Part 5
=Diomedes=--dī-o-mē´dēz, not dī-ŏm´e-dēz.
=Dodonæus=--do-do-nē´us, not do-dō´ne-us.
=Echo=--ē´ko, not ĕk´ko.
=Endymion=--en-dĭm´i-on, not en-dī´mi-on.
=Epirus=--e-pī´rus, not ĕp´i-rus.
=Erato=--ĕr´a-to, not e-rā´to.
=Eumenes=--ū´me-nēz, not ū-mē´nēz.
=Euripus=--ū-rī´pus, not ū´ri-pus.
=Eurydice=--ū-rĭd´i-se, not ū´ri-dīce´ nor ū-ri-dī´se.
=Ganymedes=--gan-ĭ-mē´dēz, not gan-ĭ-mēdz´.
=Geryon=--jē´rĭ-on, not je-rī´on.
=Halcyone=--hăl-sī´o-ne, not hăl´si-ōne nor hal-si-ō´ne.
=Hebe=--hē´be, not hēb´.
=Hecate=--hĕk´a-te or hĕk´at, not hē´kāte.
=Hecuba=--hĕk´u-ba, not he-kū´ba.
=Helena=--hēl´en-a, not he-lē´na.
=Hermione=---hĕr-mī´o-ne, not hĕr´mi-ōne nor hĕr-mi-ō´ne.
=Herodotus=--he-rŏd´o-tus, not her-o-dō´tus.
=Hiero=--hī´er-o, not hī-ē´ro.
=Hippocrene=--hip-po-krē´ne, not hip-pŏk´re-ne.
=Hippodromus=--hip-pŏd´ro-mus, not hip-po-drō´mus.
=Icarus=--ĭk´a-rus, not īk-ā´-rus.
=Iolaus=--ī-o-lā´us, not ī-ō´la-us.
=Iphiclus=--ĭph´i-klus, not ĭph-ī´klus.
=Iphigenia=--ĭph-i-je-nī´a, not ĭph-i-jē´ni-a.
=Irene=--ī-rē´ne, not ī-rēne´.
=Ithome=--i-thō´me, not īth´o-me.
=Lachesis=--lăk´e-sis, not la-kĕ´sis.
=Laocoon=--la-ŏk´o-on,not lā-o-kōōn´.
=Lethe=--lē´the, not lēth.
=Leucothoe=--lū-kŏth´o-e, not lū-kō´tho-e nor lū-ko-thō´e.
=Libitina=--lĭb-i-tī´na, not li-bĭt´i-na.
=Lycaon=--lī-kā´on, not lĭk´a-on.
=Lyceus=--lī-sē´us, not lĭs´e-us.
=Meleager=--mē-le-ā´ger, not me-le-ā´jer nor me-lē´a-jer.
=Meroe=--mĕr´o-e, not me-rō´e.
=Mitylene=--mĭt-ĭ-lē´ne, not mĭt´i-lēne.
=Myrmidones=--myr-mĭd´o-nēz, not myr´mĭ-dōnz nor myr-mĭ-dō´nēz.
=Naiades=--nā-ī´a-dēz, not nā´a-dēz.
=Nemesis=--nĕm´e-sis, not ne-mē´sis.
=Nereides=--ne-rē´i-dēz, not nēr´yi-dēz.
=Nereus=--nē´rūs, not ne-rē´us.
=Nicæa=--ni-sē´a, not nĭs´e-a.
=Nundina=--nŭn´di-na, not nun-dī´na.
=Oceanus=--o-sē´a-nus, not o-se-ā´nus.
=Ocypete=--o-sĭp´e-te, not o-si-pē´te.
=Œdipus=--ĕd´i-pus, not ē´di-pus nor e-dī´pus.
=Opigena=--o-pĭj´e-na, not op-i-jē´na.
=Orion=--o-rī´on, not ō´ri-on.
=Pactolus=--pak-tō´lus, not păk´to-lus.
=Palæmon=--pa-lē´mon, not păl´e-mon.
=Parrhasius=--par-rā´she-us, not par-răs´i-us.
=Pasiphae=--pa-sĭph´a-e, not păs-i-phā´e.
=Pegasus=--pĕg´a-sus, not pe-gā´sus.
=Penelope=--pe-nĕl´o-pe, not pĕn´e-lōpe.
=Phlegethon=--phlĕj´e-thon, not phlĕg´e-thon.
