184 a dictionry. Api-il i\, 



3. As jform respects only the external appearance 

 of bodies, without regard to their internal qualities, 

 it is, bj a figure of speech, employed, in contrast to 

 these qualities, to denote empty ihow, without efsen- 

 tial qualities. In this sense it is often taken when 

 applied to religious ceremonies, 'ijc. 



4. As, form is employed to denote the external ap- 

 pearance of bodies ; so, in a figurative sense, it is 

 applied to reasoning, denoting the particular mode 

 or manner in which this is conducted ; as the form: 

 of a syllogism, 'iSc 



5. In the same manner it is employed to denote 

 the particular mode of pr.):-edure in courts of law ; 

 as theybr^^j' of law, religion, 'ijc. 



6. Form is, sometimes, although "mpr. per^y, i^sed 

 to denote the difFerent circumstances of the same bo- 

 dy ; as water in a fluid or solid form. But as this 

 phrase regards the internal qualities, rather than tiie 

 external figure, it is improper ; and ought to be wa- 

 ter in a fluid or solid state. 



7. But when bodies of different kinds are compa- 

 red with one another, this term may be applied to 

 denote other circumstances than fliape or figure ; for 

 we may oay, a juice exsuding from a tree in the 

 form of wax or resin ; although, in this case, the 

 consistence, colour, i^c. and not the external ar- 

 rangement of the parts cor.stitute the resemblance. 



8. From the regular appearance of a ntimber of 

 persons arranged on a long seat, such persons, so ar- 

 ranged, are sometimes called a form ,• as •a.fortn of 

 siudents, \Sc. And, 



9. By an easy transition the seat itse. f has also ac^ 

 c[uired that name. 



10. The seat of a hare is also called 2. form, 



"To be continued. 



