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Show N ¢id, but fomewhat whitif fubfance, of an acri and bitterith tafte, imprefling a peculia coldnef upo the tongne affords, by mean ‘Thi fenfe o falt, thoug i of fire, an acid fpirit capable o diffolving almoft every thing, yet manifefts no fig of its containing any acid at all in its crude ftate Nitre is of the number of thofe falts which are na turally blended in imperceptible particles in earths {tones foffi and othe as the particle fubftances of metals are in their ores : it is fometimes howeve found pure, in form of an efflorefcence, either o its ores or on the furface of old walls j thefe efflorefcences diffolved in proper water, fhooting int The eart regular and proper cryftals of nitre from which zitre is made, both in Perfia and th Eaft-Indies, is a kind of yellowith marl found i the bare cliffs of the fides of hills expofed to th northern and eaftern winds, and never in any othe ‘The natrum or #itre of the ancients fituation is a genuine, native, and pure falt, extremely different from our nitre, and from all other nativ falts ; being a fixed alkali plainly of the nature o thofe made by fire from vegetables, yet being capable of a regulsr cryftallization, which thofe falt It is found on or very near the furfac are not of the earth, in thin flat cakes, fpungy, light, an friable; and when pure, of a pale brownifh whit olour. In feripture we find that the falt calle zitre would ferment with vinegar, and had an abfterfive quality, properties which perfeétly, agre with this falt, but not with falt-petre, as do man different qualities afcribed to it by the ancients Hill on Foffils Some tumultuous cloud Milton Inftinét with fire and #itre, hurried him Some fteep their feed, and fome in cauldrons boil Dryden ‘With vigorous nitre and with lees of oil N1'rrous. adj. [nitreux, French; fro nitre.] Impregnated with nitre; confifting of nitre Ni‘try. adj [from nitre. Nitrous [from zitty. Loufily One Bell was put to death at T'yburn for movin a new rebellion; he was a man #irtily needy, an therefore adventrous Hayward Ni‘rry. adj. [from #it. Aboundin with the eggs of lice Ni1'var. adj. [#iwalis, Latin.] Abounding with {fnow Dié Ni'veous. adj. [nivens, Latin.] Snowy refembling fnow A dunce whether you will or 0 Calamy's Sermons z. The word of denial ceflion or affirmation for no I think it woul oppofite to conamifs to handle th queftion, whether a war for the propagation of. th Chriftian faith, without another caufe of hoftility Bacon and in what cafes be lawful or #s confirms a foregoing ne 3. It fometime gative My name's Macbeth : --The Devil himfelf could not pronounce a titl More hateful to mine eaf.-Shake[peare ~-No, nor more fearful NO'BLE. adj. [noble, French; yii Latin. ' Qf an ancient and fplen id famil firengthen 4. It fometime negative ; zo #ot m virtue firft The diff rence that diftinguif'd man fra He claim d no title from defcent of bloo 3. Great; worthy; illuftrious: both ‘y;lieer an tue followin Let there be o ftrife between me and thee. Gen Some dire misfortune to portend No enemy can match a friend Savift Woman and fool are two hard things to hit For true 70 meaning puzzles more than wit Pope No wit to flatter left of all his ftore NNo fool to laugh at, which he valued more NNo weeping orphan faw his father's ftore Pope Our fhrines irradiate Pope or imblaze the floors Our bar Ns common object to your fight difplays Poor Edwin was 70 vulgar boy Poge Beattie an adjeétive in thefe phrafes no where 4 2 Mac, vj, but to ncbler deed ‘Which hung not thoug 4 Milt A noble ftroke he lifted high not even no more To vice induftrious Tim'rous none no longer things Thus this man died, leaving his deat for example of a noble courage, and a memorial of vi (7(7‘7]- 1. Not any But that which made him noble, made hi'm g o D No not the bow which fo adorns the fkies So glorious is, or boafts fo many dies Waller NO 2. Exalted to a rank above common onatl.ty, Fr This hand fhall combat on the crooked fhore No; let the Grecian pow'rs oppreft in fight Unpity'd perifh in their tyrant's fight. Dryd. Hom but with tempeft fell. - Milgy "Thof= two great things that fo engrofs the delire and. defigns of both the nobler and ignobler for o mankind, ae to be found in religion; mumel wifdom and pleafure South, Exalted ; elevated fublime My fhare in pale Pyreae I refign And claim no part in all the mighty nine Statues, with winding ivy crown'd belon T'o nobler poets,, for a nobler fong Drydon 5. Magnificent; flately : as, a noble pa rade 6. Free generous liberal 7. Principal ; capital: as, the heari one of the noble parts of the body