every man to be master of the rest."

18. In this case, were the first two clauses, up to the word
"I practice "inclusive, which qualify the subject, to be placed at
the end instead of the beginning, much of the force would be lost;
as thus:--"The French idea of liberty is--the right of every man to
be master of the rest; in practice at least, if not in theory."

19. Similarly with respect to the conditions under which any
fact is predicated. Observe in the following example the effect of
putting them last:--"How immense would be the stimulus to progress,
were the honour now given to wealth and title given exclusively to
high achievements and intrinsic worth!"

20. And then observe the superior effect of putting them first:--"Were
the honour now given to wealth and title given exclusively to high
achievements and intrinsic worth, how immense would be the stimulus
to progress!"

21. The effect of giving priority to the complement of the
predicate, as well as the predicate itself, is finely displayed in
the opening of 'Hyperion':

"_Deep in the shady sadness of a vale
Far sunken from the healthy breath of morn,
Far from the fiery noon and eve's one star
Sat_ gray-haired Saturn, quiet as a stone."

Here it will be observed, not only that the predicate "sat"
precedes the subject "Saturn," and that the three lines in italics,