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Show PR apply themfelves to foften the rigour of the pl;cccpt Rogers impraicabl Chymifts, and other projefors, propofe to themL' Efirange felves things utterly impracticable ' Aftrolegers that future fates torc{hexy Projectors, quacks, and lzw;\‘crs_n«:r a few Pope ProjE‘CTURE. #. /). [projediure, Frenc A jutting out projetura, Latin. g, Pro1N. @. a. [ corruption of praze. to prune totrim to cut lop T 1 fit and prom my wing After flight, and put new fting Ben Fonfon To my fhafts The country hufbandman will not give the proin adm t abl no a t pla jng knife to a you th :;" njon Be fcar 9y ProLA'TE. @. a. [prolatum, Lat.] T ronounce utter t The preflures of war have fomewhat cowed thei fpirits, as may be gathercd from the accent o their words, which they profate In a whining querifous tone, as ;if ftill complaining ~ and creftHezvel fallen Ex ProLa'TE. adj. [prolatus, Latin. tended beyond an exact round As to the prolate fpheroidical figure, though i be the neceffary refult of the carth's rotation abou its own axe, yet it is alfo very convenient for us Cheynz's Philsfophical Principles z. /. [prolatas, Latin. Prora'tion 1. Pronunciation; utterance Patrots, having been ufed to be fed at the prolation of certain words, may afterwards pronounc Ray the {ame Ainfworth 2. Delay; alt of deferring PROLEGO'MENA [7:607\5"/&[/,5?.& 5 pro 7. legomenes, Fr.] Previous difcourfe; introdu&tory obfervations PROLEPSIS 2 / ['/rgé?\nxlug ;:ro/epfe French. 1. A form of rhetorick, in whic Jedtions are anticipated ob This is a prolepfis or anachronifm Proie'pricar Previous [fro adj Theobald prolepfis. antecedent well defended by the profefied fervants of the altar Glanwville Prove'pricariy. adv. [from proleptical.] By way of anticipation. Clari/a Proera'R1an. adj. Mean; wretched vile vulgar Like fpeculators fhould fotefee Portended mifchiefs farther tha Low proletarian tything-men Hudibras Protirica'rion. n /i [proles and facio Generation of children Their fruits, proceeding from fimpler roots are not fo diftinguithable as the offspring of fen fible creatures, and prolifications defcendin double origins fro Browin PROLI'FICK } adj [ prolifigue, Fr PROLIFICAL proles and facio. Fruitful ; generative; pregnant; produitive Main ocean flow'd ; not idle, but with war Prolifick humour foft'ning all her glob Fer'mented the great mother to concei e Satiate with genial moifture. Milton's Paradi e Lofl Every difpute in religion grew profificaly and i ventilating one queftion tidited man ar o on together in generation tures being pro Ip ecies the minglin ne one wer Decay of Picty Milkioss Th' enhappy queen with talk prolong'd the and the breed of fuch mix Ray z. To put off to a diftant time From the middle of the world To-marrow in my judgment is too fudden ; For { myfelf am not {o well provide The fun's profifick rays are huil'd *Tis from that feat he darts thofe beams Which quicken earth with genial flames t nor would pivlon Life much Prior .‘,'/7':‘_/;{; be were the day prolon As elfe T woul Provi'ricavry. adv. [from proljfick. )VFrmEquy 3 pregnantly E Rw()L_l X. adj. [ prolixe, French ; pro lixus Latin. 1. Long ; tedious; not eoncife ProrLoxga ti10N. u.f. [ prolosgation, Fr from prolong. 1. The aé& of lengthening According to ‘the caution we have been fo pro/i in giving, if we aim at right underflanding th true nature of it, we muft examine what apprehenfion mankind make of it Digby Should I at large repea "The bead-roll of her vicious tricks My poem would be too prolix Prior This ambailage concerned only the pralongatio 2. Of long duration rare {enfe Thi Nourithmer it i of days for paynient of monies judge may then affigh a competent term Bacon's Henry VI Prorvu'sion. #. f. [ profufie, Luar. Briter tainments ; performance of diverfion It is mémorable, which Famianus Strada; i the firft book of hisdcademical pro/afionsy relate of Suarez is a ver Tt the appellant appoints ‘a 'tetm tod' profix living creatures is for the pro Bacon's Natural Hiftory elay to a loniger time Hakewill PRO'MINENT. adj [prominens Standing out beyond the othe protuberant ;3 extant th iy Lat. part Provni'x10us. adf. [from profiz. Dilatory; tedious. A word of Shakefpeare' coining Whales are deferibed with two preminert fpout on their beads, whereas they have but one i the forehead terminating over the windpipe Lay by all nicety and prolixicus bluthes: Shakefp She has her eyes {o prominent, and placed fo tha fhe can fee better behind her than before her. More Tiwo goodly bowls of mafly filver With figures promirent and richly wrought. Bryden Seme have their eyes ftand fo prominent as th hare, that they can fee as well behind as befor them Ray Provi'xiry n. /. [prolixit? from prolix. 