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Appendix in the third Edition being incorporated into the present, no place could be found for the following class of words of the termination in ose, which are so variously accented by our Lexicographers; but which, from their form and derivation, ought certainly to be pronounced alike. This will evidently appear from the following sketch.

The variety of accentuation which this sketch exhibits, sufficiently shows how uncertain are our Dictionaries where usage is obscure. From the decided prevalence of the accent on the last syllable of these words, we may easily guess at the analogy of pronunciation, and, with very little hesitation, determine that the accent ought to be placed on the last syllable of them all.