=Pleiades=--plē´ya-dĕz not plē´yădz.
=Polyphemus=--pol-y-phē´mus, not po-lĭph´e-mus.
=Priapus=--prī-ā´pus, not prī´a-pus.
=Proserpine=--prŏs´er-pīne, not pro-sĕr´pi-ne.
=Rhode=--rō´de, not rōde.
=Sarapis=--sa-rā´pis, not săr´a-pis.
=Sardanapalus=--sar-da-na-pā´lus, not sar-dan-ăp´a-lus.
=Semiramis=--se-mĭr´a-mis, not sĕm-i-rā´mis.
=Tereus=--tē´re-us, not te-rē´us.
=Terpsichore=--terp-sīk´o-re, not tĕrp´si-kōre.
=Thebæ=--thē´be, not thēbe.
=Theodamas=--the-ŏd´a-mas, not the-o-dā´mas.
=Theodamus=--the-o-dā´mus, not the-ŏd´a-mus.
=Theodotus=--the-ŏd´o-tus, not the-o-dō´tus.
=Theodorus=--the-o-dō´rus, not the-ŏd´o-rus.
=Thessalonica=--thes-sa-lo-nī´ka, not thes-sa-lŏn´i-ka.
=Thrace=--thrā´se, not thrāse.
MODERN BIOGRAPHICAL NAMES.
=Adam.= As an English name is pronounced ăd´am; as French, ä-dóng´, as German, ä´däm.
=Annesley=--ănz´le, not ăn´nes-le.
=Arundel=--ăr´ŭn-dĕl, not a-rŭn´dĕl.
=Bacciochi=--bät-chō´kee, not băk-ki-ō´kee.
=Beatrice=--bā-ä-tree´chā or bē´a-treess, not be-ăt´rĭs.
=Beethoven=--bā´tō-ven, not beet´hō-ven.
=Belvedere=--bĕl-vā-dā´rā, not bĕl-ve-dēre´.
=Beranger= (Fr. Béranger)--bā-rŏng-zhā´, not bĕr´an-jer.
=Blucher=--blōō´ker, not blū´cher.
=Boccaccio=--bo-kät´cho, not bŏk-kăs´i-o.
=Boleyn=--bŏŏl´ĭn, not bō´lĭn nor bō-lĭn´.
=Boniface=--bŏn´e-fass or Fr. bo-ne-fäss´, not bŏn´e-face.
=Boucicault= or =Bourcicault=--bōō-se-kō´ or bōōr-se-kō´, not bōō´se-kawlt.
=Bozzaris=--bŏt´zä-rĭs, not boz-zăr´is, as generally called.
=Brown-Sequard= (Fr. Séquard)--brown-sā-kärr´, not see-kward´.
=Buchanan=--bŭk-ăn´an, not bū-kăn´an.
=Bull, Ole=--ō´lĕh bŏŏl, not ōl´ bŏŏl.
=Buonaparte=--bōō-o-nä-pärr´tā, not bō´na-pärt; the latter is the allowed English pronunciation when spelled =Bonaparte=.
=Bysshe=--bĭsh, not bĭsh´she.
=Cecil=--sĕs´ĭl or sĭs´ĭl, not sē´sĭl.
=Cenci=--chĕn´chee, not sĕn´see.
=Chevalier=--sheh-vä-le-ā´, not shev-a-leer´.
=Crichton=--krī´ton, not krĭk´ton.
=D'Aubigne= (Fr. D'Aubigné)--dō-bēn-yā´, not daw-been´.
=Daubigny=--dō-bēn-yē´, not daw-bē´ny.
=Disraeli=--dĭz-rā´el-e, not dĭz´rel-ee.
=Drouyn de Lhuys=--drōō-ăng´ deh lwee´.
=Gillot=--zhē-yō´, not jĭl´lot nor jĭl-lō´.
=Giovanni=--jo-vän´nee, not je-o-văn´nee.
=Goethe=--pronounced much like gür´teh, leaving out the r; not gŏth nor gōth.
=Hemans=--hĕm´anz, not hē´manz.
=Ingelow=--ĭn´je-lō, not ĭng´e-lō.
=Ivan=--e-vän´, not ī´van.
=Juarez=--jōō-ä´rĕz or Hōō-ä´rĕth, not jaw´rĕz.
=Lancelot=--lŏngss-lō´, not lăn´se-lŏt.
=Lavater=--lä´vä-ter or lä-vä-tair´, not lăv´a-ter.
