Chapter XII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Nor doth the Frog, though stretched out, or swimming, attain the rectitude of _Man_, or carry its thigh without all angularity.

in addition

From this reading [SN: _What seiante or sitting._] And thus is it also true, that Man only sitteth, if we define sitting to be a firmation of the body upon the _Ischias_: wherein if the position be just and natural, the Thigh-bone lieth at right angles to the Spine, and the Leg-bone or Tibia to the Thigh.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

plural of “angle” — the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

From this reading For the thighs of other animals do stand at Angles with their spine, and have rectangular positions in Birds, and perfect Quadrupeds.

a shape having one or more sharp angles

From this reading Nor doth the Frog, though stretched out, or swimming, attain the rectitude of _Man_, or carry its thigh without all angularity.

taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading For the thighs of other animals do stand at Angles with their spine, and have rectangular positions in Birds, and perfect Quadrupeds.

to gain with effort

From this reading Nor doth the Frog, though stretched out, or swimming, attain the rectitude of _Man_, or carry its thigh without all angularity.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

see with attention

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading For the thighs of other animals do stand at Angles with their spine, and have rectangular positions in Birds, and perfect Quadrupeds.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading [SN: _What seiante or sitting._] And thus is it also true, that Man only sitteth, if we define sitting to be a firmation of the body upon the _Ischias_: wherein if the position be just and natural, the Thigh-bone lieth at right angles to the Spine, and the Leg-bone or Tibia to the Thigh.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Nor doth the Frog, though stretched out, or swimming, attain the rectitude of _Man_, or carry its thigh without all angularity.

the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

determine the essential quality of

From this reading [SN: _What seiante or sitting._] And thus is it also true, that Man only sitteth, if we define sitting to be a firmation of the body upon the _Ischias_: wherein if the position be just and natural, the Thigh-bone lieth at right angles to the Spine, and the Leg-bone or Tibia to the Thigh.

clearly characterized or delimited

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading For the thighs of other animals do stand at Angles with their spine, and have rectangular positions in Birds, and perfect Quadrupeds.

an old form of “does”

From this reading Nor doth the Frog, though stretched out, or swimming, attain the rectitude of _Man_, or carry its thigh without all angularity.

increase twofold

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

construct, build, or erect

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

the property of being upright in posture

From this reading Of the Erectness of Man.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

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From this reading [SN: _What seiante or sitting._] And thus is it also true, that Man only sitteth, if we define sitting to be a firmation of the body upon the _Ischias_: wherein if the position be just and natural, the Thigh-bone lieth at right angles to the Spine, and the Leg-bone or Tibia to the Thigh.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

From this reading Nor doth the Frog, though stretched out, or swimming, attain the rectitude of _Man_, or carry its thigh without all angularity.

Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

an old form of “has”

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

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From this reading [SN: _What seiante or sitting._] And thus is it also true, that Man only sitteth, if we define sitting to be a firmation of the body upon the _Ischias_: wherein if the position be just and natural, the Thigh-bone lieth at right angles to the Spine, and the Leg-bone or Tibia to the Thigh.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Nor doth the Frog, though stretched out, or swimming, attain the rectitude of _Man_, or carry its thigh without all angularity.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

and nothing more

From this reading [SN: _What seiante or sitting._] And thus is it also true, that Man only sitteth, if we define sitting to be a firmation of the body upon the _Ischias_: wherein if the position be just and natural, the Thigh-bone lieth at right angles to the Spine, and the Leg-bone or Tibia to the Thigh.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

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From this reading [SN: _What seiante or sitting._] And thus is it also true, that Man only sitteth, if we define sitting to be a firmation of the body upon the _Ischias_: wherein if the position be just and natural, the Thigh-bone lieth at right angles to the Spine, and the Leg-bone or Tibia to the Thigh.

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From this reading [SN: _What seiante or sitting._] And thus is it also true, that Man only sitteth, if we define sitting to be a firmation of the body upon the _Ischias_: wherein if the position be just and natural, the Thigh-bone lieth at right angles to the Spine, and the Leg-bone or Tibia to the Thigh.

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Of the Erectness of Man.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading [SN: _What seiante or sitting._] And thus is it also true, that Man only sitteth, if we define sitting to be a firmation of the body upon the _Ischias_: wherein if the position be just and natural, the Thigh-bone lieth at right angles to the Spine, and the Leg-bone or Tibia to the Thigh.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Nor doth the Frog, though stretched out, or swimming, attain the rectitude of _Man_, or carry its thigh without all angularity.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of the Erectness of Man.

and nothing more

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Nor doth the Frog, though stretched out, or swimming, attain the rectitude of _Man_, or carry its thigh without all angularity.

a mouth or mouthlike opening

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading For the thighs of other animals do stand at Angles with their spine, and have rectangular positions in Birds, and perfect Quadrupeds.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Nor doth the Frog, though stretched out, or swimming, attain the rectitude of _Man_, or carry its thigh without all angularity.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading For the thighs of other animals do stand at Angles with their spine, and have rectangular positions in Birds, and perfect Quadrupeds.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading [SN: _What seiante or sitting._] And thus is it also true, that Man only sitteth, if we define sitting to be a firmation of the body upon the _Ischias_: wherein if the position be just and natural, the Thigh-bone lieth at right angles to the Spine, and the Leg-bone or Tibia to the Thigh.

