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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... Pope . 2. Last in any place , office , or character . All the difference between the late servants , and those who staid in the family , was , that those latter were finer gentlemen . Spectator . 3. The deceased : as , the works of the ...
... Pope . 2. Last in any place , office , or character . All the difference between the late servants , and those who staid in the family , was , that those latter were finer gentlemen . Spectator . 3. The deceased : as , the works of the ...
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... Pope . 2. That part of divine worship which con- sists in praise . We have certain hymns and services , which we say daily of laud and thanks to God for his marvellous works . Bacon . In the book of Psalms , the lauds make up a very ...
... Pope . 2. That part of divine worship which con- sists in praise . We have certain hymns and services , which we say daily of laud and thanks to God for his marvellous works . Bacon . In the book of Psalms , the lauds make up a very ...
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... Pope . To LAUGH . v.a. To deride ; to scorn . Be bloody , bold , and resolute ; laugh to scorn The pow'r of man . Shakspeare's Macbeth . A wicked soul shall make him to be laughed to Ecclesiasticus . LAUGH . n . s . [ from the verb ...
... Pope . To LAUGH . v.a. To deride ; to scorn . Be bloody , bold , and resolute ; laugh to scorn The pow'r of man . Shakspeare's Macbeth . A wicked soul shall make him to be laughed to Ecclesiasticus . LAUGH . n . s . [ from the verb ...
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... Pope . for distinction sake , might better be written lanch or lance . The King of Heav'n , obscure on high , Bar'd his red arm , and launching from the sky His writhen bolt , not shaking empty smoke , Down to the deep abyss the ...
... Pope . for distinction sake , might better be written lanch or lance . The King of Heav'n , obscure on high , Bar'd his red arm , and launching from the sky His writhen bolt , not shaking empty smoke , Down to the deep abyss the ...
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... Pope , Interspersed in lawns and opening glades , Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades . Pope . 2. [ linon , Fr. ] Fine linen , remarkable for being used in the sleeves of bishops . Should'st thou bleed , To stop the wounds my ...
... Pope , Interspersed in lawns and opening glades , Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades . Pope . 2. [ linon , Fr. ] Fine linen , remarkable for being used in the sleeves of bishops . Should'st thou bleed , To stop the wounds my ...
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