Of Water, we get a very long winded account, which neither Dr. Johnson nor any body else can comprehend, for he sinks into mere jargon. Canst thou conceive (gentle reader) what are 'small, _smooth_, hard, _porous_, spherical particles' of water! _Water_, says Newton, 'is a fluid tasteless salt, which nature changes by heat, into vapour, and by cold into ice, which is a hard fusible brittle stone, and this stone returns into water by heat[129].' Boerhaave calls water, 'a kind of glass that melts at a heat any thing greater than 32 degrees of Farenheit's thermometer. The boundary between water and ice[130].' Claw. 'The _foot_ of a beast or bird armed with sharp nails.' Nail. 'The talons of birds or beasts.' Talon. 'The claw of a bird of prey.' _Dict. 4th edit._ Here a _nail_ is _talons_; Talons are a _claw_; and a claw is said to be a _foot_ (alias a _nail_) armed with _nails_. The quotations are literal and complete. The words are all plain English. And if you cannot comprehend _a nail armed with nails_, wait upon Dr. Johnson, and perhaps he will explain it. Legion. 'A body of Roman soldiers, consisting of about _five_ thousand.' This is not accurate. The number of men in a Roman legion rose by degrees from about 3200 to about 7000. Decemvirate. 'The dignity and office of the _ten_ governors of Rome.' Tribune. 'An officer of Rome chosen by the people.' Censor. 'An officer of Rome, who had the power of correcting manners.' Consul. 'The chief magistrate in the Roman republic.'