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ups must not be all on side . . . but must contrast each other by their several position. Dryden.

God; humble penitence; through repentance. My future days shall be one whole contrition. Dryden.

That which serves to check, restrain, or hinder; restraint. "Speak without control." Dryden.

who governs. The great controller of our fate Deigned to be man, and lived in low estate. Dryden.

One who supports or frequents conventicles. Dryden.

ociated; intimately acquainted. I have been conversant with the first persons of the age. Dryden.

mate fellowship or association; close acquaintance. "Conversation with the best company." Dryden. I set down, out of long experience in business and much conversation in books, what I thought pertinent to this business. Bacon.

do converse and waste the time together. Shak. We had conversed so often on that subject. Dryden.

iii. 46. Seek not to convince me of a crime Which I can ne'er repent, nor you can pardon. Dryden.

most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. Diet's Dry Dinner (1599).

the heels, to dance attendance; to wait, as for admission to a patron's house. [Colloq.] Dryden.

A dry measure of four bushels, or half a quarter. [Written also comb.]

- usually followed by up, sometimes by in. The Trojans coopet within their walls so long. Dryden. The contempt of all other knowledge . . . coops the understanding up within narrow bounds. Locke.

opious; abudance; plenty; also, diffuseness in style. To imitatethe copiousness of Homer. Dryden.

ell. Some . . . never fail, when they copy, to follow the bad as well as the good things. Dryden.

ng that comforts, gladdens, and exhilarates. Charms to my sight, and cordials to my mind. Dryden.

A Hebrew dry measure; a cor or homer. Num. xi. 32 (Douay version).

Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up. Bind fast hiss corky arms. Shak.

Not susceptible of corruption or decay; incorruptible. Dryden.

Dry and hard; impermeable; unyielding. [Obs.] Clay in dry seasons is costive, hardening with the sun and wind. Mortimer.