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Show PR PIR pretex Pre'rerirNess. #». f. [from preterit. State of being paft; not prefence; no ward canno conceiv in infinitum a preteritnef ftill back that never was prefent as w can an endlefs futurity, that never will be prefent; fo that though ene is potentially infinite, ye neverthele(s the other is pofitively finite : and thi reafoning doth not at all affect the eternal exiftenc of the adorable divinity, in whofe invariable nature there is no paft nor future. Bentley's Sermons under a pretext of fervice and kindnefs. L' Eftrange Pre‘Tor. n. [ [prator, Latin ; pretenr French. The Roman judge It i now fometimes taken for a mayor Good Cinna, take this paper And look you lay it in the preror's chair Shakefp Porphyrius, whom you Egypt's pretor made Is come from Alexandria to your aid Dryden An advocate, pleading the caufe of his clien before one of the pretors, could only produce fingle witnefs, in a point where the law require Paft and gone "We look with a fuperftitious reverence upon th Glanwille's Scepfis Never was there fo much of either, in any preWalker terlapfed age, as in this two [pretermiffion 2. PrRETERMY'sSION French; pretermiffio, Latin.] The a& of omitting ToPRETERMIU'T. . 4. [ pratermitto, Lat. To pafs by what is na tural; irregular W th int will enquir cauf vil of thi and preternatural temper of mind, that fhould mak a man pleafe himfel wit that whic ways reach thofe faculties, which natur can ha n one letteth another Bacon Children, kept out of ill company, take a prid to behave themfelves prertily, after the fathion o others Locke Pre‘rTINESS, 2. /. [from pretty.] Beaut without dignity ; neat elegance withou elevation There is goodlinefs in the bodies of animals, a in the ox, greyhound and ftag; or majefty an mad will mak itfelf room by heat and break and blow up al Bacon that which refifteth it PRE'TERNATURALNESS. #. /. [from preternatural.] Manner different from th order of nature Bacon How prertily the young fwain feems to wat The band was fair before Shakefp. Winter's Tale One faith prettily5 in the quenching of th flame of a peftilent ague, nature is like people tha come to quench the fire of a houfe; fo bufy, a ftatelinefs as in the lion, hotfe eagle and cock grave awfulnefs, as in maftifls; or elegancy an preitinefs, asin leffer dogs and moft fort of birds all which are feveral modes of beauty DMore PrE‘TERNATURALLY. adv. [from presernatural.] In a manner different from th common order of nature attenuate Judicial ; exercife Pre'TTILY. @dv. [from presty.] Neatly elegantly; pleafingly without dignit or elevation That form, which the earth is under at prefen is prerernatural, like a ftatue made and broke Burnet again Simple air, preternaturall Latin fences South's Serrions ‘the proper feat of pleafure [pretorianus The chancery had the pretorian powver for equity the ftar-chamber had the cenforian power for of adj. [ preter an Different fro natural. adj pretorien, French, by the pretor The fees, that are termly given to thefe deputies, for recompenfe of their pains, 1 do purpofel Bagon pretermit; becaufe they be not certain PRE'TERNATURAL Speclator PrETO'RIAN PrETERLE GAL. adj. [preter and legal. Not agreeable to law 1 expeéted fome evil cuftoms preterlegal, an abufes perfonal, had been to be remoyed King Charles thofe difputes They fuck the blood of thofe they depend upon PrRETERLA PSED. adj. [ preterlapfus,Lat. accounts of preterlapfed ages manage Decay of Picty futurity W of reafon the Thofe drops of prettinefs, featteringly fprinlkle amongft the creatures, were defigned to defecat and exalt our conceptions, not to inveigle or detai our paffions Boyle PRETTY. adj. [prec, finery, Saxon preto, Italian; pras, prattigh, Dutch. 