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... ONE'S GUARD -- aware , on one's guard , ap- prized , conscious ... server OBSOLETE - old , ancient , antiquated , antique , old - fashioned , obsolete ....... OBSTACLE - difficulty , impediment , obstacle ... OBSTINATE - obstinate ...
... ONE'S GUARD -- aware , on one's guard , ap- prized , conscious ... server OBSOLETE - old , ancient , antiquated , antique , old - fashioned , obsolete ....... OBSTACLE - difficulty , impediment , obstacle ... OBSTINATE - obstinate ...
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... ONE'S SELF - to abscond , steal away , secrete one's self heretick , schismatick , sectarian , SECTARIAN sectary , dissenter , nonconform- SECTARY ist ... SECULAR - secular , temporal , worldly SECURE certain , sure , secure ...
... ONE'S SELF - to abscond , steal away , secrete one's self heretick , schismatick , sectarian , SECTARIAN sectary , dissenter , nonconform- SECTARY ist ... SECULAR - secular , temporal , worldly SECURE certain , sure , secure ...
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... one's ideas ; the judgment in the propriety of one's actions . A sensible man may be an entertaining companion ; but a judicious man , in any post of command , is an inestimable treasure . Sensible remarks are always calculated to ...
... one's ideas ; the judgment in the propriety of one's actions . A sensible man may be an entertaining companion ; but a judicious man , in any post of command , is an inestimable treasure . Sensible remarks are always calculated to ...
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... one's own : the thought occurs and recurs ; it comes and it goes ; it is retained or rejected at the pleasure of the ... one's thoughts , rather than one's ideas , on any subject : although the latter term idea , on account of its compre ...
... one's own : the thought occurs and recurs ; it comes and it goes ; it is retained or rejected at the pleasure of the ... one's thoughts , rather than one's ideas , on any subject : although the latter term idea , on account of its compre ...
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... one's powers , one's time , and one's knowledge to the spread of religion among men is one of the most honourable and sacred kinds of devotion . To consecrate is a species of formal dedication by virtue of a religious observance ; it is ...
... one's powers , one's time , and one's knowledge to the spread of religion among men is one of the most honourable and sacred kinds of devotion . To consecrate is a species of formal dedication by virtue of a religious observance ; it is ...
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according action ADDISON affections applied authority bad sense body cause cern character characteristick Christian Cicero circumstances comes common commonly compounded comprehends conduct consequence degree denotes disposition distinction Divine DRYDEN duty employed epithets errour evil exertion expresses favour fear feeling former French frequently friends generick German give Greek habits happy heart Hebrew hence honour human humour idea implies individual indulgence inferiour judgement labour Latin latter less likewise Low German manner marks marriage means ment mind mode nature ness never nexion object offender one's onomatopeia opinion opposed ordinary ourselves pain participle particular passions perly Pisistratus pleasure POPE principles produce publick racter regard religion render respects rule Saxon sentiment SHAKSPEARE signifies literally society sometimes soul speak species specifick spects spirit superiour supposed temper tion tremour uncon vice vidual violence virtue wish word