Of colonial capitalization

[deedle at loop.com]

Oooh, good question!  The answer to this will put to rest a lifetime of
puzzlement over my Favorite Book, (one which also includes many Delightful
Songs), Winnie The Pooh.

 -- deedle


>Hi all,
>
>Since we will be (or are, you lucky ones) reading a whole book in
>this style, I was hoping that someone could tell me what rules (if
>any) determine what words are capitalized within a sentence written
>in 18th century English.  Is it "significant" nouns?  Verbs?  Or is
>the capitalization solely at the whim of the writer?
>
>Yours in linguistical-historical ignorance,
>Penny