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Show AM A M while, or at any time, upon the earth, can five, long time together, perfectly under water. Locke Fifhes contain much oil, and ampbibious animal participate fomewhat of the nature of fifhes, an Arbutbnot are oily in allufion to ani 2, Of a mixt nature mals that live in air and water Traulus of amphibicus breed Motley fruit of mungrel feed By the dam from lordlings {prung Swift By the fire exhal'd from dung AMPHIBTOUSNESS. z /. [from amphibious.] The quality of being able t live in different elements AMPHIBOLO'GICAL. adj. [from amphibo-logy.] Doubtful AMPHIBOLO GICALLY adv [from am phibological.] Doubtfully ; with a doubtful meaning AMPHIBO'LOGY / [&H@scoho'yfafi. Difcourfe of uncertain meaning It i diftinguithed from eguivocation, whic - means the double fignification of a fingl word; as, noli regem occidere timere bonum_eft, 1s amphibology5 captare lepores meaning, by lepores, either hares orjefts 1s equivocarion. and are deceived themfelves, the ancients hav divided into verbal and real; of the verbal, an fuch as conclude from miftakes of the word, ther are but two worthy our notation; the fallacy o equivocation, and ampbibology Brown's Pulgar Errours He that affirm'd, *gainft fenfe, fnow black to be Might prove it by this amphibology ‘Things are not what they feem Verfes on Cleaveland In defining obvious appearances, we are to uf what is moft plain and eafy; that the mind be no mifled by amphibelogies into fallacious deduétions . Glanwille Amru1'BOLOUS. adj. [ap@i and Bianw. Toffed from one to another; firikin each way " Never was there fuc an amphibolous quarrel both parties declaring themfelves for the king, an making ufe of his name in all their remonftrances to juftify their a&ions Hoavell AmrH1'LOGY. 7 [ [aw@e an Equivocation ; ambiguity AMPHISB./E'N 72./ [Lat Aéy®-. Di& a'oy(pw@éwn. A ferpent fuppofed to have two heads and by confequence to move with eithe end foremotft That the amphifbena, thatis, a fmaller kin of ferpent, which moveth forward and backward hath two heads, or one at cither extreme, was af firmed by Nicander, and others Brown's Vulgar Errours Scorplon, and afp, and amphifbena dire Milton AMPHI'SCIL. n. f [Lat " op@s and oxie, a thadow. dwellin épplowior o Thofe peopl in climates, wherei behold fpeQtacles, .as ftage-plays, o gladiators. The theatres of the ancients were built in the form of a femi circle only exceeding a juft femicircl by one fourth part of the diameter and the amphitheatre is two theatre joined together; fo that the longef diameter of the amphitheatre was t the fhorteft, as one and a half to one Within, an amphitheatre appear' Rais'd in degrees ; to fixty paces rear'd That when a man was plac'd in one degree Height was allow'd for him above to fee. Dryden Conceive a man placed in the burning iro chair at Lyons, amid the infults and mockeries o a crowded amphitheatre, and ftill keeping his feat or ftretched upon a grate of iron, over coals of fire and breathing out his foul among the exquifit fufferings of fuch a tedious execution, rather tha renounce his religion, or blafpheme his Saviour Addifon A'MPLE adj 1. Large wide [amplus, Lat. extended Heay'n defcend In univerfal bounty, thedding herbs And fruits, and flowers, on Nature's ample lap T homon 2. Great in bulk Did your letters pierce the queen to any demon Now the fallacies, whereby men deceive others e o AM the fha dows, at different times of the year fall both ways ; to the north pole, whe the fun is in the fouthern figns; and t the fouth pole, when he is in the northern figns. Thefe are the people wh inhabit the torrid zone AMPHITHEATRE. 7 /. [of dugibiareo of ép@r and Sedopas.] A-building in circular or oval form, having its are encompafled with rows of feats one above another; where fpeQators migh You. L ftration of grief ?