Farewell ( page 168 ).
Questions.
1. To what language do farewell and good-by belong etymologically? How do they differ? 2. From what language have adieu and congé been adopted into English? 3. What is the special significance of congé? 4. What are valediction and valedictory?
Examples.
—— my paper's out so nearly
I've only room for yours sincerely.
The train from out the castle drew,
But Marmion stopped to bid ——.
——! a word that must be, and hath been—
A sound which makes us linger;—yet———.