EARTH CLOCK

V. Unto the Measure of TIME may be adjoyned for its affinity the word which signifies the Permanency of any thing in its existence,* from its beginning to its end, DURATION, abide, continue, persist, endure, hold out, last long, persevere, everlasting, survive.

Time is usually distributed by the Revolution of the heavenly Bodies, or rather of the Earth and Moon, into such Spaces as are required to a revolution of the

• Earth in its Orb; according to the
  • Whole
    • YEAR, Twelvemonth, Anniversary, Annual, Biennial, &c.
  • Parts; considerable as being the proper seasons for the
    • Growth and ripening of Vegetables.
      • SPRING, Vernal.
      • SUMMER.
    • Decaying of Vegetables, according to ‖ a lesser: or greater degree.
      • AUTUMN, Fall of the Leaf, Harvest.
      • WINTER, Hybernal, hyemal.
• Moon in its own proper course about the Earth: to which may be ad∣joyned the usual name given to the fourth part of this.
  • MONTH, Menstrual.
  • Fortnight.
    • waxing phase
    • waning phase
  • WEEK, Sennight,
• Earth about its Axis; according to the
  • Whole
    • DAY NATURAL, Quotidian.
  • Parts;
    • Greater;
      • Time while the Sun continues ‖ above: or below the Horizon.
        • DAY ARTIFICIAL, Diurnal.
        • NIGHT, Nocturnal, Pernoctation, lodge.
          • Full Moon
          • New Moon
      • Part of the day artificial, ‖ former: or later.
        • MORNING, Mattins, early, dawning, betimes.
        • AFTERNOON, Evening.
    • Lesser parts of time; being each of them ‖ the 24th part of a natu∣ral day, called an Hour: or the 60th part of an hour.
      • HOUR, Horary.
      • MINUTE.
      • SECOND