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Show - - - m m m m m e = Z = R = S m E B R R R R R R RRRRRRRRRRB BE IfI thought that, I tell thee, homicide Thefe nails fhould rend that ébeauty from m Shakefpeare cheeks Beauty is beft in a body that hath rather dignit Beca'vsz. conjund. [from &y and canfe. | To Beco'mE. . n. pret. [ became5 comp 1. For this reafon that; on this accoun that ; for this caufe that. It makes th pret. I bawve become. [from by and come. 1. To enter into fome ftate or condition by a change from fome other firft part of an illative propofition, either exprefsly or by implication, andi anfwered by therefore; as, I fled be The beautifu "of prefence than beauty of dfpe@ prove accomplifhed, but not of great fpirit, an ftudy for the moft part rather behaviour tha Bacon virtue . The beft pact of beauty is that which a pi€tur cannot exprefs Bacon Of the beauty of the eyel fhall fay little, leavin caufe I awas afraid ; which is the fam with, becanfe 1 was afraid, therefore that to poets and orators : that it is a very pleafan an lovely objeé to behold if we confide th figure, colours, fplendour of it, is the leaft T ca ' ay Ray He view'd their twining branches with delight And prais'd the beauty of the pleafing fight 2. particula grace feature Pope or orna ment The ancient pieces are beautiful, becaufe the refemble the beauties of nature ;3 and nature wil ever be beautiful, which refembles thofe beauties o antiquity Dryden - Wherever you place a patch, you deftroy Iieant_'y 3 This gave me an occafion of looking backwar on fome éeanties of my author in his former books Dryden incredibl pains hav I endeavoure t copy the feveral beauties of the ancient'and moder hiftorians Arbutbnot 4. A beautiful perfon Remember that Peliean conquerour A youth, how all the beauties of the eaf He flightly view'd, and flightly overpafs'd Milton What can thy ends, malicious beauty, be Can he, who kill'd thy brother, live for thee Dryden 70 Beau'rY. v. a. [from the noun.] T adorn ; to beautify ; to embellifh no in ufe The harlot's check, beautied with plaf'ring art Is not more ugly to the thing that helps it Than is my deed to your moft painted word. Shak Beavu'ry-spoT. n /. [from beausy an Jpot.] A fpot placed to dire® the ey to fomething elfe, or to heighten fom beauty ; a foil a patch The filthinefs of {wine makes them the beautyJpot of the animal creation Grew Becar1'co. n. /. [becafigo, Span.] A bir like a nightingale, feeding on figs an grapes ; a fig-pecker Pineda The robin-redbreaft, till of late, had reft And children facred held a martin's neft Till becaficos fold fo dev'lith dear To one that was, ot would have been, a peer. Pope 9o Beca'tm. w. a. [from calm. 1. To ftill the elements eth a greater pear, will become great Bacor My voice thou oft baft heard, and haft notfear'd died for thofe fins, decaufe he died for all fins Hammond only he muft reform Men do not fo generally agree in the fenfe o thefe as of the other, becaufe the interefts, an lufts, and paflions of men are more concerned i Tillotfon the one than the other But ftill rejoic'd ;3 how is it now becom So dreadful to thee Milton So the leaft faults, if mix'd with fairet deed Infancy demands aliment, fuch as lengthen fibres without breaking, ecaufe of the ftate of accretion Arbuthnot Beena'~wce. «. #. [from e an chance.] To befal; to happen to: word.proper, but now in little ufe My fons, God knows what has bechanced them Shake[p All happinefs bechance to thee at Milan # Be‘cuicks f [Phyma o Shak Pif cough.] Medicines proper for relievin coughs Dis& 7o BECK. w. n. [beacn, Sax. bec, Fr head.] To make a fign with the head 7o Beck. w. a. To call or guide, as b a motion of the head Bell, book, and candle, fhall not drive me back ‘When gold and filver beck me to come on. Shak Oh this falfe foul of Egypt, this gay charm Whofe eye beck'd forth my wars, and call'd the home Shakefp. Antony and Clecpatra Beck. 7. /. [from the verb. 1. A fign with the head ; a nod Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles Nods, and lecks, and wreathed fmiles Milton 2. A nod of command Neither the lufty kind thewed any roughnefs not the eafier any idlenefs; but fill like a wellobeyed mafter, whofe beck is enough for difcipline Sidney Then forthwith to him takes a chofen ban Of fpirits, likeft to himfel in guile To be at hand, and at his beck appear Milton The menial fair, that round her wait At Helen's beck