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nat·u·ral

(năch′ər-əl, năch′rəl)

adj.

1. Present in or produced by nature: a natural pearl.

2. Of, relating to, or concerning nature: a natural environment.

3. Conforming to the usual or ordinary course of nature: a natural death.

a. Not acquired; inherent: Love of power is natural to some people.

b. Having a particular character by nature: a natural leader.

c. Biology Not produced or changed artificially; not conditioned: natural immunity; a natural reflex.

5. Characterized by spontaneity and freedom from artificiality, affectation, or inhibitions. See Synonyms at naive.

6. Not altered, treated, or disguised: natural coloring; natural produce.

7. Faithfully representing nature or life.

8. Expected and accepted: "In Willie's mind marriage remained the natural and logical sequence to love" (Duff Cooper).

9. Established by moral certainty or conviction: natural rights.

10. Being in a state regarded as primitive, uncivilized, or unregenerate.

11.

a. Related genetically: the natural parents of the child.

b. Born to parents who have never been married to each other: the natural son of the king.

12. Mathematics Of or relating to positive integers, sometimes including zero.

13. Music

a. Not sharped or flatted.

b. Having no sharps or flats.

14. Relating to hair that is allowed to remain in an unaltered state: "Many tweets also attacked double standards that exist regarding black women's hair. Wearing extensions and weaves can be seen as traitorous or insecure, while wearing hair in a natural or traditionally African-inspired style ... can result in mocking criticism" (Mary Emily O'Hara).

a. One having all the qualifications necessary for success: You are a natural for this job.

b. One suited by nature for a certain purpose or function: She is a natural at mathematics.

2. Music

a. The sign (♮) placed before a note to cancel a preceding sharp or flat.

b. A note so affected.

3. A yellowish gray to pale orange yellow.

4. Games A combination in certain card and dice games that wins immediately.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin nātūrālis, from nātūra, nature; see nature.]

nat′u·ral·ness n.

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natural

(ˈnætʃrəl; -tʃərəl)

adj

1. of, existing in, or produced by nature: natural science; natural cliffs.

2. in accordance with human nature: it is only natural to want to be liked.

3. as is normal or to be expected; ordinary or logical: the natural course of events.

4. not acquired; innate: a natural gift for sport.

5. being so through innate qualities: a natural leader.

6. not supernatural or strange: natural phenomena.

7. not constrained or affected; genuine or spontaneous

8. (Dyeing) not artificially dyed or coloured: a natural blonde.

9. following or resembling nature or life; lifelike: she looked more natural without her make-up.

10. not affected by man or civilization; uncultivated; wild: in the natural state this animal is not ferocious.

11. being or made from organic material; not synthetic: a natural fibre like cotton.

12. illegitimate; born out of wedlock

13. not adopted but rather related by blood: her natural parents.

14. (Music, other) music

a. not sharp or flat

b. (postpositive) denoting a note that is neither sharp nor flat: B natural.

c. (of a key or scale) containing no sharps or flats. Compare flat¹²³, sharp¹²

15. (Instruments) music of or relating to a trumpet, horn, etc, without valves or keys, on which only notes of the harmonic series of the keynote can be obtained

16. determined by inborn conviction: natural justice; natural rights.

17. (Card Games) cards

a. (of a card) not a joker or wild card

b. (of a canasta or sequence) containing no wild cards

c. (of a bid in bridge) describing genuine values; not conventional

18. (Theology) based on the principles and findings of human reason and what is to be learned of God from nature rather than on revelation: natural religion.

19. informal a person or thing regarded as certain to qualify for success, selection, etc: the horse was a natural for first place.

20. (Music, other) music

a. Also called (US): cancel an accidental cancelling a previous sharp or flat. Usual symbol: ♮

b. a note affected by this accidental. Compare flat¹³⁵, sharp¹⁹

21. (Card Games) pontoon the combination of an ace with a ten or court card when dealt to a player as his or her first two cards

22. obsolete an imbecile; idiot

ˈnaturalness n

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nat•u•ral

(ˈnætʃ ər əl, ˈnætʃ rəl)

adj.

