English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With Copious Illustrations and Examples Drawn from the Best WritersBaldwin, Cradock, 1818 - 904 sider |
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... literally ; behind is used only literally . Men hunt after amusements ; mis- fortunes come after one another : a ... signifies to excite anger . PROVOKE , in French provoquer , Latin provoco , compounded of pro forth , and voco to call , ...
... literally ; behind is used only literally . Men hunt after amusements ; mis- fortunes come after one another : a ... signifies to excite anger . PROVOKE , in French provoquer , Latin provoco , compounded of pro forth , and voco to call , ...
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... signifies literally all in the same man- ner . LIKEWISE , compounded of like and wise or manner , signifies in like manner . TOO , a variation of the numeral two , signifies what may be added or joined to another thing from its simi ...
... signifies literally all in the same man- ner . LIKEWISE , compounded of like and wise or manner , signifies in like manner . TOO , a variation of the numeral two , signifies what may be added or joined to another thing from its simi ...
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... literally used for whatever is extended in space ; capa cious is literally ... signifying to allure the attention by any thing as light and airy as a song . DIVERT ... signifies to keep the mind fixed in a thing . We amuse or entertain by ...
... literally used for whatever is extended in space ; capa cious is literally ... signifying to allure the attention by any thing as light and airy as a song . DIVERT ... signifies to keep the mind fixed in a thing . We amuse or entertain by ...
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... signifies literally to clap or stamp the feet to a thing . ACCLAMATION , from acclamo , signifies a crying out to a thing . These terms express a public de- monstration ; the former by means of a noise with the hands or feet ; the latter by ...
... signifies literally to clap or stamp the feet to a thing . ACCLAMATION , from acclamo , signifies a crying out to a thing . These terms express a public de- monstration ; the former by means of a noise with the hands or feet ; the latter by ...
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... literally implies shamelessness . They are so closely allied to each other ... signifies a reasoning on the stars . The astronomer studies the course and ... signifies a place exempt from plunder . REFUGE , in Latin refugium , from ...
... literally implies shamelessness . They are so closely allied to each other ... signifies a reasoning on the stars . The astronomer studies the course and ... signifies a place exempt from plunder . REFUGE , in Latin refugium , from ...
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English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With Copious ... George Crabb Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1818 |
English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With Copious ... George Crabb Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1818 |
English Synonyms Explained in Alphabetical Order: With Copious Illustrations ... George Crabb Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1898 |
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action ADDISON admit affections animals applied authority bad sense BLAIR body BURKE cation cause cerned character Christian Cicero circum circumstances comes common compounded comprehends conduct constitute CUMBERLAND deceive degree denotes disposition distinction Divine DRYDEN employed endeavour epithets evil exer express feeling figure former French frequently friends German give Greek habit happiness heart Hebrew honor human idea implies individual indulge JOHNSON judgement Latin latter less low German manner marks means ment MILTON mind mode moral mortal band nature neral ness never nexion nifies object occasion offender one's opposed ourselves pain participle particular party passion person pleasure POPE principles properly racter regard religion respects Saxon sentiment serves SHAKSPEARE signifies literally signifies the thing sion society sometimes speak species spects spirit STEELE superior temper THOMSON thought tion truth vice vidual virtue wish words
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Side 50 - ... life, or accustomed his passions to the vicissitudes and accidents, the triumphs and defeats of mixed conversation, will blush at the stare of petulant incredulity, and suffer himself to be driven by a burst of laughter from the fortresses of demonstration.
Side 56 - It will be asked, how the drama moves, if it is not credited ? It is credited with all the credit due to a drama. It is credited, whenever it moves, as a just picture of a real original ; as representing to the auditor what he would himself feel, if he were to do or suffer what is there feigned to be suffered or to be done. The...
Side 507 - What is a man, If his chief good and market of his time Be but to sleep and feed? a beast, no more. Sure he that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and god-like reason To fust in us unus'd.
Side 172 - ... there : — he had one of these little sticks in his hand, and with a rusty nail he was etching another day of misery to add to the heap.
Side 415 - Base envy withers at another's joy, And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Side 353 - I was secretly concerned to see human nature in so much wretchedness and disgrace, but at the same time could not forbear smiling to hear Sir Roger, who is a little puzzled about the old woman, advising her as a justice of peace to avoid all communication with the devil, and never to hurt any of her neighbours
Side 479 - The frank man is under no constraint; his thoughts and feelings are both set at ease, and his lips are ever ready to give utterance to the dictates of his heart; he has no reserve...
Side 450 - Chief, lovely Spring, in thee, and thy soft scenes, The smiling God is seen; while water, earth, And air attest his bounty; which exalts The brute creation to this finer thought, And annual melts their undesigning hearts Profusely thus in tenderness and joy. Still let my song a nobler note assume, And sing th...
Side 198 - The chief advantage which these fictions have over real life is, that their authors are at liberty, though not to invent, yet to select objects...
Side 291 - Thus having spoke, the illustrious chief of Troy Stretched his fond arms to clasp the lovely boy. The babe clung crying to his nurse's breast, Scared at the dazzling helm and nodding crest. With secret pleasure each fond parent smiled, And Hector hasted to relieve his child; The glittering terrors from his brows unbound, And placed the beaming helmet on the ground. Then kissed the child, and, lifting high in air, Thus to the gods preferred a father's prayer: "O thou!