it.”—­Gardiner’s Music of Nature, p. 214.  “Sir Knight, you well might mark the mound, Left hand the town.”—­Scott’s Marmion.  “Thus Butler, maugre his wicked intention, sent them home again.”—­Sewel’s Hist., p. 256.  “And, maugre all that can be said in its favour.”—­Stone, on Freemasonry, p. 121.  “And, maugre the authority of Sterne, I even doubt its benevolence.”—­West’s Letters, p. 29.

   “I through the ample air in triumph high
    Shall lead Hell captive maugre Hell.”
        —­Milton’s P. L., B. iii, l. 255.

“When Mr. Seaman arose in the morning, he found himself minus his coat, vest, pocket-handkerchief, and tobacco-box.”—­Newspaper.  “Throw some coals onto the fire.”—­FORBY:  Worcester’s Dict., w.  Onto.  “Flour, at $4 per barrel.”—­Preston’s Book-Keeping.  “Which amount, per invoice, to $4000.”—­Ib. “To Smiths is the substantive Smiths, plus the preposition to.”—­Fowler’s E. Gram., Sec.33.  “The Mayor of Lynn versus Turner.”—­Cowper’s Reports, p. 86.  “Slaves were imported from Africa, via Cuba.”—­Society in America, i, 327. “Pending the discussion of this subject, a memorial was presented.”—­Gov.  Everett.

   “Darts his experienced eye and soon traverse
    The whole battalion views their order due.”—­Milton.

    “Because, when thorough deserts vast
    And regions desolate they past.”—­Hudibras.

OBS. 15.—­Minus, less, plus, more, per, by, versus, towards, or against, and via, by the way of, are Latin words; and it is not very consistent with the purity of our tongue, to use them as above. Sans, without, is French, and not now heard with us. Afore for before, atween for between, traverse for across, thorough for through, and withal for with, are obsolete. Withal was never placed before its object, but was once very common at the end of a sentence.  I think it not properly a preposition, but rather an adverb.  It occurs in Shakspeare, and so does sans; as,

   “I did laugh, sans intermission, an hour by his dial.”
        —­As You Like It.

    “I pr’ythee, whom doth he trot withal?”
        —­Ib.

    “Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans every thing.”
        —­Ib.

OBS. 16.—­Of the propriety and the nature of such expressions as the following, the reader may now judge for himself:  “In consideration of what passes sometimes within-side of those vehicles.”—­Spectator, No. 533.  “Watch over yourself, and let nothing throw you off from your guard.”—­District School, p. 54.  “The windows broken,