1. existing in or formed by nature: a natural bridge.

2. of or pertaining to nature: the natural world.

3. in a state of nature; uncultivated, as land.

4. having undergone little or no processing and containing no chemical additives: natural food.

5. having a physical existence, as opposed to one that is spiritual, intellectual, fictitious, etc.

6. belonging to the nature or essential constitution; inborn: natural ability.

7. being such because of one's inborn nature or abilities: a natural mathematician.

8. free from affectation or constraint: a natural manner.

9. in accordance with the nature of things; to be expected: a natural result.

10. in accordance with human nature.

11. based upon the innate moral feeling of humankind: natural justice.

12. happening in the usual course of things, without the intervention of accident, violence, etc.: a natural death.

13. illegitimate: a natural son.

14. related by blood rather than by adoption: one's natural parents.

15. based on what is learned from nature rather than on revelation: natural religion.

16. true to or closely imitating nature: a natural representation.

17. unenlightened or unregenerate: natural man.

18. Music.

a. neither sharp nor flat.

b. changed in pitch by the natural sign.

19. not treated, refined, etc.; in its original state: natural wood.

20. not tinted or colored; undyed.

21. having a pale tannish or grayish yellow color.

22. one that is or is likely to be suitable to or successful in an endeavor.

23.

a. a white key on a piano, organ, or the like.

b. the symbol ♮, placed before a note, canceling the effect of a previous sharp or flat.

c. a note affected by the natural sign, or a tone thus represented.

24. a fool or idiot.

25. (in craps) a winning combination of 7 or 11 made on the first cast.

26. a natural substance or product.

27. an Afro hairstyle.

[1300–50; Middle English naturel < Middle French < Latin nātūrālis (see nature, -al¹)]

nat′u•ral•ness, n.

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Noun	1.	natural - someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he's a natural for the job" achiever, succeeder, winner, success - a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success"
	2.	natural - a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat cancel musical notation - (music) notation used by musicians
	3.	natural - (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake craps - a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice cast, roll - the act of throwing dice
Adj.	1.	natural - in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena" natural - existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers" natural - existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation" unnatural - not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature; "an unnatural death"; "the child's unnatural interest in death"
	2.	natural - existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers" natural - in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena" artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
	3.	natural - existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation" supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"
	4.	natural - functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies; "it's the natural thing to happen"; "natural immunity"; "a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild" biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms normal - conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
	5.	natural - (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone; "a natural scale"; "B natural" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner flat - (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "B flat" sharp - (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "C sharp"
	6.	natural - unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; "a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing" instinctive self-generated, spontaneous - happening or arising without apparent external cause; "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion"
	7.	natural - (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton" raw, rude unprocessed - not altered from an original or natural state; "unprocessed commodities"
	8.	natural - related by blood; not adopted biological - of parents and children; related by blood; "biological child"
	9.	natural - being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent" born, innate intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
	10.	natural - free from artificiality; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction" lifelike unaffected - free of artificiality; sincere and genuine; "an unaffected grace"

natural

adjective

1. logical, normal, reasonable, valid, legitimate A period of depression is a natural response to bereavement.

2. normal, common, stock, standard, established, regular, usual, ordinary, typical, routine, everyday, accustomed, customary, commonplace, habitual, run-of-the-mill, unexceptional It's just not natural behaviour for a child of his age.
normal strange, abnormal, irregular, out of the ordinary, untypical

3. innate, native, characteristic, indigenous, inherent, instinctive, intuitive, congenital, inborn, immanent, in your blood, hard-wired, essential He has a natural flair for business.

