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sob'*' • 8 r atideur; grave stateliness;dignity
oth(. rs ! ^ eilt ^ ec ency was in Polycletus , abovetrib^gj 1 ? w hom though the highest praise be at-*he ra ust, yet some think he wanted7, iff' 5 ’ Wottons Architecture,
p t . e S*- e( l gravity.
And , e * Virgilia, turn thy solemness out o’ door,
be th* 0n g Wlt ^ us. Shakesp. Coriolanus.
truth eternal ne’er forgot,
Thia 5 a cover for a sot. Young.
speech ended with a solemnity of accent.$ 0 ^ Female Quixote.
rj^-'lNuA.'TIoN. n. s. [from solemnize .]s ® act of solemnizing; celebration.
flowed the solemnisation of the marriageMth Charles and Anne dutchess of Bretagne,bom he received the dutchy of Bretagne .Jq - Bacon’s Heni'y VII,
a, °Lemnize* v. a. \solemniser, Fr.
to e , di S nif y by particular formalities ;
D^. r ate.
Ms in a great battle was deprived of life ;
^^3 ?5 e ,H u * es being no more solemnized by the1 Ins partakers than the blood of his ene-Hat a* Sidney.
8111 to b e administered in one place, andSo ^ 7nn ^cd in another. Hooker.
^ n gan they Sprinkle all the parts with wine,great feast to solemnize that day.
Th e . Fairy Quern.
Mio[L Altitude of the celestial host were heardm;e his miraculous birth.
‘■'let f r choice nobility and flowerbi ail parts to solemnise this feast.
'• T'q Miltons Agonistes.
,^ht ° rm religiously once a year.
S\ t f ea COfll biaiidment the Jews had to celebrate« °f dedication, is never spoken of in thei *°leninizod even by our Savioui himself.
Hooker.
■ lvj', adv. [from solemn .]
’• \y-? a Hnual religious ceremonies.
gravity and stateliness;
’ll. 8 ““
Boyle's Seraph. Love.
ti <| ier» Itected gravity.
SC* r i’-' n points uf wisdom and sufficiency,j ft,' 0 .°r little very solemnly. Boc. Essays.’|![c<w lrilsl crs of state, who gave us law,
\ v S e selected friends, withdraw ;
i] bf murmurs solemnly are wise,
With l ^ e w bids ere hurricanes arise. Dryd.
. to »*mal state'
J o ,i re %i° u s seriousness.k! ,r owtv 0r>8lr ‘ l ^ e bow much men are blinded by*v* r »tC parU:ilit y» I do solemnly assure the7’ ^W^.be is the only person from whom I1 ^0t / 1 lat objection. Swift.
' Tqj Vm [solicilo, Lat.]
^ K° Vtune * to * ntreat *
{Soptoii^l^bink yourself of any crime,kif e d as y e t heav’n and grace,
« r aight. Shakesp . Othello.
l^bTstt Solkits l |eav n
Ue S p , '"' v y bat strangely visited people,
r Su^quost .1 f ‘“If"*’ ,e cures - Shakesp.’ r ' j rti ,i^ ’He ^‘ee, Maker! from my clayUid I solicit tlice J
„W' gUarrli” 10 Promote me? Milton’s For. Lost,-h 5 °iicit n “• »iy faith so false did prove,
10 Uc w itli lawless love. Dryd. Aureng,to
action ; to summon ; to
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* f^nry tv'^cV* 16 8 00< 1- Shakesp. Macbeth.J ,l h her wond’rous praise;
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Bethink thee on her virtues that surmountHer nat’ral graces, that extinguish art.
That fruit solicited her longing eye. Milton.
Sounds and some tangible qualities solicit theirproper senses, and force an entrance to the mind.
Locke.
He is solicited by popular custom to indulgehimself in forbidden liberties. Rogers’s Sermons.
3. To implore; to ask.
With that she wept again; till he again solicitingthe conclusion of her story, Then must you, saidshe, know the story of Amphialus ? Sidney.
4. To attempt; to try to obtain.
I view my crime, but kindle at the view \Repent old pleasures, and solicit new. Pope.
5. To disturb ; to disquiet, A Latinism.
Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid. Milt.
I find your love, and would reward it too ;
But anxious fears solicit my weak breast.
Dryden s Spanish Fryar.
Solicita'tion. n. s. [from solicit .]
1. Importunity; act of importuning.
I can produce a manOf female seed, far abler to resistAll his solicitations, and at lengthAll his vast force, and drive him back to hell.
Milton.
2. Invitation; excitement.
Children are surrounded with new things, which,by a constant solicitation of their senses, draw themind constantly to them. Locke.
Solicitor, n. s. [from solicit.]
1. One who petitions for another.
Be merry, Cassio;
For thy solicitor shall rather die
Than give thy cause away. Shakesp. Othello.
