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Jo*.
Fo r j.P 0! itemplation he and valour form’d,
' ,iess she and sweet attractive grace. Milton.ThU i- He* stubborn lookSsO^Q tytness from thy finger took. Waller.
ri: l nterj. A form of calling from a
place.
q 0l L. v. a. [ptlian, Sax. soelen, oldV T ert w. soiii/fa- Fr.]lo foul;
to
Sull
y.
to dirt; to pollute ; to stain ;
‘hid!" ql ,,lnn '■* simple weeds forlorn,
0i d with dost of the long dried way.
^ 1 ,, Fairy Queen.
some heretrcks have abus’d this text,e 8u| i is nut soil'd in passage. Bacon’sH. War.My$ e i f . If I soil
1 w 1 ^tth sin, I then but vainly toil. Sandys.,10t soil these pure ambrosial weeds,e rank vapours of this sin-worn mould.Ban r • Milton.
Whj C | y w k «f knowledge, if this be to know,
Of \ Ur . leav es us naked thus, of honour void,
Qui ° c ence, of faith, of purity,
nte d ornaments now soiled and stain’d.
{‘iclc could not for a taste o’ th’ flesh come in
5.
On,
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e eking with a mangled Ombit’s blood.
If t » Tate.
e f e y e ‘gl a8 s he tincted faintly with theSta/V ^ arn P or torch, to obscure the light ofi star ^ a * mter light in the circumference of^ ceases to be visible ; and the star, if the? sufficiently soiled with smoke, appears !Ul g more like a mathematical point.
Neulon.
^bsenf^t 1 ^ e , ros h e( ^ l l ,e y sought to soil,ut hero’s wealth they made their spoil.
P ^-
Un g; to manure.
""t tha t n ( °, w Present, just as they soil their ground ;tr„ i they l uve the dirt, but that they expect a'Tq . South,
ihg a horse ; to purge him by giv-\ , lrn g ra ss in the spring. It is in(, r*Prare to glut, [saouller, Fr.]
t.. le soil'd horse. Skakesp.
‘ hj rt 1 *• [from the verb.]
I ’ s pot; pollution; foulness.
{['h't t |. By indirect waysf'* tr 0 „, ? ro wn fatal I myself know welll U‘r it ' |' sUl, i'' it sate upon my head :ty’Nl ,| slla ll descend with better quiet:
.hi i B D ,0 <i of the achievement goes, 1 bat w " Ul ' ,h e earth. Shakesp. Henry 1V.
"***£>« he a great soil ill the new gloss of
' V ' t 'ic|,
Vex’ri T •, • Shakesp.
1 give*. 1 am w,t 1 P assl01l8 »
s orue soil perhaps to my behaviour.
Shakesp.
^ V r^ c h, Judy’s honour must be to (
W ' p* ** ermines, will not bear a soil. l>ryd.
solum, Lat.] Ground; earth l 'v e ,, *^'1 with relation to its vegeta-
t>l:, eiip ( !J' t , ni ay be made of waters by the soilrun. Bacons Nat. Hist .!
VJud s spots thou see’st
1-1 ’ Mi vL Snrt clouds mav rain, and rain producefi] fi, 3t r 5 "ften'd soii.~ Milton’s Par. Lost .t^hihigi c ause of a kingdom’s thriving is the„ kit, 0 «Ver,i tlle soil, to produce the necessariesI. | lu n , ,f hcies of life ; not only for the inha-^h(l. ,ut exportation. Swift.
[o b„ c °Bntry.
i.'iijl <m’>‘ with fearful soulhi V,; h en ted steps in foreign soil,
\ 0 ! Kt| prun, 11 ?? ^ball call homet'O ne )tr>,. n .', otlHns . Shakesp.
) he/ hh Us ]’-d stroke, worse than of death 1ahu’hativthee, Paradise! thus leaveb, “htsof 1 j these happy walks and shades,
01 gods; Milton.
hi^'^post.
stopped up by the greatsea has thrown into it; for
SOL
SOL
all the soil on that side of Ravenna has been leftthere insensibly by the sea. Addison.
Improve land by dung, and other sort of soils.
Mortimer.
Soi'liness. n . s. [fromsw*/.] Stain; foul-ness.
Make proof of the incorporation of silver andtin, whether it yield no soitiness more than silver.
Soi'LURE. 7i. s. [from so//.] Stain; pol-lution.
He merits well to have her.
Not making any scruple of her soilure . Shakesp .
To So'journ. v . n. [sejourner, seggior -nave, Ital.] To dwell any where for atime; to live as not at home; to inhabitas not in a settled habitation. Almost
out of use.
If, till the expiration of your month,
You will return and sojourn with my sister,Dismissing half your train, come then to me. Shah.
Th’ advantage of his absence took the king,And in the mean time sojourned at my father’s. Shak.
How comes it he is to sojourn with you? howcreeps acquaintance? Shakesp. Cymbeline.
Here dwells he ; though he sojourn every whereIn progress, vet his standing house is here. Donne.
The sojourning of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt ,was four hundred and thirty years. Exodus, xii. 40.
The soldiers first assembled at Newcastle, andthere sojourned three days. Hayward.
