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this in lhe mon aeeurate manner, is the mon complete.

Therefure the priocipal lIudy of a bieogr;pher ought

to be, to

difeover~

method IVhieh will be ben adapledCur

tha! purpofe. Dr JOhllfoo, \Vith grca! labour,

h~s

eol–

leaed the

v~rious

meaoings of every word, and quo·

ted the authorities: But, would it not have beeo ao

improvemeot if he had giveo ao aeeurate defioitionofrhe

preeife meaoioe of every word; poioted OUt the way in

whieh it ought to be eOlployed "ith the greatefl pro·

priety; fi,ewed lhe various dniAtioos from lhat origioal

meaoing, \Vhich euflom had fo fae dlabli!hed as to reo·

der allowable; and fixed the preeife limits beyonJ whieh

it eould oot be employed without beeoming

vieious ex–

prellion

With this view, it woulJ have been neeell'ary

to exhihit the oiee diflioaioos that take place betweeo

words which are oearly fyoooymous. Withollt this,

many words can ooly be deC,oed in fueh a manner, as

that they mull be eonC,dered as exaaly fynonymous.

We omit giving

~oy

quomioos from Juhnlon tO pOlot

OUt thefe defeas ; but !h,1I eonteot ourlelves lVi,h gll'lng

a fewexamples, to !hew holV, aeeording tOour idea, a

di8ioDary

the Engll!h language ought to be eompi–

led.

IMMEDIATELY.

adv.

Jinlt.

\. 10nant1y, withoutdelay. AllVaysemployed todenote

future time, and never pan. Thus, we nldy fdy,

" i/l COlllt illllllrdiarr&;

but oot,

aln ilnln<di-

6J'1y

COIM [rolll fuch a plaC(.

See

P RESENTLY.

Without the intorventioo of any eaufe or eveOl ;

oppofed to medratcly.

PRESENTLY.

adj. o/ Jim,.

l.londnt1 y, lVithout dday. Exaaly fynonymous lVith

il/llntdia/,Iy;

being oever with propriety employed

to denote any thing but futu re time.

Formerly it lVas employed to e'prefs prefent time:

T.hus,

Th,

houfo p"fon/Iy poJl<f,d

¡.ch a onr,

was often ufed; but this is no\V become

vicious

exprelliun, and lVe ought tO f'Y,

Th,

h,ufo fo!foftdaJ

prrJ'n/.

differs from

ill/lludia/rly,

in lhis, tha!

even in the mofi eorrupt phra!'es .it never can de–

note pan time.

FORM.

fl/hjl

T he

extern~1 ~ppe~'aoee

of , ny ob–

jta when eonlidered onl, Wilh refpea

fi,ape or

figure. This term therefore, in lhe lilerAl fenfe,

con only be ap ..·h,·d

,he obj,as of the fight aod

toueh ; .nd is

oe~r1y

fyoonymous Wilh c,gure; but

they dilftr in fome r,fpeas.

[m/l

maybe employ–

eJ to denOle more rude and unhniOled !hapes;

hUrt,

thofe

IVhle~

are more perlidt and regula,.

}'orlll

eao oever he employcd Wlthout Jenoling mato

ter; whereas

fKu"

may be eml'loyed in the

~b·

Jl rall: Thus, we fJy a fquare or a trianguldl

ji.

gurr;

but nOI a Iquare or triangular

/0'111.

A~d

in the fame maoner we fa y. the

Jigllr,

of a houle :

but we mufl denote the fubllanee whid,

f~rOls

Ih.11

c,gure, if we ufe the word

["111;

as,

a eloud

/he

[o,nI o/ a h.ufr, r/:;c.

See

FIGURL

In eontran tO irregularilY, or con(uhon. As

bcauty eaooot lxifi wilhout order, it is by a c,gule

of fpeeeh tmployed

denule be.lIty, order,

be.

