The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-09-05
Syn0nynnes
A. M.

A. M.
TO SCOTT, GI3E, JEER, SHEER:
Scof comes from the Greek to de-
ride. Gi6e and Jeer are connected with
the words gable and jabber, showing
an unseemly mode of speech. Sheer is
connected with sneeze and nose the or
gan by which sneering is done. Soothing
is the general term for showing con-
tempt; we may scott by either gi6es,
jeers or sneers or we may scott by OPP
probrious language and contemptuous
looks with gliding, sneering, Jeering. To
gi6e, Jeer or sneer are personal acts. The
oi6e, the sheer consists of words address
ed to an individual. The former has
most of Immature in it, the latter has
more of ridicule or satire. They are
both however, applied to the actions of
vulgar people who practice unseemly
jokes on others.
Truth from his lips prevailed with double
And fools who came to scott remain d to pray.
Goldsmith.
And sneers as learnedly as they.
Like females DER their morning tea.-Swift.
ScOf or sheer are directed to either
persons or things, as the object; gibe
and jeer only towards persons. Scof
is taken only in the proper sense, sheer
derives it's meaning from the liberal act
of sneering. The ScOfer speaks lightly
of what requires serious consideration;
the sneerer speaks either with sheer, or
as it were dy implication with sneer
The sc0fers at religion set at naught all
thoughts of decorum; they openly avow
the low estimation in which they hold
it. The sneers at religion are more
subtitle, the wish to belittle religion it
self, but not to bring themselves into
the contempt they deserve.
The job sets learning at defence,
SCOTS at the pedant and the schenectady.
Shrewd fellows and such arch wags! tribe
That meet for nothing but to g,be.--Swift.
That 3eering demeano1 is quality of great Of
fence to others and danger towards man S self
Wentworth.
There is short passage still remaining (of
Alexes the poets) which conveys sheer at
Pythagoras. Pitt.
Where town and country Wears flock in
tribes.
Secur'd by numbers from the 1aymans Cubes
Swift.
Midas. expos'd to all their jeers
Had lost his art. and kept his ears.-Swift.
SILENCE, TACITURNlTY:
The Latins have the two verbs Sile0
and taceo. The former of which is in
terpeted by some to signify to cease to
speak; and the latter, not to begin to
speak according to the present use ST.
lence expresses less than taciturnity.
The silent man seldom speaks; the
taciturn man will not speak at all. The
old Latins had an epithet, to denote
profound silence, of taciturna Silentia.
Taciturnity is always of some dura-
ton, arising either from necessity or
from some peculiar frame of mind.
Pythagoras enjoined his scholars absolute
silence for long novitiate. far from ap-
proving such a taciturnity but highly approve
the end and intent of Pythagoras's inunctions
William Pitt.
have talked more already than have former
ly done in three visits. You remember my tdcti-
tunnaty, never to be forgotten by those that knew
me.-Couper.
party.
Silence always supposes something oc-
casional that is adopted to suit the con-
venience of the party.
Silence is the perfectest herold of joy:
were but little happy if I could say how
much.-Shakespeare.
SILENT, TACIT:
Silent characterizes either the person
or the thing, person is silent as OPP
posed to one who talks, place is silent
as opposed to one that is noisy. Z'acit
characterizes only the act of the per-
son, person gives tacit consent, or
there was a tacu agreement between
them.
The people beheld the violence of their con-
duct in silent fright. internally Disappearing yet
not daring to avow their detestation Goldsmith.
In elective governments there is tdct coven-
ant that the king of their own making shall
make his makers princes. III strance.
SOMETHING DOING.