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Show S' The dur\( S not flak thei prefent an futur happinefs on their own chimerical imaginations [/}u/{' And from the brink his dancing thade furveys STALACTI‘TES 71./ [fro O]JC Stalaétites is only {par in the thape of an icicle accidentally formed in the perpendicular fiffures o Woodward Stara'cricat adj Refemblin a icicle A cave was lined with thofe falaétical ftones o the top and fides Derbam's Phyfico-Theology Staracmr'TEs.z / thapeof drops Sparformed into th W oodward's Meth. Fof STALE. adj. [ feellc, Dutch. t. Old; long kept Stale is not ufed o than in contempt applied to beer, i worfe for age altered by time. perfons otherwif except when it i commonly mean This, Richard, is a curious cafe Suppofe your eyes fent equal ray Upon two diftant pots of ale Not knowing which was mild or ffale In this fad ftate your doubtful choic ‘Would never have the cafting voice Prior A flale virgin fets up a fhop in a place where fhe is not known Spectator 2. Ufed till it is of no ufe or efteem ; wor out of regard or notice The duke regarded not the muttering multitude knowing that ramours grow fale, and vanifh wit time Hayward Abouther neck a pacquet mail Fraught with advice, {fome frefh, fome fale Butler Many things beget opinion; fo doth novelty wit itfelf, if flale, is lefs taking. Grew's Cofmologia Pompey was a perfeét favourite of the people but his pretenfions grew flale, for want of a timel opportunity of introducing them upon the ftage Sawift They reafon and conclude by precedent And own flale nonfenfe which they ne'er invent Pope ST ALE.#./. [from pzzlan, Saxon, to fteal. 1. Something exhibited or offered as a allurement to draw others to any plac or purpofe His heart being wholly delighted in deceiving us w could neve be warned; bu rathe on bir caught, ferved for a flale to bring in more, Sidney Still as he went he crafty ffales did lay With cunning trains him to entrap unwares And privy fpials plac'd in all his way To weet what courfe he takes, and how he fares Spenfer The trumpery in my houfe bring hither For flale to catch thefe thieves Shakefp. Tempef Had he none elfe to make a ffale but me I was the chief that rais'd him to the crown And TI'll be chief to bring him down again Shakefpeare's Henry V1 A pretence of kindnefs is the univerfal fale t all bafe projeéts : by this men are robbed of thei fortunes, and women of their honour Government of the Tongue It may be a vizor for the hypocrite, and a ffal for the ambitious Decay of Piety This eafy fool muft be my flale, fet u Tocatch the people'seyes: he's tameand merciful Him I can manage Dryden's Don Sebaflian 2. In Shakefpeare it feems to fignify a proftitute I ftand difhonour'd, that have gone abou To link my dear friend to a common fale. Shak 3 [from fale, adj. a flick. A handle the head did go No further than it might be feene, he call'd hi {pirits again s‘cc?mcgw. the ftone ST But, feeing th' arrow's flale without, and tha _{](/t/i_/:':)/ DIl fflake yon® lamb that near the fountain plays Dutch Urine ; old urine 4. Old beer; beer fomewhat acidulated Chapman It hath a long flale or handle, with a button a the end for one's hand Mortimer's Hufbandry Zo STALE. @. a. [from the adjettive.] T wear out ; to make old Not in ufe Age cannot wither her, nor cuftom fal Her infinite variety Shak. Antony and Clecpatra Were I a common laughter, or did uf To fale with ordinary oaths my lov To every new proteftor Shakefp. Fulius Cxfar A barren-fpirited fellow, one that feed On abjeét orts and imitations Which 70 STALE. w. make water Shakefpeare's Fulius Cefar [fro the noun. Having tied his beaft t* a pale And taken time for both to ffale STA'LELY of lon adv [from fale. T Hudibras Of old time B. Fonf STaA"LENESS. 7. /. [from ffale.] Oldnefs ftate of beiug long kept ; ftate of bein corrupted by time The beerand wine, as well within water as above have not been palled; but fomewhat better tha bottles of the fame drinks and falenefs, kept in cellar Bacon's Natural Hiffory Provided our landlord's principles were found we did not take any notice of the flalenefs of hi provifions Addifon Zo STALK. @. 