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Histories are as perfect as the historian is wise, and is gifted with an eye and a soul. Carlyle. For aught that I could ever read, Could ever hear by tale or history. Shak. What histories of toil could I declare! Pope. History piece, a representation in painting, drawing, etc., of any real event, including the actors…

ending to illuminate or illustrate; throwing light; illustrative. "Illuminative reading." Carlyle.

things; a serious misunderstanding. Wrestling to free itself from the baleful imbroglio. Carlyle.

Tendency to imitation. [R.] Carlyle.

Supplicatory; entreating. [R.] Carlyle.

or action; want of energy; sluggishness. Men . . . have immense irresolution and inertia. Carlyle.

t in prayer. Rom. xii. 12. I am beginning to be very instant for some sort of occupation. Carlyle.

The act or process of intensifying; intensification; climax. [R.] Carlyle.

To classify or enroll as an invalid. Peace coming, he was invalided on half pay. Carlyle.

invite as here are writ. Shak. I invite his Grace of Castle Rackrent to reflect on this. Carlyle.

Irascible; choleric. "Iracund people." Carlyle.

Not recognizable. Carlyle.

s glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States.

gentles, agree. Shak. Prussian Trenck . . . jargons and jangles in an unmelodious manner. Carlyle.

After the manner of the Japanese; resembling japanned articles. Carlyle.

The driver of a hackney coach. [Slang, Eng.] Carlyle.

Jesuitism; subtle argument. [R.] Carlyle.

pretense of sympathy, insinuates rebukes. (b) A boil. [Colloq.] -- Job's news, bad news. Carlyle. -- Job's tears (Bot.), a kind of grass (Coix Lacryma), with hard, shining, pearly grains.

Joyance. [R.] Carlyle.

pt; maintenance; support; as, the keep of a horse. Grass equal to the keep of seven cows. Carlyle. I performed some services to the college in return for my keep. T. Hughes.