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o forbear; to avoid. I can not help remarking the resemblance betwixt him and our author. Pope.

ing help; feeble; weak; as, a helpless infant. How shall I then your helpless fame defend Pope.

By inheritance; in an hereditary manner. Pope.

Of or pertaining to a hermit; solitary; secluded from society. Pope.

e hesitated whether to accept the offer or not; men often hesitate in forming a judgment. Pope.

o the rock whence ye are hewn. Is. li. 1. Rather polishing old works than hewing out new. Pope.

The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables. Pope.

to refrain from avowing or confessing. Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate. Pope.

Wrought with fine art or skill; elaborate. [Obs.] Pope.

t in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion. Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike. Pope.

His*tor"ic*al*ness, n. -- His*to*ric"i*ty, n. There warriors frowning in historic brass. Pope. Historical painting, that branch of painting which represents the events of history. -- Historical sense, that meaning of a passage which is deduced from the circumstances of time, place, etc., under which it was written.…

r read, Could ever hear by tale or history. Shak. What histories of toil could I declare! Pope. History piece, a representation in painting, drawing, etc., of any real event, including the actors and the action. -- Natural history, a description and classification of objects in nature, as minerals, plants, animals, et…

A player. [R.] Pope.

hit. What late he called a blessing, now was wit, And God's good providence, a lucky hit. Pope.

s; -- said of something obstructed or impeded. Slides into verse, and hitches in a rhyme. Pope. To ease themselves . . . by hitching into another place. Fuller.

To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body. Pope.

a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight. They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails. Pope. Hoisting him into his father's throne. South. Hoisting engine, a steam engine for operating a hoist.

ip; sacredness. Israel was holiness unto the Lord. Jer.ii.3. His holiness, a title of the pope; -- formerly given also to Greek bishops and Greek emperors.

h of September, 1815, and subsequently joined by all the sovereigns of Europe, except the pope and the king of England. -- Holy bark. See Cascara sagrada. -- Holy Communion. See Eucharist. -- Holy family (Art), a picture in which the infant Christ, his parents, and others of his family are represented. -- Holy Fath…

eaven and earth do her [Law] homage. Hooker. I sought no homage from the race that write. Pope.