ds the end of his web, till he forgot the riddle, and
everything else but his immediate sensations; but the money
had come to mark off his weaving into periods, and the money
not only grew, but it remained with him."

SEMICOLONS.

17. A semicolon is used to separate the parts of a compound sentence
if they are involved, or contain commas. It is also used to give
independence to the members of a compound sentence when not very
complex.

"The meadow was searched in vain; and he got over the stile
into the next field, looking with dying hope towards a small
pond which was now reduced to its summer shallowness, so as
to leave a wide margin of good adhesive mud."

"As for the child, he would see that it was cared for; he
would never forsake it; he would do everything but own it."

18. Semicolons are used to separate a series of clauses in much the
same way as commas are used to separate a series of words.

"I love you more than words can wield the matter;
Dearer than eyesight, space, and liberty;
Beyond what can be valued, rich or rare;
No less than life, with grace, health, beauty, honor;
As much as child e'er loved, or father found;
A love that makes breath poor, and speech unable;
Beyond all manner of so much I love thee."

19. A semicolon is generally used to introduce a clause of repetition,
a clause stating the obverse, and a clause stating an inference.

(Many examples of the last two rules will be found in the discussion
of compound sentences on pages 202, 203.)

COLONS.

20. A colon is used to introduce a formal quotation. It is frequently
followed by a dash.

"Under date of November 28, 1860, she wrote to a friend:--

"'I am engaged now in writing a story--the idea of which
came to me after our arrival in this house, and which has
thrust itself between me and the other book I was
meditating. It is Silas Manner, the Weaver of Raveloe.'"

"On the last day of the same year she wrote: 'I am writing a
story which came across my other plans by a sudden
inspiration, etc.'"

21. A colon is used to introduce a series of particulars, either
appositional or explanatory, which the reader has been led to expect
by the first clause of the sentence. These particulars are separated
from each other by semicolons.

"The study of t