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obliquely uproard to the right on an angle of 45 ° it is the character y — and if a
horizontal right line , be drawn from left to right , till it ... The characters or letters
chosen from it , are twenty in number , all seen at a single view in the diagram .
obliquely uproard to the right on an angle of 45 ° it is the character y — and if a
horizontal right line , be drawn from left to right , till it ... The characters or letters
chosen from it , are twenty in number , all seen at a single view in the diagram .
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scientific principles , upon which the system is founded ; viz : that the characters
shall be few in number , and selected for their peculiar fitness and simplicity , that
the most simple shall be appropriated to letters which occur most frequently , that
...
scientific principles , upon which the system is founded ; viz : that the characters
shall be few in number , and selected for their peculiar fitness and simplicity , that
the most simple shall be appropriated to letters which occur most frequently , that
...
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few rules for the extension of the powers of the alphabetical characters ; and yet
those rules are so general , and may be applied to such a multitude of cases
perpetually occurring , that they give this system the advantage even in point of ...
few rules for the extension of the powers of the alphabetical characters ; and yet
those rules are so general , and may be applied to such a multitude of cases
perpetually occurring , that they give this system the advantage even in point of ...
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It will be seen by reference to the stenographic tree , plate 1 - to the alphabet ,
plate 2 , and so on throughout the system , that the stenographic characters m , p
, h , b , l , w , th , ious , when used alone to represent certain words of frequent ...
It will be seen by reference to the stenographic tree , plate 1 - to the alphabet ,
plate 2 , and so on throughout the system , that the stenographic characters m , p
, h , b , l , w , th , ious , when used alone to represent certain words of frequent ...
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sition stands for me , my , many , shall , when inverted , stand for him , am , most ;
and so of the other seven characters thus adding 24 words to the 60 previously
given . This will be found to abridge the labour of writing very materially , without
...
sition stands for me , my , many , shall , when inverted , stand for him , am , most ;
and so of the other seven characters thus adding 24 words to the 60 previously
given . This will be found to abridge the labour of writing very materially , without
...
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