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If thou muft reform the ftubborn times, 
From the long records of a diftant age 
Derive incitements to renew thy rage. Pope. 
INCI'TING, f. The aft of ftirring up, 
INCIV'IL, adj. [French.] Unpoliihed. See Uncivil. 
INCIVIL'ITY, f. Want of courtely ; rude nets.—He 
does offend againft that reverence which is due to the 
common apprelienfions of mankind, whether true or not, 
which is the greateft incivility. Tillctfon .—Aft of rudenefs. 
In this fenfe it has a plural. —Abltain from diffolute laughter, 
uncomely jefts, loud talking and jeering, which, in civil 
account, are called indecencies and incivilities. Taylor. 
IMCIV'ILLY, adj. Uncivilly, rudely. Scott. 
INCLAMA'TION, f. [from in, Lat. upon, and clamo, 
to call.] The aft of calling upon. Bailey. 
INCLAMITA'TION, f. [from in, Lat. upon, and cla- 
mito, to cry out.] The aft of calling upon frequently, a 
repeated call. Not ufed. Cole. 
INCLAU'SA, f. In old records, an inclofure near a 
houfe. 
IN'CLE, f. Inkle, a kind of tape. 
INCLEM'ENCY, f. [ inclemence, Fr. inckmentia, Lat.] 
Unmercifulnels; cruelty; feverity; harlhnefs ; roughnefs : 
And though by tempefts of the prize bereft. 
In heaven’s inclemency fome eafe We find : 
Our foes we vanquifh’d by our valour left. Dryden. 
INCLEM'ENT, adj. [in and clemens, Lat.] Unmerci¬ 
ful; unpitying; void of tendernefs ; haylli. It is ufed 
oftener of things than of men : 
Propitious to my wants, a veft fupply, 
To guard the wretched from th’ inclement (ky. Pope. 
INCLINABLE, adj. [ inclinabilis, Lat.] Having a pro- 
penfion of will; favourably .difpofed ; willing; tending by 
difpofition : fometimes with to .—People are not always 
inclinable to the bed. Spenfer .—A marvel it were, if a man 
of capacity could efpy in the whole leripture nothing 
which might breed a probable opinion, that divine autho¬ 
rity was the fame way inclinable. Hooker. 
Defire, 
Inclinable now grown to touch ortafte, 
Solicited her longing eye. Milton. 
Having a tendency.—If fuch a cruft naturally fell, then 
it was more likely and inclinable to fall this thoufand years 
than the laft; but, if the cruft was always gradually nearer 
and nearer to falling, that plainly evinces that it had not 
endured eternally. Bentley. 
INCLINATION, J. [inclinaifon, Fr. from inclinatio, 
Lat.] Tendency towards any point: with re.—The two 
rays, being equally refrafted, have the fame inclination to 
one another after refraftion which they had before ; that 
is, the inclination of half a degree anfwering to the fun’s 
diameter. Newton .-—Natural aptnefs.—Though molt of the 
thick woods are grubbed up fince the promontory has 
been cultivated, there are ftill many fpots of it which Ihovv 
the natural inclination of the foil leans that way. Addifon. 
.—Propenfion of mind ; favourable difpofition ; incipient 
defire.—A mere inclination to a thing is not properly a wil¬ 
ling of that thing; and yet, in matters of duty, men fre¬ 
quently reckon it for fuch.—Love; affeftion ; regard. In 
this fenfe it admits for. —We have had few knowing 
painters, becaufe of the little inclination which princes have 
for painting. Dryden. —Difpofition of mind: 
Bid him 
Report the features of Oftavia, her years. 
Her inclination. Shakfpeare. 
The tendency of the magnetical needle to theeaft or weft. 
See Magnetism. —[In pharmacy.] The aft by which a 
dear liquor is poured off from fome freces or fediment by 
only ftooping the veffel, which is alfo called decantation. 
Quincy. 
Inclination, in geometry, mechanics, or phyfics, de- 
INC 
notes the mutual tendency of two lines, plailes, or bo¬ 
dies, towards one another ; fo that their directions make 
at the point of concourle fome certain angle. 
Inclination of the Axis of the Earth, is the angle it makes' 
with the plane of the ecliptic; or the angle between the 
planes of the equator and ecliptic. 
Inclination of the Orbit of a Planet, is the angle formed by 
the planes of the ecliptic and of the orbit of the planet. 
See the article Astronomy, vol ii. p. 350 Sc feq. 
INCLI'NATORILY, adv. Obliquely; with inclination 
to one fide or the other; with fome deviation from north 
and fouth.—Whether they be refrigerated inclinatorily, or 
fomewhat equinoxially, that is, toward the eaftern or 
weffern points, they difeover fome verticity. Brown. 
INCLI'NATORY, adj. Having a quality of inclining 
to one or other.—If that inclinatory virtue be deih'oyed by 
a touch from the contrary pole, that end which before 
was elevated will then decline. Brown. 
To INCLFNE, v. n. [inclino, Lat. incliner, Fr.] To bend; 
to lean ; to tend toward any part: with to or towards .— 
Her houfe inclinetk unto death, and her paths unto the dead*. 
Prov. ii. 18. 
Still to this place 
My heart inclines, ftill hither turn, my eyes ; 
Hither my feet unbidden find their way. Rowf. 
To be favourably difpofed to; to feel defire beginning.— 
Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech. Judges. 
To INCLI'NE, v. a. To give a tendency or direction to 
any place or Hate : 
The timely dew of'fleep,’ 
Now falling with foft llumb’rous weight, inclines 
Our eye-lids. Milton. 
A tow’ring ftrufture to the palace join’d ; 
To this his fteps the thoughful prince inclin'd. Pope. 
To turn towards any thing, as defirous or attentive.-— In-, 
dine our hearts to keep this law. Com. Prayer. 
But that from us aught fhould afeend to heav’n 
So prevalent, as to concern the mind 
Of God high-bleft, or to incline his will, 
Hard to belief may feem ; yet this will prayer. Milton. 
To bend ; to incurvate : 
With due refpeft my body I inclin'd, 
As to fome being of fuperior kind. Dryden. 
INCLINED PLANE, in mechanics, is a plane inclined 
to the horizon, or making an angle with it. It is one of 
the fimple mechanic powers, and the double inclined 
pbne makes the wedge. See the article Mechanics. 
INCLINER, f. An inclined dial. 
INCLINING, f. The aft ofleaning from a perpendi¬ 
cular direftion ; the aft of turning the defires. 
To INCLIP', v. a. To grafp ; to indole; to furround; 
Whate’er the ocean pales, or Iky inclips. 
Is thine, if thou wilt ha’t. Shakefpeare. 
INCLIP'PING, f. The aft of inclofing as iu an em¬ 
brace. 
To INCLOIS'TER, v. a. To Ihut up in a cloifter. 
INCLOI'STERING, f. The aft of ihufting up in a 
cloifter. 
To INCLO'SE, v. a. See To Enclose, vol. vi. 
INCLO'SING, /. The aft of (hutting in, or of fencing 
round. 
INCLO'SURE, f. Any thing inclofed, as a letter in a 
cover, a piece of ground feparated on all fides from ano¬ 
ther. See Enclosure. The hedges, pales, gates, &c. 
by which lands are parted off or furrounded. Throwing 
down inclofures is an offence punilhable by our ancient 
laws and ltatutes. But if the lord of a manor inclofe 
part of the wafte or common, and doth not leave fuffici- 
ent for the commoners, they may break down fuch inclo- 
fures, or have writ of affrfe. Large waftes or commons 
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