n't miss nothin' in a temporal way."--MRS. STOWE.

3. Her younger sister was a wide-awake girl, who hadn't been to
school for nothing.--HOLMES.

4. You will find no battle which does not exhibit the most
cautious circumspection.--BAYNE.

5. Not only could man not acquire such information, but ought not
to labor after it.--GROTE.

6. There is no thoughtful man in America who would not consider a
war with England the greatest of calamities.--LOWELL.

7. In the execution of this task, there is no man who would not
find it an arduous effort.--HAMILTON.

8. "A weapon," said the King, "well worthy to confer honor, nor
has it been laid on an undeserving shoulder."--SCOTT.

CONJUNCTIONS.

[Sidenote: And who, and which.]

454. The sentences given in Secs. 419 and 420 on the connecting of
pronouns with different expressions may again be referred to here, as
the use of the conjunction, as well as of the pronoun, should be
scrutinized.

[Sidenote: _Choice and proper position of correlatives._]

455. The most frequent mistakes in using conjunctions are in
handling correlatives, especially _both_ ... _and, neither_ ... _nor,
either_ ... _or, not_ _only_ ... _but, not merely_ ... _but_ (_also_).

The following examples illustrate the correct use of correlatives as
to both choice of words and position:--

_Whether_ at war _or_ at peace, there we were, a standing menace
to all earthly paradises of that kind.--LOWELL.

These idols of wood can _neither_ hear _nor_ feel.--PRESCOTT.

_Both_ the common soldiery _and_ their leaders and commanders
lowered on each other as if their union had not been more
essential than ever, _not only_ to the success of their common
cause, _but_ to their own safety.--SCOTT.

[Sidenote: _Things to be watched._]

In these examples it will be noticed that _nor_, not _or_ is the
proper correlative of _neither_; and that all correlatives in a
sentence ought to have corresponding positions: that is, if the last
precedes a verb, the first ought to be placed before a verb; if the
second precedes a phrase, the first should also. This is necessary to
make the sentence clear and symmetrical.

[Sidenote: _Correction._]

In the sentence, "I am _neither_ in spirits to enjoy it, _or_ to reply
to it," both of the above requirements are violated. The word
_neither_ in such a case had better be change