This is entirely a mis-statement.

It was impossible to make a noise except by a mis-stroke, and Joe had learned to row on Lake Merrit well enough to avoid that.

With this belief he commenced making his way toward it, his movements certifying his consciousness that a mis-step would prove fatal.

If, therefore, it can be satisfactorily shown by any one that there is a mis-entry, or the omission of an entry, this is the time to correct it; and where the matter is of sufficient importance, and the recording officer, or any member disputes the charge of error, the vote of the lodge will be taken on the subject, and the journal will be amended or remain as written, according to the opinion so expressed by the majority of the members.

But without any inconsistency I may avail myself of common impressions to correct a common mis-impression.

They all want to leave the old mis-mate and go to the new found soul mate, and they all want my advice and encouragementto do it!

In this, as in the former play, Mr. Rowe is guilty of a mis-nomer; for his Calista has not the least claim to be called the Fair Penitent, which would be better changed to the Fair Wanton; for she discovers not one pang of remorse till the last act, and that seems to arise more from the external distress to which she is then exposed, than to any compunctions of conscience.

Pero mis padres, al prohibirme llegar hasta esos lugares, me dijeron mil veces que el espíritu, trasgo, demonio ó mujer que habita en sus aguas, tiene los ojos de ese color.

Prefixes, in general, form separate syllables; as, mis-place, out-ride, up-lift: but if their own primitive meaning be disregarded, the case may be otherwise; thus, re-create, and rec'-reate, re-formation, and ref-ormation, are words of different import.

whatever you do, don't mis-quote," said the rector.

Allow me to declare, that by standing before the world as such an instructive example, you exercise the most effective revolutionary propaganda; for if the mis-result of French revolutions discourage the nations from shaking off the 'oppressors' yoke, your victory,and still more, your unparalleled prosperity,has encouraged oppressed nations to dare what you dared.

Full of frowardness, each mis-saying or reviling.

Then was the lady of the house A proud dame, and malicious, Hoker-full, iche mis-segging, Squeamous, and eke scorning; To iche woman she had envie; She spake these words of felonie: "Ich have wonder, thou messenger, Who was thy lordes conseillor, To teach him about to send, And tell shame in iche an end!"

What that look was, we learn from Seneca himself, "His face was ghastly pale, with a look of insanity; his fierce, dull eyes were half-hidden under a wrinkled brow; his ill-shaped head was partly bald, partly covered with dyed-hair; his neck covered with bristles, his legs thin, and his feet mis-shapen."

"Mis-spel is mis-spell in every Dictionary which I have seen.

For example, he gives us misconster, and says, "This is not a mis-spelling or loose spelling of 'misconstrue,' but the old form of the word."

Fond fool, thus to mis-spend that little breath I lent thee to prevent, not hasten, death: Let her thank you she was unfortunate, And you thank her for pulling on your fate; Prove to each other your own destinies.

The door o-pen-ed with a sud-den jerk, and the mis-tress of the man-sion ap-pear-ed.

Or for a mis-word at cards!

I explained, and very tersely, that I had meant what I said, and in return received a letter as short as my own: DEAR MISS MELVYN, I regret your decision, but trust I have sufficient manhood to prevent me from thrusting myself upon any lady, much less you.

"Ole miss nebber had no gal baby 'cept one, an' dat died when 'twas mighty little.

[Note 1: Possibly a mis-copy of Croesus.]

" The Gospeler hurriedly related the material points of FLORA'S history to his recovered friend, who moaned with all the more cheerful parts, and seemed to think that the serious ones might be worked-up in comic miss-spelling for his paper.

" "Yes, or rather as mis-culture and perversity, which is just as bad or still worse.

Women mis-doubt a sailor's word, We don't deserve the wipe; For when they pipe us all aboard, Aboard we all do pipe.