| 单词 | proportionable |
| 例句 | The word derives from the Latin meaning “due mixture,” and one Oxford English Dictionary definition calls it “a moderate and proportionable mixture of elements in a compound.” What a President Needs to Know 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z The number of children attending the schools is doubtless proportionably great. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z France has, and ought to have, a great weight with America and 371 Holland, but other powers might have proportionable weight if they would have proportional merit. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z No appointment to office of any kind was made, except in consideration of a proportionable sum paid down into her own coffers. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z One great ground of confidence and support has, indeed, been struck from under my feet; but I have made it up to myself by proportionable pertinacity of opinion. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z The cathedral of Lincoln… is a magnificent structure, proportionable to the amplitude of the diocese. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z When motion is given to the worm then rotation is produced in the roller wheel at a rate proportionable to the pitch of worm and diameter of wheel respectively. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z The supply of fine wool, then, proportionably decreased, and that of medium and coarse increased. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Her price, as is usual in France, was proportionably exorbitant. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z If some other parts of my body were but proportionable to them, I would turn my back to nobody; but I have a set of such legs as really makes me ashamed to see them. ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z Military men are nearly between the two extremes, but yet, proportionably they more frequently than others reach very advanced years. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z "They are prodigious stout, and as well and proportionably made as ever I saw people in my life." Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z All extra feeding, therefore, must be begun very gradually; and it does not appear, in any case, to produce proportionable results. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z O, labor is the curse of the world, and nobody can meddle with it, without becoming proportionably brutified! Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z He gave five thousand pounds for a piece of ground in the country to set a house upon; the building and furniture of which cost fifty thousand more; and his gardens were proportionably magnificent. ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z The nuptial-day of my rival ¦was drawing nigh, and my agony proportionably increased: it hurried me through the woods and across the mountains, as if pursued by a grizzly phantom by day and by night. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z In twenty years she must, according to her present increase, contain a population of three hundred thousand, with a trade proportionably extended. Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time 2012-02-13T03:00:18.260Z But little time is saved by dispensing with “wetting,” as it takes proportionably longer to wash, and it is not so well for the sheep to be kept so long in the water at once. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z The long room is of extraordinary size, being 190 feet long, by 66 wide, and proportionably high. City Scenes or a peep into London 2012-01-20T03:00:10.690Z This Satisfaction, which flows from the Merits of Jesus Christ, is full and intire, and proportionable to the Enormity of all the Sins of Mankind. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume IV Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-09T03:00:26.543Z In a word, if the Number of the Inhabitants of Berlin was proportionable to that of the Houses, it would be the finest, and the most flourishing Town in all Germany. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-06T03:00:25.023Z They usually make their nests in the holes of rocks, and lay two white eggs, which are delicate eating, but not proportionably large for the size of the bird. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z The Cockle of our corn-fields is an ornamental plant, the present species resembles it; but while the plant itself is much smaller, its flowers are proportionably larger, and their colours more vivid. The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 9 or, Flower-Garden Displayed 2011-12-24T03:08:05.677Z Independently of the moral direction of the will, its innate strength or weakness, its steadiness or vacillation, proportionably augment or diminish the power of all the other faculties. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z A proportionable tax on houses the best source of revenue, 355. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z It is of the utmost necessity to know and embrace both, and the means of reaching them are proportionably valuable. St. Peter, His Name and His Office As set forth in holy scripture 2011-11-28T03:00:25.013Z But all is changed; some word, some look excite the lagging blood, laughter dances in the eyes, and the spirits rise proportionably high. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z On the other hand, America will derive fresh vigor from this mark of friendship, and their attachment to his Majesty become proportionably more strong. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z Under the judicious regulations of his new tutor a methodical course of reading was marked out, and most ardently prosecuted; the pupil’s progress was proportionably rapid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z A proportionable tax on houses the best source of revenue, 355. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z And proportionably strong and effective is the recognition of that rank, which, though incidental, does occur, and that several times. St. Peter, His Name and His Office As set forth in holy scripture 2011-11-28T03:00:25.013Z As our interest increased on approaching the land of our destination, that gentleman was proportionably overlooked and forgotten. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z The church resembles that of Notre Dame; it is not so large, but proportionably loftier; and the pillars, with the whole of the architecture, are lighter. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z Their classic works are sold at a proportionably lower price than the very refuse of our literature. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z "My old competitor's newspaper," he says, "declined proportionably, and I was satisfy'd without retaliating his refusal, while postmaster, to permit my papers being carried by the riders." Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Her impatience was proportionable to the love she had for them, and which made her wish to foreknow all the happiness that was like to attend them. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z Besides, it is known that professional criminals estimate with great accuracy offenses and crimes proportionably to their penalties. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z Does not this, the more difficult office, exhibit proportionably as many noble wives and true mothers as the other? Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z Whatever tendency prevails among these populations, they will proportionably modify the character of the whole. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z It was merely attracted by both shot and cork ball, forming proportionable atmospheres round them, making them look beautifully, somewhat like some of the figures in Burnet's or Whiston's Theory of the Earth. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Our laws are as well intended by their wise makers to screen the innocent, as to punish the guilty; and where their penalties are remarkably severe, the guilt they punish is of a proportionable size. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z Like her brother she was extremely thin; but she was not proportionably tall, and in her this ascetic form seemed rather the result of ill health than of make. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z Little matters often conduct to great evils; and though we are disposed to consider the duel, as ordinarily fought, no very great evil, yet the causes out of which it springs are proportionably still less. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z By this homage, my zeal was proportionably increased. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z His progress was proportionably rapid, and he passed his time without much regard to futurity, being too well satisfied with the present to anticipate a change. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z My old competitor's newspaper declined proportionably, and I was satisfied without retaliating his refusal, while postmaster, to permit my papers being carried by the riders. Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics) 2011-05-20T02:00:26.573Z An enormous additional item, namely, the price of slaves, being added to the cost of production, all other elements of that cost require to be proportionably smaller, or profits fail.” The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z The saddle and bridle were proportionably magnificent, and the value of the silver employed in the whole equipment was more than 1500 dollars. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z In short, her malice has entirely succeeded, and I find my present afflictions proportionably bitter as the transports which charmed me were sweet. Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes 2011-04-28T02:00:15.367Z Here we found an old-established empire advanced to its crisis; the magnificence and luxury of the great carried to the highest excess, and the people in a proportionable degree of oppression and debasement. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady 2011-04-19T02:00:19.607Z This voyage is performed in the course of a month, and they are allowed proportionable wages for their services. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z If so, as I fought for you, as well as you for me, it gives me a proportionable Right to fleece you. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z Quite so, my lord, and render him proportionably impracticable. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z I know every thing in the beginning is difficult, but it is glorious to undertake the beginning of a great action, and that glory increases proportionably as the difficulties are more considerable. Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes 2011-04-28T02:00:15.367Z As our motives to virtue are stronger than those which are afforded to the rest of mankind, our guilt will be proportionably greater if we depart from it. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady 2011-04-19T02:00:19.607Z There is proportionably more beggary in London at this hour than in any continental city. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z Which leads me to add one Remark, that the Number of purely white People in the World is proportionably very small. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z Clavicle.—The clavicle is generally straighter, and proportionably smaller in the female than in the male. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z Envy increased against me proportionably to my reputation. Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes 2011-04-28T02:00:15.367Z Should they get higher wages, would that make them less poor, if in consequence they worked fewer days of the week proportionably? Christmas Stories 2011-02-27T03:00:31.413Z The prices given are consequently larger, and the care taken of the latter is proportionably greater. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z As our number grows less, let us love one another proportionably more. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z Of this new cousin she knew as little as Leo, nay, still less; she had therefore looked forward to his announced visit with proportionable curiosity. Under a Charm, Vol. I (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.700Z Having thus so greatly the advantage of his predecessors, Niebuhr, Ker Porter, and Rich, it is not to be wondered at that his transcripts are proportionably more accurate and complete. The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe 2011-02-12T03:00:34.983Z The supporters of the shield were of colossal dimensions: two lions, rampant, bearing flags turning opposite ways: below, on the riband, in characters proportionably large, was the motto of the Company, "Non mutat genus solum." Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z He performs yet more marvellous miracles, leads a still more ascetic life, and suffers even more dreadful martyrdom; whence he is proportionably adored in the native land of credulity, superstition, and religious zeal. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Should they get higher wages, would that make them less poor, if, in consequence, they worked fewer days of the week proportionably? Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z I expect measure hard enough and must furnish apace with proportionable armour. The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America 2011-01-17T03:00:44.767Z Indeed, the wine of the latter island is far superior to that of the former; but then it can only be purchased by a sum of money proportionably larger. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z Quebec currency; and for every additional line a proportionable price. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z A large heavy body cannot move so nimbly as a small one, even though its organs are proportionably stronger and more durable. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z Wherefore, if we meet with any member of Christ, who is more worthy than ourselves, we ought proportionably to love and esteem him more than ourselves. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z So imperceptibly has this turn of thought entered into our habits of mind, that, without further inquiry, such an application would appear perfectly natural and proportionable. A Cursory History of Swearing A proportionable part of the hill was included in the grant. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z Let allowance be made for the morbid mental condition of the writer: the contrast offered by the Canada of to-day will afterwards proportionably exhilarate. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z From hour to hour, the fever went on, increasing alarmingly, accompanied by a proportionable diminution of the poor patient's strength, until, at length, the awful and fatal crisis arrived. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 Many are apt to think, that God knows and sees no more than they themselves do; which is the effect of egregious blindness and ignorance, and will merit a proportionable punishment. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Two very coarse wooden needles and wool proportionably coarse. The Ladies' Knitting and Netting Book The siege guns were still unwieldy and uncertain in their aim, and the defence of fortified places was proportionably stronger than the attack. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. Its shell was proportionably thick, and its other dimensions bore a corresponding ratio. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom That the men supplied from hence be proportionable sharers with the other men belonging to said Vessels, of all purchase that shall be taken. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day If an equal value were raised for the church by any other means, increasing in the same manner as tithes increase, proportionably with the difficulty of cultivation, the effect would be the same. On The Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation The Measure of the Food ought to be proportionable to the Quality and Condition of the Stomach, because the Stomach is to digest it. Medicina Flagellata Or, The Doctor Scarify'd Reared in the very hot-bed, the forcing-house, of such exaggerated prejudice, while imbibing a very sufficient contempt for everything in that country, I obtained proportionably absurd notions of all that was Irish. Jack Hinton The Guardsman Upon which, I doubt, the Audience by the Roar of their Applause shew’d their proportionable Contempt of the Play they belong’d to. A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope It has been often observed, that as we ascend in the atmosphere, the difficulty of maintaining combustion, is proportionably increased. Narrative of a Journey to the Summit of Mont Blanc As he said so, Odin pulled a pair of scales out of his coat pocket, made proportionably to his own size. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. Again, 'I very much doubt,' says Sir Joshua, 'whether a habit of drawing correctly what we see will not give a proportionable power of drawing correctly what we imagine.' The Use of a Box of Colours In a Practical Demonstration on Composition, Light and Shade, and Colour. I unhappily mistook him for a game-keeper—and worse still, told him so, and he felt proportionably angry at the imputation—preferring, probably, to be thought a poacher. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago They were like letters cut in the bark of a young tree, which, with the tree, still grow proportionably. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time The regular etiquette required that each youth should begin his career in the north side of the city, where the class of horsemen was of a less distinguished order, and the fees proportionably lower. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Every citizen of the republic, entitled to the right of suffrage, is responsible for his proportionable quota of the miseries inflicted on the defenceless Africans, in our privileged country. American Slave Trade or, An Account of the Manner in which the Slave Dealers take Free People from some of the United States of America, and carry them away, and sell them as Slaves in other of the States; and of the horrible Cruelties practised in the carrying on of this most infamous Traffic For this he was paid three times as much as he had received in the morning, and his dinner was proportionably better and more abundant than his breakfast. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 An orange solitary may be as large as a pumpkin; but if it be proportionably coarse and flavorless, one would conclude, that, the greater the size, the less desirable the fruit. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 As our vessels are all occupied in profitable pursuits, new ones must be built—freights will rise—and the wages of seamen be proportionably enhanced.—But a truce to irony. Thoughts on African Colonization The rent of our house is the only item of expense not proportionably enlarged. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital And, if any accident was to diminish the quantity of gold and silver, their value would proportionably rise. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First Wotton, in summing up his “Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning,” was doubtful whether knowledge would improve in the next age proportionably as it had done in his own. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors This should not be forgotten in regard to children, for their blood circulates 309 with greater rapidity than that of adults, and a proportionably greater amount of waste matter is thrown off from their systems. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) Then the price will soar, and the number of those who covet the article and scramble for it will increase proportionably. Carmen Ariza And such had been the judgment of this kingdom, as appears by that Act of Parliament which had provided punishments proportionable to the quality of the offence. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development And among all the several Arts, those are proportionably most esteemed that come nearest to weakness and folly. In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts From his earliest days he tells us how the poetic affections had stamped themselves on his heart, “like letters cut into the bark of a young tree, which, with the tree, will grow proportionably.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Jacob Remy, for paling in the New Church, making horse blocks and tarring church, etc., our proportionable part, 1,950 pounds of tobacco. A Virginia Village This circumstance was therefore attended with the greatest danger, and consequently their anxiety and distrust became proportionably augmented as they advanced. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. When the exposed land consists of several unlike kinds of sedimentary strata, or igneous rocks, or both, denudation produces changes proportionably more heterogeneous. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I The health and comfort of the community would be increased; and by a larger consumption of malt, the growth of barley would be extended, and agriculture proportionably benefited. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families FI. are streams perpetually issuing from that vessel; D. E. F. three sives, the distance of whose wires at bottom lessen proportionably. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666 Giving some Accompt of the present Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Ingenious in many considerable parts of the World Granting, however, that the definition of this word is of consequence, that definition should be made proportionably clear. Practical Education, Volume I They are managed exactly in the same manner, and sent up with the same sauces as a turkey, only they require proportionably less time at the fire. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual It was proportionably glorious to American patriots, and they took possession of the city with exultation and devout thanksgivings to God. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services If carefully made, and kept three or four years, a proportionable strength being given, they would answer the purpose of foreign wines for health, and cause a very considerable reduction in the expenditure. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families This law, at the same time that it acquired him the friendship and esteem of the people, drew upon him, proportionably, the hatred of the greatest part of the grandees and nobility. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) As the basis of this tea is the combined principle of the most balsamic oils, nutritious salts, and animating sulphurs, which the vegetable world produces, their effects must be proportionably salutary. A Treatise on Foreign Teas Abstracted From An Ingenious Work, Lately Published, Entitled An Essay On the Nerves Mr. Linden, whose eyes were more open, was proportionably amused, both with that and with Faith's simplicity, which half gratified and at least half baffled it. Say and Seal, Volume II The press-work and ink are, always, proportionably better in these copies: and the price of them is enhanced according to their beauty and rarity. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance But proportionably a greater mortality prevails among nations and governments. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II But it is necessary to observe that the supplies to this force must be proportionably great. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI Cards may be thrown up, or additional ones drawn from those put by; stakes being paid proportionably. Round Games with Cards A Practical Treatise on All the Most Popular Games, with Their Different Variations, and Hints for Their Practice He is six feet three inches in height, and proportionably large. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. Your letters teach me still to indulge hopes of success, but the prospect is certainly less favourable than it was, and the difficulties of Government with its supporters will be proportionably increased. Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 And such hath been the judgment of this kingdom, as appears by that act of parliament which hath provided punishments proportionable to the quality of the offence. State Trials, Political and Social Volume 1 (of 2) Surface, high and undulating, and proportionably divided into timber and prairie. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West You increase the number of your inhabitants, proportionably lessen the common expenses and have in the reserve a fund for public exigencies. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I The experiment in Great Britain shows that a still greater reduction may be perfectly relied upon to give a rate of increase fully proportionable. Cheap Postage Their influence with the monied natives was great, and their command of ready cash was proportionably large. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. As long as there is no security for the person, commerce must languish, and be proportionably checked. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery It is proportionably interspersed with prairie and woodland, generally of second quality. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West After Rome attained the supremacy, Judea proportionably suffered. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse We live up to our expectations, not to our possessions, and make a figure proportionable to what we may be, not what we are. Pearls of Thought The care the shepherds of the north of England take in preserving a pure breed of these dogs is very great, and the value set upon them is proportionably high. Anecdotes of Dogs Their pay was, as was often the case with the troops of Charles V, hopelessly in arrear, and discipline was of course proportionably weak among them. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 Peach trees grow with great rapidity, and decay proportionably soon. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West The room where they sat was about forty-five feet long, of a proportionable breadth, with three windows on one side, which looked into a garden, and a large bow at the upper end. A Description of Millenium Hall And the Country Adjacent Together with the Characters of the Inhabitants and Such Historical Anecdotes and Reflections As May Excite in the Reader Proper Sentiments of Humanity, and Lead the Mind to the Love of Virtue Labor is the curse of the world, and nobody can meddle with it without becoming proportionably brutified!—Hawthorne. Pearls of Thought A bay has proportionably a wider entrance than either a gulf or haven; a creek has usually a small inlet, and is always much less than a bay. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Whoever falls below this standard, and, not unfrequently, whoever also rises above it, offending against this general rule, suffers proportionably in the general estimation. A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. The land is various, much of which is good, first and second rate, and proportionably divided into timber, prairie, and barrens. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West Experience teaches us, that wherever that sex is held in its due estimation, morals are proportionably refined. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 We have nothing to say against the prevailing fashion of ladies' chaussures worn—even down to the clog and pattern, every thing is elegant, every thing is proportionably useful. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 A launch being proportionably longer, lower, and more flat-bottomed than the merchantman's long-boat, is in consequence less fit for sailing, but better calculated for rowing and approaching a flat shore. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The swarms will not be proportionably large when they do issue, which is seldom—but there is this advantage, they last a long time, and are but little profit in surplus honey, or swarms. Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained A part of this county lies in the American bottom, and is a rich and level alluvion; but much of the county is high, undulating, and proportionably divided into timber and prairie. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West But, they reasoned, the quantity of the money for which this faith stood pledged already exceeded the demands of commerce, and hence its value was proportionably reduced. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 This Stalk, as it enters the Leaf, makes a strait Rib, a little raised along the Middle, which grows proportionably less the nearer it comes to the End. The Natural History of Chocolate Being a Distinct and Particular Account of the Cocoa-Tree, its Growth and Culture, and the Preparation, Excellent Properties, and Medicinal Vertues of its Fruit An immense disparity must continue between countries with such different capabilities, but the progress made in Kumaon under British rule is proportionably as great as that made in the most favoured parts of India. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 And for the Lord's children, how soon doth the custom of a rod eat out the sense of it, and prayer doth not grow proportionably to the Lord's rods. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning The parallel western states have no mountains, and are not proportionably hilly. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West The loss of the enemy was proportionably great. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Rose enjoyed all these gay doings much more, and in a way quite different from her; and the succeeding lassitude and depression were proportionably greater. Janet's Love and Service “Our desires grow proportionably to our increase of wealth, I believe,” said Mrs. Draper. Rich Enough a tale of the times As God's holiness grew great in your eyes, sins uncleanness would grow proportionably, Isa. vi. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Such as he was, our hero went to sea: his stock in his sea-chest being very abundant, while his stock of ideas was proportionably small. Olla Podrida In religion, to think for yourself wears the semblance of a luxury, and like other luxuries, it is proportionably taxed. Diary in America, Series One This canoe, however, was only half the size of the large double canoes of the Fejee and Tonga islanders, which are often a hundred feet long, and proportionably deep and wide. A Voyage round the World A book for boys For some years I followed this line with varied success, but I did not save much money, as my family increased rapidly, and my expenses were proportionably heavy. Peter Biddulph The Story of an Australian Settler In sum, All the reasons that are brought to prove the unlawfulness of the public resolutions, may with a little variation be proportionably applied to this present question. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Some were big men; a few nearly seven feet high, and proportionably stout. Old Jack The two facts which your two letters have successively communicated have in the first instance highly delighted, and in the second proportionably dispirited me. Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents This was all in favour of the schooner, which sailed in a light wind proportionably better than the corvette. A Voyage round the World A book for boys Chapter xxiii:— But when satisfied on all these points, and their acquaintance proportionably advanced, . . . Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record The difference of temperature is proportionably great, so that two days are sufficient to transport the traveller into the very midst of Tierra Caliente. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 Several who attempted to pass over it were shot down, but our people being now much more than ever exposed to the fire of the enemy, proportionably suffered. Old Jack The event will have a good effect upon the minds of the people, give our troops greater confidence in themselves, and depress the spirits of the enemy proportionably. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 Now, what is true of the whole, holds proportionably true of the part. The Confidence-Man The first edition and all others read 'proportionably,' and there appears to be authority for such a word. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record If his “pitch” turns out to be rich in ore, his earnings are proportionably high; if it be poor, he remains poor also. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines We had an old mate, Adam Stallman by name, who was proportionably as tall, grave, and silent, as Dicky was little, merry, and loquacious. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman They had also been proportionably more fleeced by the Forty Thieves. Peter the Whaler One was fully six feet six inches in height, and proportionably strong limbed. Dick Onslow Among the Redskins It was about two feet long and of a proportionable width, fitted with blocks, so that I could lower or hoist up the sails, and set such canvas as the wind would allow. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures Mr and Mrs Claxton and Dora had been equally anxious about Reuben, and were proportionably thankful to get him back safe. Afar in the Forest I felt very important, but I have reasons to doubt whether I looked proportionably consequential. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman She had read it often before, but not recently; and in those days new books were rare, and old books proportionably precious. Christie Redfern's Troubles Under such guidance, Ambrose’s opinions had settled down a good deal; and he was a disappointment to Tibble, whose views advanced proportionably as he worked less, and read and thought more. The Armourer's Prentices By varying, too, the articles of culture, we multiply the chances for making something, and disarm the seasons in a proportionable degree, of their calamitous effects. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) This was the fixing, by a sort of treaty, a commercial system between the two countries, and a proportionable contribution to be paid by Ireland for the general protection of the empire. Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 1 Hence the mixed tertiaries are still less perfect and pure than the secondaries; and as their hues are of extensive use in painting, original pigments of these colours are proportionably estimable to the artist. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists The Hôtel des Étrangers, where we established ourselves, is somewhat high in its charges, but proportionably good, and possesses a delightful garden of orange-trees adjoining. Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone Made During the Year 1819 He was of very small stature, being scarcely taller than the child who has seen twelve harvests: and his limbs and features were proportionably small. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 So rapid was the progress of this colony, that, in eleven years from its commencement, there were upon it eight hundred and twenty-two white persons, with a proportionable number of slaves. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 All this must have an end: and as usual my pleasure in his stay is proportionably darkened by the anticipation of his going, and go he must in a very few days. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 It was 800 feet in height, and all its members proportionable; so that when it was thrown down by an earthquake, after having stood 50 years, few men were able to embrace its little finger. A Museum for Young Gentlemen and Ladies Or, a Private Tutor for Little Masters and Misses Is it true that protection, which avowedly raises prices, and thus injures you, raises proportionably the rate of wages? Sophisms of the Protectionists No Board of Works could efficiently superintend such a multitude, or prevent flagrant imposition, though the dimensions of that department appeared almost proportionably to have expanded. Lord George Bentinck A Political Biography It was proportionably unfavourable to those of the bride. Six to Sixteen A Story for Girls Always choose a hive proportionable to the size of your swarm, and prepare to hive them as soon as possible, lest they should rise again. A Description of the Bar-and-Frame-Hive With an Abstract of Wildman's Complete Guide for the Management of Bees Throughout the Year If the jail lie within twenty miles of the judge, the writ must be obeyed in three days; and so proportionably for greater distances. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. Hence Lanfranc's zeal in promoting the interests of the papacy, by which he himself augmented his own authority, was indefatigable, and met with proportionable success. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John As regards his Irish policy, Sir Robert Peel never recovered this blow, the severity of which was proportionably increased by its occurrence at a moment of unprecedented success. Lord George Bentinck A Political Biography "The numbers of souls daily pouring in from hence upon the next world seem to require a proportionable drain from it somewhere or other; for else the country might be overstocked." The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life They who have only a partial idea of this perfection, as their portion of ignorance or knowledge of it is greater or less, have proportionable degrees of modesty or conceit. The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 In one, in which the measures of government receive their impression so immediately from the sense of the community as in ours, it is proportionably essential. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States We should consider what was done by France, as a violent and unnatural effort of the government, which, for want of sufficient foundation, can not continue to operate proportionable effects. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States Requisitions proportionably large were also made on New York and New Jersey. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States The further he strays from primitive types in the effort to improve, by crossing, cutting, and grafting, and proportionably less becomes the procreative force. An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" With a Notice of the Author's "Explanations:" A Sequel to the Vestiges But, besides these, there will undoubtedly be many old misers, aldermen, justices, directors of companies, templars, and merchants of all kinds, whose personal fortunes are immense, and who should proportionably pay to the hospital. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish This appeared to him the primary step towards manhood, and he was proportionably pleased. The Last Man He was received by Napoleon with the greatest joy; but the Emperor's uneasiness respecting Davoust and Ney became shortly after proportionably greater. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 These are seldom actually large, always proportionably small, and destitute of ornament or relief. The Poetry of Architecture Or, the Architecture of the Nations of Europe Considered in its Association with Natural Scenery and National Character It was an illusion merely—but the walls seemed to have closed in a foot or two, and the ceiling to have dropped down proportionably, and he felt himself confined and oppressed. The House by the Church-Yard Is to warn you to close your proportionable or due distance, when you are to prepare for Battle or Skirmish; and to see every thing be in order that may turn to advantage. The School of Recreation (1696 edition) Or a Guide to the Most Ingenious Exercises of Hunting, Riding, Racing, Fireworks, Military Discipline, The Science of Defence It is true that my income is increased; but so, also, proportionably, is my outlay. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch It remains to see whether the banquet itself be composed of proportionably palatable ingredients. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three If, however, it be continuous, it is indeed proportionable, not, indeed, because of the proportion of the mover and the movable, but on account of the proportion of the magnitudes in which the movement exists. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition The cannon, though only in a proportionably small number from the north and east, immediately began to play. Narrative of the Most Remarkable Events Which Occurred In and Near Leipzig Immediately Before, During, And Subsequent To, The Sanguinary Series Of Engagements Between The Allied Armies Of The French, From The 14th To The 19th October, 1813 If the Bore be two Inches Diameter, the Rocket must be twelve Inches in Length: If an inch and a half in Bore, then nine Inches Long, and so proportionably to any other Diameter. The School of Recreation (1696 edition) Or a Guide to the Most Ingenious Exercises of Hunting, Riding, Racing, Fireworks, Military Discipline, The Science of Defence The duke of Wolfenbuttle has one, and the duchess of Blankenburg is not without hers, but indeed the most proportionable I ever saw. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe Good authority states the numbers that frequent Brooklyn every Sabbath, at from ten to twenty thousand, and a proportionable number may be computed to visit every other island and place of resort in the vicinity. The Olden Time Series, Vol. 3: New-England Sunday Gleanings Chiefly From Old Newspapers Of Boston And Salem, Massachusetts I stored the boat with the carcases of a hundred oxen, and three hundred sheep, with bread and drink proportionable, and as much meat ready dressed as four hundred cooks could provide. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World A tolerable aggregate must have been formed by proportionable contributions from all our country towns, and this was for the service of the hospitals alone: judge then of the rest. Narrative of the Most Remarkable Events Which Occurred In and Near Leipzig Immediately Before, During, And Subsequent To, The Sanguinary Series Of Engagements Between The Allied Armies Of The French, From The 14th To The 19th October, 1813 It would have been infinitely better for our race, if these facts had been presented before us half a century ago—we would have been now proportionably benefitted by it. The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States And proportionably, in whatever degree the previously common hypothesis is shown to be dubious, in that degree are the disputations shown to be possibly unreal. Thoughts on Religion My disposition is naturally sanguine, and my disappointments proportionably acute. Parker's Second Reader National Series of Selections for Reading, Designed For The Younger Classes In Schools, Academies, &C. If he be liberal, her gratitude rises proportionably. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) By varying too the articles of culture, we multiply the chances for making something, and disarm the seasons, in a proportionable degree, of their calamitous effects. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 That they shall take on themselves a proportionable part of the public debt of Virginia. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 Every dusun has a ballei or town hall, about a hundred and twenty feet long and proportionably broad, the woodwork of which is neatly carved. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants It was not always that he favored a customer with his own personal services, and 'Lina felt proportionably flattered when he came forward and asked what he could show her. Bad Hugh English lace is often radiated; that is, the lines are more distant from each other at one edge than at the other, and the spots proportionably larger, presenting the appearance of a fan. The Ladies' Work-Book Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc. You will find yourself losing the knowledge and the operation of sin, proportionably as you realize the divine infinitude and believe that He can see nothing outside of His own focal distance. Unity of Good The forces to be opposed to these must be proportionably great, and these forces must be fed. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 And the meanest family, taken in this way, does proportionably =sic= more buying and selling than the richest state, taken in a body. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged As his fame began to brighten, that notion of his future greatness and glory, which, by a singular forecast of superstition, she had entertained from his very childhood, became proportionably confirmed. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 With His Letters and Journals They are proportionably small in their stems, growing very thickly, associated in clumps. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. The theatres are not open till nine, and the society is proportionably late. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals When the exposed land consists of several unlike formations, sedimentary and igneous, the denudation produces changes proportionably more heterogeneous. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library From this period, as his services are too well known to require a recital here, so his reputation has proportionably advanced to a height too great to be affected by my panegyrick. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 The characters lofty and various; the numbers firm and powerful; the digressions beautiful and proportionable. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II A pound of flesh, and proportionably of all things else, is enough for once in a large family. The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened By such apparitions did hee set on fire the heart of Moses in the burning bush; and enflamed Stephan, his first Martyr: answerable and proportionable to which, are our serious contemplations. A Coal From The Altar, To Kindle The Holy Fire of Zeale In a Sermon Preached at a Generall Visitation at Ipswich One whim was, she would never learn from ugly people, and the supply of beautiful governesses being limited, her education was proportionably so also. Bluebell A Novel In every country where the inhabitants are at once numerous and industrious, there will always be a proportionable cultivation. The History of Emily Montague His gigantic reflectors introduced the astronomer to regions of space before unvisited—extended beyond all previous conception the range of the observed phenomena, and with it proportionably enlarged the range of constructive theory. The Uses of Astronomy An Oration Delivered at Albany on the 28th of July, 1856 Put into it, when you stop it, some New-laid-eggs in number proportionable to the bigness of the vessel, Shell's unbroken. The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened The treasures of the Cathedral were once excessive,139 and the episcopal stipend proportionably large: but, of late years, things are sadly changed. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One Is it true that protection, which avowedly raises prices, and thus injures you, proportionably raises the rate of wages? What Is Free Trade? An Adaptation of Frederic Bastiat's "Sophismes Éconimiques" Designed for the American Reader The parish in which the scene of this story is laid was large, consequently the attendance of the people was proportionably great. The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Owing to all this, she experienced a proportionable share of confusion and diffidence in managing her inquiries with proper address, and without betraying any suspicion of her motives. The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two A quart of Honey to a Gallon of liquor, and so proportionably for these Herbs. The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened Leaving this brilliant picture, we turned rather to the left, and then found our descent proportionably gradual with the ascent. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One Hence they bore with the greatness of the tax because of their proportionable greatness of credit, and consoled themselves for the smallness of their credit because of the smallness of the tax. Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy And that the said District shall from Time to time pay their proportionable part of the Expence of such Representative or Representatives According to their respective proportions of ye. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 1, October, 1884 But the Americans saw the ultimate intent of the whole scheme, and their disgust towards the mother country was proportionably increased. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens This constitution consists in the too great facility, with which the fibrous motions acquire habits of association, and by which these associations become proportionably stronger than in those of the other temperaments. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life But this distempered strength of France will be the cause of proportionable weakness on its recovery. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) It is, for instance, a good deal more than the proportionable population of this island, or even than that of England, the best peopled part of the United Kingdom. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) It appearing to me through the Microscope to be a proportionably thick-sided Pipe. Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon In 1726, the assessors were required to estimate Indian, Negro, and Mulatto servants proportionably as other Personal Estate, according to their sound judgment and discretion. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens A proportionable share of these articles was sent to the Discovery; and an agreement made with the man to furnish us with a daily supply, for which, however, he insisted on being paid before- hand. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time When some faint order was again restored upon the Richard her chances of victory increased, while those of the English, driven under cover, proportionably waned. Israel Potter But eloquence may exist without a proportionable degree of wisdom. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) A bill of 51 dollars for five hats he reduced to 30 dollars and in other articles made proportionable deductions. A Voyage to the South Sea For The Purpose Of Conveying The Bread-Fruit Tree To The West Indies, Including An Account Of The Mutiny On Board The Ship Their personal influence will, therefore, be proportionably more extensive than that of one or two hundred men in Congress. American Eloquence, Volume 1 Studies In American Political History (1896) God makes himself to be heard by the soul by inward motions, which it perceives and comprehends proportionably as it is voided and emptied of earthly ideas. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 2 The price is now much lower, but still it is clear a most profitable return would be derived from the first crop, and a proportionably larger one afterwards. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. In one of which the measures of government receive their impression so immediately from the sense of the community as in ours, it is proportionably essential. Washington's Birthday Tinah is a very large man, much above the common stature, being not less than six feet four inches in height and proportionably stout: his age about thirty-five. A Voyage to the South Sea For The Purpose Of Conveying The Bread-Fruit Tree To The West Indies, Including An Account Of The Mutiny On Board The Ship Whilst all things were managed at home with such a spirit of disorderly despotism, abroad there was a proportionable abatement of all spirit. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) Had the Gods given thee, says one of the Ambassadors to Alexander, a body proportionable to thy ambition, the whole Universe would have been too little for thee. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 2 This variety renders a forgery proportionably more difficult, especially to writers of a posterior age. Evidence of Christianity These are matters of serious consideration to persons who propose to travel with a large party, and who must have proportionably large wants. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries The fighting Pahie, which is the largest, is fitted with the stage or platform, which is proportionably larger than those of the Ivahah, as their form enables them to sustain a much greater weight. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 If living is cheaper in France, that is, to be had for less specie, wages are proportionably lower. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) My father had three small Lordships, which we were equally to be Sharers of, allowing proportionably for my Mothers maintenance, with a Thousand Pounds to be rais'd to marry our only Sister. Memoirs of Major Alexander Ramkins (1718) And then we perceive the effect, in a proportionably greater frequency, as well as copiousness of allusion.—Mich. Evidence of Christianity Their Courage without was abated proportionably, as theirs within was elated. Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton Its body is as big as a mans fist with feet proportionable. An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape Man found a considerable advantage by this union of many persons to form one family; he therefore judged that he would find his account proportionably in an union of many families into one body politic. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) I hope on this occasion your Lordships will show that this nation never did give a power without annexing to it a proportionable degree of responsibility. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) By the proceedings of the synod in accommodating a suitable and proportionable remedy to every malady at that time distempering the Church, viz. a triple medicine for a threefold disease. The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London The easier or higher any one's fortune is, this duty rises proportionably. The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant When, as we may suppose, they have run a length proportionable to the width, they compose a bath which may indeed be called Great, 96ft. by 68ft. The Excavations of Roman Baths at Bath He was proportionable in all parts, and had strength equal to height, valour to his strength, temper to his valour, so that he disdained to do an injury to any single person. Notes and Queries, Number 50, October 12, 1850 Other donations were made for the same cause, he bearing a proportionable share in them. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England And we perceive, but too sensibly, that Vice proportionably to its measure, carries along with it, its own Punishment, to need that we should search for Foreign, or Remote examples in proof hereof. Occasional Thoughts in Reference to a Vertuous or Cristian life But having once felt what it is to be only with those who are met really as Christians, our sense of what it is to want this feeling is proportionably raised. The Christian Life Its Course, Its Hindrances, And Its Helps When, as we may suppose, they have run a length proportionable to their width, they compose a bath which may indeed be called great, 96ft. by 68ft.... The Excavations of Roman Baths at Bath Each one cooked for himself, save the chief, who was provided proportionably by all. Wild Western Scenes A Narrative of Adventures in the Western Wilderness, Wherein the Exploits of Daniel Boone, the Great American Pioneer are Particularly Described I stop here, not because the other Letters of the alphabet would not afford a proportionable number of words which might be referred to this head, but because I think these sufficient for my purpose. The Rowley Poems Contiguous to and communicating with the former is a church, forming a part of the edifices of each mission; they are all very proportionable, and are adorned with profusion. What I Saw in California The 12th enjoins the common, or the proportionable, use of things that cannot be distributed. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics The father appropriates a proportionable extent of ground, without rent, for their pasturage. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 323, July 19, 1828 But when we see many great and powerful causes constantly at work, we cannot doubt of their producing proportionable effects. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style The town was stretched out into considerable length, but had not proportionable breadth. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 No sooner did the Fantee fix his eyes upon him, than, to the astonishment of all present, they began to flash with indignation, while the countenance of Cut-throat assumed proportionably the expression of sheepishness. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 In such cases there should be a proportionably greater love on the part of the inferior. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics There had not been an execution in St Petersburg for sixty years, and the curiosity and excitement caused by the anticipation of this one, were proportionably great. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 And what he prayed for them, was not for them alone, but also for the elect, proportionably, who are opposed to the world, for which he did not pray, verse 9. Christ: The Way, the Truth, and the Life What if the owner of nine parts in ten would please to abate proportionably in his rent, for every acre thus improved? The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 03 Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church — Volume 1 This will best be seen in a brief analysis of the several eclogues, 'proportionable,' as the title is careful to inform us, 'to the twelve monethes.' Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England Thus, in a civilized country, where property is largely possessed, and under complicated tenures, we become very sensitive to its violation, and acquire a proportionably intense sentiment of Justice. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics Our less practised eye could not at first discern the faint blue strip edging the horizon, but it grew and grew upon our vision, and fatigue and all discomfort proportionably disappeared. Wau-bun The Early Day in the Northwest The offence being so small, the punishment shall be but proportionable; I will set you back only half a year. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 He that had helped to offer so many sacrifices to God for the multitude of every Israelite's sins saw how proportionable it was that man should not hold one sin unpardonable. Sterne The Shell should be proportionable in Bigness to the Blade, and of a Metal that will resist a Point, and the Handle fitted to the Hand. The Art of Fencing The Use of the Small Sword As people feel the particular passions with different degrees of force, their taste of harmony must proportionably vary. The Illustrated London Reading Book Precisely so; and for that reason they must be considered to have the responsibilities, not only of lawyers, but of statesmen, and their acts are proportionably open to discussion. Occasional Papers Selected from the Guardian, the Times, and the Saturday Review, 1846-1890 The Comic Muse has been too apt to mistake liberty for license, and has been proportionably licentious; the Comic Ballads will be as particular as Seneca or Aesop in their regard for good morals. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 364, April 4, 1829 I do not therefore find fault with the artifices above mentioned, when they are introduced with skill and accompanied by proportionable sentiments and expressions in the writings. The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield I stored the boat with the carcasses of sheep and oxen, and with bread and drink proportionable, and as much ready-dressed meat as four-hundred cooks could provide. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction If his grace and his wit improve both proportionably, he will hardly find that he has gained much by the change he has made, from having no religion to choose one of the worst. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author The deficiencies of any one of the three must either be supplied by the extraordinary readiness of an other, or the attainment of the purpose be proportionably imperfect. The Grammar of English Grammars Being brought to a proper degree of fermentation and consistency, it is rolled up into balls proportionable to the intended largeness of the cakes. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 282, November 10, 1827 This was a huge Highlander, considerably above six feet in stature, proportionably stout and well made, and apparently of enormous strength. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII But, as their situation was precarious, their dispositions were proportionably fluctuating. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are And King Richard II., at a Christmas feast, had daily 26 oxen, 300 sheep, besides fowls, and all other provisions proportionably. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 339, November 8, 1828 If he were to do this, the effect would not merely be unpleasant, but unless the scale of the picture were proportionably enlarged, would be absolutely false. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 327, August 16, 1828 The second tale, however, as we have remarked, is more adapted to the talents of the author, and his success has been proportionably triumphant. Famous Reviews I stored the boat with the carcasses of an hundred oxen and three hundred sheep, with bread and drink proportionable, and as much meat ready dressed as four hundred cooks could provide. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 Such was the amount of my crime, such was the agony my appearance was calculated to inspire; and it was reasonable to suppose that the penalty I had to expect would be proportionable. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are The case, by technical processes, came before the Court of Session, where the diversity of opinion was, proportionably to the number of judges, as great as among the quidnuncs outside. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIII They will go to college with even less principles than I had, and will get into proportionably worse scrapes, I expect to be ruined by their debts before I die. Phaethon You will procure about twenty-five weight of gunpowder, and a proportionable quantity of ball or swanshot, also flints, and send them up to me immediately, to the Kingstree, by an express. A Sketch of the life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a history of his brigade After each successful battle or expedition, the spoils were accumulated in one common mass; every warrior received his proportionable share; and the royal prerogative submitted to the equal regulations of military law. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 As the protection of Heaven was deservedly withdrawn from the ungrateful race, their faith acquired a proportionable degree of vigor and purity. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 A change indeed had taken place in me; my health, which had hitherto declined, was now much restored; and my spirits, when unchecked by the memory of my unhappy promise, rose proportionably. Frankenstein I stored the boat with the carcases of a hundred oxen, and three hundred sheep, with bread and drink proportionable, and as much meat ready dressed as four hundred cooks could provide. Gulliver's Travels To this end, as they grew in years, their discipline was proportionably increased; their heads were close-clipped, they were accustomed to go bare-foot, and for the most part to play naked. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans But those towers, are not to be of the height of the front, but rather proportionable to the lower building. The Essays of Francis Bacon All that renders death less formidable to them renders laborious restraint proportionably more irksome.' Tracks of a Rolling Stone My old competitor's newspaper declin'd proportionably, and I was satisfy'd without retaliating his refusal, while postmaster, to permit my papers being carried by the riders. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Wis 13:5 For by the greatness and beauty of the creatures proportionably the maker of them is seen. Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha She was proportionably disappointed when, on hearing it from her, he scouted it as utterly unworthy of belief, or even examination. Elsie's Girlhood A Sequel to "Elsie Dinsmore" and "Elsie's Holidays at Roselands" Under such guidance, Ambrose’s opinions had settled down a good deal; and he was a disappointment to Tibble, whose views advanced proportionably as he worked less, and read and thought more. The Armourer's Prentices If his grace and his wit improve both proportionably, he will hardly find that he has gained much by the change he has made, from having no religion, to choose one of the worst. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 Confusion of mind is the source of pain: but confusion is the greatest in minds that are the seldomest subject to it; and with those the pain is proportionably intense. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor Beyond this point, as the use of riches becomes less, the desire of laying up should abate proportionably. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II In all cases, therefore, we cannot be too careful in examining the how far? for though every thing has it's proper mean, yet an excess is always more offensive and disgusting than a proportionable defect. Cicero's Brutus or History of Famous Orators; also His Orator, or Accomplished Speaker. We live up to our Expectations, not to our Possessions, and make a Figure proportionable to what we may be, not what we are. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays The cypress grows very straight and tall, with a proportionable thickness. History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing Behold you my hands, my legs, and my feet; Every part is strong, proportionable, and meet. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 The conquest in such instances is proportionably honorable as the propensity in human nature is powerful to follow a multitude to do evil. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II His air was less distrustful than it had been for many a weary hour, and his step proportionably confident and assuming. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish I do not therefore find Fault with the Artifices above-mentioned when they are introduced with Skill, and accompanied by proportionable Sentiments and Expressions in the Writing. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays The wolf is not above fifteen inches high, and of a proportionable length. History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing He views Woman truly from the soul, and not from society, and the depth and leading of his thoughts are proportionably remarkable. Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman. Her Master knew how to appreciate her character: and if he censured her with a seriousness proportionable to her fault, the rebuke was attempered with a kindness expressive of his friendship. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II If the Lord God help thee proportionably to thy condition of affliction and distress, thou wilt have no cause to complain, but to bless His name. Daily Strength for Daily Needs Many of my horses cost me upwards of fifty pounds each, and all the other farming stock a proportionably high price. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3 The elements of Friendship between other consanguinities will be of course proportionably similar. Ethics Only, as we looked at the world from among a class of facts somewhat different from theirs, we differed from them proportionably as to our notions of the proper ingredients in the said Pill. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography As I value those efforts of yours, and have been instructed and edified by them, I am proportionably sorry to find them treated in the language of disparagement. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation Take heed of despising "the day of small things," by looking after some great visitation, proportionable to thy distress, according to thy eye. Daily Strength for Daily Needs Go to, wipe well, my little gossip, wipe; God hath furnished thee with a tail; thou hast a long one, and of a bigness proportionable; wipe hard, and be not weary. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2 The Just, then, is a certain proportionable thing. Ethics This shed was about 14 or 16 feet long, 10 or 12 broad, and of a proportionable height. Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World The right then of self-defence even to the shedding of blood involves a mere exercise of indirect killing for a proportionably grave cause. Moral Philosophy O, labor is the curse of the world, and nobody can meddle with it without becoming proportionably brutified! Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2. He was tall and proportionably stout for his age; his features almost too regular and delicate for a boy; with large sparkling eyes, which spoke the greatest delight and affection for his mother. The Eskdale Herd-boy A Scottish Tale for the Instruction and Amusement of Young People It contenteth wise artificers to have their instruments proportionable to their work, rather fit for use than huge and goodly to please the eye. Ethics The inhabitants of Magnesia, under Mount Sipylus, were held the next in sufferings, and had proportionable relief. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola Their powers of invention seem to have been proportionably great. Twenty-Five Village Sermons The editor was proportionably civil to him, and he was encouraged to commence a third historiette. The Three Clerks If ye take vengeance on any, take a vengeance proportionable to the wrong which hath been done you; but if ye suffer wrong patiently, verily this will be better for the patient. The Koran (Al-Qur'an) The remaining property of the count was proportionably inconsiderable, and the loss of his wife and son deeply affected him. A Sicilian Romance Upon small offences he bestowed pardon; for such as were great he exercised proportionable severity. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola Oh, labor is the curse of the world, and nobody can meddle with it without becoming proportionably brutified! Nathaniel Hawthorne We are of opinion that it killed Coleridge as a poet, but proportionably it roused and stung by misery his metaphysical instincts into more spasmodic life. The Opium Habit His passion had strengthened more than proportionably to the time that had elapsed since it was conceived; but the first glow and excitement which attended it had now vanished. Fanshawe But in occasional instances it is brought unexpectedly within the reach of persons of the coarsest mould; and many times they will be apt to seize it with proportionable avidity. Lives of the Necromancers Some of these are excessively gorgeous and proportionably valuable. The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea This guard will necessarily cease when the buildings are finished, at which time the interest in them will be proportionably augmented. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 2, part 1: James Monroe Seven goodly stacks of hay, with corn-barns proportionable, lie smoking ashes and chaff, which man and beast would sputter out and reject like those apples of Asphaltes and bitumen. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 His pipe was many a mile in length, His lungs proportionable in strength; And his rich moccasins,--with the pair, The seven-league boots would not compare. Natalie A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds It is hard to entertain him with a proportionable gift. Character Writings of the 17th Century Hence, though he acquired a greater readiness in the use of words, his judgment was not proportionably improved; nor did his manhood bear fruits that fully answered to the vigorous promise of his youth. Lives of the English Poets From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives If his grace and his wit improve so proportionably, we shall hardly find, that he has gained much by the change he has made, from having no religion, to chuse one of the worst. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III Hence Lanfranc's zeal in promoting the interests of the papacy, by which he himself augmented his own authority, was indefatigable; and met with proportionable success. The History of England, Volume I The days had rapidly lessened in length, and the nights increased proportionably, until the sun was visible only for a few hours at a time, and then merely passing low along the northern horizon. The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers Thus England grew weaker, or, what is, in political estimation, the same thing, saw her neighbours grow stronger, without receiving proportionable additions to her own power. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 06 Reviews, Political Tracts, and Lives of Eminent Persons Should his system produce practical results proportionably excellent, the ladies of Cincinnati will probably some years hence be much improved in their powers of companionship. Domestic Manners of the Americans Should a raven or crow accidentally fly over the field of action, the spirits of the combatants would be proportionably depressed. