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Show B E ‘When noble denefits fhall prov Not well difpos'd, the mind grown once corrupt Shakefpeare They tura to vicious forms Blefs the Lord, O myfoul, and forget not all hi benefits Pfalms Offer'd lif Negleét not, and the benefir embrac By faith, not void of works Milton 2. Advantage ; profit ; ufe The creature abateth his ftrength for the denef 3,;"" of fuch as put their truft in thee Hifdon 3. Inlaw Bencfit of clergy is a church ancient libert When a prieft, or one withi of th orders, i arraigned of felony before a fecular judge, he ma pray his clergy; that is, pray to be delivered t his ordinary, to purge himfelf of the offenc 'R jected to him: and this might b murder. ‘The ancient law, in thi is much altered; for clerks are n to their ordinaries to be purged ob done in cafe o point of c/ergy more delivere but now ever man, though not within orders, is put to read a the bar, being foun guilty, and conviéted of fuc felony as this dencfit is granted for and fo burn in the hand, and fet free for the firft time, if th ordinary's commiflioner, or deputy, ftanding by do fay, Legit ut clericus5 or, otherwife, fufferet death for his tranfgreflion Coavell 9o BE'NEFIT. w. 4. [from th To do good to; to advantage noun. ‘What courfe I mean to hold Shall nothing benefit your knowledge Shakefpeare He was {o far from benefiting trade, that he did i a great injury famine and brought Rome in danger of Arbuthnot 7o BE'NEFIT. @. 7. To gain advantage to make improvement To tell you therefore what I have dencfite berein, among old renowned authors, I thall fpare Milton Bene'MPT. adj. [See Nempr. Named marked out : an obfolete word Much greater gifts for guerdon thou fhalt gain clean.sh data import.tsv out README Than kid or coffet, which I thee denempt ‘Then up, I fay Spenfer Zo BENE'T. . a. [from net.] To enfnare to furround as with toils i Being thus denetted round with villains Ere I could mark the prologue, to my ban They had begun the play Shakefpeare Grafp the whole worlds of reafon, life, and fenfe In one clofe fyftem of benevolence Pope 2. The good done ; the charity given 3. A kind of tax This tax, called a benewolence, was devifed b Edward IV. for which he fuftained much envy It was abolithed by Richard III Bacon adj [benevolens benewo lentia, Lat.] Kind ; having goo or kind inclinations Thou good old man, benevolent as wife Nature al Ts blooming and 4enewolent like thee BeneVoLEnTNESS benevolence BEnGA"L will Pope Thomfo 7 /i The fame wit 2. /[ [from Bengal in the Eaf Indies.] A fort of thin flight ftuff, mad of filk and hair, for women's apparel " BE"NjAMIN, 7. /. A plant Be'Njamin, 7./. A gum. See Benzorn o Benv'our. v. a. [from night. 1. Téinvolve in darknefs ;. to darken ; t fhrowd with the fhades of night But he that hides a dark foul, and foul thoughts Benighted walks under the mid-day fun Himfelfis his own dungeon Milton Thofe bright ftars that did adorn our hemifphere as thof dar fhade that did benighe it vanith Boyle A ftorm begins, the raging waves run high The clouds look heavy, and benight the fky. Garth The miferable race of men, that liv clean.sh data import.tsv out README Benighted half the year, benumm' with frofts Under the polar Bear Philips 2. To {furprife wit night the comin o o Being benighted, the fight ofa candle, I faw good way off, directed me to a young fhepherd' houfe Sidney Here fome benighted angel, in his way Might eafe his wings; and, feeing heav'n appea In its beft work of mercy, think it there. Dryden 3. To debar from intellettual light cloud with ignorance But what fo long in vain t ‘and yet unknow By poor mankind's benighted wit, is fought Shall in this age to Britain firft be thown. Dryden BENI'GN. adj. [benignus, Lat. It is pronounced without the g, as if writte benine ; but the g is preferved in benignity. 1. Kind; generous; liberal; actually good See BENEFICENT This turn hath made amends ! Thou haft fulfill' Thy words, Creator bounteous and benign Giver of all things fair Milton So fhall the world go on To good malignant, to bad men benign Milton We owe more to Heav'n, than to the fword The wifh'd return of fo benign a lord Waller What Heav'n beftows upon the earth, in kind influences and bemign afpeéts, is paid it back i facrifice and adoration South They who delight in the fuffering of inferiou creatures, will net be very compaflionate or denign Diff'rent are thy names As thy kind hand has founded many cities Or dealt éenign thy various gifts to men Locke Prior z. Wholefome; not malignant Thefe falts are of a benign mil health BeNE'VOLENCE. #. [. [benewolentia, Lat. 1. Difpofition to do good; kindnefs charity ; good will BeNEVOLENT May fit i' th' center, and enjoy bright day perfons nature but, in others, retai i their ori ginal qualities, which they difcover in cachexies Arbuthnot BenieonN Dijeafe, is when all the ufua fymptoms appear in the fmall-pox, o any acute difeafe, favourably, and without any irregularities, or unexpeéte changes Quincy Bewi'enrty, n /i [from denign. 