ries we may investigate the details of the
Roman alphabet, when we shall find that many of them stand in remarkable
contrast with those of Greece and Phoenicia. At the same time where they
differ with them, they agree with the English.

_Order._ _Roman._ _English._ _Greek._ _Hebrew._

1. A A Alpha Aleph.
2. B B Baeta Beth.
3. C C Gamma Gimel.
4. D D Delta Daleth.
5. E E Epsilon He.
6. F F _Digamma_ Vaw.
7. G G -- --
8. H H Haeta Heth.
9. I I I[^o]ta Iod.
10. J J I[^o]ta Iod.
11. K Kappa Kaf.
12. L L Lamda Lamed.
13. M M Mu Mem.
14. N N Nu Nun.
15. O O Omicron Ayn.
16. P P Pi Pe.
17. Q Q _Koppa_ Kof.
18. R R Rho Resh.
19. S S _San_ Sin.
20. T T Tau Tau.
21. U U Upsilon --
22. V V Upsilon --
23. W Upsilon --
24. X X Xi Samech.[43]
25. Y Y Upsilon --
26. Z Z Zaeta Zain.

s. 164. The differences of this table are referable to one of the following
four heads:--a. Ejection. b. Addition. c. Change of power. d. Change of
order.

a. _Ejection._--In the first instance, the Italians ejected as unnecessary,
letters 7,[44] 9, and 11: _zayn_ (_zaeta_), _teth_ (_thaeta_), and _kaf_
(_kappa_). Either the sounds which they expressed were wanting in their
language; or else they were expressed by some other letter. The former was
probably the case with 7 and 9, _zaeta_ and _thaeta_, the latter with 11,
_kappa_.

b. _Addition._--Out of the Greek _i[^o]ta_, two; out of the Greek
_upsilon_, four modifications have been evolved; viz., i and j out of
[iota], and u, v, w, y, out of [upsilon].

c. _Change of powe