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Show OP Since he {tands obdurate efpoficly wit m r c c a m u w l n th &n Qut of his envy's reach, I do oppof ward. Shakefpeare My patience to his fury T thro' the feas purfu'd their exil'd race Engag'd the heav'ns, oppos u'htl'\c 1'.t<n"z'n‘\' main But billows roar'd and tempefts rag'd in vain. Dryd 4 To place in front ; to place over againft Her grace fat dow In a rich chair of ftate 5 oppofing freel The beauty of her perfon to the peaple Shake[ o OPPO'SE. @. 7 2 y. To a& adverfely A fervant, thrill'd with remorfe Oppos'd againt the ack, bending his fwor Shake[peare's King Lear To his great matfter H were like to gppofe againf An Th enemy oppofes; antagonift rival Now the fair goddefs fortun ! Fall deep in love with thee, and her great charm Mifguide thy ppofers fwords: bold gentleman Shakefpeare's Coriolamus Profperity be thy page Brave wits that have made eflays worthy of immortality; yet by reafon of envious and more popular oppofers, have fubmitted to fate; and are alGlanwille moft loft in oblivion I do not fee how the zflnificrs could have continued in their ftations, if their oppofers had agree about the methods by which they fhould be ruined Savift A hardy modern chief A bold oppofer of divine belief Blackmore )YPPOSITE. adj. [oppofite, French; op5 pofitus, Latin, 51, Placed in front ; facing each other T th? other five Their planetary motions and afpeéts 2, Adverfe repugnant Nothing of a foreig lik nature the triflin novels, by which the reader is mifled into anothe fm‘t of pleafure, oppofite to that which is defigne in an epick poem Dryden This is a profpet very uneafy to the lufts an paflions, and opgafite to the frongeft defires of flet and blood Rogers - 3. Contrary In this fallen ftate of ma repentanc an converfion th religion: begins wit tw oppofite texm of which are God and fin Tillotfon Particles of fpeech have divers, and fometime 'almofi sppofite fignifications Locke O'rrosiTE. 2. /. Adverfary antagonift; enemy opponent 15 continually a froward oppofize, a curious obferve of their defe@s and imperfe€tions; their virtues i afterwards as much.admireth Hooker He is the moft fkilful, bloody, and fatal gppofit Shake[peare The knight whom fate or happy chanc Shall grace his arms fo far in equal fight }?rom out the bars to force his oppofite The prize of valour and of love fhall gain. Dryden O'rrosiTELY [fro adw. [from oppofite. L. In fuch a fitwation as to face eac other The lefler pair.are joined edge.to edge; but no We are all fubje& to the fame accidents; an when' we fee any under particular oppreffion, w fhould look upon it as the common lot of huma oppofite. [oppofition French breaks thro' ppofition H confider hazar of hi Laufu ow refcuin 'life, as a hi father at th image of himfel when he took Anchifes on his fhoulders, and bor him fafe through the rage of the fire and the oppoJition of his enemies Dryden's Dufrefnoy 3 Contrariety of affeftion The 4 wh never tried the experiment of a hol meafure the law of Go not by their intrin an Droufinefs, oppreffion, heavinefs are figns of a too plentiful meal l l Arbu OpPRrE'ssIVE. adj. [from opprefs 1. Cruel; inhuman; upjuitly exaltiou or fevere 2 Heavy overwhelming Alicia reach thy friendly arms And help me to fupport that fecble frame That nodding totters with oppreffive woe And finks beneath its load Rowe's Fane Shore To eafe the foul of one ogpreffive weight Thi quits an empire OPPRrRE'sSOR that embroil 7. f a ftate [oppreffeur fD/ apc French from opprefs.] One who harafles other with unreafonable or unjaft feverity ¥ from cppreffors did the poor defend The fatherlefs, and fuch as bad no friend. Sandys The cries of orphans and th oppreffor' Had reach'd the ftars Power when employe and to punifh the oppre fical goodnefs, but by the reluctancy and oppofitio 7 1 which they ftnd in their own hearts Ti OPPRO'BRIOUS. adj. [from opprobrium Contrariet meafures Latin. 1. Reproachful ; difgraceful ; caufing infamy ; {currilous the church is take Whe in of intereft profeffio is often adde maticks of the chriftia contrariety o for the perfons makfaith the catholic in ogppofition to hereticks and fchifPearfon of meaning 5. Contrariet meaning diverfit o The parts of every true gppofition do alway both concern the fame fubject, and have referenc to the fame thing, fith otherwif thew oppofite, not in truth the are but i Hooker The ufe of language and cuftom of fpeech, i all authors I have met with, has gone upon thi rule that exclufive terms are alway or maxim t be underftood in oppofition only to what they ar oppofed to, and not in ¢ppofition to what they ar Watcrland not oppofed to 6. Inconfiftency ca never permit the min to rejet greater evidence to embrace what is lefs evident nor allow it to entertain probability in gppofition t Locke knowledge and certainty 7o OPPRE'SS. @w. a. [oppre/fus, Latin. 