- She took 'em, and read "em in my prefence And now and then an ample tear will'd dow Her delicate cheeks Shake[p. King Lear 3. Unlimited ; without reftriction Have what .you afk, your prefents I receive Lan where an leave yo whe pleafe with amp/ Dryden 4. Liberal ; large ; without parfimony - If we fpeak of ftrict juftice, God could no wa have been bound to requite man's labours in f large and ample manner as human felicity dot import; in as much as the dignity of this exceedeth {o far the other's value Hooker 5. Magnificent fplendid To difpofe the prince the more willingly to undertak his relief the earl made ampl promifes that, within fo many days after the fiege thould b raifed hewoul advance his highnefs's leyies wit two thoufand men Clarendon 6. Diffufive; not contralted; as, an ample narrative, that is, not an epitome A'MPLENESS. z. /. [from ample.] The quality of being ample ; largenefs; {plendour Impoflible it is for a perfon of my condition t produce any thing in proportion either to the am plenefs of the body you reprefent, or of the place South you bear To AMPLIATE w. a. [amplio, Lat. T enlarge; to make greater ; to extend He fhall look upon it, not to traduce or extenuate, but to explain and dilucidate, to add an Browit ampliate Avrria‘rion . /[ [from ampliate. 1. Enlargement exaggeration exten fion *Odious matters admit not of an ampliation, bu ought to bereftrained and interpreted in the mildef Ayliffe's Parergon fenfe 2. Diffufenefs ; enlargement The obfcurity of the fubje&, and the prejudic and prepofleflion of moft readers, may plead excufe for any ampliations or repetitions that may b found, whilft I labour to exprefs myfelf plain an Holder full o AMPLI FICATE. v. a. [amplifico, Lat. To enlarge; to {pread out; to amplify Dié& Amvrririca'tioN Fr. amplificatio, Lat. [amplification 1. Enlargement; extenfion z, It 1s ufually taker in a rhetorical fenfe and implies exaggerated reprefentation or diffufe narrative; an image heightened beyond reality; a narrative en larged with many circumftances T thall fummarily, without any amplification a all, fhew'in what manner defects have been fup plied Dawvies ‘Fhings unknown feem greater than they are and are ufually received with amplifications abov their nature Broan's Vulga Errours Is the poet juftifiable for relating fuch incredibl amplifications ? It may be anfwered, if he had pu thefe extravagances into the mouth of Ulyfles, h had been unpardonable; but they fuit well th charaéer of Alcinous Pope A'MPLIFIER. 7 /. [from T0 amplify.] On that enlarges any thing; one that exaggerates on tha reprefent an thing with a large difplay of the bef circumftances; it being ufually take in a good {enfe Dorillaus could need no amplifier' the higheft point of praife To A'MPLIFY @. a. [amplifier mouth fo Sidney Fr. 1. To enlarge; to increafe any materia fubftance, or object of fenfe So when a great moneyed man hath divided hi chefts, and coins, and bags, he feemeth to himfelf richer than he was: and therefore a way t amplify any thing, is to break it, and to mak anatomy of it in feveral parts, and to examine i Bacon according to the feveral circumftances All concaves that proceed from more narrow t mor out broad do amplify the found at th comin Bacon 2. To enlarge, or extend any thing incorporeal A the reputation of the Roma prelates gre up in thefe blind ages, fo grew up in them witha a defire of amplifying their power, that they migh be as great in temporal forces, as men's opinion Raleigh have formed them in fpiritual matters 3. To exaggerate any thing; to enlarg it by the manuer of reprefentation Thy general is my lover; I have bee The book of his good a&s 5 whence men have rea Shakefp His fame unparallel'd, haply amplified Since I have plainly laid open the negligenc and errours of every age that is paft, I would no willingly feem to flatter the prefent, by amplifyin the diligence and true judgment of thofe fervitours that have laboured in this vineyard. Dawics 4. 'To enlarge ; to improve by new addi, tions In paraphrafe the author's words are not ftrictl followed, his fenfe too is amplified but not alDryden tered, as Waller's tranflation of Virgil. 1 feel age advancing, and my health is infufficient to increaf an amplif thefe remarks t confirm and improve thefe rules, and to illuminat Watts the feveral pages To A'mPLIFY @, Frequently with th particle oz 1. To {peak largely in many words lay one's felf out in diffufion Whe yo affec to amplif t on the forme branches of a difcourfe, you willoften Iay a necef fity updn yourfelf of contracting the latter, an prevent yourfelf in the moft important part o your defign Watts's Logick 2. To form large or pompous reprefentations An excellent medicine for the ftone might b conceived, by amplifying apprehenfions' able t Brown's Pulgar Errours break a diamond I have fometimes been forced to. ampli others; but hcre,ghc:e the fubject is fo frui |