A LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL INTERJECTIONS.

1. Of _earnestness_ or _grief_; as, O! oh! ah! alas!

2. _Contempt;_ as, Pish! tush!

3. _Wonder;_ as, Heigh! really! strange!

4. _Calling;_ as, Hem! ho! halloo!

5. _Disgust_ or _aversion;_ as, Foh! fy! fudge! away!

6. _Attention_; as, Lo! behold! hark!

7. _Requesting silence_; as, Hush! hist!

8. _Salutation_; as, Welcome! hail! all hail!

NOTE. We frequently meet with what some call an _interjective

phrase_; such as, Ungrateful wretch! impudence of hope! folly in the

extreme! what ingratitude! away with him!

As the interjection is the least important part of speech in the English

language, it will require but little attention. You may, however, make

yourself well acquainted with what has been said respecting it, and then

commit the

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