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have a f\\rface of great extent, withom having any

neceffary conneaionwilh Ihe lile in o\her rcfpcéls.

But if IVe fay.

alirtal hou¡'.

g".1

riv(r.

at once denotes Iha\ \hey have no\ only a brr,e fur–

t':o rr, bur are alfo of great lile in every refpca.

(;r:lt.

when applied

¡he hnman rpecies, never

denoles Ihe file or largeners of body, bllt is al'plicd

fi.lely

Ihe qualilics of lhe mint!. Thus, wh.n

fay, Ihal

Soaalu 'WaJ oliuol mon,

we do nO[

mean that he

WaS

aman of greal file, but rhat he

IVas aman who excelled in the endo",menls of the

mind. The ternlS which denote larg<oefs of fi le

in Ihe human body are,

big, bu/k),

hu.~(,

&c.

4. Creol

is fomelimes applied to Ihe human fpecies,

as denoring high rank. In this cafe it is ofrener u–

{ed in rhe plural Dumber Ihan otherwife. Thus IVe

fay fimply,

Ihe

Qml,

meaning rhe whole bocly

e¡f

men in high (latlon, as oppofed ro

IMan.

fhould

feldom be employed in Ihis fenfe. as it tends to

confound digDity of rank wilh elevalion of mind.

As rhis :s a general rerm of augmenlalion, ir may

be joined wilh all oollns which denote

quonlity,

9"./il},

1II0..

6(r. excd/wu,

del,f/J;

or fuch as

im¡ Iy

praife, Maine, angtr, COI/IUllpl,

or any o·

ther afl'eaion of rhe mind.

is ell1ployed ro denoleevery (lep of afcending or

defcending confanguinilY; as,

grral-graIlJj./lher.

lireal·grolldfoll.

&C.

HIUH.

adj.

Exafted in a perpendicular diree'!ion at

a dillance f:om the furface of the earth. 0rpofed

IO'W.

l .

High

is a term altogelher indefinile, and is em·

ployed

exprefs rhe degree of devation of any in.

animate body. Thus, \Ve fay,

a high 1II0"lIlain,

high

h~uft,

jlaple, lO'Wtf, pillar,

&c. nor is

Ihere any orher word thar can here be confidered as

fynonymous;

lofl}

being employed only

denore

a very eminent degree of elevation.

To exprefs Ihe perptndicnlar e1evation of vegeta–

bies, eilher

high

lall

may be employed, as being

in Ihis cJe oearll' fynonymous, we may rherefore

fay, a

high

tall

1m,

high

la/l /IIajl,

&C.

but wirh rhis dilference berween rhefe rwo expref–

!iDoS,

Ihar

10/1

can be more properly applied to

Ihofe rhal are much elevated and of fmall dimen

fions; and

high,

fuch as are more bulky, and of

greater file.

The perpendicular height of man can never be rx–

prelfed by rhe word

high;

1011

being here rhe pro–

per exprellion. And a!thongh

high

is fornelimes

ufed

exprefs the heighr of olber animals, yet it

feems

be an improper exprellion. See T

AL L.

HI.~h,

when applied

Ihe human fpecies, always

refers

the mind; and denotcs

haughlinefi, jlnle–

lillj¡, pride.

E<c. ;

and, when combined \Virh rhe

cxprellions of any coergy of rhe mit,d. ir denoles

tlut in a higher degrec. In this fenfe. il is oppo.

fed

/IIcan. ep, al.j,f/Iltp .

and

hulltilil}.

5. As Ihis is an indefinirc rcrm. rending

denole

¡–

thin~

rhat is e1cvmd above uso ir mIy be rorn·

bined wirh almo(l

ev~ry

nonn which aJnnls oí rltis

dcva,ion. And as objeéls high abol'e us

ar~

al\\'a)'s

our of 0ur rcach, ir is in a mwphQric,1 fcnfeufed

denore ;:ny Ihing Ihar feenn ro be aboye rr.e oro

dinary

c~odit1on

of mankind; or rhof,· qu¡liries or

endowmenrs of mind rhar are nO! eafily acqurrcd;

as,

dignitj

tl,ua/iM

~(fi·n/ilw,!.

di/illitJ

rJd.

acul~n<p

in reafollin;: 01/ di!/i..

~/t

jllbj,.. '1J;

pri.!(, h.tul.J..rinj¡,

or any orha qu,di'y which

feems beyond Ihe odinary

be!

nunkir.d;

dea r·

nefl ofPI

iC!,

&C.

In the fame manner we emp!oy rhis

t~rm

rim'~

;

which having amcraphorical refemblaDcc ro a

"ver,

flowing

WHh an unceafing current Ihrough all

fu cceílive ages, any

Ihin~

of remole anriquity is de–

nOled by rhe lerm

high.

Likewilc rhofe degrees of latÍlade far removed from

Ihe lir.e, where Ihe pole becomes more elevaled.

And to lome pmicular crimes, as beiog at–

tended IVilb peculiar degrees of guill; as,

high lna–

fono

T ALL.

adj.

Some¡hing elevated to a confidmble

degree in a perpendicular direaion. Oppofed

lo"".

This termis chiefly employed to exprefs Ihe height

of man, and olher animals; and is /.pplied ro de–

note rhe heinht of Ihe body only, wirhout having

any reference to Ihe mind. When applied tO mano

no olher word can befubOilule3 in irs lIead: whell

applied to ijther animals,

high

is fometimes eODfi–

dered as nearly fynonymous. See BICH.

is likewife employed

denole rhe perpendicular

height of I'egerables; and in Ihis-cafe it is nearly

fynonymous with

high.

See HICH .

can in no cafe be employed

exprefs Ihe herght

of merely inanimate objeas ; as we can never fay a

lall jluple, lO'Wer,

pi/lar,

but a

high

Jlerp/:,

&c. for Ihe di¡Hnaions in thefe cafes, fee Hr cn.

LONG.

adj .

relative lerm, denoting Ihe diOance

betweenIheextremes of any body, which is eXlend–

ed more in one of ils geometrical dimenfioDs Ihan

anorher. Oppofed

/borl.

l .

This lerm may be applied

all inanimare objdl!,

of wharever kind, whofe dimenfions in one way ex'

ceeds rhe orher, and \Vhen nor in an erea poOure,

wharever be the orher circum(lances amnding Ihem;

whelher it relares to fuperficies alone, or

folid bo·

dies; whcther Ihefe be bounded or open, Oraight or

crooked. flexibleor rigid, or in any orher circuro–

llanccs wbatel'er; thus we fay

10llg

jlmt /illc,

a1611g

fhort rMgt,jlral, ditch, rape,

,hoill,~aJ(,

&c. Hut il is ro be obfemd, thar alrhough

IMg

rS.ln

Ihe (lria

f~nfe

only, oppofeu to

JI"" ;

yer as ir

e~prdfes rheexrenfiull

mamr in one of ir! geome:

rri,,1proponions, ir is often contr.(lcd by Ihule

words which exprefs Ihe orher proportior.s when we

me. n only

dcfcribe Ihe feveral proportions.: as,

lab/e 10llg and bro.d:

and as thefe feveral dlmenh–

ons are exprclfed bydifFer,nt words, acco:J

,ng.to

rl~c

various forms. modificarions, and circulll!lanm..

11/

which bodies are found ' Ihmfore ir is in

tllIS

!enfe

c0l1tt"fled l.y

grc.lI

dil~crfi:)'

of Icrms;

3S,

IMg

alld