 | Hugh Blair - 1784 - 412 sider
...only mean the bulk of " any fingle object, but the largenefs " of a whole view." Here the fituation of the adverb only renders it a limitation of the...following word, mean. *' I do not only mean"— The queftion may then beafked, What does he more than mean ?. Had it been placed after bulk, ftill it would... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1787 - 482 sider
...in the Spectator, No. 412. " I do not only mean the bulk " of any fingle object, but the largenefs of a " whole view." Here the place of the adverb only,'...the following word, mean. " I do not only mean." The queftion may then be put, What does he more than mean ? Had he placed it after hulk, L.. vc T. ftill... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1793 - 518 sider
...bulk of any fmgle object, but the largenefs " of a whole view." Here the place of the adverb gz/y, renders it a limitation of the following word, mean. " I do not only mean." The queflion may then be put, what does he more than mean ? Had he placed it after bulk, flill it would... | |
 | John Walker - 1801 - 424 sider
...only mean the bulk of <e,..any single object, but the largeness of a whole " view." Here the situation of the adverb only renders it a limitation of the...I do not only mean." — The question may then be asked, What, does he more than mean? Had it been placed after bulk, still it would have been improperly... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1802 - 416 sider
...in the Spectator, No. 412.) "I do " not only mean the bulk of any fingle object, but the largenefs " of a whole view." Here the place of the adverb only,...limitation of the following word, mean. " I do not only K mean." The queftion may then be put, What does he more than mean ? Had he placed it after bull, ftill... | |
 | 1803 - 376 sider
...it gives us, as any of these three qualifications are most conspicuous and prevailing. 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. Such are the prospects of an open champaign country, a vast uncultivated... | |
 | 1804 - 412 sider
...it gives us, as any of these three qualifications are most conspicuous and prevailing. 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. Such are the prospects of an open ehampain country, a vast uncultivated... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 sider
...jt gives us, as any of these three qualifications are most conspicuous and prevailing. 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. Such are the prospects of an open champaign country, a vast uncuU tivated... | |
 | 1807 - 530 sider
...pause, to another. EXAMPLES OF ILL ARRANGED WORDS AND SENTENCES. " By greatness," says Mr. Addison, " I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of a whole view." From the improper place in which the adverb only stands in this sentence, the question may be put—... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - 406 sider
...made to stand, prevailing and conspicuous. They are conspicuous, because they prevail. " 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." IB a former Lecture, when treating of the Structure of Sentences,... | |
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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. 
