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Heart-dear. adj. Sincerely beloved.
The time was, father, that you broke your wordWhen you were more endear’d to it than now ;When your own Percy,when my heart-dear JIarryThrew many a northward look to sec his fathei"ring up his pow’rs ; but he did long in vain !jj. Shakcsp,
^EARt-ease. n. s. Quiet; tranquillity,
What infinite heart-ease must kings neglect,
» That private men enjoy ! Shakesp.
**RArt-easing. adj. Giving quiet.
j Hut come, thou goddess, fair and free,
An heav’n yclep’d Euphrosyne,
», And by men heart-easing mirth. Milton.
"EArt-felt. adj . Felt in the conscience.
^ What nothing earthly gives, or can destroy,f^e soul’s calm sun-shine, and the heart-felt joy,J, 1 * virtue’s prize. Pope.
*Eart-peas. 7i. s. A plant with roundJeeris in form of pease, of a black colour,having the figure of an heart of a white. c °lour upon each. Miller.
Eart-quelling. adj . Conquering theaffection.
-And let fair Venus, that is queen of love,
|> * ah her heart-quelling son, upon you smile. Spen.Eart-rending. adj. Killing Avith an-guish.
y^Heart-rcnding news, and dreadful to those fewher resemble, and her steps pursue ;
•j'j 1 death should licence have to rage amongfair, the wise, the virtuous, and the young !
^ . Waiter.
e *RT-robbing. adj . Ecstatick; de-^dving of thought. Obsolete.fV> eet * s virtue, as thyself sweet art;
A r wJien on me thou shmedst, late in sadness,^J^riting pleasance ran through every part,
^ nie revived with heart-robbing gladness.
^Rt-sick. adj.
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Spenser.
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% We l> e heartsick , or afflicted with an uncer-inp 1 s ° u h riien we are true desirers of relief and\ vr Y ‘ Taylor.
1 fatally ill; hurt in the heart.
v,jy 0() d Romeo, hide thyself.
unless the breach of heartsick groansIf b . ‘‘ke, infold me from the search of eycs.Sfiak.
j^Ts-Ease. 7t. s. A plant.
. ine^^'faseis a sort of violet that blows all Sum-H^’^d often in Winter : it sows itself .Mortimer.^.Ht-sore. n.s. That which pains the
. Hi s ^ r cver he that godly knight may find,
“ heart-sore and his onlyfoe. Fairy Queen.
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Tjjg^^TRJNG. n. s. [s/rtwg-and heart.]typi en dons or nerves supposed to brace8 ustain the heart.dif e by Jove deprived
HUself, and heaH-strings of an eagle rived.Ho* n - Spenser.
v V»t ’ So . j tune on the strings ?e fy he ^ut J’ et so false, that he grieves myThat strings. Shakesp.
what should dis-
b fS a . tes m Y heart-strings
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i if ,i he thinks 1 live too long. Vcnham.
tl 'h>kest thou simlt perish, 1 cannotUlce to be sad ’till thy heart-strings crack.
. r Tayhrr.
ii'Ht There’s the fatal wound
'Jv ar,!! 8 ™y heart-strings ; but he shall lie found,e* li * 11 llold llira ' Granville.
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heart; infixed for ever in
• s i ea n- a r„ I f wIl o labours to outjest
l0 ckod rt .‘, n J uries - Shakesp.
V (j Wl th fear or dismav.
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He added not; foT Adam, at the newsHeart -struck , with chilling gripe of sorrow stood,Thai all his senses bound ! Milton.
Heart-swelling, adj. Rankling in themind.
Drawn into arms, and proof of mortal fight,Through proud ambition and heart-swelling bate.
Spenser.
Heart-whole, adj.
1. With the affections yet unfixed.
You have not seen me yet, and therefore 1 amconfident you are heart-whole. Dryden.
Cupid hath clapt him o’ tli* shoulder; but I’llwarrant him heart-whole. Shakesp.
2. With the vitals yet unimpaired.Heartwoundep. adj. Filled with pas-sion of love or grief.
Mean time the queen, without reflection due,Heart -wounded, to the bed of slate withdrew.Pope.
IIeartwounbiNg. adj. Filling withgrief.
With a shriek, /nwt-ir-omiding loud she c.rv’d,While down hercheeks the gushing torrents ran,Fast falling on her hands. Rowe.
He'arted. adj. It is only used in com-position : as, hard hearted.
lie ne’er like bullies coward hearted,
Attacks in publick to be parted. Gay.
To He'arten. v.a. [from /wart.]
1. I’d encourage; to animate ; to stir up.
Palladius blaming those tlmt were slow, hearten-ing them that were forward, but especially withhis own example leading them, made an impressioninto the squadron. Sidney,
My royal father, cheer these noble lords,
And hearten those that fight in your defence:Unshcath your sword, good father ; cry.St.George.
