[58]
It is the task of collocation to link together the
words which have been selected, approved and handed
over to its custody. For even harsh connexions are
better than those which are absolutely valueless.
None the less I should allow the orator to select
certain words for their euphony, provided always that
their force and meaning are the same as those of
the alternative words. He may also be permitted
to add words, provided they are not superfluous, and
to omit them, provided they are not essential to the
sense, while he may employ figures to alter case and
number, since such variety is attractive in itself,
[p. 541]
quite apart from the fact that it is frequently adopted
for the sake of the rhythm.
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.
An XML version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer Perseus any modifications you make. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system.