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disadvantages."

(_a_) What is the difference between "observance" and
"observation," "discover" and "invent," "persuasion" and
"conviction"? (_b_) Begin "Before &c."

69. "He plunged into the sea once more, (30) not content with his
previous exertions. After a long and dangerous struggle, he succeeded
in reaching a poor woman that was crying piteously for help, and (_a_)
(35) was at last hauled safely to shore."

(_a_) Point put and remedy the ambiguity by inserting "he" or by
writing "who," according to the meaning.

70. "Sir John Burgoyne himself, face to face with Todleben, became
(_a_) (1) _conscious_ of the difference between the fortifications of
San Sebastian and of Sebastopol, (_b_) _which_ (10 _e_) was (_c_) (12)
_very weak_ compared with Metz or Paris."

(_a_) What is the exact meaning of _conscious_? (_b_) Avoid the
relative, by repeating the name, with a conjunction, (_c_)
"weakness itself."

71. "Upon Richard's leaving the (_c_) stage, the Commonwealth was
again set up; and the Parliament which Cromwell had (_a_) _broken_ was
brought together; but the army and they fell into new disputes: so
they were again (_a_) _broken_ by the army: and upon that the nation
was like to fall into (_b_) (11) _great_ convulsions."

(_a_) Modern Eng., "broken up." (_b_) "violently convulsed."
(_c_) It is a question whether this metaphor is in good taste.
The meaning is that Richard "retired from public life." It might
be asserted that Richard, the Commonwealth, the Parliament are
regarded as so many puppets on a "stage." But this is extremely
doubtful. Make _Parliament_ the principal subject: "When Richard
retired ... and when the Commonwealth &c.... the Parliament was
... but, falling into a dispute with &c., it was...." See (18)
and (43).

72. "What a revolution in the military profession! He began with (_a_)
(11) _unnecessary formality_, and (_b_) (11) _inefficient weapons_,
and ended with (_c_) (_b_) (11) _greatly improved fire-arms_."

(_a_) "pig-tail and pipe-clay." (_b_) "Six-pounders and
flint-locks" are now inefficient compared with
"twenty-four-pounders and breech-loaders." (_c_) Something is
wanted antithetical to (_a_), perhaps "loose drill" or "open
order."

73. "Children fear to go in the dark. Men fear death in the same way.
The fear of children is increased by tales. So is the fear of