l To s o u
flrf 1 * 0 ^ P eev * s ^ 1 or crabbed.
**Hr| ),* f^p out melancholy from the virtuous,>Gv er j. > K,er the hatred of vice from souring intoIf p ‘ Addison.
c leased , i! n e ^ es ^ rom the®* or seem dis-^Ot] R r, the y sour upon it. Spectator.
1. Sr»-; E s - Fr.]
^ n S; fountain ; head.
n ind «. Kings that rule
()*.: . , hidden sources of the Nile . Addis. Cato.
* ^ rst cause *
JVitlj ® ec °nd source of men, while yet but few,
regard to what is just and right
. regi
Th is ead Jheir lives. H&ilton’s Paradise Lost.
18 * le true source and original df this mis-. South.
put tlw Of himself is none;
*Jho tle eten jal Infinite, and One,
* % begin, who ne’er can end,
rirai. beings, as their source, depend. Dryd.
rst Producer.
?hat Famous Greece,
Whid^ art an< ^ cultivated thought,
^ 'ey to Home, and Romans hither, brought.
1 Q 0&r\ Waller.
littu ^ T ‘ n - s * [from sourd, Fr ] TheV>ipe of a trumpet.
S(),, r StI ' adj. [from sour.] Somewhat
di.' st , lllation we obtain a sourish spirit, which
N«iv ec / >ral - B °y le -
' Win! • ar ' v - Tfrom sour.]
*<&,**%•
acrimony.
s'Vn, n , , fl>e stern Athenian prince1 1 bpv -[. smil'd. Dryderis Knight’s Tale.
f Aci ( ]- Ess ' «•*. [from sour.]
. ; austereness of taste.
“Jtlv- LT. ?°"sisteth in some crossness of the
'ftfL. fid -
t.. l,, e
Ji,
on doth make the mixture^te. >( v niore equal, which induceth a milder* 1’ th> Bacons Nat. Hist.
fiut -
s Ur ^ )r ifi 2 > like vouth, it yields an acid taste ;>, 'fier doth, like age, thesoumess waste. Den.
fruit u He knewn,| (l taj^ Uie grafted pear-tree to dispose,
e to plumbs the sourness of the sloes.
.Of acj Dryden’s Virgil.
Ca* e *t L • 0r Sour one b as a notion from taste,i l() t ri one of those simple ideas which one5> Arbuthnot.
uerif tl ° 50urnCS5 » drawn so near its end ? Pope.
ij^i ae - l v ; harshness of temper.
carped at the curious neatness ofof* m ^ose days, and, through ther.W t>. ''is disposition, spoke somewhat toott-V^renf. v H Hooker.
wh^ Ver thought to be of that superstitious. * fitch some men pretend to in religion.
r,p?f r c ij . . King Charles.
0^ er atn‘° U equally free from the weakness^tof a 11011 a *<d the sourness of enthusiasm : it■* fi uncomfortable melancholy nature.
. Ca Addisons Freeholder.
uq* 0l e that no sourness and moroseness min-t F Ser *° us frame of mind. Nelson.
t^Ppl*** s. [guanabanus, Lat.] Cus-
hi several parts of the Spanish West-y S. n it is cultivated for its fruits. Miller.
J ®‘ [ s °l, Fr.] A small denomina-“taney.
l so ute, salt, Dut.]
S tv,^ f ' at ' e °r sa U-
kept parboiled in salt pickle.1 c Wi\' U *i C . an rear up a his bouse,
P^r lug bacon, and sweeter bis souse.
Tusser.
Tusscr.
0 G lit *Dra* llt ** la y f° r P or ^ an( ^ ? 0JiSe *
I Utl< ^ s Puriings for v°nr bouse.
?•«. [from the noun.]
K^il,ti,„,k or steep in pickle.
'«•**. they drop by drop .mp«rt
^ Cabbage with a bounteous heart. P p .
sou
2. To throw into water. A ludicroussense.
They soused me into the Thames with as littleremorse as they drown blind puppies. tShufcesp.
Win) those were that run away,
And yet gave out th’ had won the day ;
Although the rabble sous'd them for ’t
O’er head and ears in mud and dirt. Butler.
They soused me over head and ears in water
! when a boy, so that I am now one of the most
I case-hardened of the Ironsides. Addis. Guardian .
| To Souse, v . n. [Of this word I know notthe original: it must come from sous, ordessous down, Fr.] To fall as a bird onits prey.
Thus on some silver swan, or timorous hare,Jove’s bird comes sousing down from upper air;Her crooked talons truss the fearful prey,
Then out of sight she soars. Dryden's JEneid,
Jove’s bird will souse upon the tim’rous hare,And tender kids with his sharp talons tear.
Bri/d. jinn.
To Souse. t». a . To strike with sudden
violence, as a bird strikes his prey.
The gallant monarch is in arms ;
And like an eagle o’er his airy tow’rs,
To souse annoyance that comes near his nest. Shak.
