Where strictness of grammar does not weaken expression, it should be attended to.... But where, by small grammatical negligences, the energy of an idea is condensed, or a word stands for a sentence, I hold grammatical rigor in contempt.


The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: 1 August to 30 November 1801 (ed. Princeton Univ Pr, 2009) - ISBN: 9780691137735


Where strictness of grammar does not weaken expression, it should be attended to.... But where, by small grammatical negligences, the energy of an...

Where strictness of grammar does not weaken expression, it should be attended to.... But where, by small grammatical negligences, the energy of an...

Where strictness of grammar does not weaken expression, it should be attended to.... But where, by small grammatical negligences, the energy of an...

Where strictness of grammar does not weaken expression, it should be attended to.... But where, by small grammatical negligences, the energy of an...