=Macleod=--măk-lowd´, not mak-lē´od.
=Marat=--mä-rä´, not ma-răt´.
=Marion=--măr´i-on, not mā´ri-on.
=Medici=--mĕd´e-chee or mā´de-chee, not mĕd´i-see nor me-dē´see.
=Minie= (Fr. Minié)--me-ne-ā´, not mĭn´ne.
=Montague=--mŏn´ta-gū, not mŏn´tāg.
=Moultrie=--mōō´tre, not mōl´tre.
=Muhlbach=--(Ger. Mühlbach). The u in the first syllable of this word is very difficult for those to pronounce who are not German or French, and can not be well represented in English; but there is no need of coming so far from the mark as is generally done, especially in the last syllable. It is not mūl´băk nor mēl´băk; meul´bäk is nearer correct.
=Mundt=--mŏŏnt, not mŭnt.
=Neumann=--noi´män, not nū´man.
=Ovid=--ŏv´ĭd, not ō´vid [Ovidius].
=Paganini=--pä-gä-nee´nee, not păj-a-nĭn´ĭ.
=Pepin=--pĕp´ĭn or pĭp´ĭn, not pē´pĭn. French pronunciation peh-păng´.
=Piccolomini=--pēk-ko-lŏm´e-nee, not pĭk-ko-lo-mee´nee.
=Pliny=--plĭn´y, not plī´ny [Plinius].
=Ponce de Leon=--pōn´chā dā lā-ōn´, not ponss de lē´on.
=Rachel=--rä-shĕl´, not rā´chel as the English name. When a German name it is pronounced räk´el.
=Richelieu=--rēsh´e-lōō, not rĭch´e-lōō.
=Rochefort=--rosh-for´, not roch´fort.
=Rothschild=--ros´chīld or rōt´shĭlt, not rŏth´chīld.
=Stael=--stäl, stawl or stä-ĕl´, not stāle.
=Strauss=--strowss, not strawss.
=Taliaferro=--tŏl´i-vĕr, not tăl-i-fĕr´ro.
=Thiers=--te-air´, not theers.
MODERN GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES.
=Abomey=--ăb-o-mā´, not a-bŏm´ey nor a-bō´mey.
=Acapulco=--ä-kä-pōōl´ko, not ăk-a-pŭl´ko.
=Adriatic=--ăd-ri-ăt´ĭk, not ā-drĭ-ăt´ĭk.
=Afghanistan=--äf-gän-is-tän´, not ăf-găn-ĭs´tăn.
=Agulhas=--ä-gōōl´yäs, not a-gŭl´hăs.
=Aix-la-Chapelle=--ākz-lä-shä-pĕl´, not ā-lä-shă-pĕl´.
=Alsace=--äl-säss´, not ăl´sās.
=Altai=--äl-tī´, not äl´tā nor äl´tī.
=Amherst=--ăm´erst, not ăm´herst.
=Amoor=--ä-mōōr´, not ăm´ōōr nor ā´mōre.
=Antilles=--ŏng-teel´, not ăn´-teelz.
=Araguay=--ä-rä-gwī´, not ăr´a-gwā.
=Aral=--ăr´al, not ā´ral.
=Arkansas=--är-kăn´sas, not är´kan-saw nor är-kăn-zaz.
=Asia=--ā´she-a, not ā´zhe-a.
=Bantam= (Java)--bän-täm´, not băn´tam.
=Barbados= or =Barbadoes=--bar-bā´dōz, not bär´ba-dōz. =Barbados=, a river of Brazil, is pronounced bar-bä´doce.
=Bayou=--bī´ōō or bī´ō, not bā´ū.
=Belfast=--bĕl-făst´, not bĕl´făst.
=Beloochistan=--bĕl-oo-chĭs-tän´, not bĕl-oo-chĭs´tan.
=Bingen=--bĭng´en, not bĭn´jen.
=Bombay=--bŏm-bā´, not bŏm´bā.
=Bremen= (Germany)--brĕm´en or brā´men, not brē´men. =Bremen= (U. S.)--brē´men.
=Buena Vista=--bwā´nä vees´tä or bō´na vĭs´ta, not bū´na vĭs´ta.
=Buenos Ayres=--bō´nos ā´riz or bō´nos airz, not bū´nos ārz; Spanish pronunciation, bwā´noce ī´rĕs.
