Apocalyps, P. L. iv. 2. a revelation, a discovery To appay, P. L. xii. 401. to satisfy, to content Appetance, P. L. xi. 619. carnal, sensual desire To appoint, S. A. 373. to arraign, to summon, to answer Arbitress, P. L. i. 785. a witness, a spectatress Architrave, P. L. i. 715. that part of a column or order of a column, which lies immediately upon the capital, and is the lowest member of the entablature Arctic, P. L. . 710. northern, lying under the Bear Ardor, P. L. v, 249. a person ardent or bright, an angel. The Latin ardor implies fervency, exceeding love, eager desire, fiery nature; all included in the idea of an angel Argestes, P. L. x. 699. the north-east wind Askance, awry Asphaltus, P. L. i. 729. bitumen, a pitchy sub stance Asthma, P. L. xi. 488. a frequent, difficult, and short respiration, joined with a hissing sound and a cough To astound, to astonish, to confound with fear or wonder Atheous, P. R. i. 487. atheistic, godless Atrophy, P. L. xi. 486. want of nourishment; a disease in which what is taken at the mouth cannot contribute to the support of the body 3 Attent, P. R. i. 385. intent, attentive, heedful, regardful Attest, P. L. i. 37. witness, testimony, attestation To attune, P. L. iv. 265. to make any thing musical Autumn, P. L. v. 394. for the fruits of autumn Azurn, P. the same as azure, blue, faint blue. B Baleful, full of misery, full of grief, sorrowful, sad, woeful Bandite, P. a man outlawed Barbaric, P. L. ii. 4. foreign, far-fetch'd Base, P. L. ix. 36. that part of any ornament which hangs down, as housing; from the French bas, low; because housing falls low to the ground To batten, P. to fatten, or make fat, to feed plen teously Behest, a command, precept, mandate Belated, P. L. i. 783. benighted, out of doors late at night Beldame, P. an old woman; generally a term of contempt, marking the last degree of old age, with all its faults and miseries. From the French belle dame, which of old signified an old woman Benediction, well speaking, thanks, P. L. viii. 645. P. R. iii. 127. blessing, P. L. xii. 125 Beryl, P. L. vi. 756. a precious stone of a scagreen colour Besprent, P. sprinkled Bestrown, P. L. i. 311. iv. 631. sprinkled over Bevy, P. L. xi. 582. a company, an assembly; of the Italian beva, a covy of partridges Bickering, P. L. vi. 766. fighting, and thence destroying; from the Welch bicre, a contest, a combat. Mr. Johnson thinks it means here quivering, playing backward and forward Blanc, or blank, white, P. L. v. 656; confused, crushed, dispirited, subdued, depressed, P. L. ix. 890. P. R. ii. 120 Bland, P. L. v. 5. ix. 855.1047. soft, mild, gentle To blank, S. A, 471. to confuse, to damp, to dispirit Blear, P. dim, obscure, or that which makes dim ness Blithe, gay, airy, merry, joyous, sprightly, mirthful Bolt, the bar of a door, P. L. ii. 877. lightning, a thunder bolt. P. L. vi. 491. an arrow, P. To bolt, P. to dart, to shoot, to sift. Mr. Johnson thinks it signifies here to blurt out, or throw out precipitantly Boreas, P. L. x. 699. the north wind Bosky, P. woody; from the Belgian bosche, and the Italian bosco, a wood Bourn, P. a bound, a limit; from the French borne Brand, P. L. xii. 643. a sword. Brando in Italian too signifies a sword; and the reason of this-denomination seems to be derived from hence, be |