7. [yzealcan, Saxon. wal with hig an fuper fteps It is ufed commonly in a fenfe of diflike His monftrous enem With fturdy fteps came ffalking in his fight. Spenfer Shall your city call us lord In that behalf by which we challeng'd it Or fhall we give the fignal to our rage And falk in blood to our pofleflion ? Shak. K. Fobn Unfold th' eternal door You fee before the gate what flalking ghof Commands the guard, what fentries keep the poft Dryden With manly mien he fa/k'd along the ground Nor wonted voice bely'd nor vaunting found. Dryd Then flalking through the dee ,He fords the ocean, while the topmoit wav ‘Scarce reaches up his middle fide Addifon Vexatious thought f{till found my flying mind Nor bound by limits, nor to place confin'd Haunted my nights, and terrified my days Stalk'd through my gardens, and purfued my ways Nor fhut from artful bow'r, norloft in winding maze Prior Scornful turning from the fhor My haughty ftep, I fal/k'd the valley o'er Pope's Ody[fey 2. It is often ufed with fome infinuation o contempt or abhorrence Bertra Stalks clofe behind her, like a witch's fien Prefling to be employ'd Dryden's Spanifb Friar They pafs their precious hours in playsand fports TiH death behind came flalking on unfeen. Dryd *Tis not to ffalk about, and draw frefh ai From time to time 3. T walk behin Addifon's Cato a ftalkin 1. High, proud, wide, and ftyge| Behind it forth there leapt / ép. An ugly fiend, more foul thay difmal day The which with monftrous flalk behind?-' t And ever as he went due watch upon hin:»n];; Great Milton next, with high Spefr Unfetter'd in majefii'ck num%?r:rlxsa]lil::. th i wfi The ftey p 2. [ flele, Dutch. flowers or fruits grow ': # 98 T , A fock-gillyflower, gently tied o 5 fick, pu into a freep glafs full of quickfilyer th quickfilver cover it; after five days ,you willt fi? the flower frefh, and the ffalk harder ang lc{sflex'b'd than it was 3 Small frore will ferve, where fior All feafons, ripe for ufe hangs on the_/ia,lk. Mi That amber attraés not bafil, is wholly rep:" nant unto truth ; for if the leayes thereof, or.d,is Salks, be ftripped unto fmall ftraws, they arif unto amber, wax, and other electricks, n other ways than thofe of wheat and rye Browi Rofes unbid, and ev'ry fragrant flow'r Flew from their ffalks to ftrew thy nuptial bow'y All your promis'd mountain And feas I am fo ffalely acquainted with 1. T STALK. 7. /. [from the verh out of ufe, and ffa/'d by other men Begin his fafhion 3 horfe o cover The king afked how far it was to a certain town they faid fix miles Half an hour after he afke again : one faid fix miles and a half The kin alighted out of his coach, and crept under th fhoulder of his led horfe: and when fome afke his majefty what he meant, T muft ffalk, faid he for yonder town is thy, and flies me Bacon's Apophthegms Dryden 3. The ftem ofa quill Viewed with a glafs, they appear made up o little bladders, like thofe in the plume or falk o quill Gréan STA'LKINGHORSE. n [ [/lalking a horfe.] A horfe either real or fictitioy by which a fowler fhelters himfelf fro the fight of the game; a mafk ;'apr tence Let the counfellor give counfel no but for confcience, forbearing to mak the ftate the ffalkinghorfe of his privat Hakewill o for factio the goodof i ends Providence Hypocrify is the devil's flatkinghae, undera affetation of fimplicity and religion. L'Effrange STa'LxY ftalk adj. [from £alk.] Hard like W It grows upon a round ftalk, and at the topbear Mortime a great ffalky head 4 Dutch ffal,n STALL. n. /. [yceal, Sax falla, Italian. 1. A crib in which an ox is fed, or a horf . Londt o is kept in the ftable A herd of oxen then he carv'd, with highrist. heads, forg'd al Of gold and tin, for colour mixt, and bellowingfro their fall Chapinan' Rufht to their paftures Duncan's horfes Beauteous and fwift, the minions of the rit Turn'd wild in nature, broke their falls flungb:"l Contending 'gainit obedience. Sbakffp-hfifg Solomon had forty thoufand fialls of; Ig}ng;;ifi '; fi'l.l‘L c(:iuld b in lod wha h fou His fello At laft he found a fall where oxen ftood 2. A bench or form where any thing isfe to fale - 4 o Stalls, bulks, windows ' r h :g gl re m la l' fi a l Are {fmother'd up ., With variable complexions; al agrete fi fi ; / } e a S m h fe t In carneftnef m c r v f e \ v \ f a c ey are nature' T iy E O e v e f a t Jall, expofed to t & } ' b £ o e b o t i u eyelic{s Hoy firft f And therefore plac'd her ChFrr‘"';s OI;oas ar"eliy Y i ' i g t w i a f How pedla i m t u c h The varii ous faiririings of fl p u e g ' o t n t Harle C t f d o m h Returnin ; i W a n o r p Obferv' ll fl o o t a o Cheap'nin 3. [ fall, Swedih; fab, i fmall houfe or {he trades are praéhfed 1% i L 'uk SW i %tf ArpordeJ whic e .‘Wt [m of |