=Cairo= (Italy and Egypt)--kī´ro, not kā´ro. =Cairo= (U. S.)--kā´ro.
=Calais=--kăl´ĭs or kä-lā´, not ka-lās´.
=Canton= (China)--kan-tŏn´, not kăn´ton. =Canton= (U. S.)--kăn´ton.
=Cape Girardeau=--jee-rär-dō´, not jee-rär´dō.
=Caribbean= or =Carribbean=--kăr-ĭb-bē´an, not ka-rĭb´be-an.
=Cashmere=--käsh-meer´, not kăsh´mere.
=Cayenne=--kī-ĕn´ or kā-yĕn´, not kā-ĕn´.
=Cheyenne=--she-ĕn´, not shī-ĕn´ nor chā-ĕn´.
=Chili=--chĭl´lee, not shē´lee.
=Christiania=--krĭs-te-ä´ne-ä, not krĭs-te-ā´ne-a nor krĭs-te-ăn´a.
=Chuquisaca=--chōō-ke-sä´kä, not chōō-kwĭs´a-kä.
=Cincinnati=--sin-sin-nah´tĭ, not sin-sin-năt´ta.
=Cochin China=--kō´chin chī´na, not kŏch´in chī´na.
=Delhi= (India)--dĕl´lee, not dĕl´hī. =Delhi= (U. S.)--dĕl´hī.
=Dubuque=--dū-bōōk´, not dū-būk´.
=Fezzan=--fĕz-zän´, not fĕz´zan nor fĕz-zăn´.
=Freiburg=--frī´bŏŏrg, not frē´burg.
=Genoa=--jĕn´o-a, not je-nō´a.
=Gloucester=--glos´ter, not as spelled. =Gloucestershire= (glos´ter-shir).
=Greenwich= (England)--grĭn´ĭdge, not as spelled. =Greenwich= (U. S.)--green´ĭch.
=Havre de Grace=--hăv´er de grass, not hā´ver de grās´. French pronunciation, hä´v'r deh gräss or ä´v'r deh gräss´.
=Iowa=--ī´o-wa, not ī-ō´wa nor ī´o-wā.
=Java= (Island)--jä´va, not jăv´a nor jā´va. =Java= (U. S.)--jā´va.
=Jeddo= (Japan)--yĕd´do, not jĕd´do. =Jeddo= (U. S.)--jĕd´do.
=Juniata=--jōō-ne-ah´ta, not jōō-ne-ĕt´a.
=Kankakee=--kan-kaw´kee, not kang-ka-kee´.
=Ladoga=--lä´do-gä, not la-dō´ga.
=Lausanne= (Switzerland)--lō-zän´, not law-san´. =Lausanne= (Pennsylvania)--law-săn´.
=Leicester=--lĕs´ter, not as spelled. =Leicestershire= (lĕs´ter-shir).
=Leipsic= (Saxony)--līp´sĭk, not leep´sĭk. =Leipsic= (U. S.)--leep´sĭk.
=Madrid= (Spain)--mä-drĭd´, not măd´rĭd; Spanish pronunciation, mä-DreeD´--almost maTH-reeTH´. =Madrid= (U. S.)--măd´rid.
=Mauch Chunk=--mawk chŭnk´, not mawch shunk´.
=Milan=--mĭl´an, not mī´lan.
=Modena= (Italy)--mŏd´en-a, not mo-dē´na. =Modena= (U. S.)--mo-dē´na.
=Nantes=--năntz, not năn´tez; French pronunciation, nŏngt.
=Neufchatel=--nush-ä-tĕl´, not nōōf´chăt-el.
=Newfoundland=--nū´fond-land´, not nu-found´land.
=Norwich= (England)--nŏr´rĭj, not nŏr´wich. =Norwich= (U. S.)--nŏr´wich or nŏr´rich.
=Otaheite=--ō-tä-hee´te, not ō-ta-heet´.
=Panama=--pän-a-mä´, not păn´a-maw.
=Persia=--per´she-a, not per´zhe-a.
=Pesth=--pĕst, not pesth; Hungarian pronunciation, pĕsht.
=Piqua=--pĭk´wa, not pĭk´wā.
=Pompeii=--pŏm-pā´yee, not pŏm´pe-ī.
=Popocatapetl=--po-po-kä-tā-pĕtl´, not po-po-kăt-a-pē´tel.
=Poughkeepsie=--po-kĭp´see, not po-keep´see.