4. unaffected, open, frank, genuine, spontaneous, candid, unpretentious, unsophisticated, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), artless, ingenuous, real, simple, unstudied Jan's sister was as natural and friendly as the rest of the family.
unaffected affected, assumed, artificial, unnatural, counterfeit, feigned, phoney or phony (informal), false

5. pure, real, plain, raw, organic, crude, wholesome, whole, unrefined, unbleached, unprocessed, unpolished, unmixed, chemical-free, additive-free, pesticide-free He prefers to use high quality natural produce.
pure processed, manufactured, synthetic, unnatural, false

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natural

adjective

1. Produced by nature; not artificial or manmade:

organic, unadulterated.

Idiom: pure as the driven snow.

2. In a primitive state; not domesticated or cultivated; produced by nature:

native, rough, uncultivated, undomesticated, untamed, wild.

3. Forming an essential element, as arising from the basic structure of an individual:

built-in, congenital, connatural, constitutional, elemental, inborn, inbred, indigenous, indwelling, ingrained, inherent, innate, intrinsic, native.

4. Devoid of any hypocrisy or pretense:

genuine, heartfelt, hearty, honest, real, sincere, true, unaffected, unfeigned, unmannered.

5. Free from guile, cunning, or deceit:

artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive, simple, unaffected, unsophisticated, unstudied, unworldly.

6. Unconstrained by rigid standards or ceremony:

casual, easy, easygoing, informal, relaxed, spontaneous, unceremonious, unrestrained.

Informal: laid-back.

7. Of a plain and unsophisticated nature:

artless, homely, homespun, rustic, unadorned, unpolished.

8. Accurately representing what is depicted or described:

lifelike, naturalistic, realistic, true, true-life, truthful.

9. Born to parents who are not married to each other:

baseborn, bastard, illegitimate, misbegotten, spurious, unlawful.

Translations

شَخْص طيِّب بِطَبيعَتِهطَبيعيطَبيعي، عاديطَبيعي، فِطْري، مَولود مَعهطَبِيعِيٌّ

přirozenýpřírodnívrozenýbez předznamenáníčlověk s přirozeným talentem

medfødtnaturlignaturtalent

natürlich Naturtalent physisch real selbstverständlich

φυσικός φυσιολογικός ανεπιτήδευτος

natura

natural normal biológico innato

luonnollinenluonnonmukainenluonnonvärinenluontainennormaali

naturel normal bécarre inné

prirodan

elõjegyzés nélkülinaturalistatermészetestermészeti

eîlilegurmaîur meî meîfædda hæfileikameîfæddurnáttúrulegur, náttúru-óbreyttur tónn

naturale innato ovvio persona adatta bequadro

当然の

자연의

bekarasgamtinės dujosgamtininkasgamtos ištekliaigamtos mokslai

bekarsdabas-dabisksiedzimtsnemākslots

natuurlijk normaal

hvit tangent natur-naturbegavelse naturlig naturlig forekommende

naturalny oczywistycielistynaturalnanaturalne

natural

естественный натуральный природный бекар

bez predznamenaniaodrážkarodený majster

naraven

naturlig

ธรรมชาติ

doğal doğuştandoğuştan yetenekli kişinormalsadelik işareti

tự nhiên

自然的不做作的在某方面有天赋的人天然的天生的

natural

[ˈnætʃrəl]

A. ADJ

1. (= occurring naturally) [environment, substance, disaster, remedy] → natural
she isn't a natural blonde → no es rubia natural
he died of natural causes → murió de muerte natural
the rest of his natural life → el resto de sus días
see also die ¹

2. (= understandable) [reaction, behaviour, feeling] → natural, normal; [mistake] → comprensible; [explanation] → lógico y natural
it's a perfectly natural mistake to make → es un error totalmente comprensible
there is a perfectly natural explanation → hay una explicación perfectamente lógica y natural
it's only natural → es normal or natural
it's only natural that she should be upset → es normal or natural que esté disgustada

