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ntry of Laurentum. Holland. There was no outbreak till the regiment arrived at Ipswich. Macaulay.

He arrogated to himself the right of deciding dogmatically what was orthodox doctrine. Macaulay.

illful plan; device. They employed every art to soothe . . . the discontented warriors. Macaulay.

His spiritual attendants adjured him, as he loved his soul, to emancipate his brethren. Macaulay.

Governing or controlling influence; domination; power. An undisputed ascendency. Macaulay. Custom has an ascendency over the understanding. Watts.

here only for the purpose of ascertaining whether a descent on England was practicable. Macaulay.

began to be ashamed of sitting idle. Johnson. Enough to make us ashamed of our species. Macaulay. An ashamed person can hardly endure to meet the gaze of those present. Darwin.

ashes sow. Milton. The coffins were broken open. The ashes were scattered to the winds. Macaulay.

Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view. "The aspect of affairs." Macaulay. The true aspect of a world lying in its rubbish. T. Burnet.

f the resignations . . . the way to greatness was left clear to a new set of aspirants. Macaulay.

llam. They assailed him with keen invective; they assailed him with still keener irony. Macaulay.

or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an assailer. An assailant of the church. Macaulay.

at these things were so. Acts xxiv. 9. The princess assented to all that was suggested. Macaulay.

asserted; position advanced. There is a difference between assertion and demonstration. Macaulay.

rter, or vindicator; a defender; an asserter. The assertors of liberty said not a word. Macaulay. Faithful assertor of thy country's cause. Prior.

sociating his name inseparably with some names which will last an long as our language. Macaulay.

h raised him from the dead. Acts xvii. 31. Assurances of support came pouring in daily. Macaulay.

An atrocious or extremely cruel deed. The atrocities which attend a victory. Macaulay.

. . attached only to the muscles. Paley. A huge stone to which the cable was attached. Macaulay.

ively; to begin to decompose or waste. On the fourth of March he was attacked by fever. Macaulay. Hydrofluoric acid . . . attacks the glass. B. Stewart.