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2. Pretentious circumlocution.

3. Poetic phraseology, especially the Carlylese superlative.

Almost any page of Milton's prose will show whence Carlyle had this; but it is most offensive in ordinary modern writing.

4. Patronizing superiority expressed by describing simple things in long words.

The skating-rink, where happy folk all day slide with set purpose on