Words; Their Use and Abuse

CHAPTER I.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WORDS.

“Speech is morning to the mind; It spreads the beauteous images abroad, Which else lie dark and buried in the soul.”

La parole, cette main de l’esprit.--CHARRON.

Syllables govern the world.--COKE.

To the thoughtful man, who has reflected on the common operations of life, which, but for their commonness, would be deemed fu...