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THE COMIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR.

of jealousy is proverbially sharp, and yet it is indisputably green." "The French Marquis was a very charming man; he danced exquisitely and nimbly, and was greatly admired by all the ladies."

Several adverbs have been coined of late; and some of them are very remarkable for a "particular" elegance: as, "I reckon you're catawampously chawed up."

In the example just given there is to be found, besides the new adverb, a word which, if not also new to