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... nature ; mean action ; low in birth , education , habit , and sphere of life ; beggarly in turn of mind or appearance ; pitiful in character ; sordid in the love of gain ; base traitor ; vile malefactor . ABILITIES , [ habilitas , L ...
... nature ; mean action ; low in birth , education , habit , and sphere of life ; beggarly in turn of mind or appearance ; pitiful in character ; sordid in the love of gain ; base traitor ; vile malefactor . ABILITIES , [ habilitas , L ...
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... nature and properties of any thing , either by figures or words . An account of general events ; a narrative of some ... natural and eternal reason for virtue and goodness , and against vice and wickedness . " ( Tillotson . ) " To what ...
... nature and properties of any thing , either by figures or words . An account of general events ; a narrative of some ... natural and eternal reason for virtue and goodness , and against vice and wickedness . " ( Tillotson . ) " To what ...
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... natural talent . ACQUISITION , any thing gained ; chiefly used for external things . ATTAINMENT , that which is gained by exertion . The acquirement of wisdom ; the acquisition of wealth ; the attainment of salvation . ACRIMONY ...
... natural talent . ACQUISITION , any thing gained ; chiefly used for external things . ATTAINMENT , that which is gained by exertion . The acquirement of wisdom ; the acquisition of wealth ; the attainment of salvation . ACRIMONY ...
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... nature . ACTIVE , [ activus , L. ] that has the power or quality of acting . DILIGENT , [ diligens , L. ] careful , watchful , steady in application . INDUSTRIOUS , [ industrius , L. ] painstaking ; regularly or habi- tually occupied ...
... nature . ACTIVE , [ activus , L. ] that has the power or quality of acting . DILIGENT , [ diligens , L. ] careful , watchful , steady in application . INDUSTRIOUS , [ industrius , L. ] painstaking ; regularly or habi- tually occupied ...
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... nature and quality are absolutely different . Adverse events ; contrary accounts ; opposite characters . ADVERSE , against ; conflicting . INIMICAL , inimicus , L. ] unfriendly . HOSTILE , [ hostilis , L. ] like an enemy . 22 ADVERSITY ...
... nature and quality are absolutely different . Adverse events ; contrary accounts ; opposite characters . ADVERSE , against ; conflicting . INIMICAL , inimicus , L. ] unfriendly . HOSTILE , [ hostilis , L. ] like an enemy . 22 ADVERSITY ...
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action affairs affection agens agreeable animal APOPHTHEGM argument arisan beauty bestow body bold brave cause censure character color conduct confined countenance crime cuman danger declino defendo desire destitute dignity direct discourse disease disposition distress divine DUCTILE duty earth eligo event evil excited exertion expression faithless false fault favor fear feeling fixed force give grief happiness hapus hearm heart honor humor Iliad inclination indulgence ingenuus injury judgement kind knowledge labor liberalitas light limit lively Lord's Supper manner marriage means ment merse mind moral motion move musterion nature niggardly object offence one's opinion ordino pain particular passions perform person pleasure principles produce punishment purpose racter reason reflecto religion reproach secret sense solidus sorrow spirit stagnant water strength temper thincan thing truth utter violent virtue words
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