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er is a penitent confession of the king, and the strangest . . . that ever was auricular. Milton.

Italian. Milton.

r life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline. The austerity of John the Baptist. Milton.

Self-sufficiency. [Obs.] Milton.

an authentic paper or register. To be avenged On him who had stole Jove's authentic fire. Milton.

ient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator. Eternal King; thee, Author of all being. Milton.

Testimony; witness. "And on that high authority had believed." Milton.

The harvest or fruits of autumn. Milton.

mn; as, an autumnal plant. Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa. Milton.

An auxiliary. [Archaic] Milton.

will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment. O, what avails me now that honor high ! Milton.

, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold. Milton. He had avenged himself on them by havoc such as England had never before seen. Macaulay.

The inflicting of retributive punishment; satisfaction taken. [R.] Milton.

One who takes vengeance. [Obs.] Milton.

vent, the occurrence or effects of; as, how can the danger be averted "To avert his ire." Milton. When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth avert them from the church. Bacon. Till ardent prayer averts the public woe. Prior.

rs. What need a man forestall his date of grief. And run to meet what he would most avoid Milton. He carefully avoided every act which could goad them into open hostility. Macaulay.

The act of avouching; positive declaration. [Obs.] Milton.

s or his crimes. Which I to be the of Israel's God Avow, and challenge Dagon to the test. Milton.

ct. Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat, Chief of the angelic guards, awaiting night. Milton.

thargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action. Before whom awake I stood. Milton. She still beheld, Now wide awake, the vision of her sleep. Keats. He was awake to the danger. Froude.