"None of | my speculations | are | transactions
that have brought me as much as 5 per cent."
(3)
"None but the brave deserve the fair."
To begin with, we note that the phrase "none but the brave" is
equivalent to "no _not_-brave."
(1) The Subject has for its _Attribute_ "not-brave." But no
_Substantive_ is supplied. So we express the Subject as
"not-brave * * *."
(2) The Verb is "deserve," for which we substitute the phrase
"are deserving of".
(3) The Predicate is "* * * deserving of the fair."
(4) Let Univ. be "persons."
(5) The Sign of Quantity is "no."
(6) The Proposition now becomes
"No | not-brave persons | are | persons deserving
of the fair."
(4)
"A lame puppy would not say "thank you" if you offered to lend
it a skipping-rope."
(1) The Subject is evidently "lame puppies," and all the rest of
the sentence must somehow be packed into the Predicate.
(2) The Verb is "would not say," &c., for which we may
substitute the phrase "are not grateful for."
(3) The Predicate may be expressed as "* * * not grateful for
the loan of a skipping-rope."
(4) Let Univ. be "puppies."
(5) The Sign of Quantity is "all."
(6) The Proposition now becomes
"All | lame puppies | are | puppies not grateful
for the loan of a skipping-rope."
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(5)
"No one takes in the _Times_, unless he is well-educated."
(1) The Subject is evidently persons who are not well-educated
("no _one_" evidently means "no _person_").
(2) The Verb is "takes in," for which we may substitute the
phrase "are persons taking in."
(3) The Predicate is "persons taking in the _Times_."
(4) Let Univ. be "persons."
(5) The Sign of Quantity is "no."
(6) The Proposition now becomes
"No | persons who are not well-educated | are |
persons taking in the _Times_."
(6)
"My carriage will meet you at the station."
(1) The Subject is "my carriage." This, being an 'Individual,'
is equivalent to the Class "my carriages." (Note that this Class
contains only _one_ Member.)
(2) The Verb is "will meet", for which we may substitute the
phrase "are * * * that will meet."
(3) The Predicate is "* * * that will meet you at the station."
(4) Let Univ. be "things."
(5) The Sign of Quantity is "all."
(6) The Proposition now becomes
"All | my carriages | are | things that will meet
you at the station."
(7)
"Happy is the man who does not know what 'toothache' means!"
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