This, by the bye, was more than my father wanted----his aim in all the pains he was at in these philosophick lectures--was to enable my uncle _Toby_ not to _discuss_----but _comprehend_----to _hold_ the grains and scruples of learning----not to _weigh_ them. 
This, by the bye, was more than my father wanted - his aim in these lectures was not to enable my uncle Toby to discuss, but to comprehend; - to hold the grains of learning - not to weigh them. 