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^ ie circu.ia.ting spectex of its time^ S* ^ Uro P ean c * l y* Arbuthnot.
rhp v^ es ^at have place in a compound
§ e uicine.
C£ ,e «- 1 adj. [spe cifique, Fr. spe-1, Plc K. j cits and facio, Lat.]
5 ^ ^ whieh makes a thing of tlxe spe-
Th of which it is.
h) t|^i tb [j u to truth the perfect way may’st know,The a L ^ er specifick forms I’ll show. Denham.fc>w er U « 1 standing, as to the exercise of this18 object to the command of the will,^term: as , to specifick nature of its acts, it is. h* by the object. South.
'HI
r the object.
if,,;«‘»8e direction is tl
the nutriment so regular-
te ^ ' nto the respective parts, and howJ kept to their specifick unitormities ?
1'hc Se . . Glanvillc.
JjJs J ^Principles 1 consider not as occult quuli-%ig 8 P|P°sed to result from the specifick forms ofh thin» 1 as general laws of nature, by whichi themselves are formed ; their truth ap-vI? V. s by phenomena, though their causes4s ^ij discovered. Newton sOpticks.
\$cal i * n 8 s were f° r, ned according to these'^d ^Platforms, so their truth must be mea-tiptci**? l beirconformity to them. Norris.** gravity is the appropriate and peculiaiy j 0r weight which any species of naturall^ishlkT®* a,| d by which they are plainly dis-l Mj, ab ‘ e from all other bodies of differentii • e to Quincy.
qualities of plants reside in theirbf* Salt rit *°'b an ^ essential salt: for the water,^ *Ms t * an d earth, appear to be the same in allI Arbuthnot.
V ‘ c Ni t- Bernice is that primary attributeiia thp a S u ishes each species from one another,jj $ stand ranked under the same generallh^ s >in^ nU3 ’ though wine differs from otherHri 8 but at lt * s die juice of a certain fruit, yete? tiot ^? liera l or generick difference? for^ e c /fi L^dnguish wine from cyder or perry :difference of wine therefore is its pres-5 es >aari * 8 ra pe; as cyder is pressed from ap-[tq P er ry from pears. Watts.
N’e ^!! et ^ c ine.] Appropriated to the!?■ hsn i, Sorne particular distemper. Itv applied to the arcana, or me* ^ at "work by occult qualities.
0^ tQ rHt ! (,n °f purging medicines lias beenif th ?iik/J:!i ,dc! iP r opriety, a specifical virtue,
yj[ she , e S b<fts of ignorance, Huron's A r at. Hist.Vi l be u Vou ^d drink a good decoction of sarsa,*‘th % Su al tpeeijicks, she might enjos a good
TFiscman.
5 , k'^ !c Al Ly. adv. [from specifick.'] In,c Co t( ji tIlanner as to constitute a specieskj *' 5 to t ^ e nature ^ le species.
%’-' l 1>u«tk U5t be not wn| y livin S- but livelykq^'seof tK e P ut tat" » posture by a [ articular™ s ite t lfl0Se several virtues that are specificallyj, 0 a due performance of this duty.CW South’s Sermons.
differ 0 d °di not only gradually, hut spe •bav e er ' r om the fantastical reason of brutes^mol 110 Conce i t °f truth, as an aggregate ofb c le conceits, nor of any other universal,ft* install Grew.
U that bodies were endowed with
%j *, &xe jw^dons then as ever since; and that,Vjj 1 U sp^^be supposed to ftoat upon water,
f * jcrt.f j
'£c ATE . Vm a, [from species and
iA>»*ii
To mark by notation of
tk%°ir u ‘ mt, 5 particularities
, iSS I >ion t ' Je i n,t ’ ltuled law of hls « eat l 0 "’ f n -l
V l «<it tt ''bfluenceof the divine goodness, n1 as a reasonable creature, wtb™ 1««t aiT> y^ificatin-, concurrent, new teape-divine special providence. Hale,
SPE
Specification, n. s. [from specifick ;specification, Fr.]
, Distinct notation ; determination by apeculiar mark.
This specification nr limitation of the question,hinders the disputers from wandering awnv fromthe precise point of enquiry. Watts.
2. Particular mention.
The constitution here speaks generally, withoutthe specification of any place. Ayliffe’s Parergon.To Spe’cify. v. a. [from species ; speci-fier, Fr.] To mention; to show bysome particular marks of distinction.
As the change of such laws as have been specifiedis necessary, so the evidence that they are suchmust be great. Hooker.
St. Peter doth not specify what these waterswere. Burnet.
He has there given us an exact geography ofGreece , where the countries, and the uses of theirsoils, are specified. Pope.
Spe’cimen. n. s. \specimen, Lat.] A sam-ple ; a part of any thing exhibited, that
the rest may be known.
Several persons have exhibited specimens of thisart before multitudes of beholders. Addison s Spec.
Spe'cious. adj. [specieux, Fr. speciosusLat.]