=Quebec=--kwe-bĕk´, not kwē´bek.
=Queretaro=--kā-rā-tä´ro, not kwer-e-tā´ro.
=Sahara=--sä-hä´rä or sä´ha-rä, not sā-hā´ra nor sa-hăr´a.
=San Diego=--sän-de-ā´go, not săn-dī-ē´go.
=Sangamon=--săng´ga-mon, not săng-găm´on.
=San Joaquin=--sän-Ho-ä-keen´, not săn´jō´a-kwĭn.
=Shang-Hai=--shang-hī´, not shăng´-hā nor shăng´-hī.
=Siam=--sī-am´ or se-am´, not sī´am.
=Sumatra=--sōō-mä´tra, not sōō-mā´tra nor sōō-măt´ra.
=Swabia=--swā´bi-a, not swaw´be-a.
=Taliaferro=--tŏl´e-ver, not tăl-ĭ-a-fĕr´ro.
=Toulouse=--tōō-lōōz´, not tōō-lōōss´.
=Truxillo=--trōō-Heel´yo, not trŭx-ĭl´lo.
=Tyrol=--tĭr´ol or te-rŏl´, not tī´rol.
=Ulster= (Germany)--ŏŏl´ster, not ŭl´ster. =Ulster= (Ireland and U. S.)--ŭl´ster.
=Valenciennes=--vä-long-se-ĕnn´, not va-lĕn-se-ĕnz´.
=Valparaiso= (Chili)--väl-pä-rī´so, not văl-pa-rā´zo. =Valparaiso= (U. S.)--văl-pa-rā´zo.
=Venezuela=--ven-ez-wee´la or vā-nĕth-wā´lä, not ven-ez-ōō-ē´la.
=Vevay=--ve-vā´, not vē´vā.
=Vosges=--vōzh, not vŏs´jez.
=Worcester=--wŏŏs´ter, not as spelled. =Worcestershire= (wŏŏs´ter-shir).
=Wyandot= or =Wyandotte=--wī-an-dott´, not wī´an-dŏt.
=Wyoming=--wī-ō´ming, not wī´o-ming.
=Yang-tse-kiang=--yäng-tse-ke-äng´, not yang´ste-kī´ăng.
=Yo Semite=--yō-sem´e-te, not yō´se-mīte.
=Zanzibar=--zän-ze-bär´, not zăn´ze-bär.
ENGLISH CHRISTIAN NAMES.
=Ada=--ā´da, not ăd´a.
=Agnes=--ăg´nēz, not ăg´ness.
=Alphonso=--al-phon´so, not al-phŏn´zo.
=Artemas=--är´te-mas, not är-tē´mas.
=Augustine=--aw-gŭs´tĭn, not aw´gŭs-teen.
=Basil=--băz´il, not bā´sil nor băs´il.
=Bernard=--bër´nard, not bër-nard´. =Bernard= (French)--be R -na R ´.
=Cecily=--sĕs´i-ly, not sē´si-ly.
=Chloe=--klō´e, not klō.
=Darius=--da-rī´us, not dā´ri-us.
=Deborah=--dĕb´o-rah, not de-bō´rah.
=Eben=--ĕb´en, not ē´ben.
=Eleanor=--ĕl´e-a-nor, not ĕl´en-or.
=Esther=--ĕs´ter, not ĕs´ther.
=Eva=--ē´va, not ĕv´a.
=Frances=--frăn´sez, not frăn´sess nor frăn´sĭs.
=Giles=--jīlz, not gīlz.
=Hosea=--ho-zē´a, not hō´se-a.
=Ivan=--ĭv´an, not ī´van. =Ivan= (Russian)--e-vän´.
=Irene=--ī-rē´ne, not ī-reen´.
=Jacqueline=--jăq´ue-lĭn, not jăk´a-līne.
=Joan=--jō-ăn´, not jō´an.
=Joshua=--jŏsh´u-a, not jŏsh´a-wā.
=Leopold=--lē´o-pōld, not lĕp´ōld. =Leopold= (German)--lā-o-pōlt.
=Lionel=--li´o-nel, not lī-ō´nel.
=Louisa=--lōō-ē´za, not lōō-ī´za.
=Marion=--măr´i-on, not mā´ri-on.
=Penelope=--pe-nĕl´o-pe, not pĕn´el-ōpe.
=Phebe=--phē´be, not pheeb.
=Philander=--phī-lăn´der, not phĭl-ăn´der.
