lay, take, &c., whether preferably construed with of, on, or upon

Hoping, &c., verbs of, see Commanding

How, after nouns of manner, its nature
    —­not to be used before that, or in stead of it
    —­derivation of, from Anglo-Sax.

Hyperbaton, explained
    —­its frequency in poetry; how should be used
    —­is diff. from synchysis

Hyperbole, defined
    —­Hyperboles, by what commonly expressed

Hypermeter, meaning of, in scansion

Hyphen, its uses
    —­present use in compound names
    —­Rules for the insertion of, in compounds
    —­signif. of the name
    —­Hyphen, abuse of
    —­CHURCH, on the use of, in comp. words
    —­in the figure of an adj., with a change of the synt. and sense
    —­necessary with a verbal noun and an adjunct
    —­do. with comp. participles, converted