plural of “position” — the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading For the thighs of other animals do stand at Angles with their spine, and have rectangular positions in Birds, and perfect Quadrupeds.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

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From this reading For the thighs of other animals do stand at Angles with their spine, and have rectangular positions in Birds, and perfect Quadrupeds.

having four right angles

From this reading For the thighs of other animals do stand at Angles with their spine, and have rectangular positions in Birds, and perfect Quadrupeds.

righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest

From this reading Nor doth the Frog, though stretched out, or swimming, attain the rectitude of _Man_, or carry its thigh without all angularity.

precisely, exactly

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

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From this reading [SN: _What seiante or sitting._] And thus is it also true, that Man only sitteth, if we define sitting to be a firmation of the body upon the _Ischias_: wherein if the position be just and natural, the Thigh-bone lieth at right angles to the Spine, and the Leg-bone or Tibia to the Thigh.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

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From this reading [SN: _What seiante or sitting._] And thus is it also true, that Man only sitteth, if we define sitting to be a firmation of the body upon the _Ischias_: wherein if the position be just and natural, the Thigh-bone lieth at right angles to the Spine, and the Leg-bone or Tibia to the Thigh.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading [SN: _What seiante or sitting._] And thus is it also true, that Man only sitteth, if we define sitting to be a firmation of the body upon the _Ischias_: wherein if the position be just and natural, the Thigh-bone lieth at right angles to the Spine, and the Leg-bone or Tibia to the Thigh.

a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide

From this reading [SN: _What seiante or sitting._] And thus is it also true, that Man only sitteth, if we define sitting to be a firmation of the body upon the _Ischias_: wherein if the position be just and natural, the Thigh-bone lieth at right angles to the Spine, and the Leg-bone or Tibia to the Thigh.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

be standing; be upright

From this reading For the thighs of other animals do stand at Angles with their spine, and have rectangular positions in Birds, and perfect Quadrupeds.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading Nor doth the Frog, though stretched out, or swimming, attain the rectitude of _Man_, or carry its thigh without all angularity.

restricted to something

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

inspiring awe

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

the act of swimming

From this reading Nor doth the Frog, though stretched out, or swimming, attain the rectitude of _Man_, or carry its thigh without all angularity.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

carry out

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Of the Erectness of Man.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading For the thighs of other animals do stand at Angles with their spine, and have rectangular positions in Birds, and perfect Quadrupeds.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

the part of the leg between the hip and the knee

From this reading Nor doth the Frog, though stretched out, or swimming, attain the rectitude of _Man_, or carry its thigh without all angularity.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

plural of “thigh” — the part of the leg between the hip and the knee

From this reading For the thighs of other animals do stand at Angles with their spine, and have rectangular positions in Birds, and perfect Quadrupeds.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Nor doth the Frog, though stretched out, or swimming, attain the rectitude of _Man_, or carry its thigh without all angularity.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading [SN: _What seiante or sitting._] And thus is it also true, that Man only sitteth, if we define sitting to be a firmation of the body upon the _Ischias_: wherein if the position be just and natural, the Thigh-bone lieth at right angles to the Spine, and the Leg-bone or Tibia to the Thigh.

the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle

From this reading [SN: _What seiante or sitting._] And thus is it also true, that Man only sitteth, if we define sitting to be a firmation of the body upon the _Ischias_: wherein if the position be just and natural, the Thigh-bone lieth at right angles to the Spine, and the Leg-bone or Tibia to the Thigh.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

in the direction of

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading [SN: _What seiante or sitting._] And thus is it also true, that Man only sitteth, if we define sitting to be a firmation of the body upon the _Ischias_: wherein if the position be just and natural, the Thigh-bone lieth at right angles to the Spine, and the Leg-bone or Tibia to the Thigh.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

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From this reading [SN: _What seiante or sitting._] And thus is it also true, that Man only sitteth, if we define sitting to be a firmation of the body upon the _Ischias_: wherein if the position be just and natural, the Thigh-bone lieth at right angles to the Spine, and the Leg-bone or Tibia to the Thigh.

belonging to which person

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.

in the company of; together with

From this reading For the thighs of other animals do stand at Angles with their spine, and have rectangular positions in Birds, and perfect Quadrupeds.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Nor doth the Frog, though stretched out, or swimming, attain the rectitude of _Man_, or carry its thigh without all angularity.

but in spite of that

From this reading [Sidenote: _What figure in animals is properly erect._] That only _Man_ hath an Erect figure, and for to behold and look up toward heaven, according to that of the Poet, _Pronaque cum spectant animalia cætera terram, Os homini sublime dedit, cælumque tueri Jussit, et erectos ad sydera tollere vultus,_ is a double assertion, whose first part may be true, if we take Erectness strictly, and so as _Galen_ hath defined it; for they only, saith he, have an Erect figure, whose spine and thigh-bone are carried in right lines; and so indeed of any we yet know, _Man_ only is Erect.