Chapter XV

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From this reading 19-20].

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From this reading 19-20].

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A paltry wretch he had, half-starved, That him in place of zany served.

moving forward

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

called to public attention

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

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From this reading _PROFESSIONS--PHYSIC._ [Jam mala finissem letho; sed credula vitam Spes fovet, et fore cras semper ait melius.]

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

possessive form of “butler” — a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table

From this reading _Butler's Hudibras_ [Part II.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music

From this reading Canto iii].

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

deprive somebody of something by deceit

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

rid of obstructions

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

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From this reading _PROFESSIONS--PHYSIC._ [Jam mala finissem letho; sed credula vitam Spes fovet, et fore cras semper ait melius.]

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From this reading _PROFESSIONS--PHYSIC._ [Jam mala finissem letho; sed credula vitam Spes fovet, et fore cras semper ait melius.]

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

relying on medical quackery

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

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From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

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From this reading _PROFESSIONS--PHYSIC._ [Jam mala finissem letho; sed credula vitam Spes fovet, et fore cras semper ait melius.]

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

plural of “evil” — morally objectionable behavior

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

plural of “female” — an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

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From this reading _PROFESSIONS--PHYSIC._ [Jam mala finissem letho; sed credula vitam Spes fovet, et fore cras semper ait melius.]

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

front part of a vessel or aircraft

From this reading _PROFESSIONS--PHYSIC._ [Jam mala finissem letho; sed credula vitam Spes fovet, et fore cras semper ait melius.]

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From this reading _PROFESSIONS--PHYSIC._ [Jam mala finissem letho; sed credula vitam Spes fovet, et fore cras semper ait melius.]

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From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading A paltry wretch he had, half-starved, That him in place of zany served.

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From this reading A paltry wretch he had, half-starved, That him in place of zany served.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A paltry wretch he had, half-starved, That him in place of zany served.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

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From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

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From this reading _Butler's Hudibras_ [Part II.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading II. vi. vv.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Canto iii].

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

plural of “infant” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

press tightly together or cram

From this reading _PROFESSIONS--PHYSIC._ [Jam mala finissem letho; sed credula vitam Spes fovet, et fore cras semper ait melius.]

influence by slyness

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

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From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

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From this reading _PROFESSIONS--PHYSIC._ [Jam mala finissem letho; sed credula vitam Spes fovet, et fore cras semper ait melius.]

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From this reading _Tibullus_ [Lib.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

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From this reading _PROFESSIONS--PHYSIC._ [Jam mala finissem letho; sed credula vitam Spes fovet, et fore cras semper ait melius.]

relating to the study or practice of medicine

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

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From this reading _PROFESSIONS--PHYSIC._ [Jam mala finissem letho; sed credula vitam Spes fovet, et fore cras semper ait melius.]

the force of workers available

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

any admirable quality or attribute

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

plural of “mode” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

plural of “motive” — the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

easily agitated

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A paltry wretch he had, half-starved, That him in place of zany served.

not worth considering

From this reading A paltry wretch he had, half-starved, That him in place of zany served.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading _Butler's Hudibras_ [Part II.

a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

From this reading _PROFESSIONS--PHYSIC._ [Jam mala finissem letho; sed credula vitam Spes fovet, et fore cras semper ait melius.]

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading A paltry wretch he had, half-starved, That him in place of zany served.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

plural of “profession” — the body of people in a learned occupation

From this reading _PROFESSIONS--PHYSIC._ [Jam mala finissem letho; sed credula vitam Spes fovet, et fore cras semper ait melius.]

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

plural of “quack” — an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

act of turning to for assistance

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

From this reading The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician--Merit not the sole Cause of Success--Modes of advancing Reputation--Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works--The great Evil of Quackery--Present State of advertising Quacks--Their Hazard--Some fail, and why--Causes of Success--How Men of Understanding are prevailed upon to have Recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised--Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females; to Youth; to Infants--History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

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From this reading _PROFESSIONS--PHYSIC._ [Jam mala finissem letho; sed credula vitam Spes fovet, et fore cras semper ait melius.]

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From this reading _PROFESSIONS--PHYSIC._ [Jam mala finissem letho; sed credula vitam Spes fovet, et fore cras semper ait melius.]

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading A paltry wretch he had, half-starved, That him in place of zany served.

work with in an amateurish manner

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

the underside of footwear or a golf club

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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

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From this reading _PROFESSIONS--PHYSIC._ [Jam mala finissem letho; sed credula vitam Spes fovet, et fore cras semper ait melius.]

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

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not in physical motion

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an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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belonging to the people or things already mentioned

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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

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From this reading _Tibullus_ [Lib.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

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consistent with fact or reality; not false

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the cognitive condition of someone who understands

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

a formal word for “on”

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the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading II. vi. vv.

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From this reading _PROFESSIONS--PHYSIC._ [Jam mala finissem letho; sed credula vitam Spes fovet, et fore cras semper ait melius.]

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From this reading II. vi. vv.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

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covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

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From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat---- For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

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buildings for carrying on industrial labor

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an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

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performs some wicked deed

From this reading A paltry wretch he had, half-starved, That him in place of zany served.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

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a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect

From this reading A paltry wretch he had, half-starved, That him in place of zany served.