'Tedioufnefs length; want of brevity I is true croffin th withou any flip Frenc Brown's Vulgar Errours tirefom of prelixity o plain highway ef talky that the goo Anthonio hath loft a fhip Shakefpeare Pro'MiNENCE. } n. f. [ prominentia, Lat Pro'MINENCY from gyominent.] Protuberance; extant part In fome othef paflages, I may have, to fhu prolixity, unawares flipt into the contrary extreme Elaborate and ftudied prolixit points as no bod Boyle in proving fuc calls in queftion length It fhows the nofe and eyebrows, with the prominencies and fallings in of the features Addifon Waterland At grea PROMI'SCUOQUS. ad;. [ promifecnas, Lat. tediouly Provi'xness Mingled; confufed ; undiftinguithed Dryden » /. [from prolix. Glory he requires, and glory he receives Prémifeuous from all nations. Milton's Paradife Loff Promifcuous love by marriage was reftrain'd. Rofc Tedi oufnefs PROLOCU'TOR. n. /. [Latin. Th foreman ; the fpeaker of a convocation In rufh'd atonce a rude promifcucus crowd The guards, and then each other everbear And in a moment throng the theatre The convocatien the queen prorogued, thoug at the expence of Dr. Atterbuty's difpledfure, wh N Savift Prorocu'rorsuir. ‘2. /. [from profecutor.] - The office or dignity of prolo#. f French; prologus [webroy®- prologue Latin. 1. Preface; introduttio or performance to any difcousf =-Shall we clap into 't roundly, without hawking, or fpitting, or faying we are hoarfe, which ar Proui'scvousLy adv b it, married and gav exprefie ou difcretion o decency with no better a guide tha tal appet Sbaki/p Unaw' 70 PrO'LOGUE. @. a. [from the noun. To introduce with a formal pref:face cal i bu pro the impul age withoufly,an P by precepts huma Fr . Declaration of fome benefi ferred A i TTRT Philipe or divine PRO'MISE 2. /. [promiffum promife, promefle, French. Seak o ed Tro 7 Like birds and beafts promiftuonfly they join oo (prolonger ium indif h Here mightyo fe p Barons'and peafants-o th' embattled field Y5 one'huge heap, promiifcuenfly amatt The peaking cornuto comesiin the inftant He his fpecial nothing ever prolzgues [from promi/ Sa If my death might make this ifland happy And prove the period of their tyrann 1 would expend it withall'wil But mine is ‘made the profg e t Pope 2. Something fpoken before the entranc of the actors of a play we had fpoke the prologue of our comedy the pramifcucus difpen cuons. With confufed mixture criminately the only preloyues to a bad voice Shakef In her face excuf Milton Came prologue and apology too promipt ‘w. a 7o PROLO'NG pre and Jongus, Latin. that confider life good men fhall be rewarded, and finners punifhed Tillotjon The earth was formed out of that promifcuou mafs of fand, earthy thells, fubfiding from th water Woodaward Clubs, diamonds, hearts, in wild diforder feen With throngs promifcucus firow the level green. Pope A wild, where weeds and flow'rs promifcucus thoot cutor Pro'Locur man Dryden fations of God's providence in this world, ca think it unreafonable to-conclude, that after thi Contie, fit, anda fong From pharos of authority Lat. dog was defign'd their prolocutor The prolegtical notions of religion cannot be f Al to continue Henceforth 1fly not death Dr On thefe profixly thankful the enlarg'd whic b Springs out draw out I‘ur.cvcry kind, by thy prolifick might ProLUxvrx. adw. [from prolix. This was contained in my prolepfis or preventio of his anfwer Bramball againft Hobbes 2. An errour in chronolog events are dated too early And breeds whate'er is bred beneath the fkies lengthe "R 1. T His vifal pow'r air, carth and feas fupplias R wil form 2. One wh fchemes PR . Lati t [ e |