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> The fields in tlie northern side are divided byi» rows of myrtle. Berkley to Pope.
^Dge-sp arrow. w. s. [hedge and spar -; curruca.] A sparrow that lives inPushes, distinguished from a sparrowuiat builds in thatch.
•j The hedge-sparrow fed the cuckoo so long,b hat it had its head bit off by its young. Shah.
*jDging-bill. n. s. [hedge and bill.]^ cutting-hook used in making hedges.
j.borr t es master Dametas with a hedging-hill inriband, chafing and swearing. Sidney.
**°ger. n. a*, [from hedge.] One who^akes hedges.
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The labour’d ox
* bis loose traces from the furrow came,
I jJ the swink’d h-edger at his supper sat. Milton.would be laugh’d at, that should go about. hiake a fine dancer out of a country hedger at
Locke.
HEED. i>. a. [Jieban, Sax .] To mind;°»egard: to take notice of; to attend.
by'Hi pleasure An;us the musician heeds ;
A Wonders much at those new vocal reeds.Dry.? at* no more have clear ideas of all the ope-^ ,0 Hs of his mind, than lie will have all the par-ar '^ eas any landscape or clock, who willh. 'um his eyes to it, and with attention heed allof it. Locke.
\ n. s. [from the verb.]
; attention.
T),'kh Wanton heed and giddy cunning,rp pelting voice through mazes running.JVIiftfln.k ^ iee ^ ^at, in their tender years, ideas,have no natural cohesion, come not to bein their heads. Locke.
hou must take heed, my Portiasq World has all its eyes on Cato’s son. Addison.^ u d°n; fearful attention ; suspicious
aw l her wise bearing or ignorant carriage is caughtlet m Ca tch diseases, one of another; therefore,Tav U ta ^ e ^ lce ^ ^heir company. Shakcsp.
*** heed; have open eye; for thieves do foot^l^night; ,
'i«a ere Summer comes, or cuckoo birds* p affright. Shah. Merry Wives of Windsor.ty re to avoid.
of i.® should take heed of the neglect or contem pt*' ^ Worship; Tiifotson.
Sp ce ; observation,
hh? must come hy hearing and learning;
A
j ^ousness
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L-usness ■ staidness,
did uasea * them ; and the first he view’d,
P ^s in L t . w!th a serious mind ; a heed1 tas countenance.
. f t s ar d; respectful noticeti* Sivpn Wa y of calling a man a fool, when no heed.'fiW'I *° what he says. V Estrange.
WitfV 1 " a ^.i- P rom heed.]v,Gi v , ,?^ u ^; suspicious; vigilant.
S J1 j ,m heedful note ;
K“l, lift e yes will rivet to his face ;
« c '1sn We wil1 both our judgments join,
’ W, . onus seeming. Shakes]). Hamlet.J, ntl ve; Careful; observing; with of.$M\\ iy/ arn commanded
e Passion of my sovereign’s heart;
^lh t,u , late ent’ring at his heedful ears,
* * c d thy beauty’s image and thy virtue.
Shakesp.
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j e °f the other twins was bound. }^q u heedful of the other.
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°* a( l v *ice, secure proceed;P^cept is, be thine the deed.Pope.^titj Ve [ LLY ' a ^ v - [f rom heedful .] At-,, r kt '• carefully ; cautiously.
winter maintain an honourable opinionh., » as rvf ctQT » and heedfully listen to his instruc-nt w iHing to be led. Watts.
^ l<t ioh jlNI ' SS ' n ’ *• [f rom heedful .]5 v ’gilan.ee; attention.
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He'edily. adv. Cautiously; vigilantly.
Diet.
He'ediness. n. s. Caution; vigilance.
Diet.
He'edless. adj. [from heed.] Negligent;inattentive; careless ; thoughtless ; re-gardless ; unobserving: with of.
The heedless lover does not knowWhose eyes they are that wound him so. Waller.
Heedless of verse, and hopeless of the crown,Scarce half a wit, and more than half a clown. Dry.
Some ideas which have more than once offeredthemselves to the senses, have yet been little takennotice of; the mind being either heedless, as inchildren, or otherwise employed, as in men. Locke.
Surprises are often fatal to heedless unguardedinnocence. Sherlock.
He'edlessly. adv. [from heedless.] Care-lessly ; negligently; inattentively.
Whilst ye discharge the duties of matrimony,ye heedlessfu slide into sin. Arbuthnotand Pope.Hendlessness, n. s. [from heedless.]Carelessness; thoughtlessness ; negli-1gence; inattention.
In the little harms they suffer from knocks and !falls,they should not be pitied,but bid do so again ;which is a better way to cure their heedlessnes.Loc.
1. The part of the foot that protuberatesbehind.
If the luxated bone be distorted backward, itlieth over the heel bone. IFiseman’s.S'ur«".
