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rs; to be ostentatiously splendid or gay. She glares in balls, front boxes, and the ring. Pope.

Brightness; splendor. In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen. Pope.

In brazed arms, that cast a gleamy ray, Swift through the town the warrior bends his way. Pope.

ees. Piecemeal they this acre first, then that; Glean on, and gather up the whole estate. Pope.

vivid light and heat; to be incandenscent. Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees. Pope.

n tends, or which a person aims to reach or attain. Each individual seeks a several goal. Pope.

en extremes; sufficiency without excess; moderation. Angels guard him in the golden mean. Pope. -- Golden mole (Zoöl), one of several South African Insectivora of the family Chrysochloridæ, resembling moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green, purple, and gold. -- Golden number (Chronol.), a number showin…

inces or states, such as the mediæval republics of Italy, and in more recent times by the pope.

Gluttonous; voracious. Pope.

orn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify. Great Jove and Phoebus graced his noble line. Pope. We are graced with wreaths of victory. Shak.

by grafting, so as to bring about a close union. And graft my love immortal on thy fame ! Pope.

grateful sleep. Now golden fruits on loaded branches shine, And grateful clusters swell. Pope.

at grass from (a pasture); to browse. The lambs with wolves shall graze the verdant mead. Pope.

t soft season when descending showers Call forth the greens, and wake the rising flowers. Pope.

To accost; to address. Pope.

Pertaining to, or originated by, some person named Gregory, especially one of the popes of that name. Gregorian calendar, the calendar as reformed by Pope Gregory XIII. in 1582, including the method of adjusting the leap years so as to harmonize the civil year with the solar, and also the regulation of the time of East…

as, a guardian care. Feast of Guardian Angels (R. C. Ch.) a church festival instituted by Pope Paul V., and celebrated on October 2d. -- Guardian angel. (a) The particular spiritual being believed in some branches of the Christian church to have guardianship and protection of each human being from birth. (b) Hence, a…

ny and Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries, which supported the House of Guelph and the pope, and opposed the Ghibellines, or faction of the German emperors.

dge; to judge of at random; to conjecture. First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess. Pope.

friendship's laws are by this rule exprest. Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest. Pope.