=Philemon=--phī-lē´mon, not phĭl´e-mon.
=Reginald=--rĕj'i-nald, not rĕg´i-nald.
=Rosalie=--rŏz´a-lē, not rō´za-lē.
=Rosalind=--rŏz´a-lind, not rō´za-lind.
=Rosamond=--rŏz´a-mond, not rō´za-mond.
=Rowland=--rō´land, not row´land.
=Sigismund=--sĭj´is-mund, not sĭg´is-mund. =Sigismund= (German)--see G ´is-mŏŏnt.
=Silvester=--sĭl-vĕs´ter, not sĭl´vĕs-ter.
=Sophia=--so-phī´a, not sō´phi-a.
=Ursula=---ür´su-la, not ür-sū´la.
=Viola=---vī´o-la, not vī-ō´la.
NAMES OF ROMANCE, SOBRIQUETS, ETC.
=Achitophel=--a-kĭt´o-phel, not a-chĭt´o-phel. A nickname given to the Earl of Shaftesbury and used by Dryden in his satirical poem of "Absalom and Achitophel."
=Adonais=--ăd-o-nā´is, not a-dō´ni-as nor a-dŏn´i-as. A name given to the poet Keats by Shelley.
=Adriana=--ăd-ri-ăn´a, not ā-dri-ā´na nor ā-dri-ăn´a. A character in the "Comedy of Errors."
=Ægeon=--ē-jē´on, not ē´je-on. A Syracusan merchant in the "Comedy of Errors."
=Æmilia=--ē-mĭl´i-a, not ē-mē´li-a. Wife of Ægeon in the "Comedy of Errors."
=Agramante=--ä-grä-män´tā, not ăg´ra-mănt unless written =Agramant=. King of the Moors in "Orlando Furioso."
=Agricane=--ä-gre-kä´nā, not ăg´ri-kāne. Written also =Agrican= (ăg´ri-kăn). King of Tartary in "Orlando Innamorato."
=Al Borak=--äl bŏr´ak, not ăl bō´rak. An imaginary animal of wonderful appearance and fleetness, with which it was claimed that Mohammed made a journey to the seventh heaven.
=Alcina=--äl-chē´na, not ăl-sē´na. A fairy in "Orlando Innamorato."
=Alciphron=--ăl´si-phron, not ăl-sĭph´ron. The name of a work by Bishop Berkeley and of a character in the same. =Alciphron= is also the name of a poem by Thomas Moore and the hero of his romance, "The Epicurean."
=Almanzor=--al-măn´zor, not ăl´man-zor. A character in Dryden's "Conquest of Granada."
=Al Rakim=--är rä-keem´, not ăl rā´kim. The dog in the legend of the "Seven Sleepers of Ephesus."
=Al Sirat=--äs se-rät´, not ăl´ si-răt. An imaginary bridge between this world and the Mohammedan paradise.
=Angelica=--an-jĕl´i-ka, not an-jel-ë´ka. A princess of great beauty in "Orlando Innamorato."
=Angelo=--ăn´je-lo, not an-jĕl´o. A prominent character in "Measure for Measure." A goldsmith in the "Comedy of Errors."
=Archimago=--är-ki-mā´go, not är-chi-mā´go nor är-chĭm´a-go. A character in Spenser's "Faëry Queen."
=Argalia=--a R -gä-lee´ä, not är-gā´li-a. Brother of Angelica in "Orlando Innamorato."
=Argantes=--a R -gän´tess, not är-găn´tēz. An infidel hero in "Jerusalem Delivered."
=Asmodeus=--ăs-mo-dē´us, not ăz-mō´de-us. An evil spirit.
=Baba, Ali=--ä´lee bä´bä, not ăl´i bā´ba. A character in the "Forty Thieves."
=Baba, Cassim=--käs´sim bä´bä, not kăs´sim bā´ba. Brother of Ali Baba.
=Bajardo=--bä-e-a R ´do, not ba-jär´do. Rinaldo's steed in "Orlando Innamorato."
=Balwhidder=--băl´hwĭth-er, not bawl´whĭd-der. A pastor in Galt's "Annals of the Parish."
=Banquo=--bănk´wo, not băng´ko. A Scottish warrior and a character in "Macbeth."
=Bassanio=--bas-sä´ni-o, not bas-sā´ni-o. Husband of Portia in "Merchant of Venice."
