151. Omit the preliminary article when it can be done without altering the sense or too much offending the ear.
It will not do even for Short to catalogue “On the true, the beautiful, and the good” thus:
Cousin, V. True, beautiful, good;
but a list of Buckstone’s plays may as well be printed
— Breach of promise, comedy.
— Christening, farce.
— Dead shot, farce.
— Dream at sea.
— Kiss in the dark, farce.
— Lesson for ladies, com.,