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ecurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition. We hear the wild refrain. Whittier.

a man be very tender and regardful of every pious motion made by the Spirit of God to his heart. South.

Born anew; become Christian; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual state.

e by which holy affectations and purposes are substituted for the opposite motives in the heart. He saved us by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Chost. Tit. iii. 5.

luding anything; neighborhood; vicinity; sphere. "Though the fork invade the region of my heart." Shak. Philip, tetrarch of .. the region of Trachonitis. Luke iii. 1.

A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Leo; -- called also the Lion's Heart.

To hear again; to try a second time; as, to rehear a cause in Chancery.

s what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite. Chaucer. When the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul. 1 Sam. xvii. 31.

when thy lips speak right things. Prov. xxiii. 16. I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts. Rev. ii. 23. Reins of a vault (Arch.), the parts between the crown andd the spring or abutment, including, and having especial reference to, the loading or filling behind the shell of the vault. The reins are to a vault ne…

oy. Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart. Ps. cxix. 111.

To recount; to narrate; to tell over. This heavy act with heavy heart relate. Shak.

mbering; reach of personal knowledge; period over which one's memory extends. Thee I have heard relating what was done Ere my remembrance. Milton.

port of nobleness or exploits; praise. This famous duke of Milan, Of whom so often I have heard renown. Shak.

Secret refreshings that repair his strength. Milton. Do thou, as thou art wont, repair My heart with gladness. Wordsworth.

A smart, ready, and witty reply. Cupid was as bad as he; Hear but the youngster's repartee. Prior.

To suppress; to repel. [Obs.] Whence Adam soon repealed The doubts that in his heart arose. Milton.

Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo. To hear the replication of your sounds. Shak.

To return for an answer. Milton. Lords, vouchsafe To give me hearing what I shall reply. Shak.

ing by common talk; a rumor; hence, fame; repute; reputation. It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. 1 Kings x. 6. Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and . . . of good report among all the nation of the Jews. Acts x. 22.

s of air-breathing oviparous vertebrates, usually covered with scales or bony plates. The heart generally has two auricles and one ventricle. The development of the young is the same as that of birds.