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Show PFE Their wa Lies through the perplex'd paths of this drear wood Milton We both are invelv' In the fame intricate perplexe diftrefs What was thought obfcure, perplexed, and to hard for ou weak parts, will lie open to the under ftanding in a fair view 3 T plague t Chlo Locke torment - fenfe not proper nor ufed to vex the wonder of her fex night fuch killing eyes perplex With virtue to defend Ler Granwille PerPLE'X. adj. [perplex, French; perplexus, Lat.] Intricate; difficult Perplexed is the word in ufe How the foul dire&s the fpirits for the motion of the body, according to the feverat anima exigents, is perplex in the theory. Glanwille's S, cp PERPLE'XEDLY. adw. [from perplexed. Intricately; with involution PerPLE'XEDNESS. 2./0 [from perplexed. 1. Embarrafiment; anxiety 2. Intricacy; involution; difficulty -Obfcurity and perplexedrefs have been caft upo St. Paul's Epiftles from without Loacke PerPLEXITY. 2. /i [ perplexité, French. 1. Anxiety; diftraction of mind The fear of him ever fince hath put me int fuch perplexity, as now you found me Siducy Perplexity not fuffering them to be idle, the . think and do, as it were, in a phrenfy Hooker The royal virgin, which beheld from far In penfive plight and fad perplexity The whole atchievement of this doubtful war Came running faft to greet his victory Spenfer intricacy Let him look for the labyrinth; for I canno difcern any, unlefs in the perplexity of his ow thoughts Stilling flect Perrora'rioN. n. /i [ ger and poto, Lat. The a& of drinking largely Pe'rQuIsITE. n. /. [ perquifitus, Latin. Something gained by a place or offic over and above the fettled wages Tell me, perfidious, was it fi To make my cream a perquifite And fteal to mend your wages Widow and Cat To an honeft mind the beft perquifites of place are the advantages it gives a man of doin _good Addifon To what your lawful perguifites amount. Savift Pe'rQuisiTeD adj. [fro Supplied with perquifites perquifite. But what avails the pride of gardens rare However royal, or however fair If perquifited varlets frequent ftand An eac ne wal Perquisi‘rion muf n. f a ne tax demand Sawvage [ perquifitus, Lat. Ainfworth #. /. [poir?, French Cyder made of pears fro Perry is the next liquor in efteem after cyder, i the ordering of which, let not your pears be ove ripe before you grind them; and with fome fort f s, the mixing of a few crabs in the grindin is of great advantage redftreak cyder making perry cqual to th Mortimer 90 PE'RSECUTE S%. 4. [ perfecuter, Fr perfecutus, Liatin. 1. To harafs with penalties; to purfu with malignity Itis generally ufed o penalties infliied for opinions I perfecuied this way unto the death 2. 'To purfue wit geance or enmity repeate vengeance, and fcattered abroad Relate A4, xxii aéts of ven Wijdim xi. 20 For what offence the queen of heav'n bega To perfecute {o brave, fo juft a man Dryden 3. Toimportune much: as, he gerfecute me with daily folicitations Persecv'rion, u. [. [perfecution, Fr perfecutio, Latin; from gerfecute. 1. The att or pradtice of perfecuting Jew Barnabas raife perfecutio againf and expelled them Paul an Aftsy xiiie §50 He endeavoured to prepare his charge for th reception of the impending perfecution; that the might adorn their profeffion an no time fuffer for a caufe of righteoufnefs doers Heavy perfecution thall arif On all, who in the worfhip perfever Of fpirit and truth at the fam and as evi Fell thofe learne perfecution Pagans wh lived i 2. The ftate of being perfecuted Milton the ages o Addifon tunity in times of affi&ion and perfecution. Spratt Pe'RsecuTor. . /. [ perfecutear, French from perfecute.] One who harafles other with continued malignity What man can do againft them, not afraid Though to the death; againft fuch crueltie With inward confolations recompens'd And oft fupported fo, as thall amaz Their proudeft perfecutors Milton's Paradife Lof Henry rejected the pope's fupremacy, but retaine every corruption befides, and became a cruel perfecutor Swift perfeverantia Latin [ perfeverance, Fr Thi wor wa once improperly accented on the fecon {yllable. I. Perfiftence in any defign or attempt fteadinefs in purfuits; conftancy in pro grefs l It is applied alike to good an The king-becoming