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too were Gibbon, the greatest historian, and Jones, the greatest linguist, of the age. Macaulay.

o show the lions or objects of interest to; to conduct about among objects of interest. Macaulay.

ome; contentious; fond of litigation. " A pettifogging attorney or a litigious client." Macaulay. Soldiers find wars, and lawyers find out still Litigious men, who guarrels move. Donne.

To produce a litter. A desert . . . where the she-wolf still littered. Macaulay.

ich a minister receives. [Eng.] He could not get a deanery, a prebend, or even a living Macaulay. Livng room, the room most used by the family.

nausea, abhorrence, or detestation. The mutual fear and loathing of the hostile races. Macaulay.

athing; exciting disgust; disgusting. The most loathsome and deadly forms of infection. Macaulay. -- Loath"some*ly. adv. -- Loath"some*ness, n.

ntage. -- To lose heart, to lose courage; to become timid. "The mutineers lost heart." Macaulay. -- To lose one's head, to be thrown off one's balance; to lose the use of one's good sense or judgment. In the excitement of such a discovery, many scholars lost their heads. Whitney. -- To lose one's self. (a) To forget…

nclined in mind to low or unworthy things; showing a base mind. Low-minded and immoral. Macaulay. All old religious jealousies were condemned as low-minded infirmities. Bancroft.

a clear view; easily understood; clear. A lucid and interesting abstract of the debate. Macaulay.

ed; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a luminous mind. " Luminous eloquence." Macaulay. " A luminous statement." Brougham. Luminous paint, a paint made up with some phosphorescent substance, as sulphide of calcium, which after exposure to a strong light is luminous in the dark for a time.

An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority. Macaulay.

t. Devilish machinations come to naught. Milton. His ingenious machinations had failed. Macaulay.

system of parts adapted to a purpose. An indispensable part of the machinery of state. Macaulay. The delicate inflexional machinery of the Aryan languages. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).

person of rank; a noble or grandee; a person of influence or distinction in any sphere. Macaulay.

Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated. T. Warton. Macaulay. Maiden assize (Eng. Law), an assize which there is no criminal prosecution; an assize which is unpolluted with blood. It was usual, at such an assize, for the sheriff to present the judge with a pair of white gloves. Smart…

sovereign has ever represented the majesty of great state with more dignity and grace. Macaulay.

Characterized or caused by evil intentions; pernicious. "Malignant care." Macaulay. Some malignant power upon my life. Shak. Something deleterious and malignant as his touch. Hawthorne.

on principle, and which can be sustained only by constant effort, is always offensive. Macaulay.

es should be pleased to massacre them all, as Maximian had massacred the Theban legion. Macaulay.