Ellipsis
The omission of part of a word is usually denoted by short lines, called rules, of various lengths, according to the number of letters omitted, as The Right Hon. John B——t. If one or more words are omitted, or supposed to be omitted, it is more usual, and has a neater appearance, to use dots for leaders. Thus:—
The comparitive of superiority is expressed in Spanish by the words mas . . . . . . . . que; and that of inferiority by menos . . . . . . . . . . . que.
If a line or more be omitted, then the most conspicuous marks are asterisks; as,
Let us go forth in summer’s glorious prime,
And leave the din of cities for a while;
* * * From the breezy heights
Of Pyrenean pinnacles behold
Deep vales and forests, purple glens, and plains.
Ellipsis
Marks denoting the omission of part of a word consisting of short lines, called rules, of various lengths, according to the number of letters omitted, as The Right Hon. John B——t. If one or more words are omitted, or supposed to be omitted, it is more usual, and has a neater appearance, to use dots for leaders. Thus:—
The comparitive of superiority is expressed in Spanish by the words mas . . . . . . . . que; and that of inferiority by menos . . . . . . . . . . . que.
If a line or more be omitted, then the most conspicuous marks are asterisks; as,
Let us go forth in summer’s glorious prime,
And leave the din of cities for a while;
* * * From the breezy heights
Of Pyrenean pinnacles behold
Deep vales and forests, purple glens, and plains.