Honest minds will consider poverty as a recom-mendation in the person who applies himself tothem, and make the justice of his cause the mostpowerful solicitor in his behalf. Addison.
2. One who does in Chancery the busi-ness which is done by attornies in othercourts.
For the king’s attorney and solicitor general,their continual use for the kiug's service requiresmen every way fit. Bacon .
SOLI'CITOUS. adj. [solicitus, Lat.]Anxious ; careful; concerned. It has,commonly about before that which causesanxiety; sometimes for or of. For isproper before something to be obtained.
Our hearts are pure, when we are not solicitousof the opinion and censures of men, but only thatwe do our duty. Taylor.
Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be notsolicitous for the future. I'aylor’s Holy Living.
The colonel had been intent upon other things,and not enough solicitous to finish the fortifica-tions. Clarendon.
In providing money for disbanding the armies,upon which they were marvellously solicitous,there arose a question. Clarendon.
They who were in truth zealous for the preser-vation of the laws, were solicitous to preserve theking’s honour from any indignity, and his regalpower from violation. . Clarendon.
Laud attended on his majesty, which he wouldhave been excused from, if that design had notbeen in view, to accomplish which he was solicitousfor his advice. Clarendon.
There kept their watch the legions, while thegrand
In council sat, solicitous what chanceMight intercept their emperour sent.
Mitton’s Paradise Lost.
Without sign of boast, or sign of joy,
Solicitous and clank, he thus began.
Milton's Paradtse Regained.
No man is solicitous about the event of that whichhe has in his power to dispose of. South.
You have not only been careful of my fortune,the effect of your nobleness; but you nave beenso/icifous of my reputation, which is that of yourkindness. Dryden.
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The tender dame, solicitous to knowWhether her child should reach old age or no,Consults the sage Tiresias . Addison.
How lawful and praiseworthy is the care of afamily ! And yet how certainly are many peoplerendered incapable of all virtue, by a worldly soli'citous temper! Law.
Solicitously, adv. [from solicitous.]Anxiously; carefully.
The medical art being conversant about thehealtli and life of man, doctrinal errours in it areto be solicitously avoided. Boyle.
He would surely have as solicitously promotedtheir learning, as ever he obstructed it.
Decay of Piety.
Solicitude, n . s. [ solicitude, Lat.]Anxiety; carefulness.
In this, by comparison, we behold the manycares and great labours of worldly men, their soli-citude, ana outward shews, and publick ostenta-tion, their pride and vanities. # Raleigh .
If they would but provide for eternity with thesame solicitude, and real care, as they do for thislife, they could not fail of heaven. Tillotson.
They are to be known by a wonderful solicitudefor the reputation of their friends. Tatler.
SoLi'ciTRESS.n. s. [feminine of solicitor.]A woman who petitions for another.
I had the most earnest solicitress, as well as thefairest; and nothing could be refused to niy ladjHyde. Dryden.
SO' LID. adj. [ solidus, Lat. solide, I’r.]
1. Not liquid; not fluid.
! Land that ever burn’d
With solid, as the lake with liquid fire. Milton.
2. Not hollow ; full of matter; compact;dense.
Thin airy things extend themselves in place,Tilings solid take up but little space. Cowley.
I hear his thund’ring voice resound,
And trampling feet that shake the solid ground.
Dryden.
3. Having all the geometrical dimensions.
In a solid foot are 1728 solid inches, weighing
j 76 pound of rain water. Arbuthnot on Coins.
4. Strong; firm.
'The duke’s new palace is a noble pile, builtafter this manner, which makes it look very solidand inajestick. Addison.
5. Sound ; not weakly.
If persons devote themselves to science, theyshould be well assured of a solid and strong consti-tution of bodv, to bear the fatigue.
” Watts on the Mind.
6. Real; not empty; true; not fallacious.
This might satisfy sober and wise men, nut
with soft and specious words, but with pregnantand solid reasons. King Charles.
Either not define at all, or seek out other solidermethods, and more catbolick grounds of defining.
Hammond.
The earth may of solid good containMore plenty than the sun. Milton.
7. Not light; not superficial; grave ; pro-found.
These, w'anting wit, affect gravity, and go bytiIe name of solid men ; and a solid man is, inplain English, a solid solemn fool . Dryden.
So'i.i n. ti. s. [In physick.] The partcontaining the fluids.
The first and most simple solids of our body areperhaps merely terrestrial, and incapable of anychange or disease. Arbuthnot .
Soli dity, n. s. [solidity, Fr. soliditas,Lat. from solid.]
1. Fullness of matter ; not hollowness.
2. Firmness; hardness ; compactness;density; not fluidity.
That which hinders the approach of two bodies,when they are moving one towards another, I cullsolidity. Locke.
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