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Enquire within upon everything
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Robert Kemp Philp
166
This,
however,
is
not
an
infallible
rule,
because
the
duration
of
the
pauses
should
be
regulated
by
the
degree
of
rapidity
with
which
the
matter
is
being
read.
In
slow
reading
the
duration
of
the
pauses
should
be
increased.
204.
The
Other
Points
are
rather
indications
of
expression,
and
of
meaning
and
connection,
than
of
pauses,
and
therefore
we
will
notice
them
separately.
205.
The
Misplacing
of
even
so
slight
a
point,
or
pause,
as
the
comma,
will
often
alter
the
meaning
of
a
sentence.
The
contract
made
for
lighting
the
town
of
Liverpool,
during
the
year
1819,
was
thrown
void
by
the
misplacing
of
a
comma
in
the
advertisements,
thus:
"The
lamps
at
present
are
about
4,050,
and
have
in
general
two
spouts
each,
composed
of
not
less
than
twenty
threads
of
cotton."
The
contractor
would
have
proceeded
to
furnish
each
lamp
with
the
said
twenty
threads,
but
this
being
but
half
the
usual
quantity,
the
commissioners
discovered
that
the
difference
arose
from
the
comma
following
instead
of
preceding
the
word
each.
The
parties
agreed
to
annul
the
contract,
and
a
new
one
was
ordered.
206.
Without
Punctuation.
The
Following
Sentence
shows
how
difficult
it
is
to
read
without
the
aid
of
the
points
used
as
pauses:
Death
waits
not
for
storm
nor
sunshine
within
a
dwelling
in
one
of
the
upper
streets
respectable
in
appearance
and
furnished
with
such
conveniences
as
distinguish
the
habitations
of
those
who
rank
among
the
higher
clashes
of
society
a
man
of
middle
age
lay
on
his
last
bed
momently
awaiting
the
final
summons
all
that
the
most
skillful
medical
attendance
all
that
love
warm
as
the
glow
that
even
an
angel's
bosom
could
do
had
been
done
by
day
and
night
for
many
long
weeks
had
ministering
spirits
such
as
a
devoted
wife
and
loving
children
are
done
all
within
their
power
to
ward
off
the
blow
but
there
he
lay
his
raven
hair
smoothed
off
from
his
noble
brow
his
dark
eyes
lighted
with
unnatural
brightness
and
contrasting
strongly
with
the
pallid
hue
which
marked
him
as
an
expectant
of
the
dread
messenger.
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