The mysterie of rhetorique unveil'd wherein above 130 the tropes and figures are severally derived from the Greek into English : together with lively definitions and variety of Latin, English, scriptural, examples, pertinent to each of them apart. Conducing very much to the right understanding of the sense of the letter of the scripture, (the want whereof occasions many dangerous errors this day). Eminently delightful and profitable for young scholars, and others of all sorts, enabling them to discern and imitate the elegancy in any author they read, &c.
Smith, John, Gent., Sergeant, John, 1622-1707.
APOCOPE, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, abscissio, a cutting off.
Apocope is a figure contrary to Paragoge, and is when the last letter or syllable of a word is cut off or taken away.
Page 163Paragoge 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, productio, a making long.
Paragoge is a figure when a letter or syllable is added to the end of a word.
Aufert Apocope finem, quem dat Paragoge.
Examples of Apocope and Paragoge.*
Ingeni. Hymen. Curru. Tyrio vestirier ostro.
Ingeni, for, Ingenii. Curru, for, currui. Pecu∣li, for, Peculii. Dicier, for, dici.
