...some consider. • able object was once set before him. Addison is guilty of saying, " By greatness I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of the whole view."' If ho did not only mean, what did he more than mean (5) The proper use of the pronoun...

...in motion perpetually. 4. The colon may be properly applicd in the following case. 5. By greatness I not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of the whole vicw. 6. Thales was not only famous for his knowledge of nature, but for tils moral wisdom....

...is a private Father. The ' only ' should be omitted. In the passage from Addison — ' By greatness I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of a whole view considered as one entire piece ' — the same error is committed, and there is also a misplacement...

...] livntc Father. The ' only ' should 1 e omitted. In the passage lidiii Addison— ' By greatness 1 do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of a whole view considered as one entire piece '—the same error is committi d, and there is also a misplacement of...

...in motion perpetually. 4. The colon may be properly applied in the following case. 5. By greatness I not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of the whole view. 6. Thales was not only famous for his knowledge of nature, but for his moral wisdom....

...Plenty more might be said." Here the arrangement prevents the possibility of mistake. " By greatness, I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of a whole view."— Addison. Here, "only" is so placed as to qualify " mean," and might raise the question, What else does...

...does make a contrast, the form ought to be clear, and very often it is not. Thus — " By greatness I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of a whole view " — should be — " By greatness I mean not only the bulk of a single object, but the largeness of...

...pleasure. d. [The pestilence] could be only imputed to the just indignation of the gods. e. By greatness I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of the whole view. — Addison. f. This thoroughfare is only to be used by persons having business at...

...measures proposed, he failed of success. (940) Theism can only be opposed to polytheism. — By greatness I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the distinctness of a whole view. — Only you have I known of all the nations of the earth. — In promoting...

...does make a contrast, the form ought to be clear, and very often it is not. Thus — " By greatness I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the i of a whole view " — should be — " By greatness I mean not only the bulk of a single object, but...