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LESSON III
APPOSITION
THE AUTHOR, in his use of the word apposition in these lessons, means the addition of one word or phrase or object to illustrate another. Apposition is the placing side by side of two or more things. With the aid of apposition the mind is assisted in perceiving, and as perception is one of the principal attributes of memory, apposition must be a power in strengthening that faculty. By means of apposition we are enabled to see the similarity of things; as,
Abraham Lincoln, president of the United States, issued a proclamation on January 1, 1863, freeing three million slaves.
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