2. The whole foot of animals.
The stag recals his strength, his speed,
Ilis winged heels, and then his armed head ,
I With these t’ avoid, with that his fate to meet;
I But fear prevails, and bids him trust his feet.
I Denham.
Pegasus appeared hanging off the side of a rock,
| with a fountain running from his heel. Addison.
S. The feet, as employed in flight.
! Nothing is commoner, in times of danger, thanfor men to leave their masters to bears ana tygers,and shew them a fair pair of heels iort-L’Estrange.
; 4. To be at the heels. To pursue closely;
I to follow hard.
Sir, when comes your book forth ?
—Upon the heels of my presentment. Shakesp.
1 But is there no sequel at the heels of this
Mother’s admiration. Shakesp. Hamlet.
5. To attend closely.
Could we break our way
By force, and at our heels all hell should riseWith blackest insurrection, to confoundlleav’n’s purest light. Milton.
6. To pursue as an enemy.
The Spaniards fled on towards the North to seektheir fortunes, being still chased by the Englishnavy at their heels, until they were fain to givethem over for want of powder. Bacon .
Want! hungry want! that hungry meagre fiendIs at my heels, and chaces me in view. Otway.
7. To follow close as a dependant.
Through proud London he came sighing on,After tli admired heels of Bolingbroke. Shakesp.
8. To lap bp the heels . To fetter; to
shackle; to put in gyves.
If the king blame me for’t, I’ll lay ye allButh\ heels, and suddenly ; and on your headsI Clap round fines for neglect. Shakesp.
One half of man, his mindIs sni juris, unconfin’d,
And cannot be laid by the heels. Hudibi'as.
I began to smoke that they were a parcel of1 mummers and wondered that none of the Mid-dlesex justices took care to lay some of them bytheheels. Addison.
9. Any thing shaped like a heel.
At tlie other side is a kind of heel or knob, tobreak clots with. Mortimers Husbandry.
10. The back part of" a stocking: whence, the phrase to be out at heels, to be worn
out.
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A good man’s fortune may grow out at hecls.Sha.
To Heel. v.n. [from the noun.]
1. To dance.
1 cannot sing,
Nor heel the high lavolt, nor sweeten talk. Shakesp.
2. To lean on one side: as, the ship heels.
To Heel. v.a. Toarmacock.
He'eler. n.s. [from heel.] A cock that
strikes well with his heels.
He'el-piece. n. s. [heel and piece.] Apiece fixed on the hinder part of the shoe,to supply what is worn away.
To He'el-piece. v. a. [heel and piece.]To put a piece of leather on a shoe heel.
Some blamed Mrs. Bull for new heel-piecingher shoes. Arbuthnot.
Heft. n. s . [from heave.] ,
1. Heaving; effort^
May be in the cup
A spider steep’d, and one may drink; depart,And yet partake no venom; for his knowledgeis not infected : but if one present
I Th’ abhorrent ingredient to his eye, make knownIIow lie hath drunk, he cracks his gorge, his sidesWith violent hefts. Shakesp. Winter’s Tale.
2. [For haft.] Handle.
His oilyside devours both blade and heft. Waller.
He'giRA. n. s. [Arabick.] A term in chro-nology, signifying the epocha, or accountof time, used by the Arabians and Turks,who begin their computation from theday that Mahomet was forced to makehis escape from the city of Mecca , whichhappened on Friday, July 16 , A.D. 622,under the reign of the emperor Hera-clius. Harris.
Hei'fer. n.s. [j)eapoj-e, Sax .] A youngcow.
Who finds tlie heifer dead and bleeding fresh,And sees fast by a butcher with an axe,
But will suspect ’twaa he that made the slaughter?
Shakesp.
A heifer will put up her nose, and snuff in theair against the rain. Bacon .
Fur her the flocks refuse the verdant food,
Nor thirsty heifer seek the gliding flood. Pope.
Heigh ho. interj.
1. An expression of slight languor anduneasiness.
Heigh ho! an’t be not four by the day, I’ll bebang’d. Shakesp .
2. It is used by Drpden, contrarily to cus-tom, as a voice of exultation.
We’ll toss off our ale ’till we cannot stand,
And heigh ho for the honour of Old England. Dry.
Height, n.s. [from high.]
1. Elevation above the ground: indefinite.
Into what pit thou seest,
From what height fall’n. Milton.
An amphitheatre’s amazing heightHere fills the eye with terror and delight .Addison.
2. Altitude; definite space measured up-wards.
Abroad I’ll study thee,
As he removes far off, that great heights takes.
Donne.
There is in Ticinium a church that is in lengthone hundred feet, in breadth tweuty, and in heightnear fifty. Bacon .
An amphitheatre appear’d.
Rais’d in degrees, to sixty paces rear’d ;
That when a man was plac’d in one degree,Height was allow’d for nim above to see. Dryden.
3. Degree of latitude. Latitudes are high-er as they approach the pole.
Guinea lieth to the North sea , in the sameheight as Peru to the South, Abbott.
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