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nnyson. Huddling together on the public square . . . like a herd of panic- struck deer. Prescott.

ferable. A prince whose political vices, at least, were imputable to mental incapacity. Prescott.

vor and confidence insensibly. Milton. His address was courteous, and even insinuating. Prescott.

The craft of kings; the art of governing as a sovereign; royal policy. Prescott.

A form of cannon formerly in use. Prescott. Lombard Street, the principal street in London for banks and the offices of note brokers; hence, the money market and interest of London.

o, or move (in a certain manner); -- usually with out, off, along, etc. [Colloq.] E. N. Wescott.

carce a family of note which had not poured out its blood on the field or the scaffold. Prescott.

ch We two have sworn shall come. Shak. Preparations . . . for the approaching nuptials. Prescott.

t; any military plume, or ornamental group of feathers. A panache of variegated plumes. Prescott.

his pernicious hour Stand aye accursed in the calendar. Shak. Pernicious to his health. Prescott.

. The pillage of a place taken by storm was regarded as the perquisite of the soldiers. Prescott. The best perquisites of a place are the advantages it gaves a man of doing good. Addison.

A solemn public ordinance or decree. A royal pragmatic was accordingly passed. Prescott.

prince who was as watchful as his predecessor had been over the interests of the state. Prescott.

devised by human reason. Rogers. He entered into the project with his customary ardor. Prescott.

ch. Blackstone. Extraordinary doctrines these for the age in which they were promulged. Prescott.

To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See Provisor. Prescott.

mmunicating their ideas to one another, and of transmitting them to future generations. Prescott.

to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded. "Feats of quixotic gallantry." Prescott.

the persons and property of the defenseless inhabitants, without regard to sex or age. Prescott.

order; to stretch over as an arch. The rivers were spanned by arches of solid masonry. prescott.