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A Utopian community, in which all should rule equally, such as was devised by Coleridge, Lovell, and Southey, in their younger days.

The quality or state of being paradoxical. Coleridge

A low wall, especially one serving to protect the edge of a platform, roof, bridge, or the like.

One who writes a parody; one who parodies. Coleridge.

Servile imitation or repetition. [R.] Coleridge. "The supine parrotry." Fitzed. Hall.

The act of particularizing. Coleridge.

A lampooner; a pasquiler. [R.] Coleridge.

to pass swiftly, directly, smoothly, etc.; to pass to the rear, under the yoke, over the bridge, across the field, beyond the border, etc. "But now pass over [i.e., pass on]." Chaucer. On high behests his angels to and fro Passed frequent. Milton. Sweet sounds rose slowly through their mouths, And from their bodies pas…

A ridge or projecting edge on a shoulder piece to turn the blow of a lance or other weapon from the joint of the armor.

e familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore. [R.] Colridge.

maps for ports, and piers, and roads. Shak. As if through a dungeon grate he peered. Coleridge.

iron whip. Spenser. Quoth he, "The man hath penance done, And penance more will do." Coleridge.

ction. There are imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere decorative features. "[A bridge] with . . . pendants graven fair." Spenser.

In the university of Cambridge, England, one who pays for his living in commons; -- corresponding to commoner at Oxford. Ld. Lytton.

Of or pertaining to the family Perdicidæ, or partridges.

A genus of birds including the common European partridge. Formerly the word was used in a much wider sense to include many allied genera.

A charm worn as a protection against disease or mischief; an amulet. Coleridge. Now help, ye charming spells and periapts. Shak.

lity. Personality is individuality existing in itself, but with a nature as a ground. Coleridge.

Personality. [R.] Coleridge.

Pestiferous. "After long and pestful calms." Coleridge.