"Plus l'homme a su, plus il a pu; mais aussi moins il a fait, moins il a su."- BUFFON.

STUDIES IN

PHILOSOPHICAL CRITICISM

AND CONSTRUCTION

BY

SYDNEY HERBERT MELLONE

M.A. LOND., D.Sc. EDIN.

WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS
EDINBURGH AND LONDON

MDCCCXCVII

All Rights reserved

то

ANDREW SETH, M.A., LL.D.,

PROFESSOR OF LOGIC AND METAPHYSICS IN THE

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH,

THESE STUDIES IN PHILOSOPHY

ARE GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY

Dedicated.