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an inconsiderable salary or compensation. "The small pittance of learning they received." Swift. The inconsiderable pittance of faithful professors. Fuller.

A book of dramatic compositions; a book of the play. Swift.

A day given to play or diversion; a holiday. Swift.

ranger, please to taste These bounties. Milton. That he would please 8give me my liberty. Swift.

quality or state of being poignant; as, the poignancy of satire; the poignancy of grief. Swift.

A politician. [Archaic] Bacon. Swiftly the politic goes; is it dark he borrows a lantern; Slowly the statesman and sure, guiding his feet by the stars. Lowell.

in between the election and my hopes. Shak. A trick of popping up and down every moment. Swift.

A porpoise. [Obs.] Swift.

Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a positive voice in legislation. Swift.

nce; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See Positive, a. Positiveness, pedantry, and ill manners. Swift. The positiveness of sins of commission lies both in the habitude of the will and in the executed act too; the positiveness of sins of omission is in the habitude of the will only. Norris.

The hinder parts, as of an animal's body. Swift.

ke a difference between suffering thistles to grow among us, and wearing them for posies. Swift.

A popgun. [Obs.] Swift.

vernment. Power is no blessing in itself but when it is employed to protect the innocent. Swift.

To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with warlike parade. Swift.

One who inculcates anything with earnestness. No preacher is listened to but Time. Swift. Preacher bird (Zoöl.), a toucan.

Falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently, or recklessly; moving precipitately. They leave their little lives Above the clouds, precipitant to earth. J. Philips. Should he return, that troop so blithe and bold, Precipitant in fear would wing their flight. Pope.

In a precipitate manner; headlong; hastily; rashly. Swift.

hole case, by calling the united sense of both houses of Parliament" a universal clamor." Swift.

First; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier minister. Camden. Swift.