prepare the room of ftate Pope 7o Be'ckon. w. 2. To make a fign withbeckoned with the hand, and woul The.moon fhone clear on the decalmed flond. Dryden have made his defence unto the people Aélsy XiXe 33 When he had raifed my thoughts by thof A man becalmed at fea, out of fight of land, i tranfportin - 2 whole hour, and perceive no motion 3. To quiet the mind Locke Soft whifp'ring airs, and the lark's mattin fong Then woo to mufing, and becalm the min Perplex'd with irkfome thoughts Philips Banith his forrows, and becalm his fou ‘With eafy dreams Addifon Perhaps profperity becaln'd his breaft Perhaps the wind juft fhifted from the eaft. Pope 4« D0 becalm and to calm differ in this that zo calm is to ftop motion, and 70 4ecalm is to with-hold from metion Beca'me. The preterite of become; whic . fce‘ airs Addifon Sudden you mount, you beckon from the fkies interpofe waves roar, and winds arife Pope 70 Be'ckon v. a. [from beck, or beacn Sax. a fign.] To make a fign to With her two crooked hands fhe figns did make Fairy Queen And beckon'd him It beckons you to go away with it As if it fome impartment did defir To you alone Wit Skake[peare this his diftant friends he deckons near Provokes their duty, and prevents their fear. Dryd 7o Becr1'p To cmbr;}cc he beckoned to me, and, by"th waving of his hand, directed me to approach Cloud Of future ill become the fatal feed Prior 2. o become of. 'To be the fate of; to b the end of; to be the fubfequent or fina condition of. It is obfervable, that thi word is never, or very feldom, ‘ufe but with ahar terrogative either indefinite or in What is then become of fo huge a multitude, a would have overfpread a great part of the continent Perplex' Of me, an The firf were take awbat becam heart Raleigh with thoughts, awhar would becom all mankind Milton hints of the circulation of the bloo from a common perfon's wonderin of all the blood that ifiued out of th Graunt What will become of me then? for, when he i free, he will infallibly accufe me Dryden What became of this thoughtful bufy creature whe remove fro thi world, has amazed th vulgar, and puzzled the wife Rogers 3. In the following paflage, the phrafe abere is be become 2 1s uled for, what i become of him I cannot joy, until I be refolv' Where our right valiant father is become 70 BECO'ME cpemen w.a Shakefp [from e or by, an Sax. to pleafe. 1. Applied to perfons, to appea manner fuitable to fomething Hafte thee, nymph, and bring with the Alexande a fair day, may look on the fun, or fea, or fhip How great foever the fins of any perfon are Chrift died for bim, becaufe he died for all 5 and h out words 2, To keep a fhip from motion Genefisy iie 7 fled ofa noun, has of after it 7 The Lord God breathed into his noftrils th breath of life, and man became a living foul And unto the Jews I became a Jew, that I migh 1 Corin. i%. 20 gain the Jews A fmaller pear, grafted upon a ftock that bear 2. It has, in {fome fort, the force of a prepofition 5 but, becaufe it is compounde Addifon Any thing more eminently excellen than the reft of that with which it i united Wit BE BE w. 4. [of be clyppan; Sax. Di& IfT become no a plague on m ‘Why would Would wear th in a cart as well as another man bringing up Shakefpeare be a queen ? becaufe my fac title with a better grace If X became it not, yet it would be Part of your duty then to flatter me Dryden 2. Applied to things, to be fuitable to th perfon ; to befit ; to be congruous to th appearance, or character ftances, in fuch a manne or circumas to ad grace ; to be graceful She to her fire made humble reverence And bowed low, that her right well became And added grace uato her excellence. Fairy Queen I would I had fome flowers o' th' {pring tha migh Become your time of day; and your's, and your's, That wear upon your virgin branches ye Your maidenheads growing Shake[peare Yet be fad, good brothers For, tofpeak truth, ic very well becomes you. Shak Your dithonou Mangles true judgment, and bereaves the ftat Of that integrity which fhould become it. Shakefp Wicherly was of my opinien, or rather I of his for it becomes me fo to fpeak of fo excellent a poet Dryden He utterly rejected their fables concerning thei gods, as not becoming goo men which were worthipped for gods Beco'MING. particip That which pleafe priety; graceful with- the particl adj b It i of muc lefs thof Stilling fleet [from become. an elegant profometimes ufe but generall withou Celesm |