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... against it , ABHORRENCE ( from abbor ) 1. The or with the contrary , by certain forms and aft of abborring , deteftation , 2. The dif- fpeeches ; we ufe it for to abhor , hate or pofition to abbor , hatred . loath . noxious winds , are ...
... against it , ABHORRENCE ( from abbor ) 1. The or with the contrary , by certain forms and aft of abborring , deteftation , 2. The dif- fpeeches ; we ufe it for to abhor , hate or pofition to abbor , hatred . loath . noxious winds , are ...
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... against it by certain forms of speech ) fit or deferving to be abhorred , loathed or hated . To ABOMINATE ( abominari , oi ab and omen ) properly fignifies to take a thing for an il fign or unlucky omen ; to pray against it , or with ...
... against it by certain forms of speech ) fit or deferving to be abhorred , loathed or hated . To ABOMINATE ( abominari , oi ab and omen ) properly fignifies to take a thing for an il fign or unlucky omen ; to pray against it , or with ...
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... against another . ABRIDG'MENT ( abregement , F. ) an a- bridging , & c . wherein the lefs material things are infifted on but briefly , and fo the whole brought into a leffer compafs . ABRIDGMENT of account , & c . ( in Law ) is the ...
... against another . ABRIDG'MENT ( abregement , F. ) an a- bridging , & c . wherein the lefs material things are infifted on but briefly , and fo the whole brought into a leffer compafs . ABRIDGMENT of account , & c . ( in Law ) is the ...
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... against a man , that , by means of office or bufinefs undertaken , is to render an account to another , as a bailiff to his master , a guardi an to his ward . To ACCOUNT see account ) 1. To esteem to think , to hold in opinion . 2. To ...
... against a man , that , by means of office or bufinefs undertaken , is to render an account to another , as a bailiff to his master , a guardi an to his ward . To ACCOUNT see account ) 1. To esteem to think , to hold in opinion . 2. To ...
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... against him . They make ufe alfo of the laws of Rhodes and Oleron in this court . And the former de- crees and cuftoms of the English court of ad- miralty have the force of precedents for decid- ing controverfies . In criminal caufes ...
... against him . They make ufe alfo of the laws of Rhodes and Oleron in this court . And the former de- crees and cuftoms of the English court of ad- miralty have the force of precedents for decid- ing controverfies . In criminal caufes ...
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Aftronomy againſt alfo alſo ancient angle antimony arifing bafe becauſe body caft caufe cauſe Chriftians church colour compofed confifts divine Dryden earth faid falt fame fecond feems fenfe ferve feven feveral fhall fhew fhip fhould fide fignifies figure filver fire firft firſt flower fmall fo called folid fome fomething fometimes foul fpirit fquare ftand ftars ftate ftone fubject fuch fuppofed fupport Heraldry herb Hieroglyphically himſelf honour horfe horſe houſe inftrument interfection itſelf Jupiter kind king laft lefs Loft manner meaſure Milton moft moſt motion mufick nature nefs obferved occafion oppofite Opticks paffion pafs perfon Philofophers Phyficians Phyficks piece plant Pope prefent publick raiſed reafon refpect reprefented rifing Romans round ſeveral ſmall ſome ſtate term thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thro tion ufed ufually uſed veffels verfe Weft whereby wherein whofe word
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