1. To cruth by hardfhip or unreafonabl feverity Ifrael and Juda were oppreffed together and al that took them captives held them faft, they reFeremiah fufed to let them go Alas! a mortal moft ogpreft of thof Who fate has loaded with a weight of woes. Pope 2. To overpower; to fubdue ‘We're not ourfelves, When nature, being oppreft, commands the min To fuffer with the body. Shakefpeare's King Lear In blazing height of noon Himfelf pronounceth them bleffed, that. fhoul for his name fake be fubject to all kinds of ignominy and gpprobriovs malediion Hooker They . fee themf{elves unjuftly afperfed, and vindicate themfelves in. terms no lefs opprobrious tha thofe by which they .are attacked I will not her My unftain'd verfe with hi Solomon he led by frau His temple right againft th On the gpprobrious hill Think you this little prating Yor Was not incenfed by his {fubtle mothez To taunt and feorn you thus spprobriou] . i 27 OPPRO'ERIOUSNESS. brious. 2. The ftate of being opprefled ; mifery Famine is in thy cheeks Need and oppreffion ftare within thine eyes Contempt and beggary hang upon thy back Shake[peare Cafar himfelf has work, and our oppreffio Exceeds what we expected Shaks Ants and Cleop [fro oppro 70 OPPU'GN. w: a. [oppugno; Latin. To.oppofe ; to attack; to refift For the ecclefiaftical laws of this land we are le bya great reafon to obferve, and ye be by no neceflity bound to oppuga them Hogker They faid the manner of their impeachment the could not-butconceive did gppugn the rights of parliament Clarcndeny If nothing can ¢ppugn his love And virtue envious ways can prove What cannot he confide to d That brings both love and virtue t00 Hudibrar The ingredients reclude oppilations, mundif the blood, and gppugn putrefaétion : Harwveys OrpRrE'ssioN. n. fo [oppreffion, French from opprefs. 1. The a& of opprefling; cruelty; feverity ‘E:u/ff 2 f SBSk SD Reproachfulnefs ; fcurrility Oppofition higheft regardeth defil opprob rions name. Dats to buil temple of God Milton OPPRO'BRIOUSLY. adv. [from opprobrious. Reproachfully; {curriloufly Orru'enancy If thou fectt the oppreffions of the poor, marve not at the matter, for he that is higher than th Addifoir 2. Blafted with infamy The fun opprefs'd, is plunged in thickeft gloom T homfon . Tothe beft and wifet, while they live, the worl that you could have found in Dlysia J And all temptation can remove Moft fhines, and moft is acceptable above. Milton Reafo In fextile, fquare, trine and oppofite Of noxious efficacy Milton's Paradife Loft 3. Hardfhip; calamity 4. Dulnefs of fpirits; laflitude of body May being oppofite Virtue whic life One tha ftate o 2 P' nature Cry'd Oh! and mounted ; found no oppofitio From what he look'd for thould oppafe Shakefp and not fal .[from gppofe. brittle ftraw did grow H To guarrel with your great appofelefs wills. Shake[p #. / an 1. Situation {o as to front fomething oppofed ; ftanding over againtt 2. Hoftile refiftance ‘. Toobjett in a difputation ; to have th JPPO'SER in dr Orrosi'rion. u. / oppofitio, Latin. Hayward I could bear it longer no O'PPOSITENESS that they fhould be no impediments to him of raifing difficulties againft a tene par fuppofed to be right IrreDPPO'SELESS. adj. [from oppofe. filtible; not to be oppofed Credi /\'\"mds from all quarters gppofitely blow the reft fort to encamber and weake and in fuc but up I oft have feen, when corn was ripe to mow drift mifchievou hi downward 2. Adverfely of the nobility a fuc praétifed to difpatc their point z. [fro cppugy. Take but degree away, untune that ftring And hark what difcord follows, cach thing meet In meer oppugnancy Sl»;zl{;}. 7 s and Crellida OrrPu'GNER. 7. /. [from gppugz. who oppofes or attacks Th moder an degenerate Jew be On upo th {core of being the great patrons of man's free will not caufclefsly efteemed the great oppugicrs of God' free grace Opsi'MATHY Boyle 7. /. [sdspaSia. Late edu cation ; late erudition. Orsona'rion. #: [f. [opfonatia, Latin. )iz Catering; a buying provifions O'rraBLE |