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<head>1826. Oct<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 21<lb/> | |||
Review of Humphreys<lb/> | |||
Ch. Agenda<lb/> | |||
2</head> | |||
<p>Form <unclear>II. § 2. §. 6.</unclear><lb/> | |||
12. Considered each by<lb/> | |||
itself, the shorter the<lb/> | |||
articles the better: as<lb/> | |||
imposing the less <sic>burthen</sic><lb/> | |||
on conception and memory.<lb/> | |||
But by this brevity<lb/> | |||
of the elements, brevity<lb/> | |||
of the aggregate is diminished.<lb/> | |||
Form II. 7. 13.<lb/> | |||
13. Exemplification<lb/> | |||
Say, to one adjective<lb/> | |||
ten adjectives: or, to one<lb/> | |||
verb, ten substantives.<lb/> | |||
In either cases, to maximize<lb/> | |||
individual brevity,<lb/> | |||
the article would<lb/> | |||
be divided into ten:<lb/> | |||
and in each, to complete<lb/> | |||
the proposition &<lb/> | |||
sentence, each such adjective<lb/> | |||
or substantive<lb/> | |||
would require its<lb/> | |||
complement of other<lb/> | |||
words.<lb/> | |||
Thus brevity of parts and<lb/> | |||
of whole antagonise.<lb/> | |||
Form II 8 14.<lb/> | |||
14. Of perspicuity, the<lb/> | |||
maximum will be approached<lb/> | |||
as the excess<lb/> | |||
of the grammatical <hi rend="underline">sentence</hi><lb/> | |||
ever the logical<lb/> | |||
<hi rend="underline">proposition</hi>, is lessened.<lb/> | |||
Form II 9. 15.<lb/> | |||
15. In each one of a<lb/> | |||
list of sub articles, employ<lb/> | |||
rather a substantive<lb/> | |||
in the nominative,<lb/> | |||
than a <unclear>d<hi rend="superscript">o</hi></unclear> in an<lb/> | |||
oblique case, or an adjective, or a verb.<lb/> | |||
Reason. The noun substantive<lb/> | |||
alone presents<lb/> | |||
and independent idea,<lb/> | |||
on which the mind<lb/> | |||
can repose itself, and<lb/> | |||
take it in hand at leisure<lb/> | |||
as a subject matter <add>of</add></p> | |||
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1826. Octr 21
Review of Humphreys
Ch. Agenda
2
Form II. § 2. §. 6.
12. Considered each by
itself, the shorter the
articles the better: as
imposing the less burthen
on conception and memory.
But by this brevity
of the elements, brevity
of the aggregate is diminished.
Form II. 7. 13.
13. Exemplification
Say, to one adjective
ten adjectives: or, to one
verb, ten substantives.
In either cases, to maximize
individual brevity,
the article would
be divided into ten:
and in each, to complete
the proposition &
sentence, each such adjective
or substantive
would require its
complement of other
words.
Thus brevity of parts and
of whole antagonise.
Form II 8 14.
14. Of perspicuity, the
maximum will be approached
as the excess
of the grammatical sentence
ever the logical
proposition, is lessened.
Form II 9. 15.
15. In each one of a
list of sub articles, employ
rather a substantive
in the nominative,
than a do in an
oblique case, or an adjective, or a verb.
Reason. The noun substantive
alone presents
and independent idea,
on which the mind
can repose itself, and
take it in hand at leisure
as a subject matter of
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