ABSTRACT

EVERYsentencecontainsdistinctelementsoftwokinds: ontheonehand,theexpressionofacertainnumberof

preceptsrepresentingideas,andontheother,theindicationof certainrelationsexistingbetweenthem.IfIsaythehorse runs,Ihavetwoideasinmymind,ahorseandrunning,andI unitethetwointhestatementthehorseruns.IfIsayPeter's hou,seislarge,theideasofahouse,Peter,andlargenessinmy mindaresimilarlycombinedinthestatementwhichconstitutesmysentence.