To sojourn in that land
He comes invited. Miltons Par. Lost .
He who sojourns in a foreign country, refers whathe sees abroad to the state of things at home. Atterb.
So'journ. n. s. [ stjour , Fr. from theverb.] A temporary residence; a casualand no settled habitation. This wordwas anciently accented on the last syl-lable: Milton accents it indifferently.
The princes, France and Burgundy,
Long in our court have made their am’rous sojourn.
Shakesp.
Thee I revisit now,
Escap’d the Stygian pool, though long detain’dIn that obscure sojourn. Milt. Par. Lost .
Scarce view’d the Galilean towns,
And once a-year Jerusalem , few davs
Short sojourn. Milt. Par. Regained.
So'journer. n, s. [from sojournJ] Atemporary dweller.
We are strangers and sojourners, as were all ourfathers : our days on earth are as a shadow.
1 Chron. xxix. 16.
Waves o’erthrew
Busiris, and his Memphian chivalry,
While witli perfidious hatred they pursuedThe sojourners of Goshen. Milton's Paradise Lost .
Not for a night, or quick revolving year ;Welcome an owner, not a sojourner. Dryden.
To So lace, v, a. [solaeier, old Fr. solaz-zare, Ital. solatium , Lat.] To comfort;to cheer ; to amuse.
We will with some strange pastime solace them.
Shakesp.
The birds with song
Solac’d the woods. Milton.
To So'lace. t>. n. To take comfort; tobe recreated. The neutral sense is ob-solete.
One poor and loving child,
But one thing to rejoice and solace in,
And cruel death hath catch’d it from my sight.
Shakesp.
Were they to be rul’d, and not to rule,
This sickly land might solace as before. Shak.R. III.
So'lace. n. s. [solatium, Lat.] Comfort;pleasure ; alleviation ; .that which givescomfort or pleasure ; recreation ; amuse-ment.
Therein sat a lady fresh and fair,
Making sweet solace to Herself alone;
Sometimes she sung as loud as lark in air,Sometimes she laugh’d, that nigh her breath wasgone. Spenser’s Fairy Queen.
If we have that which is meet and right, al-though they be glad, we are not to envy them this *their solace: we do not think it a duty of ours tobe in every such thing their tormentors. Hooker.
Give me leave to go ;
Sorrow would solace, and my age would ease.
Great joy he promis’d to his thoughts, ana newSolace in her return. JVIiston’s Paradise Lost .
If 1 would delight my private hoursWith mu sick or with poem, where so soonAs in our native language can I findThat solace ? Milton’s Paradise Regained.
Though sight be lost,
Life yet hath many solaces, enjoy’dWhere other senses want not their delights,
At home in leisure and domestick ease,
Exempt from many a care and chance, to whichEye-sight exposes daily men abroad. Milton.
't hrough waters and through flames I’ll go,SutF’rer and solace of thy woe. Prior.
Sola'nder. n. s.\soulandre&, Fr.] Adisease in horses. Diet.
So'LARY. \ ad ' h i golaire > Fr - Solaris, Lat.]
1. Being of the sun.
The corpuscles that make up the beams of lightbe solary diluviums, or minu’e particles of someethereal substance, thrusting on one another fromthe lucid,body. Boyle.
Instead of golden fruits,
By genial show’rs and solar heat supplied,Unsufterable winter had defac’dEarth ’s blooming charms, and made a barrenwaste. Blackmore.
2; Belonging to the sun.
They denominate some herbs solar, and somelunar. Bacon .
Scripture hath been punctual in other respects,concerning sobrrii miracles. Broum’s Fu/g. Errours.
3. Born under or in the predominant in-fluence of the sun.
The cock was pleas’d to hear him speak so fair,And proud beside, as solur people are. Dryden.
4. Measured by the sun.
The rule to find the moon’s age, on any day ofany solar month, cannot shew precisely an ex;lctaccount of the moon, because th the inequality ofthe motions of the sun and moon, and the numberof days of the solar months. Holder on Time.
Sold. The preterite and participle pas-sive of sell.
Sold. n. s. [souldee, old Fr. Trtvoux.']Military pay ; warlike entertainment.
But were your will her sold to entertain,
And number’d be ’mongst knights of maidenhead,
Great guerdon, well I wot, should you remain,And in her favour high be reckon’d. Fairy Queen.
So'ldan. m. s. [for sultan .] The empe-ror of the Turks.
They at the soldan’s chair defied the best. Milton.
S'oldanel. n. s. [soldanella, Lat.] Aplant. Miller
To SOLDER, v. a. [souder, Fr. soldare,Ital. solidare, Lat.] See Soder.
1. To unite or fasten with any kind ofmetallick cement.
A concave sphere of gold, filled with water,and soldered up, has, upon pressing the sphere withgreat force, let tile water squeeze through it, andstand all over its outside in multitudes of smalldrops like dew, without bursting or cracking thebodv of the gold. _ Newton’s Opticks.
2. To mend ; to unite any thing broken.
It bootetli them not thus to solder up a brokencause, whereof their first and last discourses willfall asunder. Hooker.
Wars ’twixt yon twain would beAs if the world should cleave, and that slain menShould solder up the rift. Shakesp. Antony and Cleop.
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