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... subjects wor- thy of their contemplation , this the Au- thor declares to have been his first and principal motive for appearing in print . Next to that , as he has always been a lo- ver of Letters , he would willingly approve his ...
... subjects wor- thy of their contemplation , this the Au- thor declares to have been his first and principal motive for appearing in print . Next to that , as he has always been a lo- ver of Letters , he would willingly approve his ...
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... subject with as much order , correctness , and per- spicuity as in his power ; and if he has failed , he can safely say ( according to the vulgar phrase ) that the failure has been his misfortune , and not his fault . He scorns those ...
... subject with as much order , correctness , and per- spicuity as in his power ; and if he has failed , he can safely say ( according to the vulgar phrase ) that the failure has been his misfortune , and not his fault . He scorns those ...
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... subject , whether serious or ludicrous , whether sacred or profane , we think perfection with ourselves , and that it is superfluous to search farther . The The Author of this Treatise would by no means detract PREFACE . XI.
... subject , whether serious or ludicrous , whether sacred or profane , we think perfection with ourselves , and that it is superfluous to search farther . The The Author of this Treatise would by no means detract PREFACE . XI.
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... Subject , namely the Pre- dicament of Quantity . By marking the force of these Forms , as they are applied here , we may be enabled lo apply them of ourselves elsewhere . Nay farther still - by viewing the MIND , during its process in ...
... Subject , namely the Pre- dicament of Quantity . By marking the force of these Forms , as they are applied here , we may be enabled lo apply them of ourselves elsewhere . Nay farther still - by viewing the MIND , during its process in ...
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... subjects either of science or deliberation . But when Mathematics , instead of be- ing applied to this excellent purpose , are used not to exemplify Logic , but to sup- ply its place ; no wonder if Logic pass into contempt , and if ...
... subjects either of science or deliberation . But when Mathematics , instead of be- ing applied to this excellent purpose , are used not to exemplify Logic , but to sup- ply its place ; no wonder if Logic pass into contempt , and if ...
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Adjectives Adverbs Ćneid Ammonius antient Aorist Apoll Aristotle Article Assertion Attri Attributes autem Boethius called Cause CHAP character Cicero Conjunctions denote Distinction enim etiam exist farther Form Future Genus Grammar Grammarians Greek guage hence Ideas implies infinite instances Intellect Interrogation kind Language Latin manner mean MIND Mode Name Nature neque Noun Number Objects Participles Past peculiar Philosophy Plato Prepositions present Priscian Pronoun proper quć quod reason respect Sense Sentence shew Sound speaking Species Speech Subject Substances sunt tence Tenses things Thou thro tion tive Treatise Truth UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR Verbs vero Verses VIII Virgil Words ἂν ἀπὸ γὰρ δὲ διὰ εἶναι εἰς ἐκ ἐν ἐν τοῖς ἐν τῷ ἐξ ἐπὶ ἔτι ἔχει καθ καὶ τὸ κατὰ μὲν μὴ ὅτι περὶ πρὸς τὰ τὰς τε τῇ τὴν τῆς τὸ δὲ τὸ μὲν τὸν τῷ τῶν ὧν ὡς
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