Shakesp.
This rare man, Tydides , would prepare ;
That he might conquer, hearten'd him. Chapman.'I’llus hearten'd well, and flesh’d upon ins prey,
| The youth may prove a man another day.Dryden.
2. To meliorate or renovate with manure.The ground one year at rest; forget not then
With richest dung to hearten U again. May s Firg.
Hearth, rt.s. The pavement of a roomon which a fire is made; the groundunder the chimney.
Hoop’d out of Rome : now this extremityHath brought me to this hearth . Shakesp.
Cricket, to Windsor chimneys shalt thou leap,Where thou find’st fires unrak’d, and hearthsunswept,
There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. Shakesi).
Good luck befriend thee, son ; for at thy birthThe fairy ladies danc'd upon the hearth. Milton.
The vanquish'd fires withdraw from every place ;Or, full with feeding, sink into a sleep :
Each household genius shews again its face,
And from .the hearths the little lares creep. Dryden.
IIe'aktily. adv. [from hearty.']
1. From the heart; fully.
I hear no malice for my death ;
But those that sought it, 1 could wish more Chris-tians ;
Be what they will, 1 heartily forgive them. Shak.
If to he sad is to be wise,
T do most heartily despiseWhatever Socrates has said,
Or fully writ, or Wanley read. Prior.
2. Sincerely; actively; diligently; vigo-rously. '
Where his judgment led him to oppose men ona publick account, lie would do it vigorously andheartily ; yet the opposition ended there. Atterbury.
8. Eagerly; with desire.
As for my eating heartily of the food, know thatanxiety lias hindered my eating ’till this moment.
Addison.
He'autiness. n.s. [from hearty.]
1. Sincerity; freedom from hypocrisy.
This entertainment may a free face put on : de-rive a liberty from heartiness, and well become theagent. Shakesp.
2. Vigour; eagerness.
The anger of an enemy represents our faults, oradmonishes us of our duty, with more heartinessthan the kindness of a friend. Tayhn \
He'artless. adj. [from heart.] Withoutcourage ; spiritless.
I joyed oft to chase the trembling pricket,
Or hunt the heartless Imre 'till she were tame. Spcn.
Then hopeless, heartless ’gan the cunning thief,Persuade us die, to stint all further strife. Fairy Q.What, art thou drawn among these heartlesshinds?
Turn thee, Benvolio ; look upon thy death. Shak.Thousands besides stood mute and heartlessthere,
Men valiant all; nor was I us’d to fear. Cowley.
The peasants were accustomed to payment’s,and grew heartless as they grew poor. Temple.Heartless they fought, and quitted soon theirground,
While our’s with easy victory were crown’d. Dry.HEARTLESSLY, adv. [from heartless.]Without courage ; faintly ; timidly.He'artlessness. n.s. [from heartless.]Want of courage or spirit; dejection ofmind.
IIe'arty. adj . [from heart.]
1. Sincere; undissembled ; warm ; zeal-ous.
They did not bring that hearty inclination topeace, which they hoped they would have done.
Clarendon.
But the kind hosts their entertainment graceWith hearty welcome and an open face ;
In all theydid, you might discern with easeA willing mind, and a desire to please. Dryden.
Every mail may pretend to any employment,provided he has been loud and frequent in declar-ing himself hearty for the government. Swift.
2. In full health.
3. Vigorous ; strong.
Whose laughs are hearty, though his jests arecoarse,
And loves you best of all things but nis horse. Pope.
4. Strong; hard ; durable.
Oak,and ihe like true hearty timber,being strongin all positions, may be better trusted in cross andtransverse works. 8 otton.
Hearty-hale. adj. [ heart and hale.]Good for the heart.
Vein-healing vorven, and head-purging dill,Sound savory, and basil hearty hale. Spenser.
Heat. n. s. [Jjear, J)set, Sax. hecle, Dan.]
1. The sensation caused by the approachor touch of fire.
| Heat is a very brisk agitation of the iusenrihU-j parts of the object, which produces in us that sen-sation from whence we denominate the object hot;so what in our sensation is heat, in the object is! nothing but motion. Tockc.
The word heat is used to signify the sensation wehave when we are near the fire, as well as the chum-of that sensation, which is in the (ire itself; andthence we conclude, that there is a sort of heat inthe fire resembling our own sensation : whereas inthe fire there is nothing b 11 * little particles of mat-ter, of such particular shapes us are fitted to im-press such motions on our flesh as excite the senseof heat. Rafts.
2. The cause of the sensation of burning.
The sword which is made fiery doth not onlycut by reason of the sharpness which simply ithath, but also burns by means of that heat whichit hath from fire. Hooker .
5. Hot weather.
After they came down into the valley, and foundthe intolerable heats there, and knew no meansof lighter apparel, they were forced to go naked.
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