[Capitals by Frederick W. Hamilton]@TWC D-Link bookCapitals INTRODUCTION 9/63
Use a capital letter to begin every line of poetry. _The Lord hates a quitter, But he doesn't hate him, son, When the quitter's quitting something He shouldn't have begun.
[that_ This rule does not apply to turned over lines like the third line in the stanza just preceding. 3.
Use a capital letter to begin every quotation consisting of a complete sentence. _Ben Franklin says, "Honesty is the best policy."_ _The campaign was "a punitive expedition for the suppression of brigandage."_ Capitalize: 1.
Names of the Deity, of the members of the Trinity, of the Virgin Mary, and of the Devil, when a personal devil is referred to. When the word devil is used as a general term or as an expletive the capital is not used. 2.
Nouns and adjectives used to designate the Deity or any member of the Trinity: _the Almighty_, _the Ruler of the Universe_, _the Supreme Architect of the Universe_, _the Creator_, _Providence_ (personified), _Heaven_ (personified, e.g., _Heaven forbid!_), _Father_, _Son_, _Holy Ghost_, _Spirit_, _Messiah_, and the like. The following list of words of this sort to be capitalized, taken from Mr.William Dana Orcutt's _The Writer's Desk Book_ (Frederick A.Stokes, New York) will be found useful: Almighty Authorized Version Common Version Creator Deity Father God Holy Bible Holy Spirit Holy Writ Jehovah Jesus Christ King Logos Lord Messiah Passover Pentecost Redeemer Revised Version Sabbath Saviour Scriptures Son of Man Son Spirit The Trinity The Virgin Mary Word Care needs to be taken with words of this class.
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