■^79^* grammatical diquisitions. i^^ 



In the ornament of the capital we co.itemplate the 

 "beaaty and virtue of the Indian Lotus, which had un- 

 doubtedly given origin to the foliage of the pillar 

 idlj ascribed to the accident of the tile and the acan- 

 thus. In the decoration of the Ionic order we are 

 to reflect on the ornaments of the Delphic altar, and 

 of the Ammonian Jupiter ; and for other improve- 

 ments we are to examine the history and manners of 

 the countries in which they were adopted; and to clafs 

 those of latter ages under that head of architecture, 

 ■\Vhich falls hereafter to be considered, and must oc- 

 cupy several succefsive articles in this uiiscellany, if, 

 from this specimen of my feeble endeavours to illus- 

 trate a subject of so much importance, your readers 

 fljall exprefs any desire that they Ihould be continu- 

 ed. I am, Sir, 



Your humble servant. B. A. 



GRAMMATICAL DISQUISITIONS. 



Agreeable to my promise, Bee vol. vii. p. lyr. I 

 now beg leave to ofFLT a few remarks on *' the philo- 

 sophy of grammar." 



The radical principles of language being the same 

 in all nations, one would naturally imagine that gram- 

 mar would be an easy, a simple, and of course a 

 pleasing study. The reverse of this is found in prac- 

 tice to be the case. If every language must have 

 words of the same kind to exprefs the ideas that oc- 



acciirate efsjy on Gothic structures, Bee, vol. ii. p. 247, &'c. 1 his mods 

 ».f jrchi.ccturc, I apprehend to have been of Scythic or Persic origin, 

 mil 80 i.itroductd by the Hellenic Goths, auerw.iris cVilcd Greeks. 



