[basil ransome-davies]

I cannot believe that (e.g.) 'boldly to go' or 'to go boldly' would be any improvement on 'to boldly go' & in any case how can you 'split' a particle phrase that consists of 2 separate words? No one would complain about 'by boldly going'. I'll take the 'short infinitive' any day. And in a hopeful frame of mind, too.