1 Neat elegant prife or elevation pleafin withou fur Of thefe the idle Greeks have many prerty tales PrRE'TERPERFECT. adj. [prateritum per- They found themfelves involved in a train o feftum, Latin. A grammatical term miftakes, by taking up fome prerry. hypothefis i applied to the tenfe which denotes tim philofophy Watis abfolutely paft z. Beautiful without grandeur or dignity Raleigh The fame natural averfion to loquacity has o late made a confiderable alteration in our language by clofing in one fyllable the termination of ou The pretty gentleman is the moft complaifan creature in the world, and is always of my mind preterperfeéi tenfe, as drown'd, walk'd, for drowned 3. It is ufed in a kind of diminutive contempt in poetry, and in converfation as, a pretty fellow indeed walked Addifor's Spectator PRE'TERPLUPERFECT. adj. [prateritu plufquam perfecium, Latin.] "The grammatical epithet for the tenfe denotin time relatively paft, or paft before fom other paft time PRETE'XT sexte, Fr. 2. [ [pratextus Latin pre Pretence; falfe appearagce falfe allegation Spetiator . A pretty tafic ;5 and foI told the fool Who needs muft undertake to pleafe by rules Dryd. He'll make a grerty figure in a triumph And ferveto trip before the victor's chariot. .A4ddif 4- Not very fmall ufe This is a very vulga A knight of Wales, with fhipping and fom pretty company, did go to difcover thofe parts Abbot My pretext to frike at him admit A good conftruction Shakefpeare's Coriolanu Cut off the falks of cucumbers, immediatel He made pretext, thatI fhould onely g . after their bearing, clofe by the earth, and the And helpe convey his freight ; but thought not fo. | caft a pretty quantity of earth upon the plant, and Chapman they will bear next year before the ordinary time Under this pretext, the means he fough Bacon To ruin fuch whofe might did much excee I would have a mount of fome prerty height, Daniel's Civil War. His pow'r to wrong As chymifts gold from brafs by fire would draw Pretexts are into treafon forg'd by law. - Denbam X fhall pot fay with how much, or how littl leaving the wall of the enclofure breaft high. Bacon Of this mixture we put a parcel into a crucible; and fuffered it for a preiy whilg to continue re ho!.' Bfl.)‘lfil A weazle 2 pretty way of frood lceringtu‘» L Pre‘TTY.} adv In fome degreélgflnl: word is ufed before adverbs adj to intend their fignificatio : it i than wery i Th world begun to b et Jof people, and human indufir)j'bdra'{,neclell}le}?e nud able places l‘I;h 1 fhall not enquire how far thi lo t m?" may adv nc the reputation of learning but pretty fare °tis no great addition t thei,rsw it A little voyage round the lake toolili days, though the wind was prett fair fo the while Addi I have a fondnefs fora projedt, a d a pre rable genius that way myfelf, Addifon's Guzy Thefe colours were faint and dilute; unlef light wa trajeGe obliquely; for by tha they became pretty vivid This writer every where infinuates one place, pretty plainly profefles himfelf chriftian A "The copper halfpence are coined by the publick and every piece worth prerty near the valuof copper The firlt attempts of this kind were pre deft th it To PREVA'IL. . 1. [ prevair, Bre prewvalere, Latin. 1. T be in force to have éfl'e&‘ have power; to have influence This cuftom makes the fhort fighte and the warier feepticks, as faras it prev 2. T'o overcome ; to gain the fup wit o o wpon fometimes o againft They that were your enemies) are his And have prevail'd as much on him as you. Sk Nor is it har the unjuft hatre for thee to preferve me amid and jealoufnefs of too manjy which thou haft {uffered to prewail upon me King Charl I told you then he fhould prewail, and fpeed O his bad errand The millgnium prevailed long againf the tut upon the ftrength ef authority 1 Decaofy Pietj While Marlbro's cannon thus prevailsbyland Britain's fea-chiefs by Anna's high command Refittlefs o'er the Thufcan billows rides Blackmarts Thus fong could prewvai O'er death and o'er hell omi A conqueft how hard and how glorious Though fate had faft bound he With Styx nine times round her Yet mufick and love were victorious This kingdo unite 3. T powe flg could never prewail ag\dla ift of England gain influence; to operate efiec tually 1 doynot pretend that thefe argumentsase demon {trations of which the nature of this tingis NE capable : but they are fuch ftrong yrobahhfl;% as ought to prevail with all thofe who are notabl to produce greater probabilities testhe CODU;%I‘HM It has aw upon, or on befor leth; 4. To perfuade or induce With minds obdurate nothing preva t u a r a t e t a c e p a they t t h o p t t i)l have caufe to complain w gh . a : o t u i e c v g old, who wil i r f r t He wa Briftol upon his firfk arrival The ferpent zvith m Perfuafively has. f prevail'd, that alfo tafted 'Slchey are more in danger to go ou t u n c t a wh Hay l w o t a that it i k t y n h a t h th |
