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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... earth . Let them be for signs , Acts . For seasons , and for days , and circling years ; And let them be for lights , as I ordain Their office in the firmament of heav'n , Το give light on the earth . Milton . put as great difference ...
... earth . Let them be for signs , Acts . For seasons , and for days , and circling years ; And let them be for lights , as I ordain Their office in the firmament of heav'n , Το give light on the earth . Milton . put as great difference ...
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... earth ; marl . * The purest treasure Is spotless reputation ; that away , Men are but gilded loam or painted clay . Shakspeare . Alexander returneth to dust : the dust is earth ; of earth we make loam ; and why of that loam might they ...
... earth ; marl . * The purest treasure Is spotless reputation ; that away , Men are but gilded loam or painted clay . Shakspeare . Alexander returneth to dust : the dust is earth ; of earth we make loam ; and why of that loam might they ...
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... earth had then stood , mankind should be propagated no farther than Judæa ? Burnet . 10. Late in time : as , the lower empire . 11. Dejected ; depressed . His spirits are so low his voice is drown'd , He hears as from afar , or in a ...
... earth had then stood , mankind should be propagated no farther than Judæa ? Burnet . 10. Late in time : as , the lower empire . 11. Dejected ; depressed . His spirits are so low his voice is drown'd , He hears as from afar , or in a ...
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... earth consisting ; and compute Their magnitudes ; this earth , a spot , a grain , An atom , with the firmament compar'd . Milt . Convince the world that you ' re devout and true ; Whatever be your birth , you're sure to be A peer of the ...
... earth consisting ; and compute Their magnitudes ; this earth , a spot , a grain , An atom , with the firmament compar'd . Milt . Convince the world that you ' re devout and true ; Whatever be your birth , you're sure to be A peer of the ...
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... earth . 3. Residence ; abode . Dryden . These poets near our princes sleep , And in one grave their mansions keep . Denbam . 1. S. [ man and MANSLAUGHTER . slaughter . ] 1. Murder ; destruction of the human species . The whole pleasure ...
... earth . 3. Residence ; abode . Dryden . These poets near our princes sleep , And in one grave their mansions keep . Denbam . 1. S. [ man and MANSLAUGHTER . slaughter . ] 1. Murder ; destruction of the human species . The whole pleasure ...
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