Note 128 — Chapter I · OF CONCORD.
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It is to be observed that a different collocation is sometimes admissible without any risk of ambiguity, especially when the clause is negative. Thus we may say, “His thoughts were entertained with not only,” i.e. “with not one thing,” viz. “the joys” with which he was surrounded; or, “not only with the joys; but (bot or add) a noble gratitude and divine pleasure.”
Usage in common conversation, and in familiar language, inclines to this arrangement, and many of our best writers frequently adopt it.