3. (= inborn) [ability, talent] → innato; [reaction, fear] → instintivo
he had a natural flair for business → tenía un don innato para los negocios
she is a natural leader/athlete → es una líder/atleta innata
natural instinct → instinto m natural

4. (= relaxed, unforced) [person, manner, charm] → natural
I was able to be very natural with him → con él pude ser yo mismo

5. (= biological) [father, mother, child] → biológico

6. (Mus) → natural

B. N

1. (= person) she's a natural with computers → tiene un don innato para los ordenadores

2. (Mus) (= note) → nota f natural; (= sign) → becuadro m

C. CPD natural childbirth N → parto m natural
natural gas N → gas m natural
natural history N → historia f natural
natural law N → ley f natural
natural number N (Math) → número m natural
natural philosophy N → filosofía f natural
natural resources NPL → recursos mpl naturales
natural science N (uncount) → ciencias fpl naturales; (count) → ciencia f de la naturaleza
natural selection N → selección f natural
by natural selection → por selección natural
natural wastage N (Brit) (Ind) bajas voluntarias de los empleados de una empresa, y cuyos puestos quedan sin cubrir
the jobs will be lost through natural wastage → los puestos irán desapareciendo a medida que se produzcan bajas voluntarias

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natural

[ˈnætʃ^ərəl] adj

[instinct, behaviour] → naturel(le)
the insect's natural instinct to feed → l'instinct naturel des insectes qui les pousse à s'alimenter
BUT l'instinct de nutrition des insectes.

(= not man-made) [material] → naturel(le); [food] → naturel(le); [wonder] → naturel(le) natural causes, natural disaster

(= normal) → naturel(le)
it is natural to do sth
It's natural to worry about one's children → C'est naturel de se faire du souci pour ses enfants.
It is natural for us to want excitement → C'est naturel pour nous de rechercher les sensations fortes.
It's the most natural thing in the world → C'est la chose la plus naturelle du monde.

(= reasonable) → naturel(le)
to be only natural → être bien naturel
She's upset, which is only natural → Elle est bouleversée, ce qui est bien naturel.

[person, manner] → naturel(le)
She's always so relaxed and natural → Elle est toujours si détendue et naturelle.

[musician, athlete] → né(e)
Martin is a natural musician → Martin est un musicien né.
He's a natural basketball player → C'est un basketteur né.

[talent, aptitude] → naturel(le), inné(e)
to have a natural flair for sth → avoir un sens inné de qch
He had a natural flair for business → Il avait un sens inné des affaires.
to have a natural aptitude for sth → avoir une aptitude naturelle pour qch
Only a few people have a natural aptitude for maths → Seules quelques personnes ont une aptitude naturelle pour les maths.
She has a natural talent for playing the piano → Elle a un talent naturel pour le piano.

(by birth) [mother, father, sister, brother] → naturel(le)

(MUSIC) B natural (= key) → si m naturel
in B natural → en si naturelnatural causes npl
to die of natural causes → mourir de mort naturellenatural childbirth n → accouchement m naturelnatural disaster n → catastrophe f naturelle
a natural disaster like an earthquake → une catastrophe naturelle comme un tremblement de terrenatural gas n → gaz m naturelnatural history n → histoire f naturelle

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natural

adj

→ natürlich, Natur-; rights → naturgegeben; (= understandable) mistake → verständlich; natural phenomenon → Naturphänomen nt; it is (only) natural for you/him to think … → es ist nur natürlich, dass Sie denken/er denkt …; natural resources → Naturschätze pl; the natural world → die Natur; in its natural state → im Naturzustand; to die a natural death or of natural causes → eines natürlichen Todes sterben; death from natural causes (Jur) → Tod durch natürliche Ursachen; to be imprisoned for the rest of one’s natural life (Jur) → eine lebenslängliche Gefängnisstrafe verbüßen; a natural son of Utah → in Utah geboren

