appears that custom is in favour of thus distinguishing nearly all verbs and participles of this kind, so long as they retain an obvious reference to their particular origin.  But when any such word ceases to be understood as referring directly to the proper name, it may properly be written without a capital.  Thus we write jalap from Jalapa, hermetical from Hermes, hymeneal from Hymen, simony, from Simon, philippic from Philip; the verbs, to hector, to romance, to japan, to christen, to philippize, to galvanize; and the adverbs hermetically and jesuitically, all without a capital:  and perhaps judaize, christianize, and their derivatives, may join this class.  Dr. Webster’s octavo Dictionary mentions “the prussic acid” and “prussian blue,” without a capital; and so does Worcester’s.

OBS. 15.—­On Rule 12th, concerning I and O, it may be observed, that although many who occasionally write, are ignorant enough to violate this, as well as every other rule of grammar, yet no printer ever commits blunders of this sort.  Consequently, the few erroneous examples which will be exhibited for correction under it, will not be undesigned mistakes.  Among the errors of books, we do not find the printing of the words I and O in small characters; but the confounding of O with the other interjection oh, is not uncommon even among grammarians.  The latter has no concern with this rule, nor is it equivalent to the former, as a sign:  O is a note of wishing, earnestness, and vocative address; but oh is, properly, a sign of sorrow, pain, or surprise.  In the following example, therefore, a line from Milton is perverted:—­

   “Oh thou! that with surpassing glory crowned!”
        —­Bucke’s Gram., p. 88.

OBS. 16.—­On Rule 13th, concerning Poetry, it may be observed, that the principle applies only to regular versification, which is the common form, if not the distinguishing mark, of poetical composition.  And, in this, the practice of beginning every line with a capital is almost universal; but I have seen some books in which it was whimsically disregarded.  Such poetry as that of Macpherson’s Ossian, or such as the common translation of the Psalms, is subjected neither to this rule, nor to the common laws of verse.

OBS. 17.—­On Rule 14th, concerning Examples, Speeches, and Quotations, it may be observed, that the propriety of beginning these with a capital or otherwise, depends in some measure upon their form.  One may suggest certain words by way of example, (as see, saw, seeing, seen,) and they will require no capital; or he may sometimes write one half of a sentence in his own words, and quote the other with the guillemets and no capital; but whatsoever is cited as being said with other relations of what is called