graces Bounty, perfew'rance, mercy, lowlinefs I'have no relith of them Shake[peare's Macketh. Perfeverance keeps honour bright To have done, is to hang quite oat of fafhion Like rufty mail in monumental mockery. Shakefp They hate repentance more than perfeveranc in a fault King Charles Wait, the feafons of providence with patienc in the duties of out calling difficulties foever we may encounter Patience and. perfewerance overcom wha L'Efirange the "greatef difficulties Clariffa And perfeverance with his batter'd thield. Brooke 2. Continuance in a ftate of grace We place the grace of God in the throne, t rule and reign in the whole work of converfion perfeverance, and falvation Hanimond PERSEVE'RANT adj perfeverans, Latin. ftant 70 PERSEVE'RE . z [perfeverant, Fr Perfifting; conAinfworth [ perfevero, Latin perfeverer, French I his Word was anciently accented lefs properly on th fecond fyllable. To perfit in an attempt no the defign t giv over no to qui But my rude mufick, which was wont to pleaf Some dainty ears, cannot with any fkil The dreadful tempeft of her wrath appeafe Nor move the dolphin from her ftubborn will But in her pride fhe doth perfevere fill R V Their happir.xefs., anc} ) }::;[evére z;::& Thus eginning, thus W perfeve y Ourr paflions yet c ntinue what M' hey W'e To ?erfefgerc in any e il courfe, mak:"D-r ha py in this life, and wi ] certaiply thro‘ "'"fi ever afting torments in the next o PERSEVE'RINGLY. adv, [fro L TOM Ber feven With perfeverance To PERSIST,. aite perfifier, Fr.] To pe[fif'fifio, Lati r vere ; t unue firm ; not to give ov r Nothing can make a man h thall laft as long as he lafl ?pyfzoruatnthiaut,Wh foul fhall perfift in being, not only pleafure, and honour, ut whep tl)x'nellltfif:lf ceafe particula Our necks are under perfecution; we labour an have no reft Lamentationsy V. 5 Chriftian fortitude and patience had their oppor PERSEVE'RANCE. n. / Thrice happy, if th If they perfiff in pointing their batteries f The deaths and fufferings of the primitiv Chriftians had a great fhave in the converfion o and perfeweranc An accurate enquiry; a thorough fearch Pe'rry poire. clean.sh data import.tsv out README They might have fallen down, being perfecuted of Th >r heart is tender 2. Entanglement PE RE Spenfer perfons, no laws of war forbthie ma ing reprifals | Persi'sTancE, } 7. /. [from perfp, b PersisTENCY Siftenc feems proper. 1. The ftate of perfifting; fteadinef conflancy ; perfeverance in goodor b The love of God better can confif w t indeliberate commiflions of many fins, th an allowed perfiffance in any one, Goofwth e Ton z. Obftinacy; obduracy ; contamay Thou think'ft me as far in the deyil's as thou and Falftaff, for obduracy and gbe:j:]}mq., Perst'sTive. adj. [from perfi.] St not receding from a purpofe; perferer.) 1 STa il‘)g' The protractive tryals of great Jove To find perfiflive conttancy in men Shakefp PE'RSON. #. /. [ perfonne, French Jona, Latin, 1. Individual or particular man or woman A perfon is a thinking intelligent being, that reafon an refleion, an can- confider itfelf itfelf, the fame thinking thing in differcnt t and places L 2. Man or woman confidered as oppo to things, or diftin& from them A zeal for perfons is far more eafy to be p ed, than a zeal for things To that we owe the fafety of our perfoss and A propriety of our pofieflions 3. Individual; man or woman This wa increafe b then ‘th church, which was flfli the addition of other perfons ‘ 1nto it 4.-Human being, confidered with ref to mere corporal exiftence - >Tis in her heart a'one thatyou n}"fi reig D['f You'll find her perfon difficult to gain or woman confidered as prec 5. Ma P alting or fuffering If T am traduc'd by tongues which, neither § faculties nor perfon %}i,sfbut the t'atc[;f:/pla,cc, and the mugll‘7 ‘2‘ an‘:all io That virtue muft go through The rebels maintained the fight for af o wa p fh we pe fi the and fo 6. general loofe term fo being; one Be 2 hu a man h cat G g r' ev n m i perfon's att creat'ur ' Go i h th e m f é r alway " : : e e P r n 7. One's fel o b o ): rt w: k m t e o r p When re th o at la de nant, I mad a m th n 'b o l c a c aoclar it to YU upo felf Franc in Pp;jbfl Ha HLd I will de»larc jtto Bacon' yil i h g : ; ‘ d m ; ' p § Our Saviour i of his humiliatio |