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Par. 453, 454.] " BUT TIIAT."

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but, so far from denying, I admit that there are,"
&c.
(7) " Never dream but (i.e. any thing but, except, or to
prevent that) ill must come of ill." 1 - SHELLEY.
(8) " VWho knows, but (any thing but, except, or to
prevent that) he'll come yet? "
453 Hence, after " doubt not," " but" came to be used
regularly with its ordinary adversative force, so that
there is no difference between(9) " Doubt not that God will help you," and
(10) " Doubt not but God will help you."
(11) " It cannot be denied but, or that, he is a rascal."
The curious inconsistencies of idiom are illustrated by comparing -
(1) " He is all but perfect," and
(2) " He is any thing but wise."
In (1) the meaning is " He is altogether (perfect),"
" all except (being absolutely) perfect;" 2 in (2) the
meaning is " He is any thing except wise."
454 The Prepositions "of" and "about" are
(rarely) used before Object-Sentences: -
(1) " He tells us a good deal about why he travelled,
but nothing of how he travelled."
The Adverb " where " is not only used as a Noun

1 Matzner.

2 Compare oaov ov.