3. ADORATION: (See Admiration, Reverence, Affection.) Colloquial. a--Mother, dear mother, I adore the very ground you tread on. Classical. b-O speak again, bright angel, for thou art 4. ADVICE: SHAKESPEARE, Romeo and Juliet, ii, 2. Colloquial. a-Of course, it's your money, and you can do what you c-My advice is, gentlemen, to throw this whole thing Classical. d—I'll tell you what you shall do. Our general's wife is now the general; confess yourself freely to her; importune her help to put you in your place again. SHAKESPEARE, Othello, ii, 3. 5. AFFECTION: Colloquial. a-Hello, old chum, I'm so glad to see you; how well you are looking! Shake again! b-Good-by, mother. Hope you'll have a lovely trip. Don't mind me, I'll be all right. c-Come here, little sister, and let me take you on my knees. You are the sweetest little, dearest littleum-um (kissing her). Classical. d-The dearest friend to me, the kindest man, SHAKESPEARE, Merchant of Venice, iii, 2. e-This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England! SHAKESPEARE, Richard II, ii, 1. 6. AGITATION: (See Excitement, Fear.) 7. AGGRIEVANCE: (See Reproach.) Colloquial. a-I feel hurt. It's unkind. b-I stood by you through thick and thin, and now you It's mean, to say the c-Yes, sir, I introduced that gentleman to this house; I procured him a good position, and now, sir, when he has risen to power he turns upon me. That's gratitude for you. d Classical. Brutus hath riv'd my heart: 8. AGONY: Colloquial. a-0, open the door. You are crushing my finger! 0-0-0! b-O, mother, the pain is awful! O, my head, my head! Classical. c-0 Desdemona! dead? Desdemona! dead? oh, oh! SHAKESPEARE, Othello, v, 2. d-O all you host of heaven! O earth! what else? 9. AMAZEMENT: SHAKESPEARE, Hamlet, i, 5. Colloquial. a-Gone to be married. Married! Well, did you ever! b-What! Our club beaten? It's impossible. Beaten? I can't believe it. c-What? The society will lose its charter? The members will be turned out? Disgraced? I am amazed! -d Classical. What! fifty of my followers at a clap! SHAKESPEARE, King Lear, i, 4. e-Gone to be married! Gone to swear a peace! False blood to false blood joined! Gone to be friends! Shall Lewis have Blanch? and Blanch those prov inces? SHAKESPEARE, King John, iii, 1. 10. AMBITION: (See Determination, Assertion, Admira tion.) Colloquial. a-Let us make this the greatest organization in America. We can, we will. Classical. b-We'll both together lift our heads to heaven; As to vouchsafe one glance unto the ground. 11. ANGER: SHAKESPEARE, Henry VI, II, i, 2. Colloquial. a-You cur! Strike that little boy again and I'll thrash you on the spot! b-Angry? Who wouldn't be angry? He called me a thief. c-Keep calm? I'll not keep calm; do you think I shall see my honor attacked and not resent it? O, you— you-. Classical. d-Villains! you did not so, when your vile daggers You show'd your teeth like apes, and fawn'd like And bow'd like bondmen, kissing Caesar's feet; Struck Caesar on the neck. O you flatterers! SHAKESPEARE, Julius Caesar, v, 1. 12. ANGUISH: (See Agony, Remorse.) 13. ANNOYANCE: Colloquial. a-I told you once. How many times do you want me to tell you? b-Will you cease annoying me just for one minute? I've no patience with this sort of thing; it's childish. Classical. c-O, I could divide myself and go to buffets, for moving such a dish of skimmed milk with so honorable an action! SHAKESPEARE, Henry IV, I, ii, 3. 14. ANTITHESIS: (See Comparison.) a Colloquial. -That's good, but this is bad. b-George is sharp, Will is dull; George is thoughtful, Will is careless. C- Classical. Let's kill him boldly but not wrathfully; Colloquial. 15. ANXIETY: a-Sh! here comes the teacher! we are in for it. Listen! If she catches us here That's her footstep! O, what will we do? Hark! She's going to the next room. No-O, dear! Classical. b-Alack! I am afraid they have awak'd And 'tis not done:—the attempt, and not the deed, SHAKESPEARE, Macbeth, ii, 2. 16. APPEAL: (See Entreaty, Coaxing.) * Colloquial. a-The others wouldn't, but you will. O, do, please. SHAKESPEARE, Merchant of Venice, iv, 1. 17. APPREHENSION: (See Fear.) Colloquial. a--I' am afraid it's lost; I guess we are in for it. b-O what if we have made a mistake! |