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Show FO FO ftrong hold ; a fortified place; a caftle o defence a p t t f n e c w o r i i r f fi‘;d peen t e d S n i u f exe c e F ' e ‘ t fi a v Y I R F ‘ 'g; 1. To ftrengthen againit attacks by walls o orks Breaking forth like a fudden tempeft, he over-ra all, breaking down all the holds and forzre/fes Spenfer on Ireland p e a S s i i r S l n r f h a i wGreat Dun 4 i e c E g i e f b n a a t c t i i r f H 5. To confirm to encourage h q l f t s r f d h e ‘ l fl t e It g e d S o s r f d k l t h e mot To fartify the former opinions Toftatus adds a t w o l f t a n e d i that thofe w d n i f a l h i t b y n f i e t deaf fro Raleigh 3. To fix; to eftablifh in refolution e a p n m w t m f a i r h T hedr face. Dryden Confirm'd her mind, and fortify A young man, before he leaves the fhelter o o t l f r t w i i r f b l o f e u h ' e t his f Locke to fecure his virtues T Fo'rRTIFY @, 7. To raife ftrong places Thou us impower'd rtify thus far and overl afi tfi{: porténtous bridge tze dark abyfs. Milton A littl ForTILAGE. 7. /. [from forr. " fort; a blockhoufe Vet was the fence thereof but weak and thi Nought fear'd their force that fortilage to win Spenfer In all firaights and narrow paffages there thoul be fome little fortilage, or_wooden caftle fet, whic ‘ Spexfer fhould keep and command the ftraight FO'RTIN. n. /. [French.] A little fort raife to defend a camp, particularly in a fiege Hanmer Thou haft talk' Of Palifadoes, fortins, parapets Shakefpeare ForTiTUDE. 2 f. [ fortituds, Latin.} 1, Courage; bravery; magnanimity; greatnefs of mind; power of acting or {ufferin well Devotion of obfcure and undefined words; which yet make thefe retreats more like the dens of robbers, or hole Locke of foxes, than the fortre/fes of fair warriors ad;. [ fortuit, French; for Accidental tuitus, Lat. pening by chance hap cafual A wonder it muft be, that there fhould be any ma found fo ftupid as to perfuade himfelf that this mof beautiful world could be produced by the fortuiton Ray concourfe of atoms If cafual concourfe did th worl compofe And things and alts fortuitous avofe Then any thing might come from any thing For how from chance can conftant order {pring Blackmore ForrTu'tTousLy. adv. [from fortuitons. Accidentally; cafually; by chance It is partly evaporated into air, and partly dilute into water, and forsuiton/ly fhared between all th Rogers elements ForrTu'tTousness #. /. [from fortuitous. Accident ; chance Fo'rRroNaTE hit adj [ fortunatus Lucky ; happy fuccefsful to mifcarriage tions Ufe I a patience courage, fortitude virtaes; and without courage, a man will fcarce kee fteady to his duty, and fill up the character of truly worthy man Locke They thoughtit reafonable to do all poflible honou < to the memories of martyrs; partly that other clean.sh data import.tsv out README might be encouraged to the fame patience and fortilude, an partly that virtue, eve might not lofe its reward 2., Strength; force in this world Nelfon of perfons or ac Defpairing of his own arm's fortitude To join with witches and the help of hell Sbakef FO:RTLET. n. f. [from fort.] A little fort ¥ortNicuT. 4. /. [contrated from fourteen nights, yeopnecyne nighe, Saxon. I was the cuftom of the ancient norther nations to count time by nights: thu we fay, this day feven-night. So Tacitus on dierum numerum, ut nos, fed noftiu tnputant. 'The fpace of two weeks (hasth&would give her a leffon for walking fo late ould make her keep within doors for or:ge_a,m‘lfomewha water, for fome Sortnights fpace Dryd and fo their footin Dryd Fear makes them look afide mifs Fo'RTUNATELY. adv. [from fortunate. Happily; fuccefstully Bright Eliza rul'd Britannia's ftate And boldly wife, and fortunately great Prior 7. /. [from fortunate. Happinefs ; good luck ; fuccefs whofe greatelt fortunatenef i abovIe "t‘l% is an excellen means of making drink freth and quick. Bacon % out. a fortnig A ] before 1 ha1 d finifhed 1tit, hi11 ?ij;fix s declaration for liberty of confeience éa‘m Dryden Hehoftcn had it in his head, but never, w t ) /nuc #pprehenfion, *ill about a fortnight bef re Swift AFO'RTms_s. # fo [fortrgfe, French. # /. [ fortuna, Latin; fortune French. 