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These is the plural of this; those of that. The former, therefore, expresses what is near: the latter, what is more remote. As, in these lines of the Duke of Buckingham,
"Philosophers and poets vainly strove,
In every age, the lumpish mass to move.
But THOSE were pedants if compared with THESE,
Who knew not only to instruct, but please."
Where a relative is to follow, and the subject has not been mentioned immediately before, those is always required. Those observations which he made. Those kingdoms which Alexander conquered.
In the verbs, which end in t, or te, we frequently omit ed in the preterperfect and in the participle; as, he operate, it was cultivate. Milton says, in thought more elevate; but he is the only author who uses that expression.
Notice shou'd not be used as a verb. The proper phrase is take notice. Yet I find Lord Shaftesbury uses notic'd, the participle: And unnotic'd is very common.
Hinder to do, is Scotch. The English phrase is, hinder from doing. Yet Milton says, Hindered not Satan to pervert the mind. Book IX.
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Conform to Friends and acquaintances Maltreat Advert to Proven, improven, approven Pled Incarcerate Tear to pieces Drunk, run Fresh weather Tender In the long run Notwithstanding of that Contented himself to do 'Tis a question if Discretion With child to a man Out of hand Simply impossible A park In time coming Nothing else Mind it Denuded Severals Some better Anent Allenarly Alongst. Yet the English say both amid, amidst, among, and amongst Evenly As I shall answer Cause him do it. Yet 'tis good English to say, make him do it Marry upon Learn There, where Effectuate. This word in English means to effect with pains and difficulty. A wright. Yet 'tis good English to say, a wheelwright Defunct Evite Part with child Notour To want it To be difficulted Rebuted For ordinary Think shame In favours of Dubiety Prejudge Compete Heritable To remeed Bankier Adduce a proof Superplus Forfaulture In no event Common soldiers Big with a man Bygone Debitor Exeemed Yesternight Big coat chimney Annualrent Tenible argument Amissing To condescend upon To discharge To extinguish an obligation To depone A compliment To inquire at a man To be angry at a man To send an errand To furnish goods to him To open up Thucydide, Herodot, Sueton Butter and bread Pepper and vinegar Paper, pen and ink Readily On a sudden As ever I saw For my share Misgive Rather chuse to buy as sell Deduce Look't over the window A pretty enough girl 'Tis a week since he left this Come in to the fire To take off a new coat Alwise Cut out his hair Cry him To crave To get a stomach Vacance |
Conformable to Friends and acquaintance Abuse Attend to Prov'd, improved, approv'd Pleaded Imprison [Pg cxxvii] Tear in pieces Drank, ran Open weather Sickly At long run Notwithstanding that Contented himself with doing 'Tis a question whether Civility With child by a man Presently Absolutely impossible An enclosure In time to come No other thing Remember it Divested Several Something better With regard to Solely Along Even I protest or declare Cause him to do it Marry to Teach Thither, whither Effect [Pg cxxviii] A Carpenter Deceast Avoid Miscarry Notorious To be without a thing, even though it be not desirable To be puzzled Discouraged by repulses Usually Asham'd In favour of Doubtfulness Hurt Enter into competition Hereditary To remedy Banker Produce a proof Surplus Forfeiture In no case Private men Great with a man Past Debtor Exempted Last night Great coat A grate Interest Good argument Missing To specify [Pg cxxix] To forbid To cancel an obligation To depose A present To inquire of a man To be angry with a man To send off an errand To furnish him with goods To open, or lay open Thucydides, Herodotus, Suetonius Bread and butter Vinegar and pepper Pen, ink and paper Probably Of a sudden As I ever saw For my part Fail Rather chuse to buy than sell Deduct Look't out at the window A pretty girl enough 'Tis a week since he left this place Come near the fire To make up a new suit Always Cut off his hair Call him To dun, to ask payment To get an appetite Vacation |
My design in the present Work is sufficiently explained in the Introduction. The reader must only observe, that all the subjects I have there planned out to myself are not treated in these two volumes. The subjects of the Understanding and Passions make a complete chain of reasoning by themselves; and I was willing to take advantage of this natural division, in order to try the taste of the Public. If I have the good fortune to meet with success, I shall proceed to the examination of Morals, Politics, and Criticism, which will complete this Treatise of Human Nature. The approbation of the Public I consider as the greatest reward of my labours; but am determined to regard its judgment, whatever it be, as my best instruction.
Nothing is more usual and more natural for those, who pretend to discover any thing new to the world in philosophy and the sciences, than to insinuate the praises of their own systems, by decrying all those which have been advanced before them. And indeed were they content with lamenting that ignorance, which we still lie under in the most important questions that can come before the tribunal of human reason, there are few, who have an acquaintance with the sciences, that would not readily agree with them. 'Tis easy for one of judgment and learning, to perceive the weak foundation even of those systems, which have obtained the greatest credit, and have carried their pretensions highest to accurate and profound reasoning. Principles taken upon trust, consequences lamely deduced from them, want of coherence in the parts, and of evidence in the whole, these are every where to be met with in the systems of the most eminent philosophers, and seem to have drawn disgrace upon philosophy itself.
