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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... thought or diction . Milton . He has not so many thoughts that are low and vulgar , but , at the same time , has not so many thoughts that are sublime and noble . Addison . In comparison of these divine writers , the noblest wits of the ...
... thought or diction . Milton . He has not so many thoughts that are low and vulgar , but , at the same time , has not so many thoughts that are sublime and noble . Addison . In comparison of these divine writers , the noblest wits of the ...
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... thought . ] Having the thoughts withheld from sublime or heavenly meditations ; mean of sentiment ; narrow - minded . Above the smoak and stir of this dim spot , Which men call earth , and with lowtboughted care , Strive to keep up a ...
... thought . ] Having the thoughts withheld from sublime or heavenly meditations ; mean of sentiment ; narrow - minded . Above the smoak and stir of this dim spot , Which men call earth , and with lowtboughted care , Strive to keep up a ...
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... thought we could touch them , till we found our fingers stop- ped by that lacid substance . Gulliver's Travels . 3. Bright with the radiance of intellect : not darkened with madness . The long dissentions of the two houses , which ...
... thought we could touch them , till we found our fingers stop- ped by that lacid substance . Gulliver's Travels . 3. Bright with the radiance of intellect : not darkened with madness . The long dissentions of the two houses , which ...
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... thought all the ships that came into the haven his , than with you , who , when you have so much coming in , think you have nothing . Suckling . LU'NAR . adj . [ lunaire , French ; lunaris , LU'NARY.S Latin . ] 1. Relating to the moon ...
... thought all the ships that came into the haven his , than with you , who , when you have so much coming in , think you have nothing . Suckling . LU'NAR . adj . [ lunaire , French ; lunaris , LU'NARY.S Latin . ] 1. Relating to the moon ...
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... thoughts . Shakspeare . They are immoderately given to the last of the flesh , making no conscience to get bastards ... thought her to have defil'd . There is no man that is intemperate or lustful , Fairy Queen . but besides the guilt ...
... thoughts . Shakspeare . They are immoderately given to the last of the flesh , making no conscience to get bastards ... thought her to have defil'd . There is no man that is intemperate or lustful , Fairy Queen . but besides the guilt ...
Common terms and phrases
Addison Ainsworth Arbuthnot Atterbury Bacon Ben Jonson Bentley bird blood body Boyle Brown called cause church chyle Clarendon colour death Dict doth Dryd Dryden Dutch earth Ecclesiasticus eyes fair Fairy Queen fire French give Glanville hand hast hath head heart heav'n honour Hooker Hudibras kind king L'Estrange labour land Latin leave light live Locke look lord low Latin Maccabees manner marcasites matter mean Milt Milton mind motion mouth nature ness never night noun o'er optick pain pass passion peace pear person plant Pope pow'r prince Prior publick Raleigh Saxon sense Shaks Shaksp Shakspeare shew Sidney soul South Spenser spirit stone sweet Swift Tatler thee thing thou thought Tillotson tion tongue tree unto v. a. mis verb virtue Waller Watts Woodward word