Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia, by J.M. Good, O. Gregory, and N. Bosworth assisted by other gentlemen of eminence, Volume 111819 |
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... ( Dryden ) . 5. To use tenderly ; to for- bear ; to treat with pity ; to use with mercy ( Common Prayer ) . 6. To grant ; to allow ; to indulge ( Roscommon ) . 7. To forbear to inflict or impose ( Dryden ) . To SPARE . U. n . 1. To live ...
... ( Dryden ) . 5. To use tenderly ; to for- bear ; to treat with pity ; to use with mercy ( Common Prayer ) . 6. To grant ; to allow ; to indulge ( Roscommon ) . 7. To forbear to inflict or impose ( Dryden ) . To SPARE . U. n . 1. To live ...
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... ( Dryden ) . SPEIGHTS TOWN , a seaport of Bar- badoes , formerly much frequented by the Bristol traders , and thence ... ( Dryden ) . 2. To read by naming letters singly ( Shakspeare ) . 3. To charm ( Dryden ) . To SPELL . v . n . 1. To form ...
... ( Dryden ) . SPEIGHTS TOWN , a seaport of Bar- badoes , formerly much frequented by the Bristol traders , and thence ... ( Dryden ) . 2. To read by naming letters singly ( Shakspeare ) . 3. To charm ( Dryden ) . To SPELL . v . n . 1. To form ...
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... ( Dryden ) . 3. A globe representing the earth or sky ( Dryden ) . 4 . Orb ; circuit of motion ( Milton ) . 5. Pro- vince ; compass of knowledge or action ; em- ployment ( Shakspeare ) . To SPHERE . v . a . ( from the noun ) . 1. To place ...
... ( Dryden ) . 3. A globe representing the earth or sky ( Dryden ) . 4 . Orb ; circuit of motion ( Milton ) . 5. Pro- vince ; compass of knowledge or action ; em- ployment ( Shakspeare ) . To SPHERE . v . a . ( from the noun ) . 1. To place ...
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... ( Dryden ) . 2. Any thing growing up taper ; a round pyramid ; a steeple Hale ) . 3. The top or uppermost point ( Shak speare ) . To SPIRE . v . n . ( from the noun . ) 1. To shoot up pyramidically ( Mortimer ) . 2. To breathe : not in ...
... ( Dryden ) . 2. Any thing growing up taper ; a round pyramid ; a steeple Hale ) . 3. The top or uppermost point ( Shak speare ) . To SPIRE . v . n . ( from the noun . ) 1. To shoot up pyramidically ( Mortimer ) . 2. To breathe : not in ...
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... ( Dryden ) . SPISS . a . ( spissus , Latin . ) Close ; firm ; thick : not in use ( Brerewood ) . SPISSITUDE . s . ( from spissus , Latin . ) Gressness ; thickness ( Bacon ) . SPIT . s . ( rpitan , Saxon ; spit , Dutch . ) 1. A long prong ...
... ( Dryden ) . SPISS . a . ( spissus , Latin . ) Close ; firm ; thick : not in use ( Brerewood ) . SPISSITUDE . s . ( from spissus , Latin . ) Gressness ; thickness ( Bacon ) . SPIT . s . ( rpitan , Saxon ; spit , Dutch . ) 1. A long prong ...
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Page 15 - You gave the wrong answer,' said the sphinx. 'But that was what made everything possible,' said Oedipus. 'No.' she said. 'When I asked, what walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening, you answered Man. You didn't say anything about Woman.' 'When you say Man,' said Oedipus, 'you include women too. Everyone knows that.