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emy." Addison. For the gross of the people, they are considered as a mere herd of cattle. Burke.

r, in a far more terrific guise than any which ever yet have overpowered the imagination. Burke.

Easily gulled; that may be duped. -- Gul"li*bii`i*ty, n. Burke.

The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher; also (Fig.), trifles. Burke.

to break in pieces. The other divisions of the kingdom being hackled and torn to pieces. Burke.

; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms. I never could drive a hard bargain. Burke.

Of a harsh or stern countenance; hard-featured. Burke.

The state of an heir; succession by inheritance. Burke.

tus; as, hermetic philosophy. Hence: Alchemical; chemic. "Delusions of the hermetic art." Burke. The alchemists, as the people were called who tried to make gold, considered themselves followers of Hermes, and often called themselves Hermetic philosophers. A. B. Buckley.

Hoariness; antiquity. [R.] Covered with the awful hoar of innumerable ages. Burke.

That which holds, binds, or influences. Burke.

oody; whimsical; capricious. Hawthorne. The commons do not abet humorsome, factious arms. Burke.

of the rulers. D. Ramsay. Let us identify, let us incorporate ourselves with the people. Burke.

cit intercourse; illicit pleasure. One illicit . . . transaction always leads to another. Burke. -- Il*lic"it*ly, adv. -- Il*lic"it*ness, n.

ible to the touch. Dryden. Its operation is slow, and in some cases almost imperceptible. Burke. -- Im`per*cep"ti*ble*ness, n. -- Im`per*cep"ti*bly, adv. Their . . . subility and imperceptibleness. Sir M. Hale.

ic ruler, law, or measure. The most unjust and impolitic of all things, unequal taxation. Burke.

ports to, these conquests, as the measure of these advantages which we derived from them. Burke.

To advance on loan. Burke.

Bred within; innate; as, inbred worth. "Inbred sentiments." Burke.

, or affecting other magical results; enchantment. "Mysterious ceremony and incantation." Burke.