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Show AB AB %o diftinguifh one thing from anotlier, where ther isbut the leaft difference) confifts the exadtnefs o Judgment and clearnefs of reafon, whic man abowg another is in on Locke The inhabitants of Tirol have many privilege abowe thofe of the other hereditary countries o the emperor. Addifon 6. Too proud for ; too high for. A phraf chiefly ufed in familiar expreffion Kings and princes, in the earlier ages of th world, laboured in arts and occupations, and wer abowe nothing that tended to promote the con veniences of life Pope's Odyffey 5 notes ABO'vE. adv 1. Over-head ; in a higher place ftandin me T ftandin me below jeem much lefiened; to thofe abowe below, feem not fo méch leflened alof men ftandin Bacon When he eftablithed the clouds above; whe he ftrengthened the fountains of the deep; whe he gave to the fea his decree, that the waters fhoul he appointe whe pafs his commandment no the foundations of the earth; then I was by him as one brought up with him : and I was daily hi delight, rejoicing always before him Prowverbs, viii. 28 Every good gift, and every perfect gift, is fio above lights and comet with who dow is n from the Father o variablenefs, neithe Fames thadow of turning s 17 The Trojans from abowe their foes beheld And with arm'd legions all the rampires fill''d 2. In the regions of heaven Your praife the birds fhall chant in every grove And winds fhall waft it to the pow'rs abowve Pope's Paftorals [See ABOVE-CITED. I faid abowe, that thefe two machines of the balance an th dira wer only ornamental an that the fuccefs of the duel had been the fam Dryd. Dedicat. ZEncid without them In the firft place; chiefly Asove aLr I ftudied Virgil's defign, his difpofition of it his manners, his judicious management of th figures, the fober retrenchments of his fenfe, whic always leaves fomething to gratify our imagination, on which it may enlarge at pleafure; bu above all, the elegance of his expreflion, and th harmony of his numbers Dryden's Dedication to the Zneid ABOVE-BOARD 1. In open fight ; without artifice or trick A figurative expreflion, borrowéd fro gamefters, who, when they put thei hands under the table, are changin their cards. It is ufed only in familia language It is the part alfo of an honeft man to dea L'Eftrange above-board, and without tricks 2. Without difguife or concealment Though there have not been wanting fuc heretofore, as have practifed thefe unworthy arts for as much as there have been villains in al places an all ages ye now-a-day the ar South's Serinons owned above-board 7o ABO'UND. w. #. [abundo, Liat. abonder French. 1. T co to b in great plenty hav pioufly ftored. It 1s ufed fometime t e i e o { a iz l i r p with t particle awizb The king-becoming graces I have no relifh of them, but aboun the divifion.of each feveral crime Shakefpeare''s Macbeth A&ing it many ways Corn, wine, and oil, are wanting to this ground In which our countries fruitfully abound Dryden's Indian Ewperor n i e b t aw n o a l fh m u th A fa Prov. xxviii. 20 innocent Now that languages are made, and abound wit words franding for combinations, an ufual way o getting complex ideas, is by the explication o Locke thofe terms that ftand for them 2. To be in great plenty the lov fhall abound Cited before. A figuAsove-ciTep rative expreflion, taken from the ancien manner of writing books on {fcroils where whatever is cited or mentione before in the fame page, muft be above It appears from the authority abowe-cited, tha this is a fa¢t confefled by heathens themfelves Addifon on the Chriftian Religion mof Words are like leaves, and where the abound Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found Pope's Efjay on Criticifm ABO'UT. prep. [abuzan, or abuzon, Sax which feems to fignify encircling on th 1. Round, furrounding, encircling Bin thee truth forfak not mercy an Le them about thy neck; write them upon the tabl Proverbs, iii. 3 of thy heart She cries, and tears her cheeks Her hair, ber veft; and, ftooping to the fands About his neck fhe caft her trembling hands Dryden's Fables z. Near to get yo Speak unto the congregation, faying up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan Exodus and Abiram Thou doft nothing, Sergius Thou canft endeavour nothing, nay, not thin But I both fee and hear it; and am with thee By and before, about and in thee too Ben Fonf. Cataline 3. Concerning wit regar to, relat the fervic Conftantine had finithe at Jerufalem of Go a houfe fo the dedicatio he judged a matter not unworthy, about the folemn performance whereof, the greateft