“We need not, nor do not, confine the purposes of God.”—­Bentley.  “I cannot by no means allow him that.”—­Idem.  “We must try whether or no we cannot increase the Attention by the Help of the Senses.”—­Brightland’s Gram., p. 263.  “There is nothing more admirable nor more useful.”—­Horne Tooke, Vol. i, p. 20.  “And what in no time to come he can never be said to have done, he can never be supposed to do.”—­Johnson’s Gram.  Com., p. 345.  “No skill could obviate, nor no remedy dispel, the terrible infection.”—­Goldsmith’s Greece, i, 114.  “Prudery cannot be an indication neither of sense nor of taste.”—­Spurzheim, on Education, p. 21.  “But that scripture, nor no other, speaks not of imperfect faith.”—­Barclay’s Works, i, 172.  “But this scripture, nor none other, proves not that faith was or is always accompanied with doubting.”—­Ibid. “The light of Christ is not nor cannot be darkness.”—­Ib., p. 252.  “Doth not the Scripture, which cannot lie, give none of the saints this testimony?”—­Ib., p. 379.  “Which do not continue, nor are not binding.”—­Ib., Vol. iii. p. 79.  “It not being perceived directly no more than the air.”—­Campbell’s Rhet., p. 331.  “Let’s be no Stoics, nor no stocks, I pray.”—­Shak., Shrew.  “Where there is no marked nor peculiar character in the style.”—­Blair’s Rhet., p. 175.  “There can be no rules laid down, nor no manner recommended.”—­Sheridan’s Lect., p. 163.

   “Bates.  ‘He hath not told his thought to the king?’
    K.  Henry.  ‘No; nor it is not meet he should.’”—­Shak.

UNDER NOTE IX.—­EVER AND NEVER.

“The prayer of Christ is more than sufficient both to strengthen us, be we never so weak; and to overthrow all adversary power, be it never so strong.”—­Hooker.  “He is like to have no share in it, or to be ever the better for it.”—­Law and Grace, p. 23.  “In some parts of Chili, it seldom or ever rains.”—­Willetts’s Geog.  “If Pompey shall but never so little seem to like it.”—­Walker’s Particles, p. 346.  “Latin:  ’Si Pompeius paulum modo ostenderit sibi placere.’ Cic. i, 5.”—­Ib. “Though never such a power of dogs and hunters pursue him.”—­Walker, ib. “Latin:  ‘Quamlibet magna canum et venantium urgente vi.’ Plin. l. 18, c. 16.”—­Ib. “Though you be never so excellent.”—­Walker, ib. “Latin:  ‘Quantumvis licet excellas.’ Cic. de Amic.”—­Ib. “If you do amiss never so little.”—­Walker, ib. “Latin:  ‘Si tantillum peccassis.’ Plaut.  Rud. 4, 4”—­Ib. “If we cast our eyes never so little down.”—­Walker, ib. “Latin:  ‘Si tantulum oculos dejecerimus.’ Cic. 7.  Ver.”—­Ib. “A wise man scorneth nothing, be it never so small or homely.”—­Book of Thoughts, p. 37.  “Because they have seldom or ever an opportunity of learning them at all.”—­Clarkson’s Prize-Essay, p. 170.  “We seldom or ever see those forsaken who trust in God.”—­Atterbury.