1000000030

e o

1\1

the yOllngell onc

bcin~ :dw~l's

polle,l in t11e eenlre.

('o"'panies not ineorporated imo regi llellts .lIc

e.tl

l–

ed irrcgul.trs, or independent eompaoies.

Artilla)

COMr.\Nv. See ARTtLI.FRV.

COMP,\N V

;1"/,1.

a lIeet of

IIlerei,~ntl11en.

who m.t1,e

clwter poi ty

:1I111l1l~

tlll'mfcl.l·es; the p,inell,a l ron·

ditiolls ",hurof uf'lI.oIly

~re,

that eert:1I11 veflll! Ihall

be aeknnwkJgeJ admi ral, vice admiral, and re.r-ad·

n1il~l;

that fuch and fu eh fignals

fh.tl

f be

obf~ l\ ell ;

that thofe whieh bear no guns, Ihall pay fo much

per

U1/I .

of thei r e.trgo; and io eafe they bc atl:leked,

tbar what dom.ges are fufl.tineJ. l1,all be reimburfed

theeo~lpanl'

in general. In the Medlterrane.n, fueh

comp1nics are eallcd eonferrcs.

COMrARATlvF ANATOMV, is that braneh of anatomy

whieh

con~d~rs

the feeondary

obj,,~s,

0 1'

die bodies

of other animals; ferving for rhc more accurate di–

ftimqions of r..leral palls, and fupplyillg tltc defcét uf

human fubj(<'\s.

. lt

is othcrwife called thc anatomy of beans, and

fomerimes 1.0utomy; and Ilands in contradifli",qiun 10

human anatollll', 01' that braneh of rhe art whieh eon–

fiJers Ihe

hum~n

body, the prima¡ y ubjeé! of anatOmy.

Sce ilNATOMV.

COMPARATlVE DeGREr., amofig

~rammarians,

that be–

tlVeen

the'P0~lIve

and [uperfalil'e degrm, expreffing

any particular 9uality

abol'~

01' benealh the levtl of

anod

-_l'.

COMP:lR ISON, in a genml (enfe, the confiJeratiGn

of d:c relalion belwccl! t11'0 per(ons or things, \Vhen

oppo(ed and (et againfl each olher, by which

\vc

judge

of Ihei r agreement

DI'

dilfercnce.

lnflrtl<'lion is the

plincip~l ,

but not thc onl)' er,d of

comparifon. lt may be

employe~

wilh focce(s in put–

ting

fubjeé! in

flrong point of view. A lively idca

is formed of

man's

cou rag~

by likening it

that of

a lion; ar.d e1oquenl'e is exalted inoor imaginalion by

coni' ring il tO

river overRolI'ing ils bank,. and in –

"01';,

all in its impettlous eourfe. T he fameelfeé! is

pl odu\:<J by contlall: A Olan in profperilY becomes

-more knr.ble of his happpille(s, hy comparing his con–

dition with thal of a red"n in want of bread. T hlls

corr. p~ri(on

is (ubfctl'ienl 10 pomy as well as to phi–

lofophy.

Comp1rifors fuve t\Vo purpo(¡s: when addrelfed

to the onderfl.tncing, Iheir'purpofe is to inUru,'l : when

the he,III, Iheir pUlpofe is tO pleafe. Various

IT'cans contrihute tO Ihe lamr: firn, the foggefling

fume unulual refemblance or contrafl; fecond, the

fl'ning an objcél in Ihe Urongen light ; Ihird,

Ih~ al~

focialiog an Qbjcél lI'ith olhm that are agreeable ;

fourth , Ihe elevo'inr. ao objcé!; and, fiflh, the de–

prenin~

ir. ,\nrl

d1.ll

eomparifolls may give pleafore

thlfe ,'arious mearos, will be made el'idcm by ex–

alllples, uhich fl1all be given, al'ter premifing fome ge–

,,1

o¡'fer\'aJion~.

(

)to.ji

:tls of dtfl'crent (en(es C2nnot be cOOlrued 10-

~l'lhH ;

for fueh objctls are totally ftparalc,l [10m

each other, antl h:lI'e no cireum(hnee in cOOlmon 10

admit ei lhtr refembiJnce 01' rontr.lll. Ohjc<'ls of hear–

ing

m.y

be compare.! togcthcr, as alfo of talle, of

e o

lVI

fmell , and

o~ t~lIch:

bllt rlt.. chicr fllntl of cnmparifon

ar~

of,JllIS 01 IIghl; bw tufe,. in wl.irinn or (pe.lking,

thtngs

C.IO

only

c('lI1pal ed

111

Idea, aOlI Ihe id,_.,s

01'

figltl

are

mnre dilltnét antl li",ly Ihan Ihofe of any

olhtr

(,,"f.:.

