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1 Int | to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot 2 I, II | of an old woman, may, by length of time and consent of neighbours, 3 II, XIII | space, considered barely in length between any two beings, 4 II, XIII | distance: if considered in length, breadth, and thickness, 5 II, XIII | to repeat the idea of any length directly stretched out, 6 II, XIII | which is to double the length of that straight line; or 7 II, XIII | that are its sides, of what length it pleases, which joining 8 II, XIII | several dimensions, we call it length, breadth, and thickness; 9 II, XIV | another sort of distance, or length, the idea whereof we get 10 II, XIV | of duration, and of the length of it. By which it is to 11 II, XIV | has no perception of the length of duration which passed 12 II, XIV | and nights, and found the length of their duration to be 13 II, XIV | and make allowance for the length of duration whilst he slept. 14 II, XIV | what has divided the whole length of its duration into apparently 15 II, XIV | in the measuring of the length of time, having been accustomed 16 II, XIV | in days all of the same length, without its annual variations 17 II, XIV | make use of to judge of its length. Duration, in itself, is 18 II, XIV | or signify to others, the length of any duration; though 19 II, XIV | infinitum, and apply thus the length of the annual motion of 20 II, XIV | having the idea of the length of the motion of the shadow 21 II, XIV | only the idea I have of the length of certain periodical regular 22 II, XIV | having a clear idea of the length of some periodical known 23 II, XIV | we have the idea of the length of any regular periodical 24 II, XIV | time, or ideas of stated length of duration, in our minds, 25 II, XIV | able to repeat ideas of any length of time, as of a minute, 26 II, XV | of the difference of the length of an hour and a day, as 27 II, XV | having got the idea of the length of any part of expansion, 28 II, XV | span, or a pace, or what length you will, can, as has been 29 II, XV | former, enlarge its idea of length, and make it equal to two 30 II, XV | having got the idea of any length of duration, can double, 31 II, XV | them,—That the ideas of length which we have of expansion 32 II, XV | duration is but as it were the length of one straight line, extended 33 II, XVI | which appear of an equal length, one may be longer than 34 II, XVII | other idea he has of any length, as a mile, or diameter 35 II, XVII | to repeat the idea of any length of duration we have in our 36 II, XVII | undeterminate, and infinite length; which is evident to any 37 II, XVIII| diversity of notes of different length put together, which make 38 II, XXI | easy, especially if of any length. And, therefore, I should 39 II, XXVI | now for one entire great length of time, it shows at what 40 II, XXVI | anything has to a certain length of duration, whereof we 41 II, XXIX | clear idea of a very great length of duration; he may also 42 II, XXIX | progressions as it is from the length of a day or an hour. For 43 III, XI | anything offered, to abate the length or lessen the number of 44 IV, I | men more or less decay in length of time, this, amongst other 45 IV, XVII | and spun out to a greater length in artificial forms, than 46 IV, XVII | houses to be of the same length, to measure their equality