No'BLE. 7 / 1. One of high rank {ometimes it may be fo commodiouil changed to zoz, that it feems an adverb as, the days are yet zo fhorter Upon the nobles of the children of Ifrael he li not his hand Etodus How many nobles then fhould hold their place When we faw that they were #0 where, we cam to Samuel 1 Samuyely Xo 14 In vain [ reach my feeble hands to joi In fweet embraces; ah ! no longer thine. Dryden What the mobles once faid in parliament, Nolumus leges Angliz mutari, is imprinted in th hearts of all the people Baco The nobles amongft the Romans took carei their lat wills, that they might have a lampi 3. Na.one none No_one wh not any one doet goo t whom he expeés to receive good {atisfied of his own fincerity Zo Nosr'L1iTATE ennoble thofe onl flo can ever be full :S‘i/'.'ll/'l'."x?i;'_%" @. a. [nobilito, Lat. to make noble Noz1i'viry. #. [ [nobilitas, Latin. 1. Antiquity of family joined with fplendour WhenI took up Boccace unawares, I fell on th fame argument of preferring virtue to mobility o blood, and titles, in the ftory of Sigifmunda. Dryd Long galleries of anceftors nor wonder, orefteem from me ¢ Virtue alone is true nobility. I}afc men, being in love, hay then a Hebilipy their natures more than is native to hem They thought it great th eir fov'rejgy to Sba?g[; b AndB nam'd their: pride, nobil oority of £ foul. Conttro p l Never mor Challenge Cinabar becomes red by the acid exhalation o fulphur, which otherways prefents a pure and niveous white Brogon Ni‘zy. n. /. [from #niais. fimpleton. A low word time will fhortly come when you fhall confider the T Winter my theme confines ; whofe nitry win Shall cruft the flabby mire, and kennels bind. Gay N1'TTILY. adv 1f you will not confider thefe things now, th 2. It feem Earth and water, mingled by the heat of th fun, gather nitrous fatnefs more than either of the Bacon have feverally The northern air being more fully charged wit thofe particles fuppofed nitrous, which are the aliment of fire, is fitteft to maintain the vital hea in that aivity which is fufficient to move fuc an unwieldy bulk with due celerity Ray He to quench his drought fo much inclin'd May fnowy fields and nitrous paftures find Meet ftores of cold fo greedily purfu'd And be refrefh'd with never-wafting food Blackmore NO NG Dryden 2. Rank or dignity of feveral degrees conferred by fovereigns Nobility i England is extended to five ranks duke, marquis, earl, vifcount, baron 3. The perfons of high rank ; the perfons who are exalted above the com That muft firike fail to {pirits of vilefort their monuments Sha Wilkin See all otr 70b/es begging to be flaves See all our fools afpiring to be knayes Pepe It may be the difpofition of ‘young nobles, tha they expe the accomplithments of ‘a goad education without the leaft expence of timeor ftudy S'wéfi"s _Madz.lil Education Th fecond natural divifion of power, is of fuc men who have acquired large pofiefiions, and con fequently dependencies; or ‘defcend from anceftor who have left them great inheritances, tog.e(h‘c with an hereditary authority : thefe eafily unitci thoughts an opinions Thus commences a grea council or fenate of nobles, for the weightyjafi S"{‘f of the nation Men thould prefs forward in Fames glorio chace Nobles look backward, and fo lofe the race Toung htei a n l i f fi a t r i c z pence; the fum of fix and eight-pence d go fi an fair o a r fa le no o s bl #n e He coi mons True critics laugh, and bid the trifling #if Anon Go read Quintilian NO. adv. [na, Saxon. 1. The word of refufal : contrary to ye or yes Our courteous Antony Whom ne'er the word of 70, woman heard fpeak Being barber'd ten times o'er, goes to the feaft Shakefp Henceforth my wooing mind fhall be expreft Shakefpeare In ruffet yeas and honeft kerly nocs It is a purpos'd thing To c‘urb the will of the nobility. Shake[p. Coriolanus 4. Dignity orandeur greatnefs Though fhe hated Amphialus, yet the mobilit of her courage prevailed over it; and fhe defire he might be pardoned that youthful errour3 confidering the reputation he had to be the beft knigh in the world ; fo as hereafter he governed himfelf as one remembering his fault Sidney But ah, my mufe, I would thou hadft facilit To work my goddefs fo by thy invention On me to caft thofe eyes where fhine nobiliry Sidney Many fair promotion idkl' Are daily given, to ennoble thof days fince, w Sheigpsc 7That f;x¥ gr/)c;, fome two o d : m: ;l de fo e u o p wr e e Upo amounting to forty pounds or more aa;é :'fufll Bica is fix fhillings and eight-pence, 1 hath been paid to fine 3 A< plant ca at He t o r v J L ' N No'niesax. n. /. [noble and mati: w who is ennobled. Cpuia 1 Orn o |
