Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Syl’logism.

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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.

Syl’logism.

The five hexameter verses which contain the symbolic names of all the different syllogistic figures are as follow:—

“Barbara, Cel

rent, Darii, Feri

que, priris.

Ces

re, Camestres, Festin

, Bar

, secundœ

Tertia, Darapti, Dis&acheck;mis, Dat

si, Felapton,

Bokard

, Fer

n, habet. Quarta insuper addit

Bramantip, Cam&echeck;nes, D

m&acheck;ris, Fes

po, Fresison.”

N.B. The vowel

A universal affirmative.

E universal negative.

I particular affirmative.

O particular negative.

Taking the first line as the standard, the initial letters of all the words below it show to which standard the syllogism is to be reduced; thus, Bar

ko is to be reduced to “Barbara,” Ces

re to “Cel

rent,” and so on.

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Sylphs,

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