spectator where he was. Perhaps you
are near such a man on a particular occasion, and expect him
to be shocked or perplexed at something which occurs; but
one thing is much the same to him as another; or, if he is
perplexed, it is as not knowing what to say, whether it is
right to admire, or to ridicule, or to disapprove, while
conscious that some expression of opinion is expected from
him; for in fact he has no standard of judgment at all, and
no landmarks to guide him to a conclusion. Such is mere
acquisition, and, I repeat, no one would dream of calling it
philosophy." ("Idea of a University," by Cardinal Newman.)

"I will give _another instance._ One of the most
instructive, interesting, and delightful books in our
language is Boswell's 'Life of Johnson.' Now it is well
known that Boswell's eldest son considered this book,
considered the whole relation of Boswell to Johnson, as a
blot in the escutcheon of the family. He thought, not
perhaps altogether without reason, that his father had
exhibited himself in a ludicrous and degrading light. And
thus he became so sore and irritable that at last he could
not bear to hear the 'Life of Johnson' mentioned. Suppose
that the law had been what my honorable and learned friend
wishes to make it. Suppose that the copyright of Boswell's
'Life of Johnson' had belonged, as it well might, during
sixty years, to Boswell's eldest son. What would have been
the consequence? An unadulterated copy of the finest
biographical work in the world would have been as scarce as
the first edition of Camden's 'Britannia.'" (Speech,
"Copyright," by Macaulay.)

Combines Two or More Forms.

As was said at the beginning, a paragraph is seldom made exclusively
of one form. One part of the typical paragraph is usually developed
more than any other and gives to the paragraph its character and its
name. By far the most common variety of paragraph is that which
combines two or more of the other forms. It is not necessary to cite
examples; they are everywhere. Though combination is the commonest
method of development, it should be guarded. It is a poor paragraph
that combines the forms indiscriminately. It should follow some plan;
and the best plan is the one already given in the typical paragraph.

All paragraphs, whatever be the special method of development