Execx., Executrix. Exod., Exodus. Ezd., Ezdra. Ezek., Ezekiel. Fahr., Fahrenheit. Hos., Hosea. H. P., half-pay. H. R. H., His Royal Highness. I., island. Is., islands. F. A. S., Fellow of the Antiquarian Society. Ibid. or ib., ibidem, in the same place. Fath., fathom or fathoms. Id., idem, the same. F. D., Fidei Defensor, Defender of the L e., id est, that is. Feb., February. I. H. S., Jesus Hominum Salvator, Jesus the Saviour of Men. F. E. S., Fellow of the Entomological So- Ill., Illinois. ciety. F. G. S., Fellow of the Geological Society. F. H. S., Fellow of the Horticultural Society. Fig., figure or figures. Fir., firkin or firkins. H. B. M., His or Her Britannic Majesty. Hd., hogshead. Hhd., hogsheads. H. E. L. C., Honorable East India Company. H. M., His or Her Majesty. Imp., Imperfect. In., inch or inches. Incog., incognito, unknown. In lim., in limine, at the outset. In loc., in loco, in or at the place. I. N. R. I., Jesus Nazarenus Rex Judæorum, Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews. H. M. S., His or Her Majesty's Ship or Ser- K. B., King's Bench. vice. Hon., Honorable. Hon. Gent., Honorable Gentleman. Hon. Mem., Honorable Member. Hon. Sec., Honorary Secretary. K. B., Knight of the Bath. K. C., King's Counsel. K. C. B., Knight Commander of the Bath Ken. or Ky., Kentucky. K. G., Knight of the Garter. Kil, kilderkin or kilderkins. K. T., Knight of the Thistle. Kt. or Knt., Knight. La., Louisiana. Lam., Lamentations. Lb., pound or pounds (weight). L. C., Lower Canada. L. D., Lady Day. Ld., Lord. Ldp., Lordship. Leag., lea., or 1., league or leagues. L. I., Long Island. Lib. or 1., liber, Book. Lieut., Lieutenant. Lieut.-Col., Lieutenant-Colonel. Lieut. Comdg., Lieutenant Commanding. MS., manuscriptum, manuscript. LL. B., Legum Baccalaureus, Bachelor MSS., manuscripts. Mus. D., Doctor of Music. M. W., Most Worthy. N., North. N., note or notes. N. A., North America. Nah., Nahum, Nath., Nathaniel. N. B., nota bene, mark well. N. B., New Brunswick. N. C., North Carolina. N. E., New England. Neh., Nehemiah. Nem. con., nemine contradicente; Nem. diss., nemine dissentiente, unanimously, N. F., Newfoundland. N. H., New Hampshire. N. J., New Jersey. Nl., nail. Nls., nails. N. M., New Mexico. N. O., New Orleans. No., numero, in number; number. Nos., numbers. Nov., November. M. B., Medicinæ Baccalaureus, Bachelor N. S., Nova Scotia; New style. of Medicine. N. T. or New Test., New Testament. M. B., Musica Baccalaureus, Bachelor Num., Numbers. of Music. M. C., Member of Congress. N. Y., New York. O., Ohio. M. D., Medicina Doctor, Doctor of Medi- Ob., objection. cine. Obad., Obadiah. Ph. D., Philosophic Doctor, Doctor of Ref., Reformed; Reformation. Philosophy. Phil., Philippians. Phila. or Phil., Philadelphia. Pinx. or pxt., pinxit, painted. P. M., Post Master. P. M., post meridiem, evening. P. M. G., Post Master General. P. O., Post Office. Pop., population. Prep., preposition. Pres., President; present. Prob., Problem. Prof., Professor. Prop., Proposition. Prot., Protestant. Reg., Register. Regt., Regiment. Rep., Representative. Rev., Reverend; Revelations. R. M., Royal Marines. Rom., Roman; Epistle to the Romans. R. S. S., Regia Societatis Socius, Fellow of the Royal Society. Rt. Hon., Right Honorable. Rt. Rev., Right Reverend. Rt. Wpful., Right Worshipful. R. W., Right Worthy. Pro tem., pro tempore, for the time being. S., South. Prov., Proverbs. Prox., proximo, of next month. P. R. S., President of the Royal Society. P. S., Post scriptum, Postscript. P. S., Privy Seal. Ps., Psalm or Psalms. Pt., pint. Pts., pints. Pub. Doc., Public Documents. Pun., puncheon or puncheons. Q., Queen. S., shilling or shillings. · 8. or sec., second or seconds. S. A., South America.. Sam., Samuel (Book of). S. A. S., Societatis Antiquariorum Socius, Fellow of the Society of Antiqua rians. S. C., South Carolina. Sc., sculpsit, engraved. Sc., scruple or scruples. Q., quadrans, farthing; quadrantes, far- S. caps., small capitals. Q. or Ques., Question. things. Q. B., Queen's Bench. Schr., Schooner. Scil., sc., or s., scilicet, namely. S. T. D., Sanctæ Theologia Doctor, Doc- Va, Virginia. tor of Divinity. Ster., Sterling. Ver. or v., verse or versos. Vers., vs., or v., versus, against. S. T. P., Sanctæ Theologia Professor, V. g., verbi gratia, for example. Professor of Divinity. Viz., videlicet, namely. S. T. T. L., sit tibi terra levis, may the Vol. or v., volume. Vols., volumes. earth be light to thee. Sup., Supplement; Supernumerary. Surg., Surgeon. Surg.-Gen., Surgeon-General. Sus, Susannah. T., ton or tons. Tenn., Tennessee. Tex., Texas. V. Pres. or V. P., Vice President. V. R., Victoria Regina, Queen Victoria Vt., Vermont. W., West. W. f., wrong font. W. I., West Indies. Wis., Wisconsin. Wisd., Wisdom (Book of). Text. Rec., Textus Receptus, the Received Wk. or w., week. Addison, his illustration of delicacy of Angles, the, united with the Saxons in in- taste, 175. His style, 264. Adjectives, origin of, 80. Definition of, 68. Adverbs, origin of, 32. Definition of, 64. Agreeableness, held by some to constitute Alexandrine, the, of what it consists, 411. Alison, his view of taste, 171. Allegory, what it is, 248. vading England, 44. Who they were, Anglo-Saxon Language, an offshoot of Antithesis, 250. Used in Proverbs, 251. Allusions, often form pleasing introduc- Aphorism, the, 845. tions, 882. Alphabet, derivation of the word, 24. The Аросоре, 236. Apologue, the, 889. Apostrophe, meaning of the word, 142. |