3. A,

¡"m

reg,rds only lhe

c~laGal

31'pe,lIdnee of

bodies, without

reg~rd

tu the;r

inl~rnal

qualilies,

IS,

by a c,gureo( Ipeeeh, eOlployed io contrail to

thefe qualities, to denole eOlpty (hew, WilhuUl ef.

femial

qu~lities.

In lhls fenfe it is ofleo takeo

IVhen

~pplied

to religious wemonies,

¿c.

4. As

foml

is employed

denole ,he external

appc~r

aoee o(

bo~res;

fo, io a figu rali'e (cnfe, il is applied

re~roning ,

deooting lhe particular mode or nu o.

oer in whid, ths is eoodulted; as,

/h,

[.,,/1 o[ a

/JI/'gí/m,

&c.

In the f,me manner it is employed to denote the

partIcular mude of proeedure ell.bli!hed ineoum of

law

j ..

¡he

¡O,.,/IJ

of low, rt/,gion, &c.

FO,III

is (om"limes, although improperly, ufed

deOOle the di(fcrent crr:umlidneesof lhe (ame body¡

as,

wa/u

in a jI"id

o'·

aflltd

(mn .

But as tnis

phraCe regards lhe iOlernal qualuies rather thaolhe

eXlernal ligure, it is improptr, and oughl to be,

wa/u

ill

jiu

id,

(oild jla/r.

Bllt wh,o

bo~ies

of diltereot krnds

are

eompared

with one aoother, this term may be employed to

deoole olher eireumrlaoecs than Orape or figure;

fer we may Cay,

a juice tXfuding

/rolll

in /hr fl' lII

"ax o,

rt.Ji

ahhough, io lhis cafe,

the eoofiflenee, colour,

r/:;c.

aoJ nOI the external

arrangement of parts, eunflitules the r.eremblance.

From the regular appearance or a oumber of pero

foos arranged in one I"og feat, fueh perfoos fo

am nged are fometimes ealled a

[orlll;

as,

J;rm

o[ jI.d,n/J ,

&c. And,

Byan eafy lraofilion, lhe feat itfdf has alfo ae·

quired lh.l name.

GREAT .

adj.

A relative term, denoling IMgeoefs

quaolity, oumber,

r/:;c.

fcrviog to augOltot

t~e

value of lhofe terms Wilh IVhieh it is combined, and

oppo(ed

fllal/

lilll,.

The principal erreum·

fl anees io which this term can be emp!oyed, are the

following:

l .

Wheo merely ioaoimale objeas are eooC,dered wilh

regard tOquaolity,

grta/

is wilh propriety employ–

ed, to denote that the

qu~Olity

is eooC,Jerable; as,

a g,ea/ m'l/n/ain,

grra/ hOllfo,

&e. and it is

here eonlrafled Wilh

{mal/.

\V heo

grra/

is thus

employed, we have no other word that is exaaly

fynooymous.

2 .

\Vhen inanimate objeas are conC,dered with regard

to lh,ir extenl, lhis term is fometimes emplo)'ed,

although "ilh lefs propriety; as,

a gr,at plain,

grra/ ji,ld,

&c. and in this renfe it is omlyfyooo}.

mous with

larg' ;

and lhey are ofteo ufed iodifcri–

minaldy, bnl Wilh fome difl'ereoee of meaniog: for,

la'lI'

is a ter

ehiefiy employed

deooteeXlenl

01'

fuperfieies, ano as

grea/

mOre pmieularly re–

gords lhe quanmy

mmer; lherefore, when

larg'

~pplie~

aoy obj<Lq whieh

nOl mmly fuper.

C,.i,I, it deootes lhat it is lhe eXtenl of/urCace thal

is lhere me,nt

be eonfidereJ, wilhout regaed

tite olher dimeolions; where,s ..hen the

terolg,:.J

is employeo, il Ilds a rdm'nee

tlt, \\ hule con.

lenlS. If, thereforc, we liy,

Idl:~r

h,,,fo,

¡.lrC' ,ivel',

Ile cxprcfs th.t lhe

houf~,

lhe ri'a,.

ha"e