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Show S W make lefs painful f"%e» the fweetnefs of my heart, even fweeten dde;th which ber fweetnefs brought upor:g _r;\c I« fl(y Thou fhalt fecure her helplefs fex from harms Ahd fhe thy cares will fzueeten with her ch .1}1)115;: { of ftate an I") h change of circum tance pol;tcr m:;‘]:e:sefweetmed thefe refle€tions to th fort, but impreflions are not fo eafily worn out o : 'the'mi';ds of the vulgar Addifon Thy mercy [weet'ned ev'ry foil Made ev'ry region pleafe; The hoary Alpin hills it warm'd i And fmooth'd the Tyrrhene feas. Addif. Spect 4. To palliate; to reconcile Thefe leflons may. be gilt and faveetened as we or TR @ :-C\\ ;der-P'xlls and potions, fo as to take off the difguft o R the remedy L'Efirange 5. To make grateful or pleafing I would have my lov fometimes, to jaweeten off the ref ~ Angr Of%l?;' behaviour B'cn Fonfon's Catiline . 6, Tofoften ; to make delicate Corregio has made his memory immortal, b the ftrength he has given to his figures, and b Jweetening his lights and.[hadows, and melting t}'uc into each other fo happily, that they are even imreeptible Dryden's Dafrefnoy To grow fiweet ':eSWPBE'TEN. v. n ~ Where a wafp hath bitten in a grape, or an p fruity it will faweeten hattily Bacon's Nat. Hiftory ' SwEE'TENER. 2./. [from Javeeten. 1. One that palliates ; one that reprefent - things tenderly But you who, till your fortune's made Mutt be a faweet zer by your trade Muft fwear he never meant us ill Swift Y75 Thofe fofteners, feveeteners, and compounders . fhake their heads {o ftrongly, that we can hear thei t: pockets jingle Savift » That which contemperates acrimony Powder of crabs eyes and claws, and burnt egg fhells, are prefcribed as fweeteners of an i h,umgurs EETHEART Temple 7. [ fweet and bears. Alover or miftrefs thary - Into fome covert; take your Jweethearts Shake[peare weetheart, your colour, I warrant you is a 1ed 23 any rofe Shakefpeare One thing, fweetheart, T will affc e "Take me for a new-fathion'd mafk. Cleaveland - Awench was wringing her hands and crying fhe had newly parted with her frocerbeart. L' Efir She interprets all your dreams for thefe Swer'rin, #. /. [from /fwveet. Dryd. Fuw Pl A fw_eet lafcious apple A child will chufe a Jweeting becaufe it is pre "flY_fa{r' and pleafant, and refufe a runnet, be. caufe it is then green, har and four Afcham®s Schoolmafter 2. A word of endearment 1ip no further pret tin % Jo::mies end in lox:elr)s mzcjt:izfxege "vffvzee?s}i. adj. [from Jweet. fEh o Shakefpeare Somewha They efteemed that ‘blood pituitou naturally which abounde ,. chyle wit an exceedin | vwn TLY. ady, from/?weet. ;n;nner 5 with fwee B quantity o Floyer Ina fwee € beft wine for my belo ed goeth down Jaweetly He bore his gr at comm] if favaaly ion in1 his. look; S mper'd awe, nd foften'd all he {poke o No poct ever f'weetly fung Al he Weze like Phabus oung Swift Sweg'r MEAT. n, [ [ jweet an meat. Delicacies made of fruits preferved wit {ugar Mopfa, as glad as of [aveetmeats to go of fuch a errand quickly returned Sidney __Whyall the charges of the nupti l feaft Wn‘)e and deferts, and Jweetmeats to dig ft. Dryd There was plenty, but the difhes wer ill forted whol: pyramids of fweetmeats for boys an women but little folid meat for men Dryden Malze your tranfparent e fweetmeats tru y nice Wich Indian fugar and Arabian fpice King's Cookery If a child cries for any unwholefome fruit, yo purchafe his quict by giving him a lefs hur fu Javeetmeat : this may preferve his health, buit fpo l his mind Locke At a lord-mayor's feaft, the Javeetmeats do no make their appearance till people are cloyed wit beef and mutton Addifon They are allowed to kifs the child at meetin and parting; but a profefior, who always ftands by will not fuffer them to bring any prefents of toy or fweetmeats Saift Swer'TNESS. 