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s this difference to arise from the forecast and predetermination of the gods themselves. Addison.

Mentioned before; already cited; aforementioned. Addison.

signature purporting to be made by another; the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud; as, the forgery of a bond. Bouvier.

. . though the fork invade The region of my heart. Shak. A thunderbolt with three forks. Addison.

To derive by grammatical rules, as by adding the proper suffixes and affixes.

To address respectfully with the term forsooth. [Obs.] The captain of the "Charles" had forsoothed her, though he knew her well enough and she him. Pepys.

To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack. Timidity was fortified by pride. Gibbon. Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to fortify his resolution. Sir W. Scott.

to company, and cherish in them, from their infancy, a kind of forwardness and assurance. Addison.

ous, obscene, or profane; abusive. So foul-mouthed a witness never appeared in any cause. Addison.

l*ly, adv. An abhorred, a cursed, a fraternal war. Milton. Fraternal love and friendship. Addison.

vote at elections. See Liveryman. Burrill. Both having been made freemen on the same day. Addison.

cs in the eighteenth century. Atheist is an old-fashioned word: I'm a freethinker, child. Addison.

consisting of gums dissolved in alcohol, either shellac alone, or shellac with other gums added. (b) The glossy surface produced by the application of the above. -- French purple, a dyestuff obtained from lichens and used for coloring woolen and silken fabrics, without the aid of mordants. Ure. -- French red rouge.…

ment of the mental faculties; madness; rage. All else is towering frenzy and distraction. Addison. The poet's eye in a fine frenzy rolling. Shak.

Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent. He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government. Swift.

New; original; additional. "Fear of fresh mistakes." Sir W. Scott. A fresh pleasure in every fresh posture of the limbs. Landor.

he surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water. Addison.

whose friendly feelings may be assumed. The word is some times used as a term of friendly address. Friend, how camest thou in hither Matt. xxii. 12.

erviceable; as, a friendly breeze or gale. On the first friendly bank he throws him down. Addison.

, skip, dance, or gambol, in fronc and gayety. The frisking satyrs on the summits danced. Addison.