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of fame." Swift. He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor. Rambler.

is a poem in which any action or passion is represented by its effects on a country life. Rambler.

st devotion to his service. Piety is the only proper and adequate relief of decaying man. Rambler.

approbation. There are men who always confound the praise of goodness with the practice. Rambler.

Great hurry; rash, tumultuous haste; impetuosity. "The precipitation of inexperience." Rambler.

n; emolument; as, a profit on the sale of goods. Let no man anticipate uncertain profits. Rambler.

trong confidence. I dare promise myself you will attest the truth of all I have advanced. Rambler.

as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin. A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp. Rambler.

A rambler.

ury. Benefits which can not be repaid . . . are not commonly found to increase affection. Rambler.

juncts, of repentance; yet they are too closely connected with it to be easily separated. Rambler.

irth and revel to dispend. Chaucer. Some men ruin . . . their bodies by incessant revels. Rambler. Master of the revels, Revel master. Same as Lord of misrule, under Lord.

One who wanders about by sea or land; a wanderer; a rambler.

now would raise a mutiny at Naples. Addison. Praise . . . owes its value to its scarcity. Rambler. The value of an advantage is enhanced by its scarceness. Collier.

evealed. To tell our secrets is often folly; to communicate those of others is treachery. Rambler.

ake less fierce or intractable. Diffidence conciliates the proud, and softens the severe. Rambler.

haucer. The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion. Rambler.

uffereth now Arcite! Chaucer. The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment. Rambler.

sipate; as, to squander an estate. The crime of squandering health is equal to the folly. Rambler.

studied. For the frigid villainy of studious lewdness, . . . with apology can be invented Rambler.