84 On Ragheraie Language. 
(extra ‘pgjaram) is small; but words used 
figuratively, or ih a transferred ‘sense, are 
endléss. With them, war is a fire, fire and 
sword, a tempest, the red axe, according to the 
view which they dre analogically led to take 
Of it; peace is an olive-bianch ; ‘mourning is 
sackcloth and ashes ; a dwelling or‘ habitation 
js a seat; and so in’ instances almost iniu- 
merable, if they were diligently sought. 
Poverty of language necessarily requires the 
\iseOf figuiative speech. ‘Ft will consequently 
be found, that, in the progress of all languages, 
in proportion as sensible objects are destitute 
of names, figurative, or borrowed names, will 
be used. "Though we are greatly removed 
at’ present from this state of language, yet 
Some traces of it may still be discovered, and 
‘something analogous to it is still used. The 
word | cation is used ‘for a law or Pule, and, 
With an ithmaterial difference in the spelling, 
for a large gun ; house is both a building and 
@ family. "The ‘words place, post, rank, and 
‘many ‘others, tedidus to enumerate, have the 
Satie Vaiiéty-of ‘signification. “If lihguage is 
hidw tinder the necessity of — recourse to 
sly Awkwatd’eXpedients, we ‘nay well ima- 
wine that that necessity was much more oe 
‘ina Pider State. 
‘Men, however, tiust havé cvstitiitly: endehi- 
