Eurus, P. L. x. 705, the east wind Even, P. L. iv. 555. that part of the hemisphere where it was then evening Excess, P. L. xi. 111. sin, offence; literally, a going beyond the bounds of our duty To exercise, P. L. ii. 89. to vex and trouble, to keep employed as a penal injunction. It is used in this sense also in Latin Eyry, P. L. vii. 424. the nest of a bird of prey F Falsities and lies, P. L. i. 367. false idols Fanatic, P. L. i. 480. enthusiastic, struck with a superstitious frenzy Fatal, upheld by fate, P. L. ii. 104. appointed by destiny, P. L. v. 861 Favonius, S. the western wind that blows in the spring Faye, P. a fairy, an elfe To fet, P. R. ii. 401. to fetch to go and bring Flamen, P. a priest. Flaw, P. L. x. 698. a sudden gust, a violent blast; From the Greek phaw, to break To flare, P. to glitter offensively Fledge, full feathered, able to fly, qualified to leave the nest Flown, P. L. i. 502. puffed, inflated, elate, raised, heightened ૨ છુ Founded, P. L. i. 703. melted, from fundere, to melt, to cast metal Fraud, misery, misfortune, mischief, punishment consequent upon deceit, P. L. viii. 143. hurt and damage, P. L. ix. 643. P. R. i. 372 To freak, P. to freckle, to spot, to varigate, to chequer Frequence, P. R. ii. 130. crowd, concourse, assembly To fret, to form into raised work, P. L. i. 717. to hurt by attrition, S. Fret, P. L. vii. 597. that stop of the musical instrument which causes or regulates the vibrations of the string Friers, P. L. iii. 474-5. white, Carmelites ; black, Dominicans; gray, Franciscans Frieze, P. L. i. 716. that part of the entablature of columns between the architrave and cornice From, H. R. i. 165. used as vπo and præ, to signify for or because of Frore, P. L ii, 595. an old word for frosty To frounce, P. to crisp, to curle, to frizzle Fugue, P. L. xi. 563. (of fuga, a flight), in music the correspondency of parts, answering one another in the same notes, either above or be low G Gabble, P. L. xii. 56. loud talk without meaning Galaxy, P. L. vii. 579. the milky way, a stream of light in the sky. Garish, P. gaudy, splendid, showery, fine Garrulity, S. A. 491, loquacity, incontinence of tongue, inability to keep a secret Gauntlet, S. A. 1121. an iron glove used for defence, and thrown down in challenges Gear, P. furniture, accoutrements Togem, P. L. vii. 325. to put forth the first buds ; of the Latin gemmare Glare, P. L. iv. 402, a fierce piercing look To glare, to shoot such splendour as the eye cannot bear, P. L. vi. 849. to look with fierce piercing eyes, P. L. x. 714. P. R. i. 313 Globe, P. L. ii, 512. a body of soldiers drawn into a circle To gloze, to flatter, to wheedle, to insinuate, to fawn God, P. L, v. 117, for angel Gonfalon, P. L. v. 589. a kind of streamer or banner, an ensign, a standard Gordian twine, P. L. iv. 348. intricate turnings and twistings, like the famous Gordian knot, which no body could untie, but Alexander cut it with his sword Gorgon, P. L. ii. 628. a monster with snaky hairs, of which the sight turned beholders stone Graces, P. L. ii, 467. the beautiful seasons to Grange, P. a farm; generally a farm with a house at a distance from neighbours Greaves, S. A. 1121. armour for the legs; a sort of boots To gride, P. L. vi. 329, to cut, to make way by cutting Gris amber, P. R. ii. 344. for ambergis Grunsel, P. L. i. 160. the groundsil, the lower part of the building Gryphon, P. L. ii. 943, a fabulous creature, said to be generated between the lion and eagle, and to have the head and paws of the lion and the wings of the eagle Guerdon, P. a prize, a reward, a recompense Gust, a sudden blast of wind, P. L. x. 698. height of perception, height of sensual enjoyment, P. L. x. 565 Gymnic, S. A. 1324. such as practise the athletic or gymnastic exercises Gyves, S. A. 1093. fetters, chains for the legs H Habergeon, S. A. 1120. a coat of mail for the neck and shoulders Habitable, P. L. viij. 157. adjective used substantively, to which earth is understood; like the Greek oixspirn, the inhabited, the earth Hair, P. L. vii. 323. for leaves, twigs, and branch es; as the Latin coma is used Hand, P. R. iv. 59. for handywork To harness, P. to dress, to arm, to accoutre Hermes, P. L. iii. 603. mercury or quicksilver To hie, P. L. ii. 1055. to hasten, to go in haste Hippogrif, P. R. iv. 542. an imaginary creature, part like a horse and part like a gryphon; a winged horse Holocaust, S. A. 1706. an entire burnt-offering Horrent, P. L. ii. 513. terrible, prickly, set up like the bristles of a wild boar To host, P. L. vi. 93. to encounter in battle. The word hosting, (says Newton) seems to have been. first coined by Milton. It is a very expressive word, and plainly formed from the substantive host. And if ever it is right to make new words, it is when the occasion is so new and extraordinary Hours, P. L. iv. 267. the time requisite for the production and perfection of things To hull, P. L. xi. 84. to float, to drive to and fro Hydra, P. L. ii. 628. a monster with many heads ; |