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lack flag with white skull and crossbones, formerly used by pirates; -- called also Jolly Roger.

See Dextrogyrate.

Pertaining to or exciting emotion; affectional; emotional. Rogers.

State of being aloof. Rogers (1642). The . . . aloofness of his dim forest life. Thoreau.

Our condition in this world is mutable and uncertain, alterable by a thousand accidents. Rogers.

ar in which it happened. "Annals the revolution." Macaulay. "The annals of our religion." Rogers.

Annular condition or form; as, the annularity of a nebula. J. Rogers.

imagery by which the prophets often represent God as chiding, upbraiding, threatening. H. Rogers.

e; hence applied to whatever is peculiarly refined or dainty and expensive in cookery. H. Rogers.

nquiry, reasoning, or experiment. To arrive at, or attain to. When he arrived at manhood. Rogers. We arrive at knowledge of a law of nature by the generalization of facts. McCosh. If at great things thou wouldst arrive. Milton.

An abode; a cottage. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. It was a relief to dismiss them [Sir Roger's servants] into little beings within my manor. Steele.

ing of; to depress; to discourage. Every thought on God chills the gayety of his spirits. Rogers.

ink themselves out the reach of Providence, and no longer concerned to solicit his favor. Rogers.

lusion or decision. Secret reasons . . . equally conclusive for us as they were for them. Rogers. Conclusive evidence (Law), that of which, from its nature, the law allows no contradiction or explanation. -- Conclusive presumption (Law), an inference which the law makes so peremptorily that it will not allow it to be…

We collect the greatness of the work, and the necessity of the divine concurrence to it. Rogers. An instinct that works us to its own purposes without our concurrence. Burke.

of endeavor; eagerness; ardor; zeal. An end . . . worthy our utmost contenion to obtain. Rogers.

r sin. The neglect of any of the relative duties renders us criminal in the sight of God. Rogers.

and one that feared God. Acts x. 2. We must be constant and devout in the worship of God. Rogers.

obtuse. Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. Job xvii. 7. The understanding is dim. Rogers.

e their passions in the best discipline, are yet obliged to be constantly on their guard. Rogers.