Oread, P. L. i. 387. a mountain nymph Orgies, P. L. i. 415. mad rites of Bacchus, frantic revels Orient, P. bright, shining, glittering, gaudy, sparkling Orisons, prayers, supplications P Pact, P. R. iv. 191. the technical term for the contracts of sorcerers with the devil, a bargain, a covenant Palmer, P. a pilgrim; they who returned from the Holy Land carrying branches of palm, whither they had made a vow to go, and are therefore called votarists To pamper, P. L. v. 214. to be overgrown with superfluous leaves and fruitless branches; from the French pampre, of the Latin pampinus, a vine-branch full of leaves Pan, P. L. iv. 266. Nature Pandemonium, the capital or chief residence of the devils Panim. P. L. i. 765. P. R. iii, 343. pagan, infidel Panoply, P. L. vi. 527. armour from head to foot; from the Greek πανοπλία, armour at all points Pansy, P. L. ix. 1040. a kind of violet To paragon, P. L. x. 426. to compare, to be equal to, like to; of Tapa juxta, and ayav certamen; an exact idea or likeness of a thing, able to contest with the original Paranymph, S. A. 1020. a brideman, one who leads the bride to her marriage Pard, P. L. iv. 344. the leopard, a spotted beast of prey Parle, P. L.. vi. 296. conversation, talk Parly, P. talk, conference To peer, P. to come just in sight Pennon, P. L. ii. 933. vulgarly spelt pinion, a wing; from penna Pernicious, P. L. vi. 520. quick, speedy; from the Latin pernix Petrific, P. L. x. 294. having the power to change to stone Phalactery, P. a bandage on which was inscribed some memorable sentence Pied, P. variegated, particoloured Pilaster, P. L. i. 713. a pillar jutting out of the wall Platan, P. L. iv. 478. the plane-tree, so named from the breadth of its leaves. Пhalus, Gr. broad Plate, P. L. vi. 368. broad solid armour Pledge, P. a child; as children were simply called by the Latins pignora, pledges Pleiades, P. L. viii. 374. a northern constellation To plight, P. to plait, to braid, to weave Ponent, P. L. x. 704. setting western Pontifical, P. L. x. 313. bridge-building Pontifice, P. L. x. 348. bridge-work, edifice of a bridge Porcupine, S. A. 1138. a hedgehog, a creature wholly covered with quills To port, P. L. iv. 980. to carry in form. Ported spears, spears borne pointed towards Satan Portcullis, P. L. ii. 874. a sort of machine like a harrow, hung over the gates of a city, to be let down to keep out an enemy To prank, P. to dress, to decorate; to dress, or adjust to ostentation Predicament, P. a class or arrangement of beings or substances ranked according to their natures To pretend, P. L. x. 872. to hold or place before; to hold out as a delusive appearance: to exhibit as a cover of something hidden; from the Latin prætendere Pride, P. L. iv. 40. a kind of excessive and vi cious self-esteem, that raises men in their own opinions above what is just and right. See Ambition Proboscis, P. L. iv. 347. the snout or trunk of an elephant Procinct, P. L. vi. 19. complete preparation, pre paration brought to the point of action. In procinct, ready girded; in allusion to the Ancients, who just before the battle used to gird their garments close to them, which on other occasions they wore very loose Proof, P. L. v. 384. for armour Provision, P. L. ix. 623. what is provided for men, accumulation of stores beforehand, stock collected. It usually signifies what men have provided To prowl, P. L. iv. 183. to prey, to plunder Punctual, P. L. viii. 23. comprised or consisting in a point, no bigger than a point Puny, P. L. ii. 367. weak, little, born since, created long after; from the French puis né To purfle, P. to decorate with a wrought or flowered border, to embroider. Purfled, flourished, or wrought upon with a needle Porlieu, P. L. iv. 404. border, inclosure To purvey, P. L. ix. 1021. to procure provisions Q Quaint, P. L. viii. 78. subtily excogitated, fine spun Quality, P. nature relatively considered; or property, accident Quantity, P. that property of any thing which may be increased or diminished Quaternion, P. L. v. 181. a fourfold mixture and combination Quintessence, an extract from any thing, containing all its virtues in a small quantity Quip, P. a sharp jest, a taunt, a sarcasm R Rathe, P. early, coming before the time Realty, P. L. vi. 115. loyalty. A word peculiar to Milton Rebea, P. a three-stringed fiddle Rebell'd, P. L. vi. 737. for those who have rebelled, rebellious To reck, to care, to heed, to mind, to make account of, to rate at much To record, P. L. vii. 338. to celebrate, to cause to be remembered Recreant, P. R. iii. 138. apostate, false To reek, P. L. viii. 256. to steam, to smoke, to emit vapour; from the Saxon rec, smoke Reign, P. L. i. 543. kingdom; used like regnum Relation, P. manner of belonging to any person or thing Religion, P. L. i. 372. religious rites; or a system of worship opposite to others |