dependence on something that precedes or follows; and (4) before _as, viz.,
to wit., namely, i. e._, and _that is_, when they introduce examples or
illustrations.

+_Examples_+.--1. The furnace blazes; the anvil rings; the busy wheels
whirl round. 2. As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I
rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honor him; but, as he was ambitious, I
slew him. 3. He drew a picture of the sufferings of our Saviour; his trial
before Pilate; his ascent of Calvary; his crucifixion and death. 4. Gibbon
writes, "I have been sorely afflicted with gout in the hand; to wit,
laziness."

+_Colon_+.--Use the colon (1) between the parts of a sentence when these
parts are themselves divided by the semicolon; and (2) before a quotation
or an enumeration of particulars when formally introduced.

+_Examples_+.--l. Canning's features were handsome; his eye, though deeply
ensconced under his eyebrows, was full of sparkle and gayety: the features
of Brougham were harsh in the extreme. 2. To Lentullus and Gellius bear
this message: "Their graves are measured."

+_Dash_+.--Use the dash where there is an omission (1) of letters or
figures, and (2) of such words as _as_, _namely_, or _that is_, introducing
illustrations or equivalent expressions. Use the dash (3) where the
sentence breaks off abruptly, and the same thought is resumed after a
slight suspension, or another takes its place; and (4) before a word or
phrase repeated at intervals for emphasis. The dash may be used (5) instead
of marks of parenthesis, and may (6) follow other marks, adding to their
force.