They are tolerably uniform, and rest on fanciful but obvious conceits, superficial analogies, mere play upon words and impossible Etymologies.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
I do not mean to go deeply into Etymologies or anything that is abstract.
"Education in The Home, The Kindergarten, and The Primary School"
Elizabeth P. Peabody
Here is a specimen of his Etymologies.
"Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry"
Thomas Davis Commentator: T. W. Rolleston