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MET 19 Biblio-mania, {31€i1l.0S, bibZus, or {31€i1l.10V, bibli~n, a book, The rage of possessing scarcce!Jr curious books. MANTEIA, Mavwa, divination, or magic. See ApPENDIX. MANTHANO, Mayeay"" I learn. - MA THESIS, Mae~crl" learning. Opsr-MATHY, o'fe, ~ps1!, late. An education begun late in life. Philo-math, pl1l.e"" pltil1!;:;, I love. A lover oflearning. Poly_mathy, ,,"o1l.us, p~lus, many. The knowledge of several sciences. MARTUR, MapTvp, a witness. MARTYR, one who by his death bears witness to the truth; one who suffers death for the cause of virtue or religion. Proto-martyr, ""P"'Tos,priit~s,the first. The first martyr; a name given to St. Stephen. Pseudo-martyr, l/teuo'lS, ps1!udiis, false. A counterfeit martyr, or false witness. ,. METRGN, 'M'Tpov, a measure. - M'Tp'''', I measure. METREO, ANEMO-1\tETER, -o.VE}J.OS, anem(Js, ·-the wind. An instrument to measure the force and velocity of the wind. Al'reO-lneter, apc1,loS', araws, thin. An instrllmc~t ~ to measure the density of fluids. Daro-meter; f3apos, bar~s, a weight. An instrument to . measure the weight of the air. j, I i'. I, !
20 MET ChronO-lucter, XPOVOS, chr'dnos, time. An instrument for the exact n1cnsuration of time. Dia-meter, a"., dia, through. The line that passes through the centre of a circle. Dynamo-meter, from ouVafUS,. dunamis, power. An instrument by which is measured the comparative strength of men and animals. It is in use at the American gymnasiums for ascertaining the relative powers of the gymnasts and the increase of power gained by exercise. Eudio_meter, EtJOtct J eudia, 'purity of air. An instrument to measure the purity of ai~ . Ge-o-metry, )'11, ge, the earth. Geometry' signified, originally, the art of measuring the earth: at present it is used to denote the science of extension, or ex... tended things, that is, of lines, surfaces, and solids. The Egyptians are asserted to have been the first inventors of Geometry, and the annual inundations of the Nile to have been the occasion; for that river bearing away all the bounds and landmarks of men's estates, and covering the whole face of the c~untry, the people were obliged to distinguish their lands, by the consideration of their figures and quantity; and thus by experience and habit formed a method or art which was the origin of Geometry. Hydru-meter, t\awp, It-ltdor, water. An instrument to measure the specific gravity of water. a~d other fluids. Hygro-meter, tJ/,pos, ll-v..gr'&s, moist. An instrument to measure the degrees of mo'isture in the air. Mano.meter, /Aavos, manos, thin. An instrument to· show the rarity or density of the air. :I!'Hctrc, from /AETpOV, 71lel1'On, a nieasurc~ Speech confined to a certain' number of harmonical syllables. Rhythm respects time only, and comprehends music and dancing as well as poetr)": metre respects the
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Page 4 and 5: THE STU·DENT'S MANUAL DUNG AN. ETY
Page 6 and 7: PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION. IN t
Page 8 and 9: ·EXTRACTS FROil! THE PREFACES TO T
Page 10 and 11: TO THE PItECEDING EDITlOI'S. ix The
Page 12 and 13: PRELIMINARY REMARKS. To Instructors
Page 14 and 15: OBSERVATIONS, xvii himself to be ac
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Page 18: OBSERVATIONS. xxi have been, in the
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Page 33 and 34: 14' LOG pression. It is distingnish
Page 35 and 36: 16 LOG Ichthy-o.logy, 'X8us, icllth
Page 37: 18 MAN Sy].]ogism, lTVV, (sui, for)
Page 41 and 42: 22 aNa nomy was so called, because
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Page 45 and 46: 26 SKI Ade-phagy, ao'lV, aden, much
Page 47 and 48: --, 28 . SKO Epi-scopal, from cpi-s
Page 49 and 50: so TEC STICHOS, ~"""O;, a rank or r
Page 51 and 52: .' 32 TlJP lIIono-theism, p.ovos, 1
Page 53 and 54: AGO Acrido-phagi, s. Sec PHAGO, p.
Page 55 and 56: 56 ANA Amal-gam, $. See GAMEO, p. 8
Page 57 and 58: ,J 38 ANT Anerno-scope, s. Sec SKOP
Page 59 and 60: I 40 ARC books of the Apocrypha wer
Page 61 and 62: 42 A X I Asparagus, s. from o.lT7ra
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Page 71 and 72: 52 C 11 I Cosm-orama, s. See 0 RA)l
Page 73 and 74: DES convey a familiar and instructi
Page 75 and 76: -::-. 56 DIL Dia-r-rhrea, s, from O
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Page 79 and 80: 60 EMP Eco-nomy, s. Sce NOMOS, p. 2
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Page 83 and 84: EUT Eu-pyrion, 3~ from EV, Cll~ goo
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70 JOT any thing is increased 01' d
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72 LIT iog to destroy them by fire
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74 MAN M. MACIIINE, s. in general s
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76 MET and so measurable, ns Geomet
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78 MET pier brute, or even n human
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80 MYR thus, by means of such compa
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82 ONO Nyctal-opia, s. from VVI
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PAN is every body's business is nob
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86 .PAR 1,an, all, and JlIJlOS, mim
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88 PEN sented to young people about
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90 PHI "pparatus, by means of which
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92 POE I I 1\ \L I p}i)'sio~gnomr,
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94 PRO by Great Britain, France, an
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96 SCH by 1\11'. Garden, an eminent
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98 STE of eloquence, nnd Wns npplic
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100 S T 0 and snpports the 3d part,
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" 102 S Y S I I I comprehends in it
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104 THE Tele-scope, s. See SKOPEO,
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I" (l " lOG TYR Dr. lllair says, "A
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108 zoo "When in the fonrth month (
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APPENDIX. DIVINATION, SEE MANTEIA,
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APPENDIX. 113 Di,ination ojall kbul
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APPENDIX. 11.5 having been at first
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GRADUATED SERIES OF ENGLISH READING
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Grarluaterl Series qf English Rearl
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Graauated Series if Englislt Readin
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GLEIG'S SCHOOL SERIES. A NEW SERIES
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List of W01'lls in Gleig's School S
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