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Show FA' A 13. Far is ufed often in compofition: as Jar/booting, farfeeing Far-re'rcH. . /. [ far and ferch.]- A dee ftratagem. A ludicrous word But Jefuits have deeper reaches In alt their politick farfetches " Found out this myftick way to jesr us Far-reTCHED. adj. [ far and fetch. 1. Brought from places remote Hudibras And bravely fought where fouthern ftais arife We trac'd the farferch'd gold into the mine And that which brib'd our fathers made our prize Dryden 2. Studioufly fought elaborately ftrained not eafily or naturally introduced Shakefp policy York, with all his farferch' For far-fetched rhymes make puzzled angels firain Smith And in low profe dull Lucifer complain Under this head we may rank thofe words whic fignity differentideas, by a fort of an unaccountabl farfetched analogy, or diftant refemblance, that fanc has introduced between one thing and another; a when we fay, the meat is green when it is hal Watts roafted Farp1erCING. adj. [far and pierce. Striking, or penetrating a great way Atlas her fire to whofe farpiercing ey The wonders of the deep expanded lie Th' eternal columns which on earth he rears Pope End in the ftarry vault and prop the fpheres FAR-SHOOTING. adj. [ farand /boot.] Shooting to a great diftance Then loud he call'd ZEneas thrice by name The loud repeated voice to glad Alneas came Great Jove he faid, and the far/booring god Infpire thy mind to make thy challenge good. Dryd adj Far 1. Diftant A man taking a _far journey Mark But yve muft beg our bread in climes unknown Beneath the fcorching of the freezing zone And fome to far Oaxis fhall be fold Dryden To try the Lybian heat, or Scythian cold 2. It was formerly ufed not only as an adverb but an adje@ive, with off Thefe things feem fmall and undiftinguifhable Shake/p Like far off mountains turned into clouds If we may behold in any creature any one fpar of that eternal fire, or any far offdawning of God' glorious brightnefs, the fame in the beauty, motion and virtue of this light may be perceived. Raleigh 3. From Far. In this fenfe it is ufed elliptically for a fzr, or remote place The Lord fhall bring a nation againft thee fro Deut. xxvii. 49 Sfar, from the end of the earth 4. Remote of the two in horfemanthip the right fide of the horfe, which the ride turns from him when he mounts No true Egyptian ever knew in horfe Dryden's Cleomenes The far fide from the near 5. It is often not eafy to diftinguifh whe. ther it be adjeive or adverb:-as The nations far and near center'd in choice Dryden Far. 7. /. [contra&ted from fzrreaw. offspring of a fow; young pigs Th Sows, ready to farrow at this time of the year Are for to be made of and counted full dear . For now is the lofs of the far of the fo UffcT w. a. [ farcio ! French. 1. T ftuff; t Latin; farcir fill with mingled ingredi ents Wreftling is a paitime which either the Cornifh me derive Vour. I from Corineys fword Bp. Sanderfon to {well out the mace the crown imperial Farce. z /. [from the verb; or fro JSarcer, French, to mock. A dramatic reprefentation written without regularity and ftuffed with wild and ludicrous conceits There is yet a lower fort of poetry and painting which is out of nature; for a farce is that in poetr which - grotefque is in a pi¢ture: the perfons an actions of a furce are all unnatural, and the manners falfe; that is, inconfiftent with the charaéter of mankind: grotefque painting is the juft refemblance of this Dryd. Dufrefngy What fhould be great, wou turn to _farce Prior They objeét againft it as a farce, becaufe th irregularity ofthe plot fhould anfwer to the extravath wants, an charaéters whic therefore is no farce the fay this piec Fa'Rcicar. adj. [from farce. to a farce Gay Belongin appropriated to a farce They deny the characters to.be farcical they are actually in nature becauf Gay Fa'rcy. #, [ [ farcina, Italian; farcin French. 'The leprofy of horfes It i probably curable by antimony Fa'roer. . fo [ fardell, Italian; fardean French. A bundle; a little pack Let us to the king: there is that in this farde © will make him feratch his beard Shakefp Wh would fardels bear To groan and fweat under a weary life @ z [ranan Shakefp Saxon waren Dutch. 1. To go; to pafs; to travel At laft, refolving forward ftill to fare Until the bluft'ring ftorm is overblown His fpirits pure were fubjet to our fight Like to a man in fhew and fhape he fared So on he fares, an Fairy Q Fairfax to the border come Of Eden Milton's Paradife Loft Sadly they fa»'d along the fea-beat fhore Still heav'd their hearts Pope. 2. 