Souse, adv . With sudden violence. A
low word.
Such make a private study of the street,
And, looking full at ev’ry man they meet,
Run souse against his chaps, who stands amaz’d,To find they did not see, but only gaz’d. Young.
So'uterrain. m . s. [souterrain, Fr.] Agrotto or cavern in the ground. NotEnglish .
Defences against extremities of heat, as shade,grottos, ut souterrains, are necessary preservativesof health. Arbuthnot.
SOUTH, n. s. [yu?>, Sax . sui/d, Dut. sud,French .]
1. The part where the sun is to us at
noon: opposed to north. \
East and west have no certain points of heaven,hut north and south are fixed ; and seldom the farsouthern people have invaded the northern, butcontrariwise. Bacon .
2. The southern regions of the globe.
The queen of the south. Bible. ]
From the north to call
Decrepit winter, from the south to bring ;
Solstitial summer’s heat. Milton.
3. The wind that blows from the south.
All the contagion of the south light on you, jYou shames of Home you! Shakesp. Coriolanus. j
South, adj . [from the noun.] Southern;meridional.
One inch of delay more is a south sea. Shakesp.
How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth |the earth by the south wind. Job, xxxvii. 17. j
Mean while the south wind rose, and with blackwings,
Wide hovering, all the clouds together drove. Milt.,
South, adv.
1. Towards the south.
His regiment lies half a mile ^
SiutJifrom the mighty power ol the king.
2. From the south.
Such fruits as you appoint for long keeping,ather in a fair and dry day, and when the windioweth not south. Bacon .
Southeast, n. s. [south and east.] Thepoint between the east and south; thepoint of winter sunrise.
The planting of trees warm upon a wall againstthe south or southeastsan, (loth hasten their ripen-ing. -Bacon .
The three seas of Italy , the Inferiour towardsthe southeast , the Ionian towards the south, andthe Adriatick on the northeast side, were com- !manded by three different nations. Arbuthnot .
sou
So'utherly. adj. [from south.]
1. Belonging to any of the points deno-minated from tlie south; not absolutelysouthern.
2. Lying towards the south.
Unto such as live under the pole, that is onlynorth which is above tb-m, that is only southerlywhich is below them. Biwu.
Two other country bills give us a view of themost easterly, westerly, and southerly parts ofEngland. " ‘ Graunt.
3. Coming from about the south.
1 am but rnad north, northwest: when the windis southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw.
Shakesp. Hamlet.
So'UTHERN. adj. [pfSepne, Sax. fromsouth.]
1. Belonging to the south; meridional.
Frowning Auster seeks the southern sphere,And rots with endless rain th’ unwholesome year.
Dryden.
2. Lying towards the south.
Why mourn I not for thee,
And with the southern clouds contend in tears ?
3. Coming from the south.
Men’s bodies are heavier^when southern windsblow than when northern. Bacoyi’s Nat. Hist.
Southernwood, n. s. [j-uBejinpubu,Sax . abrotanum, Lat.]
This plant agrees in most parts with the worm-wood,from which it is not easy to separate it. Miller.
So uthing, adj. [from the noun.] Goingtowards the south.
I will conduct thee on thy way,
When next the southing sun inflames the day.Dry.
So uthing* n. s . Tendency to the south.
Not far from hence, if 1 observ’d arightThe southing of the stars and polar light,
Sicilia lies. Dryden's ARneid.
Sou'thmost. adj. [from south.] Furthesttoward the south.
Next Chemos, th’ obscene dread of MoaUs sons,From Aroar to Nebo, and the wildOf southmost Abarim. Milton.
So'uthsay. n. s . [properly soothsay.]Prediction.
All those were idle thoughts and fantasies,Devices, dreams, opinions unsound,
Shews, visions, southsays, and prophecies,
And all that feigned is, as leasings, tales, and lies.
Fairy Queen.
To So'uthsay. v. n. [See Soothsay.]To predict.
Young men, hovering between hope anil fear,might easily be carried into the superstition ofsonthsaying by names. Camden.
So'uthsayer. n. s. [properly soothsaytr.See Soothsayer.] A predicter.
Southward, n.s. The southern re-gions.
Countries are more fruitful to the southward thanin the northern parts. Raleigh ’s Hist, of the World.
Southward, adv. [from south.] To-wards the south.
A prisoner in a room twenty foot square, is atliberty to walk twenty foot southward, but notnorthward. Locke.
Every life from the dreary monthsFlies conscious southward. Thomson’s Winter .
Southwe'st. n. s. [south and ]Point between the south and west; win-ter sun-set.
Phenice is an haven of Crete , and lieth towardtlie southwest. Acts, xxvii. 12.
The planting of trees warm upon a wall againsttlie south or southeastsun, doth hasten their com-
I ing on and ripening; and tlie southeast is fotmc! tobe better (nan tlie southwest, though the southwestbe the hotter coast. Bocoti's Nat. Hist.
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