That in mere numbers they seem in retrospect to have been almost ridiculously inadequate is merely a measure of the colossal proportions that the war on land afterward assumed.
She lined her proportions against the starry sky, and I made out that she had hooked herself to us by running her bowsprit through the stays which supported our mast.
I say, that the Absolute Gravity of A, hath to the Absolute Gravity of B, a proportion compounded of the proportions of the specificall Gravity of A, to the Specificall Gravity of B, and of the Mass A to the Mass B.
The absolute Gravities of Solids, have a proportion compounded of theproportions of their specificall Gravities, and of their Masses.
By such peevishness as his anonymous reply in the Union to Roane's irritating attacks, we are able to get some measure of the true proportions of this august yet very human character.
A Pocket-Book of Practical Rules for the Proportions of Modern Engines and Boilers for Land and Marine purposes, by N.
Land and Marine Boilers, Proportionsof Engines produced by the rules, Proportions of Boilers, etc.
They consist, in fact, of alternating beds of clay and sand, in proportions constantly changing.
This alloy is composed of variable proportions of tin and lead, the average composition being about 4 parts of lead to 1 part of tin.
By experimenting, it will be easy to find the right proportions of flame tube and nipple hole.
You no longer need to stretch and distort the noble proportions of your existence to fit them to relations to which they were not born.
Therefore souls in harmony with their age must try to reconcile peacefully what, taken collectively, assumes the proportions of contrasts destructive to the universe.
Add to one quart of milk one tablespoonful of salt, and half a teaspoonful of pepper, and, if thickening is liked, use same proportions as in hasty tomato soup, and set to boil.
A pint of green pease, boiled, mashed, and added; or asparagus or spinach in the same proportions can be used.
HARD SAUCE Beat together the same proportions of butter and sugar as in the preceding receipt; add a tablespoonful of wine if desired; pile lightly on a pretty dish; grate nutmeg over the top, and set in a cold place till used.
If a stew, any vegetables liked can be added; a fricassee never containing them, having only meat and a gravy, thickened with browned flour and seasoned in the proportions already given.
Butter can be used instead of suet, and proportions varied to taste.
The same proportions of coffee as those given below are used, and the pot must stand in a hot place while the water filters through.
Use veal for this stew, allowing an hour to a pound of meat, and the same proportions of salt and pepper as in the preceding receipt, adding a saltspoonful of mace.
Hanuman shrank to the size of an ape, but his tail spread out in such great proportions across Bhima's path, that he was compelled to stay his course and stand still.
Thus, the Army had to adopt a racial policy that provided for the progressive and flexible use of black manpower "within proportions corresponding to those in the civilian population.
Selection for occupational specialist training was not made by race, the G-1 explained, and the Army could not control the racial proportions of any particular specialty.
In what proportions shall we mingle humour, imagination, and learning?
The proportions of this gigantic growth are preserved with a skill which would be singular even in the normal scale; a respect in which most giants, whether human or literary, are apt to break down.
There is something almost pathetic in his eagerness to magnify the proportions of the event.
The gentleman was particularly pleased by the elegant proportions of the drawing-room.
It was possible, here and there, to mark a patch of somewhat brighter daylight, or to distinguish, through the lighter web of parasites, the proportions of some soaring tree.
There, with a mixture of fear and admiration, he pored upon its goodly proportions and the regularity and softness of the pile.
Any oblique line, any complication of any sort, is pretty sure to alter the apparent proportions and directions of the figure.
All these met in the Phoenicians, and met in the proportions that were needed for the combination to take full effect.
Perrot and Chipiez found that in a statue of Serapis, which they analysed, the glass was mixed with bronze in the proportions of ten to three.
For some reason, probably from the reports I had heard concerning his bravery, I had expected to see a man of great proportions and commanding aspect.
At the time this word was sent neither Señor Guerez nor my father had any idea that the war would assume such vast proportions around Santiago, involving the loss of many lives and the destruction of millions of dollars of property.
The demand for a medical education has grown to such proportions in the last ten years that graduates, after having spent so much time and money, do not care to go into country practice.
He was a trifle below the middle size in stature, but his form was muscular and athletic, exhibiting the finest proportions of manly beauty.
Foods which contain two or more substances in generous proportions may appear under two or more of the following headings, as in the case of peanuts.
Many of these combinations, when taken under certain conditions, may appear disagreeable, but this can be overcome by leveling the proportions and limiting the quantity.
Once a real Christian,' writes Lacordaire, 'the world did not vanish before my eyes; it rather assumed nobler proportions as I myself did.
The following proportions for one barrel, are inserted merely to add to general information in the art of brewing.
If balanced every week, or month at longest, the income and outgoings will easily be ascertained, and their proportions to each other be duly observed.
Who has not copied the Parthenon as the severest in its proportions for public buildings for civic purposes?
Though the new colonnade followed closely the proportions of the old, effective details, such as the fluting of the columns, and the triglyphs with the guttae underneath, were omitted.
In point of detail, the architecture of the Tufa Period reveals less of strength and symmetry than its stately proportions and modest material would lead us to expect.
This system differs from that of the fourth style, which is also architectural, in that it adheres in the main to actual or possible structural forms, while those of the fourth style are fantastic in their proportions and arrangement.
The excellent proportions and fine workmanship of the capitals point to the period of the first style of decoration; there was formerly a remnant of that style on the north wall of the cella, copied before 1837.
Although of approximately the same size as the house of the Faun, and built in the same period, it contained fewer large rooms; its proportions were less impressive, its finish less elegant.
The columns of the portico were left unfluted, as were those of the new Forum colonnade, and were of the same height; but their proportions were more slender, their ornamental forms were slightly different, and they were set closer together.
These proportions will not hold good for Pompeii, where the tablinum is generally narrower and higher (Vitr.
The lamp standards, of bronze, are often of graceful proportionsand ornamented in good taste.
The interior is remarkable only for the grand scale andproportions of the vault with which it is covered.
The contrast between the grand outer arch and the extremely small inner arch is very curious; the ground has, however, risen considerably in front of it, so that its real proportions are very much concealed.
The traceries of the whole of the windows of the cloister are destroyed, but the groining remains, and the proportions and scale of the whole work are both very fine.
The whole church is ungainly and ugly on the exterior, and its planning and proportions neither picturesque nor scientific.