7. /. [from Jweet. Th quality of being fweet in any of it fenfes ; fragrance ; melody ; lufcioufnefs ; delicioufnefs; agreeablenefs ; de lightfulnefs ; gentlenef mildnefs of afpect of manners She, the fweetnefs of my heart, even fweetenin the death which her fweetnefs brought upon me Sidney The right form, the true figure, the natural colour thatis fit and due to. the dignity of a man, t the beauty of a woman, to the feetnefs of a youn babe Afcham O our lives fweetnefs That we the pain of death would hourly bear Rather than die at once Shakefpeare's King Lear Where a rainbow toucheth, there breatheth fort a fweet fmell : for this happeneth but in certai matters which have in themfelves fome Javeetnefs which the gentle dew of the rainbow draweth forth Bacon membered by his contemporaries Fell Serene and clear harmonious Horace flows With favcetnefs not to be expreft in profe. Rofecom Suppofe two authors equally fiweet, there is a grea diftin€tion to be made in fwveernefs5 as in that o fugar, and that of honey Dryden This old man's taik, though honey flow' In every word, would now lofe all its Jweetnefs Addifon ;‘Ft‘)retells th' eftate, when the rich uncl dies T Afld'fees a fweetheart in the facrifice Nor ev! er nym ph infpird t thym Uljlcls like Venus ix?her primcy His faveetnefs of carriage is very particularly re Miftrefs, retire yourfel ?And pluck o'er your brows SW Praife the eafy vigour of a line Where Denham's ftrength and Waller's faveetnef join Pope A man of good education, excellent underftanding, and exa&t tafte; thefe qualities are adorne with great modefty, an of temper a moft amiable faveetnef Savift SweeTwI'LLIAM, } 7. / SWEETWILLOW of gilliflowers SwEeTWI'LLOW myrtle [armeria, Lat. Plants 7. / Gal A fpecie o Dutc 7o SWELL. w. z. participle pafl. favollen [ypellan, Sax. jawellen, Dutch. 1. 'To grow bigger extend the parts to grow turgid ; t Propitious Tyber fmooth'd his wat'ry way He roll'd his river back, and pois'd he ftood A gentle fzvelling, and a peaceful flood. Diyd 2. To tumify by obftruéion Strangely vifited people All fawol'n and ulc'rous, pitiful to the eye The mere defpair of furgery, he cures. Shak. Mach Savol'n is his breaft hisinward pains epcrcat‘c All means are us'd, and all without {uccefs, Dryd 3. To be exafperated My pity hath been balm to heal their wounds My mildnefs hath allay'd their fwelling grief Shake[peare 4. To look big Here he comes, fwelling like a turkey-cqck Shake|pearee 5« To be turgid Ufed of ftyle Peleus and Telephus, exil'd and poor Forget their fwelling and gigantick words Rofc 6. To protuberate "This iniquity fhall be as a breach ready to fall Jawelling out in a high wall TJaiah, xxX 13 7. Torife into arrogance ; to be elated In all things elfe above our humble fate Your equal mind yet fzvel/s not into ftate. Dryder 8. To be inflated with anger I will help every on fro hi that _fiwf{'z'er‘l againft him, and will fet him at reft. Pfalms, xii. 6 We have made peace of enmit Between thefe fwelling wrong-incenfed peers Shakefpeare The hearts of princes kifs obedience So much they love it; but to ftubborn fpirit They Jfwell and grow as terrible as ftorms, Sbak 9. To grow upon the view O for a mufe of fire, that would afcen The brighteft heaven of invention A kingdom for a ftage, princes to aét And monarchs to behold the fwelling fcene Shak 10. It implies commonly a notion of femething wrong Your youth admire The throws and fzwellings of a Roman foul Cato's bold flights, th' extravagance of virtue Addifon Immoderate valour fawe/ls into a fault A4ddifon 7o SWELL. @. a 1. To caufe to rife or increafe ; to mak tumid Wind, blow the earth into the fea Or favell the curled waters bove the main Shat You who fupply the ground with feeds of grain And you who fave// thofe feeds with kindly rain Dryden 2. To aggravate'; to heighten It is low ebb with his accufer, when fuch peccadillos are put to favell the charge Atterbury 3. To raife to arrogance All thefe miferies proceed from the fame natura caufes, which have ufually attended kingdoms fzuoles with long plenty, pride, and excefs Clarendon The king of men, who, fwo/n with pride Refus'd his prefents, and his prayers deny'd. Dryd SWELL. #. /. [from the verb. of bulk Extenfio The fwan's down feather, That ftands upon the fwell at full of tide And neither way inclines. Shakefp. Ante and Clecp SWE'LLING. n /i [from jawell. 1. Morbid tumour There is not a chronical difeafe that more frequently introduces the diftemper I am difuou.rfin of than ftrumous or fcrophulous fzvellings or ulcers Blackmers 2. Protuberance ; prominence The fuperficies of tuch plates are not even, bu have many cavities and [ave//ings, \vn.xch, how fhal low foever, do a little vary the thicknefs of th plate Newton's Opticks 3. Effort for a vent My heart was torn in pieces to fee the hufl?m' fimpr'effing and keeping down the fwellings of hi grigf Tatler o SweLT. w.n 'To break out in {weat if that be the meaning Chearful blood in faintnefs chil did melt Which, like a fever fit, through all h's body favelt Spenfer's Fair 7o SWE'LTER «. Queen [This is fuppofe L |