A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from Their Originals, and Illustrated in Their Different Significations, by Examples from the Best Writers, to which are Prefixed a History of the Language, and an English Grammar, Volume 3Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1805 - English language |
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... Sidney . cries . The victors to their vessels bear the prize , And hear behind loud groans , and lamentable Dryden , 3. Miserable , in a ludicrous or low sense ; pitiful ; despicable . This bishop , to make out the disparity be- tween ...
... Sidney . cries . The victors to their vessels bear the prize , And hear behind loud groans , and lamentable Dryden , 3. Miserable , in a ludicrous or low sense ; pitiful ; despicable . This bishop , to make out the disparity be- tween ...
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... Sidney . Plate sin with gold , And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks : Arm it in rags , a pigmy's straw doth pierce it . . Shakspeare They shall hold the bow and the lance . Jeremiah . Hector beholds his jav'lin fall in vain ...
... Sidney . Plate sin with gold , And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks : Arm it in rags , a pigmy's straw doth pierce it . . Shakspeare They shall hold the bow and the lance . Jeremiah . Hector beholds his jav'lin fall in vain ...
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... Sidney . Let reason teach impossibility in any thing , and the will of man doth let it go . Hooker . He was let loose among the woods as soon as he was able to ride on horseback or carry a gun . Spectator . 14. TO LET blood , is ...
... Sidney . Let reason teach impossibility in any thing , and the will of man doth let it go . Hooker . He was let loose among the woods as soon as he was able to ride on horseback or carry a gun . Spectator . 14. TO LET blood , is ...
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... Sidney . Strephon , fond boy , delighted , did not know That it was love that shin'd in shining maid ; But lick'rous , poison'd , fain to her would go . Sidney . Certain rare manuscripts , sought in the most remote parts by Erpenius ...
... Sidney . Strephon , fond boy , delighted , did not know That it was love that shin'd in shining maid ; But lick'rous , poison'd , fain to her would go . Sidney . Certain rare manuscripts , sought in the most remote parts by Erpenius ...
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... Sidney . The prince , by chance , did on a lady light , That was right fair , and fresh as morning rose . Spenser Haply your eye shall light upon some toy You have desire to purchase . " Shakspears . As in the tides of people once up ...
... Sidney . The prince , by chance , did on a lady light , That was right fair , and fresh as morning rose . Spenser Haply your eye shall light upon some toy You have desire to purchase . " Shakspears . As in the tides of people once up ...
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