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Show AM AM I have then, as you fee, obferved the failing Awwmusr'rion, # /. [fuppofed by fon to com fro amonitio which in th « barbarous ages, feems to have fignifie {upply of provifion; ‘but it furely ma be more reafonably derived from munitio fortification ; chofe th fo thing ftores munitions Militar fortrefles. They muft make themfelves defenfible againf firangers; and muft have the aflifance of fom 'y man, and convenient arms an able Buacon apmasizio for.their defence The colonel ftaid to put in the ammunition h brought with him; which was only twelve barrols of powder, and twelve hundred weight o Clarendon match All the rich mines of learning ranfackt are Denbaine To furnith ammunition for this war But now his ftores of ammunition {pent Xis naked valour is his only guard R are thunders are from his dumb cannon fent Dryden And folitary guns are fcarcely heard "AMMUNI'TION BREAD. # /. Bread fo the fupply of the armies or garrifons An a& o A'MNESTY. 2. fo [opnsia. oblivion; an a& by which crimes ath gainf government t certai time, are {0 obliterated, that they ca never be brought into charge 1 never read of a law enacted to take away th force of all laws, by which a man may fafel commit upon the laf of June, what he wonl anfallibly b hange for, it h it o committe the firft of July; by which the greateft criminal may efcape, provided they continue long enoug in power to antignate their crimes, and, b {tifling them a while, deceive the legiflature int Saift an amnefty Amn~1'corisT. n. [ {amnicela, Lat.] InDis habiting near a river Avxi'cenovs. zn. [ [emnigenus, Lat. Diz Born of a river A'MNION. Y ». /. [Lat. perhaps fro AMNIOS The innermof in the womb i with which th &Hw@m membrane with which the fetu moft immediately covered, an reft of the fecundines, the cho rion, and alantois, are ejetted after birth Iti whiter and thinner than the chorion. It alfo con £ains a nutritious humour, feparated by glands fo that purpofe, with which the feetus is preferved. I s outwardly cloathed with the urinary membran and the chorion, which fometimes fick fo clofe t one another, that they can f{carce be feparated. I thas alfo its veflels from the fame origin as the chorion .‘_'%!inc_y - AMO'MUM. #. /. [Lat. A fort o fruit The commentators on Pliny and Diofcorides fuppofe it to be a fruit different from ours The modern amomum appears to be the ffon of the ancients or baftard flone-parfley. 1t refembles the mufca grape, This fruit is brought from the Eaft Indies, and makes part of treacle. It is of a hot fpicy tafte and fmell Trewoux. Chambers Amo'~G ] prep. [amang,gemang, Saxon AMO'NGST 1. Mingled with AM placed with other per {ons or things on every fide, Among 8 firawberries fow here an there fom ‘borage-feed © and you fhall find the ftrawberrie under thofe feaves far more large than their felfows Bacon "" | of man grea "Ther \;'c_re And from his prefence hid themfelves, amon The thickeft trees, both man and wife Milton 2. Conjoined with others, fo as to mak part Céf the number th {h‘\tlljee Roma ol habit an pofture differen i feveral of Wenu r?ad he o figure particula man ar ther a after th Addifon s fame defign A'moRrysT. 7. /. [from amour.] An ina i e o p m t a l g morato love a e fa i th i kl fi a ar e ut be Femal their minds ; though cafualties thould fpare them age brings in a neceflity of decay leayving doter upon red and white perplexed by incertaint n k fs tr mi i th o n u i n c th o bot nefs, and her beauty, both which are neceffary t Boyle the amoriff's joys and quiet AMORO'SO n. / [Ital. A man enaDi& moured A'Moro0vUsS. adj. [amorofo, Ital. 1. In love; enamoured; with the particle of before the thing loved ; i betin Shakefpeare, on Sure my. brother is amorous on. Hero 5 and hat withdrawn her father to break with him about it Shakefpeare The an'rous mafter own'd her potent eyes /Iy'lzfl'e's Par 7o AMO'RTIZE, . a. [am to st alien lands or tenement é‘lp an ty ern fra o ration, guild fucceflors ; which cannot be 'do"effim of the king, and thef out licenc Bla;i 41 the manour This did concern the Kingdom, to fiavatfl fufhicient to }naintain an able body out of and to anortize par lands unto th of th manry, or middie part of the people To AMOVE. . a. [amoveo, Lat] 1. To remove from a poft or Hation: 2. T e o juridical fenfe remove to alter to move " ~{enfe now out of ufe Therewith, amoved