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EXERCISES ON ENGLISH SYNONYMES.

I shall go to Brighton next week. Shall you be "That lord advanced to Winchester,

him two regiments more of foot."

I visited last autumn the place

your acquaintance.

this summer? Sir John Berkley brought

I first had the pleasure of making

"Who brought me

Will bring me hence; no other guide I seek."

Pompey followed Cæsar into Thessaly,

the latter had already

taken his position in the neighbourhood of Pharsalus, and armies met each other.

Cleopatra returned to Alexandria,

the hostile

she was accompanied by

Nature first begins

Her farthest verge."

The following synonymous words, to be classified and explained according to some of the principles before laid down, are offered as a further exercise for the student.

Strife-discord.

Changeable-inconstant

To repeat-to reïterate.
Offensive—offending.
Mercenary venal.
Will-testament.

To refuse to deny.
Incessant-unceasing.
Electric-electrical.

Pleasant-pleasing.

Cool-dispassionate.
Confident-confiding.
Aversion-dislike.
Disposal-disposition.
Patient-invalid.

Doubtful-uncertain.

Different-unlike.

Attendant-attending

Politic-political.

Injury-disadvantage.

Fervour-ardour.

Warmth-heat.

Abundant--abounding.

Deceit-fraud.

Heroic-heroical.

Faithless-unfaithful.

Dramatic-dramatical.

Worthless unworthy
Coincident-coinciding.
To weaken-to invalidate.
Comic-comical
To flow-to gush.
Intent-intense.

Fantastic-fantastical.

Signification-meaning.

Always-ever.