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press the spirits of; to deject. Regiments . . . utterly disorganized and disheartened. Macaulay.

m [faults]. Pope. -- Dis`in*gen"u*ous*ly, adv. T. Warton. -- Dis`in*gen"u*ous*ness, n. Macaulay.

elf-devotion of which man seems to be incapable, but which is sometimes found in woman. Macaulay.

town, or a ship. A dismantled house, without windows or shutters to keep out the rain. Macaulay.

g of the spirits; consternation. I . . . can not think of such a battle without dismay. Macaulay. Thou with a tiger spring dost leap upon thy prey, And tear his helpless breast, o'erwhelmed with wild dismay. Mrs. Barbauld.

ess have resented the dismemberment of the unwieldy body of which they formed the head. Macaulay.

order the head or stomach. A man whose judgment was so much disordered by party spirit. Macaulay.

res. I. Taylor. The disparity of numbers was not such as ought to cause any uneasiness. Macaulay.

s of the House who held commissions, should be dispensed from parliamentary attendance. Macaulay. He appeared to think himself born to be supported by others, and dispensed from all necessity of providing for himself. Johnson.

One who disputes; one who argues A singularly eager, acute, and pertinacious disputant. Macaulay.

y; dissertation. For accurate research or grave disquisition he was not well qualified. Macaulay.

One who dissents. Macaulay.

agency or influence of God. Divinely set apart . . . to be a preacher of righteousness. Macaulay.

the Houses of Parliament, to ascertain the vote. The motion passed without a division. Macaulay.

cause, giddiness or vertigo. To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy ladder. Macaulay.

["Pilgrim's Progress"] has been done into verse: it has been done into modern English. Macaulay.

something taught and to be believed; as, a doctrinal observation. "Doctrinal clauses." Macaulay.

taining to written evidence; contained or certified in writing. "Documentary evidence." Macaulay.

ll-spelt lines of doggerel in which he expressed his reverence for the brave sufferers. Macaulay.

rtitude is the more extraordinary, because his domestic feelings were unusually strong. Macaulay.