=Biron=--bĭr´on, not bī´ron. A character in "Love's Labor's Lost."
=Boyet=--boy-ĕt´, not bō´yet. A character in "Love's Labor's Lost."
=Bradamante=--brä-dä-män´tā, not brăd´a-mănt. Sister to Rinaldo, in "Orlando Innamorato."
=Brunehilde=--brōō´nā-hĭl´dā, not brŭn-hĭl´dah. Written also =Brunehild= (brōō´neh-hĭlt).
=Carrasco, Sanson=--sän-sōn´ kä R - R äs´ko, not săn´son kăr-răs´ko. A character in "Don Quixote."
=Cedric=--sĕd´rik, not sē´drik. A character in "Ivanhoe."
=Clarchen=--klĕ R ´ken, not klär´chen. A female character in Goethe's "Egmont."
=Clavileno Aligero=--klä-ve-lān´yo ä-le- R ā´ro, not klăv-i-lē´no ăl-i-jē´ro. A celebrated steed in "Don Quixote."
=Consuelo=--kōng-su-ā-lō´, not kŏn-su-ĕl´o. The heroine of a novel of the same name by Georges Sand.
=Don Adriano Armado=--ăd-re-ä´no är-mä´do, not ā-dri-ā´no är-mā´do. A character in "Love's Labor's Lost."
=Don Cleofas=--klē´o-fas, not kle-ō´fas. Hero of "The Devil on Two Sticks."
=Don Juan=--jū´an, not jū-ăn´.
=Dulcamara=--dŏŏl-kä-mä´rä, not dŭl-sa-mā´ra nor dŭl-ka-mā´ra. The itinerant physician in "L'Elisire d'Amore."
=Egeus=--ē-jē´us, not ē´je-us. The Father of Hermia in "Midsummer Night's Dream."
=Eyre, Jane=--êr, not īre.
=Fata Morgana=--fä´tä mo R -gä´nä, not fā´ta mor-găn´a.
=Fatima=--făt´i-ma, not fa-tē´-ma. A female character in the story of Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp; also, one of the wives of Blue Beard.
=Fidele=--fī-dē´le, not fī-dēle´. A name assumed by Imogen, in "Cymbeline."
=Fra Diavolo=--frä de-ä´vo-lo, not frä de-ä-vō´lo.
=Genevra=--je-nĕv´ra, not je-nē´vra. =Ginevra= is pronounced the same as the above.
=Gil Blas=--zhēl bläss, not jĭl blä nor jeel bläz.
=Gotham=--gō´tham, not gŏth´am. A name applied to New York City.
=Haidee=--hī´dee, not hā´dee. One of the heroines in "Don Juan."
=Iachimo=--yăk´i-mo, not ī-ăk´i-mo. A prominent character in "Cymbeline."
=Iago=--e-ä´go, not ī-ā´go. One of the principal characters in "Othello."
=Jacques=--zhäk, not jăk´kwĕs. A character in "As You Like It."
=Klaus, Peter=--klowss, not klawz. The hero of a German tradition similar to that of "Rip Van Winkle."
=Lalla Rookh=--lä´la rōōk, not lăl´la rŏŏk. The heroine of Moore's poem of the same name.
=Laodamia=--la-ŏd-a-mī´a, not la-o-dā´mi-a. The wife of Protesilaus slain by Hector, and the name of a poem by Wordsworth.
=Lara=--lä´ra, not lā´ra nor lăr´a. The hero and name of Byron's poem.
=Le Fevre=--leh fĕv´r, not le fē´ver. A poor lieutenant in "Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy."
=Leonato=--lē-o-nä´to, not lē-o-nā´to. Governor of Messina in "Much Ado About Nothing."
=Mahu=--ma-hōō´ or mä´hoo, not mā´hu. A fiend spoken of in "King Lear."
=Maid of Orleans=--ôr´le-anz, not ôr-lēnz´. Another name of Joan of Arc.
=Meister, Wilhelm=--vĭl´helm mīs´ter, not wĭl´helm mēs´ter. The hero of a novel by Goethe.
=Mohicans, Last of the=--mo-hē´kans, not mo-hĭsh´ans nor mō´he-kans.
=Montague=--mŏn´ta-gū, not mon-tāg´. A noble family in "Romeo and Juliet."
=Moreno, Don Antonio=--än-tō´ne-o mō-rā´no, not ăn-tō´ne-o mō-rē´no. A gentleman in "Don Quixote."
