7. Univ. is "persons". The phrase "looks poetical" evidently belongs to
the _Predicate_; and the _Subject_ is the Class, of persons, whose
peculiar Attribute is "_not_-pale".
The Proposition may be written
"No | not-pale persons | are | persons who look poetical".
8. Univ. is "persons".
The Proposition may be written
"Some | judges | are | persons who lose their tempers".
9. Univ. is "persons". The phrase "never neglect" is merely a stronger
form of the phrase "am a person who does not neglect".
The Proposition may be written
"All | 'I's' | are | persons who do not neglect important business".
10. Univ. is "things". The phrase "what is difficult" (_i.e._ "that
which is difficult") is equivalent to the phrase "all difficult things".
The Proposition may be written
"All | difficult things | are | things that need attention".
11. Univ. is "things". The phrase "what is unwholesome" may be
interpreted as in Ex. 10.
The Proposition may be written
"All | unwholesome things | are | things that should be avoided".
12. Univ. is "laws". The Predicate is evidently a Class whose peculiar
Attribute is "relating to excise".
The Proposition may be written
"All | laws passed last week | are | laws relating to excise".
13. Univ. is "things". The Subject is evidently the Class, of studies,
whose peculiar Attribute is "logical"; hence the Sign of Quantity is
"all".
The Proposition may be written
"All | logical studies | are | things that puzzle me".
14. Univ. is "persons". The Subject is evidently "persons in the house".
The Proposition may be written
"No | persons in the house | are | Jews".
15. Univ. is "dishes". The phrase "if not well-cooked" is equivalent to
the Attribute "not well-cooked".
The Proposition may be written
"Some | not well-cooked dishes | are | unwholesome dishes".
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16. Univ. is "books". The phrase "make one drowsy" may be replaced by
the phrase "are books that make one drowsy".
The Sign of Quantity is evidently "all".
The Proposition may be written
"All | unexciting books | are | books that make one drowsy".
17. Univ. is "men". The Subject is evidently "a man who knows what he's
about"; and the word "when" shows that the Proposition is asserted of
_every_ such man, _i.e._ of _all_ such men. The verb "can" may be
replaced by "are men who can".
The Proposition may be written
"All | men who know what they're about | are | men who can detect a
sharper".
18. The Univ. and the Subject are the same as in Ex. 4.
The Proposition may be written
"All | Members of the Class 'you and I' | are | persons who know
what they're about".
19. Univ. is "persons". The verb "wear" may be replaced by the phrase
"are accustomed to wear".
The Proposition may be written
"Some | bald persons | are | persons accustomed to wear wigs".
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