Chapter III.
1. Express in logical form, affixing the proper symbol:—
(1) Some swans are not white.
(2) All things are possible to them that believe.
(3) No politicians are unprincipled.
(4) Some stones float on water.
(5) The snow has melted.
(6) Eggs are edible.
(7) All kings are not wise.
(8) Moths are not butterflies.
(9) Some men are born great.
(10) Not all who are called are chosen.
(11) It is not good for man to be alone.
(12) Men of talents have been known to fail in life.
(13) ’Tis none but a madman would throw about fire.
(14) Every bullet does not kill.
(15) Amongst Unionists are Whigs.
(16) Not all truths are to be told.
(17) Not all your efforts can save him.
(18) The whale is a mammal.
(19) Cotton is grown in Cyprus.
(20) An honest man’s the noblest work of God.
(21) No news is good news.
(22) No friends are like old friends.
(23) Only the ignorant affect to despise knowledge.
(24) All that trust in Him shall not be ashamed.
(25) All is not gold that glitters.
(26) The sun shines upon the evil and upon the good.
(27) Not to go on is to go back.
(28) The king, minister, and general are a pretty trio.
(29) Amongst dogs are hounds.
(30) A fool is not always wrong.
(31) Alexander was magnanimous.
(32) Food is necessary to life.
(33) There are three things to be considered,
(34) By penitence the Eternal’s wrath’s appeased.
(35) Money is the miser’s end.
(36) Few men succeed in life.
(37) All is lost, save honour.
(38) It is mean to hit a man when he is down.
(39) Nothing but coolness could have saved him.
(40) Books are generally useful.
(41) He envies others’ virtue who has none himself.
(42) Thankless are all such offices.
(43) Only doctors understand this subject.
(44) All her guesses but two were correct.
(45) All the men were twelve.
(46) Gossip is seldom charitable.
2. Give six examples of indefinite propositions, and then quantify them according to their matter.
3. Compose three propositions of each of the following kinds:—
(1) with common terms for subjects;
(2) with abstract terms for subjects;
(3) with singular terms for predicates;
(4) with collective terms for predicates;
(5) with attributives in their subjects;
(6) with abstract terms for predicates.