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terser gallants practice, I re-refine the court, and civilize Their barbarous natures. Massinger.

led. [Obs.] A man but young, Yet old in judgment, theoric and practic In all humanity. Massinger.

ade. Spenser. Long did I love this lady, Long was my travel, long my trade to win her. Massinger. Thy sin's not accidental but a trade. Shak.

to triumph. [Obs.] Two and thirty legions that awe All nations of the triumphed word. Massinger.

All; -- a direction for all the singers or players to perform together. Moore (Encyc. of Music).

Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal. You come, like an unfair merchant, to charge me with being in your debt. Swift. -- Un*fair"ly, adv -- Un*fair"ness, n.

Wanting noble or amiable qualities; dishonorable; illiberal; low; disingenuous; mean; indecorous; as, unhandsome conduct, treatment, or imputations. "Unhandsome pleasures." J. Fletcher.

Neglect of duty; idleness; indolence. [Obs.] Massinger.

to come out of concealment. [Obs.] Massinger.

rves much more That vindicates his country from a tyrant Than he that saves a citizen. Massinger.

A singer, or vocal musician, as opposed to an instrumentalist.

l chain him in my study, that, at void hours, I may run over the story of his country. Massinger.

An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer. [Obs.] Massinger.

One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; -- applied chiefly to birds. In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo. Tickell.

itle paramount, to yield other lands of equal value in recompense. This warranty has long singe become obsolete, and its place supplied by personal covenants for title. Among these is the covenant of warranty, which runs with the land, and is in the nature of a real covenant. Kent.

A fair lass. "This pretty whiting-mop." Massinger.

batsman, etc. Surely he shoots wide on the bow hand. Spenser. I was but two bows wide. Massinger.

To mimic. [Obs.] Your part is acted; give me leave at distance To zany it. Massinger.