1. The power fuppofed to diftribute th lots of life according to her own humour Fortune, that arrant whore Ne'er turns the key to th* poor. Shake/p. King Lear Though fortune's malice overthrow my ftate My mind exceeds the compafs of her wheel, Shak 2. The good or ill that befals man Rejoice, faid he to-day In you the fortune of Great Britain lies Among {o brave a people you are the Whom heav'n has chofe to fight for fuch a prize Dyyden The adequate meaning of chance, as diftinguithe from forture i tha And this inftrués thee, thou do'ft make thy wa Shakefpeare's King Lear "To noble fortunes That eyelefs head of thine was firlt fram'd flc! th latte i befal only rational agents, but chanc inanimate bodies underftoo t to be amon Bentley 3. The chance of life; means of living His father dying, he was driven to London to fec his fortune Szwift 4. Succefs, good or bad event Shakefpeare's King Lear T'o raife my fortunes But tell me, Tityrus, what heav'nly powe Prefery'd your fortunes in that fatal hour? Dryden The fate which governs poets, thought it fi He fhould not raife his fortunes by his wit. Drydern He was younger fon to a gentleman of a goo birth Savift but fmall fortune ge- or woman 6. 'The portion of a ma nerally of a woman I am thought fome heirefs rich in lands Tled to efcape a cruel guardian's hands Which may produce a ftory worth-the telling Of the next fparks that go a fortune ftealing Prol. to Orphan The fortune hunters have already caft their eje upon her, and take care to plant themfelves in Lie Spectator view When mifs delights in her {pinnet Saift A fiddler may a _fortune get 7. Yuturity future events You who mens fortunes in their faces read To find out-mine look not alas, on me But mark her face, and all the features heed For only there is writmy dettiny. Cow/ey's Mifirefs 7o Fa'RTUNE. w. 72 [from the noun. befal to fall out to happen T to com 1t fortuned, as fair it then befe where he ftood Of ancient time there was a fpringing well From which faft trickled forth a filver flood Fairy Queen 1t fortuned the fame night thata Chriftian, fervin a Turk in the camp, fecretly gave the watchme warning Knolles 1'11 tell you as we pafs along That you will wonder what hath fortuned. Shakefp Here fortun'd Curl to flide Pope's Dunciad adj. Supplied by fortune Not th' imperious fhe Of the full fortun'd Cefar ever fhal Be brook'd with me. Shakefp. Ant. and Clespatra right an True, 'tis a narrow path that leads to blifs But right before there is no precipice FO'RTUNE 1f thou do'ft Fo'rrunep more unfortunate than my fifter's greateft unfortunatenefs Sidney _ He wrongs his fame Hanging on a deep well And that affurance holds himfir me, faid the 5. Eftate; pofleflions Behind his back, unweeting He keeps his objet ever full in fight Not in ufe Drydert {fubjec no and could not but their fate deplore Fo'RTuNATENESS Our equal crimes, thall equal fortune give No, he fhall eat, and die with me, or live thus accidentally to en moft fortunat figh'd Zemple Latin, counter you : you have ended my bufinefs, and I wil merrily accompany you home Shake/p. Coriolanus H boldnefs of many navigators Sfortune an cafually to pafs No, there is a neceflity in fat Why ftill the'brave bold man is fortunat Shakefpeare's Macbeth Thave no relith of them The better fortitud Of patience, and heroick martyrdo Unfung Milton's Paradife Lofs Fortitude is the guard and fupport of the othe i conqu'ring nam Shak bulwarks defence to abfur about wath legion So wretched now, fo fortunate before The king-becoming graces God is our fortrefs, in whof Let us refolve to feale their flint There is no fuch way to giv doftrines, as to guard them roun FORTUTTOUS u r n c c u r f a t r w o - i B u f e f f h n b f i f a n r f wN . The trump of death founds in their hearing fhrill Their weapon, faith; their fortrefs was the grave Fairfax This terreftrial globe has been furrounded by th Fo'RTUNEBOOK. 2. f. | fortune and book. A book confulted to know fortune or futur events Thou know'ft a face in whofe each loc Beauty lays ope love's fortunebook On whofe fair revolutions wai "The obfequious motions of love's fate Crafbaw ForRTUNEHU/NTER. 7. /. [ fortune and burt. A man whofe employment is to enquir after women with great portions, to enric himfelf by marrying them We muft however diftinguifl betwee hunters and fortuneftealers fortuse Spelatar ToFo'RTUNETELL, v. 2. [ fortune and tell. 1. To pretend to the power of revealin futurity W are fimpl men we do not kno what' brought to pafs under the profeflion of forrunetelling Shakefpeare P'll conjure you, I'll fortunetell you. Shakefpeare The gypfies were to divide the money got by ftealing linen, or by fortunctelling Walton's Angler 2. To reveal futurity Here, while his canting drone-pipe fcan' The myftick figures of her hand He tipples palmeftry, and dine On all her fo1 tunetelling lines Cleaveland Fo'RTUNETELLER #. /. [ fortune and teller. One who cheats commo people by pre tending to the knowledge of futurity They broughtone Pinch,a hu A tbrcad-barejugg!cr and a fortuneteller Skakel Q\fi\ elchman being at a feflions-houfe, and ein rylean~fac'd villain .- J" th |