'To be in any ftate good or bad So bids thee well to fazre thy nether friend Fairy Queen A frubborn heart fhall fare evil at the laft. Ecclef Well fare the hand their firft pretende 4. To happen to any one well or ill: wit ¢t preceding in an imperfonal form Whe the hand finds itfelf well warmed and co let it refufe the trouble of feeding the mouth or guardin The entertitlu'd robe of gold and pearl The farced title running *fore the king. Shake/p gance o So fares it when with truth falfehood contends Milton vered the feeptre and the ball which to our humble figh Prefents that beauty Waller So in this throng bright Sachariffa fzr'd Opprefs' by thofe who firove to be her guard As fhips, though never {o obfequious, fal Foul in a tempeft on their admiral Waller killed the head and the w 'till the body be ftarved o fhall fee how ir will fare wit the hand South ¢. Tofeed toeat to be entertained wit food The rich man' fared fumptuoufly every day. Luke Feaft your ears with the mufick awhile, if the will fare {o harfhly as on the trumpet's found Sharsfpeare's Timon Men think they have fared hardiy, if, in tims of extremity, they have defcended fo low as to ca dogs; but Galen delivereth, that,.young, fat, aud gelded, they were the food of many nations Brown's Vulgar Eryours Fare. . /. [from the verb. 1. Price of paffage in a vehicle by land o by water. Ufed only of that which i paid for the perfon He foun not the goods a fhip going to Tarfhith; fo he pai the fare thereof, and went down into it to go wit them unto Tarfhifh Fon He paffage begs with unregarded pray'r And wants two farthings to difcharge his fare. Dryd 2. Yood prepared for the table But come fo well refrefh'd provifions now let us play As meet is, after fuch delicious fare Milton But when the weftern winds with vital pow' Call forth the tender grafs and budding flow'r Then, at the laft, produce in open ai Both flocks, and fend the to their fummer's fure Dryden This is what nature's want may well fuffice He that would more is covetous not wife But fince among mankind fo few there are Who will confor to philofophick fare "This much I will indulge thee for thy eafe And mingle fomething of our times to pleafe. Dryd Upon his rifing up he ordered the peafant to fe before him whatever food he had in his houfe: th peafant brought out a great deal of coarfe fure, o which the emperor eat very heartily Addifon Farews'LL. adv. ['This word is originall the imperative of the verb farewell, o Sfare you well; fis felix, abi iz bonum re or bene fit tibi; but in time ufe familiarifed it to an adverb, and it is ufed both b thofe who go and thofe who are left. 1. The parting compliment; adieu But farewell king; fith thus thou wilt appear Freedom lives hence, and banifhment is here Shak Whether we {hall meet again, I know not Therefore our everlafting farewe// take For ever, and for ever, farewel/, Caflius Shak Be not amazed, call all your fenfes to you; defend your reputation or bid farewel to your goo So_fares the ftag among th' enraged hounds Repels their force, and wounds returns for wounds Denham But as a barque, that, in foul weather life for ever Shakefp Auiron {lumber fhuts my {wimming eyes Is bruis'd and beaten to and fro And knows not which to turn him t From his faint'lips, but fhe replied farewell. Dryd Tofs'd by two adverfe winds together So far'd the knight betwee An now farewell Foreve mvolv' Fareawell fay be Of dear remembrance And knew not which of them t' oppofe. Hudibras If you do as I do, you may fare as I fare L' Eftrange Thus fares the queen, and thus her fury blow Amidit the .crowd Dryden's Zin a tim of war with a foreign power, which diverts the private feuds and animofities of the nation. Addifin Some are comforted that it will be a commo calamity, and they fhall fure no worfe than thei neighbours Swift 3. To proceed in any train of confequence good or bad Thus it fareth when too much defire of contradiction caufeth our fpesches rather to pafs by numbe than to ftay for weight Hooker in thades of night 1 am ravifh'd from thy fight Dryde the parting found fearc O queen, farewel// two foes Englifh minifters never fare fo well as i More great than the lofs of two calves of the cow o FARCE Th 70 FARE remote th JSarcing of that fable Carew The firft principles of Chriftian Religion fhoul not be farced with fchool points and private tenets Tis not the balm Of thefe things others quickly will difpofe Whofe pains have earn'd the farfeich'd (poil. Milton By his command we boldly ¢rofs'd the line foundet, or at leaft it miniftred fome ftuff t 2. To extend And from their Coptick prieft, Kircherus FA b {til fel poifef bleiling ftill and biet Pope 2. Itis fometimes ufed only as an expreflio of feparation without kindnefs Farewell the year, which threaten'd f The fairett Jight the world can fhow Treading the path to nobler ends A long farewell to love 1 gave Refolv'd my countyy and my friend All that remained of me fhould have Faller Holler 3. Its original verbal meaning is preferve when it is ufed plurally Ezmz{v/!, mafter Silence: I will not ufe man words with you; fare you wef/, geutlemen, both Shakefpeare's Henry 1V Farewe'Lr 1. Leave L #. att of departure |