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ging old musty quarrels to their hearts, buffet each other from generation to generation. Motley.

ruin. Dire were the consequences which would follow the downfall of so important a place. Motley.

con. But it was not alone that the he drained their treasure and hampered their industry. Motley.

drama; theatrical; vivid. The emperor . . . performed his part with much dramatic effect. Motley.

amatize a novel, or an historical episode. They dramatized tyranny for public execration. Motley.

Of or pertaining to a duke. His ducal cap was to be exchanged for a kingly crown. Motley.

slime for ages among the dunes or sand banks heaved up by the ocean around their mouths. Motley.

Of or relating to a dynasty or line of kings. Motley.

embassy. "He sent a solemn embassage." Bacon. Except your embassages have better success. Motley.

aust one's strength, patience, or resources. A decrepit, exhausted old man at fifty-five. Motley.

ional jester or buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments. Can they think me . . . their fool or jester Milton. April fool, Court fool, etc. See under April, Court, etc. -- Fool's cap, a cap or hood to which bells were usually attached, formerly wor…

corner stone, a sure foundation. Is. xxviii. 16. The foundation of a free common wealth. Motley.

by beating with a stick or club; cudgeling. This satire, composed of actual fustigation. Motley.

ls, with bulwarks three or four feet thick, and built up at stem and stern, like castels. Motley.

in a mirror; to mirror; -- used reflexively. Happy to glass themselves in such a mirror. Motley. Where the Almighty's form glasses itself in tempests. Byron.

Formed or perforated like a honeycomb. Each bastion was honeycombed with casements. Motley.

old. Icy was the deportment with which Philip received these demonstrations of affection. Motley.

ty may fall on any one; a curse. Men cowered like slaves before such horrid imprecations. Motley.

le; impressible. He was too impressionable; he had too much of the temperament of genius. Motley. A pretty face and an impressionable disposition. T. Hook.

ke, on a sudden, or without previous preparation. Charles attempted to improvise a peace. Motley.