nal; that in consequence He has lived a whole eternity
by Himself; and hence that He is all-sufficient, sufficient
for his own blessedness, and all-blessed, and ever-blessed.
Further, I mean a Being who, having these prerogatives, has
the Supreme Good, or rather is the Supreme Good, or has all
the attributes of good in infinite intenseness; all wisdom,
all truth, all justice, all love, all holiness, all
beautifulness; who is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent;
ineffably one, absolutely perfect; and such that what we do
not know of Him is far more wonderful than what we do and
can."[52]

Latin words, moreover, have a fullness of sound which gives them an
added weight and dignity. One would hesitate long before changing one
of Milton's big-sounding phrases, even if he were not compelled to
sacrifice the metre. In Webster's orations there is a dignity, a
sublimity, gained by the use of full-mouthed polysyllables. Supposing
he had said at the beginning of his eulogy of Adams and Jefferson,
"This is a new sight" instead of "This is an unaccustomed spectacle,"
the whole effect of dignified utterance commensurate with the occasion
would have been lost. The oration abounds in examples of reverberating
cadences. Milton's sentences are a stately procession of gorgeous
words: the dignified pomp of the advance is occasioned by the wealth
of essential beauty and historical association in the individual
words:--

"That proud honor claimed
Azazel as his right, a Cherube tall:
Who forthwith from the glittering staff unfurl'd
Th' imperial ensign, which, full high advanc't
Shon like a meteor streaming to the wind,
With gemms and golden lustre rich emblaz'd
Seraphic arms and trophies; all the while
Sonorous metall blowing martial sounds:
At which the universal host up-sent
A shout that tore Hell's concave, and beyond
Frighted the reign of Chaos and old Night.
All in a moment through the gloom were seen
Ten thousand banners rise into the air,
With orient colours waving; with them rose
A forrest huge of spears; and thronging helms
Appear'd, and serried shields in thick array
Of depth immeasurable." ("Paradise Lost.")

The choice of words does not depend on whether they are of Latin or of
Saxon origin. In use it will be found that short words, like short
sentences, give more directness and for