\Vhcn ., nation

e~lel'gi ng

OUI of harb.ltity be';ns to

think of ,he line alIS, Ihe

b~,ul ies

of I.lI1gU:tl:C "callnot

lun~

lie ronce.,kd; and ,\

1\1'11

Jilcllvncd, r!1('y arc ge,

ner_II,\',

~l' l!t ~

fvI"

II"V~It)', e~",cll

he)'nnd all

bounds

111

ml'llcralion. Tltus. iu Ihe

ta'¡;cll

poem~

ot'

eve,.y n.llion, \I'e r.lld met.'pilors

~nd

finlll,s loondcJ on

Ihe fllgl1l<'n and mllfl J,flonl rcfcmhlance" \\'hich , l>!finC

their gr-ce u-irh Iheir noveily, \Vear gradually out of re–

pUle; and 1I01V, 1>y Ihe iu.prOl

'emr.nl

of I,dle, no m':ta–

phor nor fimile is admilll'd il1lo any polit,! compofili"n

but of rhe morl flriki ng f..ind. 1'0illuflwc Ilti, ohlclI'a–

tion, a (pecimcn

(h~ 1I

p.il

'en arrerward cf f"eh met,–

pltors as IVe have been d&ribing: wilh tlfpeét 10 fimib

tdke Ihe following (pecimen.

" Behold, Ihou

~rt

("ir, my IIIve : thy hair is as a

" Rock of goats thal "pl

'e.tr

(rom Moun l Gdead: Ihy

" tcelh ",e like a fl ock

v.f

fl,cep fróm the \\',tlhinp,

e–

vel'~

one be" ing rwins: rhy lirs are i" le a Ih read

of k.trlet : thy neck likc Ihe 1'¡\Ver (,f J)avid built

.. fo r an mnoul y, II'ltcreon

han~

a Iltoufand fhidJs of

" mighlY men: litYtwo bl'eafl; like tlVO young roes

" rhat are t\ViO!, whieh feed among ,he lilies:

I~J'

" eyes like the filh·pools in Hdbon, by the gare of

" Ih lh-rabbin: Ihy nofe like Ihe tower of Lebanon,

.. IOllkil1g 10,",,<1 Dama(eus."

&ng

SclolllUl.

" Thou

I,ke (now on Ihe hearh; thy hai r like

" the mili of

Croml~,

wllen ;t curls un the rock! antl

" A,illes

Ihe be,mof Ihe II'cfl: rhy brealls are ¡'\"e

t\Vo fmoolh rock! fcen from IIranno of Ihe fl reams :

" tlty arms ¡'le t\Vo while pillals in rhe hall of rhe

" migbty Finga!."

Pi'¡g,'¡.

has no good elfré! to compa re things by

w~y

of fi-

mile Ihat are of the Came kind; oor

cootran rlllngs of

ditrercm kinds.

A nU'llereus brigade hancn'd: as when bapds

Of pioneers wilh (pade and pick-ax arm'd,

Forcrun rhe royal camp tO!reoch a field

c.lI

a raml,art.

Millon.

Tite

following is of things conlraned Ihat are of dlf-

ferenl kinds.

~I«n.

What, is my Richard both in Ihape and

mind

T ransform'd ano

~'I'ak

1 [[,Ih Bolingbroke depos'd

TllIl1e intcllell1 Halh he been in Ihy heart!

T he lion, <lying, Ihruf!e;h ronh Itis paw,

A"d 1I'0unó Ihe eanh, if nnthing elfe, wilh rage

Tu be o'erpower'd : and wiil rltou, pupillikc,

Takc rhy eorreé!ion mildly, kifs u1e rod,

Acd fawn on rage with bafe humililY!

Rich.1,d

.rr

í.

fr.

This comparifon has fcarce any force: aman and

lion are of ditrerent rpecie" and Iherefo,e are proper (ub–

jcéls for a fimile; but there is no (ueh r&mblanee be–

tween Ihem io general, as to produce any (lrong elfea by

contralling partieolar amibutes or

cireum(l~nces.

tbird geoeral obfemtion

is,

That abnrdd tecm'

c.a