from his fober mopg An lives he yet, faid he, that wrought flii'n&" And do the heavens afford him vital food Fairy At her {o piteous ¢ry was much a,;io%.',"‘? Q""" i 7o Amo'uNT 9 Fair Her champion ftout . n. [monter, Fr. 1. To rife to in ‘the accumulati Q leet quap Sigh'd when he look'd, and trembled as he drew Each flowing line confirm'd his firft furprize tity ; to compofe in the whole; wi the particle 7o. It is ufed of feye fums in quantities added together rior Let us compute a little more p:articix'lzi:l‘y]i; 2. Naturally inclined to love ; difpofed t much this will amount to, or how many ocean of water would be neceflary to compofe this gré; ocean rowling in the air, without bounds orbanks " Burnet's They And as the piece advanc'd, the paffion grewl. fondnefs ; fond Apes, as foon as they have brought forth thei young, keep their eyes faftened on them, and ar never weary of admiring their beauty ; fo amorou is nature of whatfoever fhe_produces clean.sh data import.tsv out README Dryden's Dufrefnoy 3. Relating, or belonging to love I that am not thap'd for fportive tricks Nor made to court an anm'rous looking-glafs _I, that am rudely ftampt Shakefp. Rich, 11 And into all things from her air infpir' The fpirit of love, and amorous delight Milton In the amorous ne Firft caught they lik'd ; and each his liking chofe Milton O! how I long my carelefs limbs to la Under the plantane's fhade, and all the da With am'rous airs my fancy entertain Invoke the mufes, and improve my vein ! Wallar A'moroUSsLY. adv. [from amorous.] Fondly ; lovingly When thou wilt fwim in that live-bath Each fifh, which every channel hath Will amoroufly to thee fwim Gladder %o catch thee, than' thou him Donne A'MOROUSNESS. 7. [ [from amorous. The quality of being amorous ; fondnefs ; Jovingnefs ; love . All Gynecia's alions'were interpreted by Bafilius, as proceeding from jealoufy of his amoroxfnefs Sidney Lindamor has wit, and amorogfrefs enough t make him find it more eafy to defend fair ladies than to defend himfelf againt them Boyle on Colours AMORT. adw. [ la mort, Fr.] In th fia.tg of the dead ; deje@ed; deprefled {piritlefs How fares my Kate ? what, fweeting, all amert Shake[p. Taming of the Shreqv The wvoice of God they heard { AMorRTIZA TION Now walking in the garden, by foft wind A R I EMENT Brought to their ears, while day declin'd: the heard Dryden have attempted to write an epic poem amon wh the moderns wits amongf provifion for them after the lawgof dflt:b were devifed and put in ufe by } n. J {amortiffement amortiffable F r. The right or a& of transferring lands to mortmain; that is, to fome commaunity, that never is to ceafe Every one of the religious orders was confirme by one pope or otherj and they made an efpecia 2. It is ufed, figuratively, of the co:fg. quence rifing from any thing taken together "The errours of young men are the ruin of buf nefs; but the errours of age men amount but this, that more might have been done, or fooner. Bam Judgments that are made on the Wron;% fide o the danger, amsunt to no more than an affetatio of fkill, withou either credit or effe® L‘Efltaflil. AMO'UNT. n /. [from To amount.] Th fum total; the refult of {everal fumso quantities accumulated And now, yelying vanities of life Where are you now, and what is your amoust Vexation, difappointment, and remorfe. Tb'mfifl- AMO'UR. m f. [amour, Fr. amor, Lat] affair of gallantry; an intrigue: gene raily ufed of vitious love The founds like o0 in poor. No man is of fo general and diffufivealofy to profecute his ameurs all the world over; let it burn never fo outrageoufly, yet .the impute flame will either die of itfclf, or confume theboi that harbours it .S"‘\')_' The reftlefs youth fearch'd all the world around; But how can Jove in his amours be fo.lmd-jw A'MPER. n. /. [amppe, Sax. A tumol with inflammation ; bile: a W{Ol'd fii by Skinner, to be much in ufe in Efl'ex; but, perhaps, not found in books AMPHI'BIOUS. adj. [4ups and Bi& 1. That which partakes of two natufe as to live in two elements; as, and water A creature o bibious nature On land a bea&,‘:' g!h'bit:uwater \ ; .Hydg:] . Thofe are called amphidious which live in the air, upon the earth, and yet ;xe.,pbf, allfl" live long upon water, as if they wereatr habitants of that clement; though it g mf the cxamination to know,. whether Qn&‘qi%:fl: creagures that live at eafe, and by choice whil |