=Munchausen=--mun-chaw´sen, not mun-kaw´sen. German, Münchhausen (mün K -how´zen).
=Oberon=--ŏb´er-on, not ō´ber-on. King of the fairies. Takes an important part in "Midsummer Night's Dream."
=Ossian=--ŏsh´an, not aw´si-an.
=Parizade=--pä-re-zä´dā, not păr´i-zāde´. A princess in "Arabian Nights' Entertainments."
=Parolles=--pa-rŏl´les, not pa-rōlz´. A follower of Bertram in "All's Well That Ends Well."
=Perdita=--për´di-ta, not për-dī´ta nor për-dē´ta. A princess in "Winter's Tale."
=Petruchio=--pe-trōō´chĭ-o, not pe-trōō´kĭ-o. A principal character in "Taming of the Shrew."
=Pisanio=--pĭ-zä´nĭ-o, not pĭ-sā´nĭ-o. A character in "Cymbeline."
=Posthumus=--pŏst´hu-mŭs, not pōst-hū´mŭs. Imogen's husband in "Cymbeline."
=Prospero=--prŏs´pe-ro, not pros-pē´ro. An important character in the "Tempest."
=Rosalind=--rŏz´a-lĭnd, not rōz´a-lind. The lady loved by Orlando in "As You Like It."
=Rosaline=--rŏz´a-lĭn or rŏz´a-līn, not rōz´a-leen. A lady in "Love's Labor's Lost;" also the name of a lady loved by Romeo before Juliet.
=Rosamond, Fair=--rŏz´a-mond, not rō´za-mond.
=Rozinante=--rŏz-i-năn´te, not rō-zi-năn´te. Don Quixote's famous horse.
=Ruggiero=--rōōd-jā´ro, not rŭg-gi-ĕr´o or rŭj-ji-ē´ro. A knight in "Orlando Furioso."
=Sakhrat=--sä K -rä´, not săk´rat. A sacred stone of great powers, in "Mohammedan mythology."
=Stephano=--stĕf´a-no, not ste-fā´no. A drunken butler in "Tempest;" also a servant of Portia in "Merchant of Venice."
=Titania=--tĭ-tā´ni-a, not tĭ-tăn´i-a. The wife of Oberon, king of the fairies.
=Tybalt=--tĭb´alt, not tī´balt. One of the Capulets in "Romeo and Juliet.
=Ulrica=--ul-rī´ka, not ŭl´ri-ka. An old sibyl in "Ivanhoe."
=Ursula=--ür´su-la, not ür-sōō´la. An attendant in "Much Ado About Nothing."
=Viola=--vī´o-la, not vī-ō´la. The disguised page of Duke Orsino in "Twelfth Night."
ORTHOEPICAL ERRORS OF THE PROFESSIONS.
Although errors of speech are at all times to be deprecated, and are generally criticised without much leniency, it must be admitted that unless they are very gross, reasonable excuses are to be taken for those who have never made their language a subject of close study, and whose only use of words is entirely impromptu in the business affairs of life, in the home circle, or in the social gathering.
Though a person's descent from Belgravia or Billingsgate is in a great measure revealed by the propriety of his discourse, yet this refers principally to those words that are employed by the masses in the every-day conversations of life, rather than to technicalities and words related to particular professions, the use of which is generally confined to the specially instructed. But when a man stands forth as an orator, a teacher, a minister, or a professor of some college, it is certainly not unreasonable for those that sit under his instruction, to expect and demand that his speech should be almost free from errors.
One occupying such a position may well be excused for occasional embarrassment, poor voice, unpleasant address, hesitation of delivery, and various failings and peculiarities that can not be overcome, but little or no allowance can be made for constantly repeated errors.
Probably there has never been a public speaker so perfect in diction, that he has not in moments of embarrassment, or when much absorbed in his subject, been guilty of grammatical inaccuracies or mistakes of pronunciation; and doubtless he is as often aware of them as his listeners are, as soon as they drop from his lips, but it would be foolish to call attention to them by going back to correct them. But when these offenses are so glaring and so frequently repeated that it is evident the speaker knows no better, it is no wonder that the educated hearer often thinks that the teacher had better leave his position and submit to being taught.
What allowance can an intelligent congregation make for their minister who has nothing else to do but prepare his sermons, if, besides a multitude of common English mistakes, he pronounces more than half of his scriptural names in a manner that is not sanctioned by any authority?