part o the bithops in Chriftendom fhould meet together Hooker The painter is not to take fo much pains abou the drapery as about the face where the principa Dryd refemblance lies They are moft frequently ufed as words equivalent, and do both of them indifferently fignif either a fpeculative knowledge of things, or practical fkill about them, according to the exigency of the matter or thing fpoken of.Tillot. Sermon j Theft is always a fin, although the particula fpecies of it, and the denomination of particula als, doth fuppofe pofitive laws aboxt dominion an Stilling flect property Children fhoul always be heard, and fairly an kindly anfwered, when they afk after any thing the woul know an the falfe refinements of latter ages were indee Addifot, Spectator, WO 27 end, would prefently obtain the kfl"WI'ea‘" abuut, and then fet upon fome new enqni»g‘ this whether lazinef or hafte often Z} Our armies ought to be provided w tarics, to tell their ftory in plain Englif let us know i our mother tongue, w our brave countrymen are about Addifon. Speet, 5. Appendant to the perfon; as cl If you have this about you As T will give you when we go, you m Boldly aflault the necromancer's hall Milton' It is not ftrang fairer fe to me, that perfon th fhould like, in all things abeys them that handfomenefs for which they find themfefve; Boyle on Colyyy moft liked 6. Relating to the perfon, as a fervant, G dependant took him to be, admitted this Deiphantus ahs me, who well thewed, there is no fervice like hi that ferves becaufe he loves Sidngy, b i 7. Relating to perfon, as an a& or office Goo corporal for m old dame's fake ftan fhi'ng an body to d n my friend: fhe hat about her when I am gone, and fhe is old and can not help herfelf Shakefpeare's Hemy1V Apo'uT. adv 1. Circularly, in-a round Y circum The weyward fifters, hand in hand g3 Pofters of the fea and land Thus do go about, about Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine And thrice again to make up nine 2. In circuit, in compafs Shakefp. Mackth T'll tell you what I am about.-Two yardsan more.-No quips now, Piftol: indeed I ami the wafte two yards abouz; but I am aboutn wafte, I am about thrift Shakefpeart A tun about was ev'ry pillar there = A polifh'd mirrour fhone not half fo clear Dryd. Fables ing to Whe The underftanding, as wellzas a]fgt}::a;'". culties, choofes always the fhorteft way Liking very well the young gentleman, fuc defir to b informe Curiofity fhould be as carefully cherifhe dren, as other appetites fupprefled It hath been praétifed as a methed o men's court, when they are afked abou of lands, the abilities of tenants, th trade, to anfwer that all things are in Sawift's Short View o ing condition about in chilLocke makin the rat ftate o flourifhIreland An expreflion ufed t Asove-crounp fignify alive; not in the grave 4 I ftat o bein engage in o emCITED ABOVE NED.S MENTI ABOVEployed upon 1 do not remember, that Homer any where fall into the faults above-mentioned, whic o Matthew, x%ive 12 many fhall wax cold facrednefs of the liturgy we are abous Labour, for labour's fake, i 4oain fhall not b but he that maketh hafte to be rich And becaufe iniquit effufion of wine3 to fignify to us th it outfide. Dryden, Aneid 3. Before AB Our blefled Lord was pleafed to command th reprefentation of his Jeath and' facrifice on th crofs fhould be mad by breaking of bread an 3. Nearly circiter When the boats were come within about fixt yards of the pillar, they found themfelves a bound, and could go no farther; yet fo as the might mov Bacor's New Atalantis nearer circa every way 4. Here and there Up rofe the gentle virgin from her place And looked all about, if fhe might fp Her lovely knight Fairy Queen, b 1. cant. il flanzs 3 A wolf that was paft labour, in his old ag borrows a habit, and fo about he goes, beggin charity from door to door, under the difguife of L Efprange pilgrim 5. With ro before a verb; as, about to upon the point of within a {mall diftanc Thefe dying lovers, and their floating fons Sufpend the fight, and filence all our guns Beauty and youth, about to perifh, find Such noble pity in brave Englith minds 6. Round Waller the longeft way, in oppofitlon to the fhort firaight way Gold hath thefe natures; greatnefs of weight clofenefs of parts; fixation; pliantnefs, or foftnefs; immunit of yellow to go about, but might not approac fro ruft; colour or ti ur Therefore the fure way (though mo about) to make gold, is to know the caufes of th feveral natures before rehearfed Bacon's Natural Hifte N° 3‘8' Spies of the Volfcian Held me in chace, that I was forced to whe e |