L. Showy; pleasing to the view.
The rest, far greater part,
Will deem in outward rites and specious formsReligion satisfied. ^ Mifton,
She next I took to wife,
O that 1 never had ! fond wish too late!
Was in the vale of Sorec, Dalila,
That specious monster, my accomplish'd snare. Milt,
, Plausible; superficially, not solidlyright; striking at first view.
Bad men boast
Their specious deeds on earth which glory excitesOr dose ambition varnish’d o’er with zeal. Milton,Somewhat of specious they must have to recom-mend themselves to princes ; for folly will noteasily go down in its natural form. Dryden.
Temptation is of greater danger, hecause it iscovered with the specious names of good natureand good maimers, Pagers.
This is the only specious objection which ourRomish adversaries urge against the doctrine oftills church in the point of celibacy. Aiterbury.
Thus in the glebe the deadly nightshade grows,Flaunts in the sun and mingles with the rose,
The specious bane the prowling urchin spies :Touch, touch it not!—He gorges it, and dies,
IF hyte's Poems.
Speciously, adv. [from specious.] Withfair appearance.
Piety is opposed to hypocrisy and insincerityespecially to that personated devotion under whichany kind of impiety is wont to be disguised, andput off more speciously. ’ Hammond
Speck, n. s. [ppecec, Sax.] A small discoloration; a spot.
Every sperk does not blind a man. Gov.tftheTo.Then are they happy, whenNo speck is left of their habitual stains;
But the pure asther of the soul remains. Dry. Mn.
To Speck, v. a. To spot; to staindrops.
Flow’r
Carnation, purple, azure, or speck’d with gold,
Milton.
Spe'cki.e. n. >. [from speck .] Smallspeck; little spot.
To Spe'ckle. v. a. [from the noun.] To
mark with small spots.
So dreadfully he towards him did pass,Forelifting up aloft his speckled breast.
And often bounding on the bruised grass,
As for great joy of his new comen guest .Fairy QSpeckled vanityWill sicken soon and die,
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And leprous sin will melt from earthly mould,
Milton.
Saw'st thou not late a speckled serpent rearHis gilded spires to climb on yon fair tree ?
Before this happy minute I was he. Dryden.
The smiling infant in his hand shall takeThe crested basilisk and speckled snake ;
Pleas’d the green lustre ot the scales survey,
And with their forky tongue and pointless stingshall play. Pope 's Messiah.
The tortoise here and elephant unite,Transform’d to combs, the speckled and the white.
Speckt or Speight, n. $. A woodpecker,
Ainsworth.Spe'ctacle. n. s . [spectacle, Fr. spectacu -lum , Lat.]
. A show; a gazing stock; any thingexhibited to the view as eminently re-markable.
In open place produc'd they me,
To be a publick spectacle to all. Shak. Henry VI .We are made a spectacle unto angels and men.
iCor. iv. 9.
2. Any thing perceived by the sight.
Forth riding underneath the castle wall,
A dunghill otdead carcases he spy’d,
The dreadful spectacle of that sad house of pride.
Fairy Queen.
When pronouncing sentence, seem not glad ;
Such spectacles, though they are just, are sad.
Denham.
3. [In the plural.] Glasses to assist thesight.
The sixth age shiftsInto the lean and slipper’d pantaloon,
With spectacles ou nose, and pouch on side. Shak.
We have helps for sight above spectacles andglasses. Bacon .
Shakespeare was naturally learned : he needednot the spectacles of books to read nature; helooked inwards and found her there.
Dryden on Dramatick Poesy.The first spectacle -maker did not think that hewas leading the way to the discovery of new pla-nets. Grew.
This is the reason of the decay of sight in oldmen, and shews why their sight is mended byspectacle s Newton.
This day then let us not be told,
That you are sick, and I grown old ;
Nor think on your approaching ills,
And talk of spectacles and pills. Swift
Spe'ctacled. adj. [from the noun.] Fur-nished with spectacles.
All tongues speak of him, and the bleared sightsAre spectacled to see him. Shakesp. Coriolanus .
Specta'tioNv n. s . [spectatio, Lat.] Re-gard ; respect.
This simple spectation of the lungs is differencedfrom that which concoroitates a pleurisy. Harvey.
Spectator, n.s. [spectateur, Fr. specta-tor, Lat.] A looker-on ; a beholder.k More
Than history can pattern, though devis’dAnd play’d to take spectators. Shakesp .
If it proves a good repast to the spectators , tnedish pays the shot. Shakesp. Cymbeline .
An old gentleman mounting on horseback, gotup heavily; but desired the spectators that theywould countfourscore and eight before they judgedhim. Dryden.
He mourns his former vigour lost so farTo make him now spectator of a war, Dryden.
What pleasure hath the owner more than thespectator ? Seed.
Specta'torship. n . s . [(tom spectator .]Act of beholding.
Thou stand’st 1’ tii’ state of hanging, oi of somedeath more long in spectatorship, and crueller insuffering. Shokesp.
Spectre, n. s . [ spectre , Fr. spectrum ,Lat.] Apparition; appearance of per-sons dead.
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