little
without
exercising
any
thought,
nay,
exerting
only his
memory, in
the hope
that, when
he comes
to the end
of the
sentence,
he may see
its
meaning
and so
receive
something
to think
about; and
he is thus
given a
great deal
to learn
by heart
before
obtaining
anything
to
understand.
This is
manifestly
wrong and
an abuse
of the
reader’s
patience.
The
ordinary
writer has
an
unmistakable
preference
for this
style,
because it
causes the