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 325, August 2, 1828 Where, on the contrary, its exercise is regarded as the badge of dishonor and the vile office of the refuse and offscouring of the race, its largess must be proportionably meagre and scanty. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 That sovereign had a larger extent of ground at his command, and a longer period for the exercise of his talents; consequently, his sport, if it can so be called, was proportionably greater. The Book of Household Management Success had now given confidence to the Austrians, and had proportionably abated the spirit of their enemies. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 06 Reviews, Political Tracts, and Lives of Eminent Persons Seven goodly stacks of hay, with corn-barns proportionable, lie smoking ashes and chaff, which man and beast would sputter out and reject like those apples of asphaltes and bitumen. The Best Letters of Charles Lamb A specified sum was set apart for purposes of defence, and the salaries of the Governors were proportionably reduced. The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century That there are many kinds of elect, and of repenting sinners: and how all of these shall receive a reward proportionable to the measure of their repentance and good works. The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Complete The finest wheat flour contains more starch than the coarser; the bran of wheat is proportionably richer in gluten. The Book of Household Management That there are many kinds of elect, and of repenting sinners: and how all of theca shall receive a reward proportionable to the measure of their repentance and good works. The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Volume 9, Hermas I stored the boat with the carcases of an hundred oxen, and three hundred sheep, with bread and drink proportionable, and as much meat ready dressed as four hundred cooks could provide. The Junior Classics — Volume 5 While my husband stayed there, he did what he could, but not proportionably either to their merits or wants. Memoirs of Lady Fanshawe, Wife of Sir Richard Fanshawe, bart., ambassador from Charles the Second to the courts of Portugal and Madrid. They brought a prodigious quantity, which made such a marvellous light as if it had been day, and they were so proportionably disposed,, that nothing could be more beautiful. The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 The carrot is proportionably valuable as it has more of the red than the yellow part. The Book of Household Management She was to sing it on one night only— the last Sunday of the Carnival; and the attraction on that night was proportionably great. A Siren Perhaps she was proportionably precocious, for she returned Gillian's greeting without embarrassment, and was quite ready to enter into conversation and show her gratification at compliments upon her brother's voice. Beechcroft at Rockstone The heats of this summer have risen here proportionable to what you express of those in England. Memoirs of Lady Fanshawe, Wife of Sir Richard Fanshawe, bart., ambassador from Charles the Second to the courts of Portugal and Madrid. In the scenes where he tries to work Othello to his purpose, he is proportionably guarded, insidious, dark, and deliberate. Characters of Shakespeare's Plays "Broken!—failed!" cried Harry, still in doubt as to the extent of the catastrophe, but wishing to be sympathetic and proportionably astounded as any well-bred young man should be when his best friend was unhappy. Kennedy Square This concern we readily extend to other cases, that are resembling; and when these are very remote, our sympathy is proportionably weaker, and our praise or blame fainter and more doubtful. A Treatise of Human Nature These are his final words: If human nature is liable to degenerate, it is capable of proportionable improvement from the collected wisdom of ages. The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth The rest of my entertainment at Port St. Mary was proportionable to the beginning, and there also the Duke of Medina gave me one treat at his own palace. Memoirs of Lady Fanshawe, Wife of Sir Richard Fanshawe, bart., ambassador from Charles the Second to the courts of Portugal and Madrid. And whether the political body, any in the fingers and toes more than the natural, can thrive without a proportionable circulation through the minutest and most inconsiderable parts thereof? Querist A child breathes quicker than an adult, and, consequently, requires food more frequently and proportionably in larger quantity, and bears hunger less easily. Familiar Letters on Chemistry If my reasoning be just, they must have a proportionable effect on the will and passions. A Treatise of Human Nature And we accordingly find that each of these forms of government, by varying the utility of those customs, has commonly a proportionable effect on the sentiments of mankind. An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals They could not be certain, until they had seen all their acquaintances, what difference it would make in the cordiality of their reception: in some cases it made much; and Miss Benson was proportionably indignant. Ruth She lived, as it were, in a perpetual brain fever, and her physical frame suffered proportionably. Beulah The hatred of tyranny must, in such persons, have been exasperated by the experience of its effects, and their attachment to liberty proportionably confirmed. History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second The vivacity of the idea is always proportionable to the degrees of the impulse or tendency to the transition; and belief is the same with the vivacity of the idea, according to the precedent doctrine. A Treatise of Human Nature But the spur that these fancied riches would give to population would more than counterbalance it, and the increased produce would be to be divided among a more than proportionably increased number of people. An Essay on the Principle of Population It was a material part of the bee-hunter's craft to kill this animal, in particular; and the trophies of his conflicts with them were proportionably numerous. Oak Openings Of all his conflicts with the men, this was the first in which Jermin had been worsted; and he was proportionably enraged. Omoo I have ordered my servants to get, at Inverness, twelve or twenty pounds of powder with a proportionable quantity of shot. History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name The absence or presence of a part of the cause is attended with that of a proportionable part of the effect. A Treatise of Human Nature Imagine a room two hundred feet long and proportionably broad. Antonina They were like letters cut into the bark of a young tree, which with the tree still grow proportionably. Cowley's Essays She was proportionably vexed that he did not think it expedient to harass Ermine with further invitations. Clever Woman of the Family But what we mean to affirm is—the qualifications enumerated have never been combined into co-operative harmony, and developed in proportionable effect, as they appear in the speeches and writings of this wonderful man. Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke Each possibility, of which the probability is composed, operates separately upon the imagination; and it is the larger collection of possibilities, which at last prevails, and that with a force proportionable to its superiority. A Treatise of Human Nature If the Common-wealth impose a Tax upon the Body, it is understood to be layd upon every member proportionably to his particular adventure in the Company. Leviathan And why in his First Book of Justice does he say that the very brutes, proportionably to the necessity of their young, are appropriated to them, except fishes, whose young are nourished by themselves? Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies In the lower jaw, the articular surface is proportionably smaller in many breeds than in the rock-pigeon; and the vertical diameter, more especially of the outer part of the articular surface, is considerably shorter. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 It is worthy of note, too, that among the free States those which make the colored man the nearest equal to the white have proportionably the fewest mulattoes, the least of amalgamation. The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 2: 1843-1858 Two guns were exhibited, one six, the other seven feet long, and of a proportionably large bore. The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 This power of gravitation acts proportionably to the quantity of matter in bodies, a truth which Sir Isaac has demonstrated by experiments. Letters on England If he were to do this, the effect would not merely be unpleasant, but, unless the scale of the picture were proportionably enlarged, would be absolutely FALSE. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 The Body of this Community suffer proportionably as much as the great continental Publick. The Writings of Samuel Adams - Volume 4 And there is reason to expect, that the continual increase of their numbers will lead to a proportionable increase of a tribute to support them. The Writings of Samuel Adams - Volume 2 The father appropriates a proportionable extent of ground, without rent, for their pasturage. Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland His pride, his affections, his superstitions, are all directed towards fewer objects, but the wounds inflicted on them are proportionably severe, and furnish motives of hostility which we cannot sufficiently appreciate. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon In extending his agency, however, Mr. Walker increased his expenses proportionably, and multiplied his debts accordingly. Men's Wives Nor is this only because we believe that they will obtain an immortality of fame, or that they will have crowns of glory in another world, when their enemies and persecutors will be proportionably tormented. Gorgias Still, however, Tressilian hesitated to accept his services, and the artist became proportionably urgent. Kenilworth But if Ione was independent in her choice of life, so was her modest pride proportionably vigilant and easily alarmed. Last Days of Pompeii It only remains to be told that Dionysia, the wicked wife of Cleon, met with an end proportionable to her deserts. Tales from Shakespeare |
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