Sometimes, of course, the difficulty is more apparent than real, and by simply substituting full stops and capitals for his colons and conjunctions, one may, to some extent, simplify the chaos.
"A History of English Literature Elizabethan Literature"
George Saintsbury
In restoring the author's works to their integrity, I have considered the punctuation as wholly in my power; for what could be their care of colons and commas, who corrupted words and sentences.
"Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare"
D. Nichol Smith
The pork-butcher's throat sounded, as it were, commas and colons, punctuations in his reflections, while he tightened fingers along the iron lump.
"One of Our Conquerors, Complete"
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