(= chemical-free) food, hair colour → natürlich; natural cosmetics → Naturkosmetik f; natural remedy → Naturheilmittel nt; she is a natural blonde → sie ist von Natur aus blond, blond ist ihre natürliche Haarfarbe

(= inborn) gift, ability, quality → angeboren; to have a natural talent for something → eine natürliche Begabung für etw haben; he is a natural artist/comedian → er ist der geborene Künstler/Komiker; it is natural for birds to fly → Vögel können von Natur aus fliegen; something comes natural to somebody → etw fällt jdm leicht

(= unaffected) manner → natürlich, ungekünstelt; person, charm → natürlich; there was something not quite natural about her way of speaking → ihre Sprechweise hatte etwas Gekünsteltes

(Math) number → natürlich

parents → leiblich; (old) child → natürlich

(Mus) (= symbol) → Auflösungszeichen nt; (= note) → Note f → ohne Vorzeichen; (= note with a natural symbol) → Note f → mit Auflösungszeichen; B natural → H, h; D natural → D, d; you played F sharp instead of F natural → Sie haben fis statt f gespielt ? also major, minor

(inf: = person) → Naturtalent nt; he’s a natural for this part → diese Rolle ist ihm wie auf den Leib geschrieben

(inf: = life) → Leben nt; I’ve never heard the like in all my natural → ich habe so was mein Lebtag noch nicht gehört (inf)

(old: = idiot) → Einfaltspinsel m

natural

natural-born

adj attr → geboren, von Natur aus begabt; she’a a natural teacher → sie ist die geborene Lehrerin

natural childbirth

n → natürliche Geburt; (= method) → die schmerzlose Geburt

natural disaster

n → Naturkatastrophe f

natural food

n → naturbelassene Lebensmittel pl

natural forces

pl → Naturgewalten pl

natural gas

n → Erdgas nt

natural history

n → Naturkunde f; (concerning evolution) → Naturgeschichte f

natural

natural justice

n → Naturrecht nt

natural landscape

n → Naturlandschaft f

natural laws

pl → Naturgesetze pl

natural

natural philosopher

n → Naturphilosoph(in) m(f)

natural philosophy

n → Naturwissenschaft f, → Naturlehre f (old)

natural science

n → Naturwissenschaft f; the naturals → die Naturwissenschaften pl

natural selection

n → natürliche Auslese

natural sign

n (Mus) → Auflösungszeichen nt

natural wastage

n → natürliche Personalreduzierung; to make job cuts through natural → Personal durch natürliche Fluktuation abbauen

natural wonder

n → Naturwunder nt

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natural

[ˈnætʃr/əl]

1. adj (gen) → naturale; (ability) → innato/a; (manner) → semplice
death from natural causes (Law) → morte f per cause naturali
he died a natural death → è morto di morte naturale
in its natural state → allo stato naturale
he never knew his natural parents → non ha mai conosciuto i suoi veri genitori
it's natural to be tired after a long journey → è naturale essere stanchi dopo un lungo viaggio
it seemed the natural thing to do → è sembrata la cosa più ovvia or più naturale da farsi
it is natural that ... → è naturale che... + sub
he's a natural painter → è un pittore nato
C natural (Mus) → do naturale

2. n

a. (Mus) (sign) → bequadro

b. she's a natural! → ci è nata!

natural

(ˈnӕtʃərəl) adjective

1. of or produced by nature, not made by men. Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.

2. born in a person. natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.

3. (of manner) simple, without pretence. a nice, natural smile.

4. normal; as one would expect. It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.

5. of a musical note, not sharp or flat. G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.

noun

1. a person who is naturally good at something.

2. in music (a sign ( ) indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.

ˈnaturalist noun

a person who studies animal and plant life.

ˈnaturally adverb

1. of course; as one would expect. Naturally I didn't want to risk missing the train.

2. by nature; as a natural characteristic. She is naturally kind.