1. Gracioufnefs ; goodnefs It is true, that his mercy will forgive offenders or his benignity co-operate to their converfion Brown Although he enjoys the good that is done him be is unconcerned to value the denignity of hi that does it South 2. A&ual kindnefs He which ufeth the benefit of any fpecial enignity, may enjoy it-with good confcience. . Hooker The king was defirous to eftablith peace rathe by benignity than blood Hayward 3. Salubrity; wholefome quality ; friendlinefs to vital nature Bone receive a quicke guine than in choleric benignity of the ferum agglutinatio in fan bodies, by reafon of th which fendeth out bette matter for a callus Wifeman Bex1'GNLY. adw. [from denign.] Favourably; kindly; gracicufly *Tis amazement, mor¢ than love Yet they fo benignly fhine I would turn my dazzled figh To behold their milder light Oh, truly good, and truly great For glorious as he rofe, benignly fo he fet Be'n1soN. 7. [/ [benir Waller Prior to blefs; beniffons Fr.] Blefling; benedi®ion ufed, unlefs ludicroufly not no ‘We have no fuch daughter; nor fhall ever fe That face of hers again ; therefore, begon Without our grace, our love, our benifon Shaka Unmuflle, ye fair ftars, and thou, fair moon That wont'ft to love the traveller's benifone Milton Be'NNET. 2 /. An herb the fame wit avens BenT. . f [from the verb 70 bend. 1. Th ftate of bein bent flexure; curvity a flate o Strike gently, and hold your rod at a den? a little Walton 2. Degree of flexure There are divers fubtle inquiries concerning th firength: required to the bending of bows; th force they have in the difcharge, according to th feveral bents5 and ‘the ftrength required to be'i the ftring of them Wilkins 3. Declivity A mountain ftood Threat'ning from high, and overlook'd the wood Beneath the low'ring brow, and on a &enz The temple ftood of Mars armipotent Dryden 4. Utmoft power as of a bent bow Then let thy love be younger than thyfelf Or thy affetion cannot hold the denre ~ Shakefp ~ We both obey And here give up ourfelves, in the full dent To lay our fervice freely at your feet Skakefpeare 5. Application of the mind ftrain of th mental powers The underftanding fhould be brought to. th knotty parts of knowledge, that try the firength.of thought, and a full dent of the mind, by infenfible degrees Locke 6. Inclination ; difpofition towards fomething O who does know, the beut of women's fantafy Spenfer To your own &ents difpofe you ; you'll be found Be you beneath the fky Shakefpeare He knew the ftrong éent of the country toward the houfe of York Bacon Soon inclin'd t* admit delight The bent of nature Milton The golden age was firft5 when man, yet new No rule but uncorrupted reafon knew And, with a native ent, did good purfue. Dryden Let there be propenfity and dent of will to religion, and there will be the fame fedulity and indefatigable induftry South *Tis odds but the fcale turns at laft on nature' fide, and the evidence of one or two fenfes give way to the united ezt and tendency of all the five Aiterbury 7. Determination ; fixed purpofe ‘Their unbelie we may not impute into infufficiency in the mean which is ufed, but to the wilfu bent of their obftinate hewcts againt it Hocker Yet we faw them forced to give way to th bent and current humour of the people, in-favou of their ancient and lawful government Temple 8. 'Turn. of th temper o difpofition fhape, or fafhion, {uperinduced by art No a courtier Although they wear their faces to the ben Of the king's look, but hath a heart that i Glad at the thing they fcowl at Shake[peare Two-of them have the very dent of honour. Shakefpeare Then thy ftraight rule fet virtue in my fight The crooked line reforming by the right My reafon took the bert of thy command Was form'd and polifh'd by thy fkilful hand. Dryd Which her radiant eyes do move 9. Te a If lefs fplendour wait on thine He that has light within his own clear breaf BE'NEFIT. n. [ [beneficium, Lat. 1. A kindnefs ; a favour conferred a& of love BE |