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f England; a nonconformist. Dissenters from the establishment of their several countries. Burke. Robert Brown is said to have the first formal dissenter. Shipley.

nt; separation from the established religion. I. Taylor. It is the dissidence of dissent. Burke.

l add infinitely dissociation, distraction, and confusion of these confederate republics. Burke.

. Spenser. The utmost which the discontented colonies could do, was to disturb authority. Burke.

feelings; perplexity; uneasiness. Any man . . . in a state of disturbance and irritation. Burke.

sway. In such a people, the haugtiness of domination combines with the spirit of freedom. Burke.

ng time, or being . . . very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a people. Burke.

A gift for service done or to be done; an honorarium; a present; sometimes, a bribe. Burke.

crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed . . . that it was indeed a very curious show. Burke.

down to pleasant dreams. Bryant. All the decent drapery of life is to be rudely torn off. Burke. Casting of draperies. See under Casting. The casting of draperies . . . is one of the most important of an artist's studies. Fairholt.

deduce from premises; to derive. We do not draw the moral lessons we might from history. Burke.

n dribblets, as they could, their best securities were at an interest of twelve per cent. Burke.

Like a drone; indolent; slow. Burke. -- Dron"ish*ly, adv. -- Dron"ish*ness, n.

es; in repeated portions. "Made to taste drop by drop more than the bitterness of death." Burke. -- Drop curtain. See Drop, n.,

om the duplicity wickedly charged on him, he acted his part with alacrity and resolution. Burke.

e with the landlords during the time of slavery, are only the effect of duress and force. Burke.

rly bird; an early spring; early fruit. Early and provident fear is the mother of safety. Burke. The doorsteps and threshold with the early grass springing up about them. Hawthorne.

t] I eat. Shak. The bread I have earned by the hazard of my life or the sweat of my brow. Burke. Earned run (Baseball), a run which is made without the assistance of errors on the opposing side.

e plural. As to the common people, their stock is in their persons and in their earnings. Burke.

or assistance; convenience; accommodation. In need of every kind of relief and easement. Burke.