3. normally; in a relaxed way. Although he was nervous, he behaved quite naturally.

natural gas

gas suitable for burning, found underground or under the sea.

natural history

the study of plants and animals.

natural resources

sources of energy, wealth etc which occur naturally and are not made by man, eg coal, oil, forests etc.

natural

→ طَبِيعِيٌّ přirozený naturlig natürlich φυσικός natural luonnollinen naturel prirodan naturale 当然の 자연의 natuurlijk naturlig naturalny natural естественный naturlig ธรรมชาติ doğal tự nhiên 自然的

natural

a. natural; sencillo-a;

___ childbirth → parto ___;

-lyadv. naturalmente.

natural

adj natural

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Natural Selection -- its power compared with man's selection -- its power on characters of trifling importance -- its power at all ages and on both sexes -- Sexual Selection -- On the generality of intercrosses between individuals of the same species -- Circumstances favourable and unfavourable to Natural Selection, namely, intercrossing, isolation, number of individuals -- Slow action -- Extinction caused by Natural Selection -- Divergence of Character, related to the diversity of inhabitants of any small area, and to naturalisation -- Action of Natural Selection, through Divergence of Character and Extinction, on the descendants from a common parent -- Explains the Grouping of all organic beings.

This preservation of favourable variations and the rejection of injurious variations, I call Natural Selection.

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So saying, he stepped aside and wrote down a list of several books treating of natural philosophy which he desired me to procure, and dismissed me after mentioning that in the beginning of the following week he intended to commence a course of lectures upon natural philosophy in its general relations, and that M.

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Now if in this particular science any one would attend to its original seeds, and their first shoot, he would then as in others have the subject perfectly before him; and perceive, in the first place, that it is requisite that those should be joined together whose species cannot exist without each other, as the male and the female, for the business of propagation; and this not through choice, but by that natural impulse which acts both upon plants and animals also, for the purpose of their leaving behind them others like themselves.

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This placid life developed in Wordsworth, to an extraordinary degree, an innate sensibility to natural sights and sounds--the flower and its shadow on the stone, the cuckoo and its echo.

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Small states, or states of less natural strength, under vigorous governments, and with the assistance of disciplined armies, have often triumphed over large states, or states of greater natural strength, which have been destitute of these advantages.

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But a further question arises: Is passion different from reason also, or only a kind of reason; in which latter case, instead of three principles in the soul, there will only be two, the rational and the concupiscent; or rather, as the State was composed of three classes, traders, auxiliaries, counsellors, so may there not be in the individual soul a third element which is passion or spirit, and when not corrupted by bad education is the natural auxiliary of reason

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It was natural that Henry should do this and cause Helen to do that, and then think her wrong for doing it; natural that she herself should think him wrong; natural that Leonard should want to know how Helen was, and come, and Charles be angry with him for coming--natural, but unreal.

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It was a natural reflection for Orestes to make, 'So I too must die at the altar like my sister.' So, again, in the Tydeus of Theodectes, the father says, 'I came to find my son, and I lose my own life.' So too in the Phineidae: the women, on seeing the place, inferred their fate:--'Here we are doomed to die, for here we were cast forth.' Again, there is a composite kind of recognition involving false inference on the part of one of the characters, as in the Odysseus Disguised as a Messenger.

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MEN fear death, as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children, is increased with tales, so is the other.

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As I feel that the opportunities which I enjoyed of studying the Natural History of the different countries we visited, have been wholly due to Captain Fitz Roy, I hope I may here be permitted to repeat my expression of gratitude to him; and to add that, during the five years we were together, I received from him the most cordial friendship and steady assistance.

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what should be leaving my room, as I advanced to enter it, but--well, it's no use, resolutions are all very well, but facts are facts, especially when they're natural, and here was I face to face with the most natural little natural fact, and withal the most charming and merry-eyed, that-- well, in short, as I came to enter my room I was confronted by the roundest, ruddiest little chambermaid ever created for the trial of mortal frailty.