Chapter I

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

From this reading --------_Quis talia fando, Temperet a Lachrymis?_ (Price Six Pence.) THE LIFE Mr. RICHARD SAVAGE.

later than; following

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

anew

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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

From this reading With some very remarkable Circumstances, relating to the _Birth_ and _Education_, of that Gentleman, which were never yet made publick.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

be a part or attribute of

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

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

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading With some very remarkable Circumstances, relating to the _Birth_ and _Education_, of that Gentleman, which were never yet made publick.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

a young person of either sex

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading With some very remarkable Circumstances, relating to the _Birth_ and _Education_, of that Gentleman, which were never yet made publick.

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From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

made known or openly avowed

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

part; cease or break association with

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

From this reading With some very remarkable Circumstances, relating to the _Birth_ and _Education_, of that Gentleman, which were never yet made publick.

one or the other of two

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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From this reading --------_Quis talia fando, Temperet a Lachrymis?_ (Price Six Pence.) THE LIFE Mr. RICHARD SAVAGE.

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From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

a man of refinement

From this reading With some very remarkable Circumstances, relating to the _Birth_ and _Education_, of that Gentleman, which were never yet made publick.

(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)

From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

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

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

an occurrence of something

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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From this reading --------_Quis talia fando, Temperet a Lachrymis?_ (Price Six Pence.) THE LIFE Mr. RICHARD SAVAGE.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

immediately past

From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading --------_Quis talia fando, Temperet a Lachrymis?_ (Price Six Pence.) THE LIFE Mr. RICHARD SAVAGE.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading With some very remarkable Circumstances, relating to the _Birth_ and _Education_, of that Gentleman, which were never yet made publick.

engage in

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. RICHARD SAVAGE.

kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading With some very remarkable Circumstances, relating to the _Birth_ and _Education_, of that Gentleman, which were never yet made publick.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

not any; not one

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

impressive in appearance

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

past form of “obtain” — come into possession of

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

plural of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

From this reading --------_Quis talia fando, Temperet a Lachrymis?_ (Price Six Pence.) THE LIFE Mr. RICHARD SAVAGE.

by chance

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading --------_Quis talia fando, Temperet a Lachrymis?_ (Price Six Pence.) THE LIFE Mr. RICHARD SAVAGE.

bring forth or yield

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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From this reading With some very remarkable Circumstances, relating to the _Birth_ and _Education_, of that Gentleman, which were never yet made publick.

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From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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From this reading --------_Quis talia fando, Temperet a Lachrymis?_ (Price Six Pence.) THE LIFE Mr. RICHARD SAVAGE.

-ing form of “relate” — make a logical or causal connection

From this reading With some very remarkable Circumstances, relating to the _Birth_ and _Education_, of that Gentleman, which were never yet made publick.

unusual or striking

From this reading With some very remarkable Circumstances, relating to the _Birth_ and _Education_, of that Gentleman, which were never yet made publick.

express the need or desire for

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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From this reading Mr. RICHARD SAVAGE.

possessive form of “robinson” — English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)

From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading Mr. RICHARD SAVAGE.

United States composer who promoted 20th century music (1896-1985)

From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)

From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading --------_Quis talia fando, Temperet a Lachrymis?_ (Price Six Pence.) THE LIFE Mr. RICHARD SAVAGE.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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

From this reading With some very remarkable Circumstances, relating to the _Birth_ and _Education_, of that Gentleman, which were never yet made publick.

in the near future

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

restricted to something

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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From this reading --------_Quis talia fando, Temperet a Lachrymis?_ (Price Six Pence.) THE LIFE Mr. RICHARD SAVAGE.

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From this reading --------_Quis talia fando, Temperet a Lachrymis?_ (Price Six Pence.) THE LIFE Mr. RICHARD SAVAGE.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading With some very remarkable Circumstances, relating to the _Birth_ and _Education_, of that Gentleman, which were never yet made publick.

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

From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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

From this reading With some very remarkable Circumstances, relating to the _Birth_ and _Education_, of that Gentleman, which were never yet made publick.

the act of testing something

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

the act of using

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

precisely as stated

From this reading With some very remarkable Circumstances, relating to the _Birth_ and _Education_, of that Gentleman, which were never yet made publick.

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

From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

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

From this reading With some very remarkable Circumstances, relating to the _Birth_ and _Education_, of that Gentleman, which were never yet made publick.

at the time that

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading With some very remarkable Circumstances, relating to the _Birth_ and _Education_, of that Gentleman, which were never yet made publick.

which person or people

From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

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From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Who was Condemn'd with Mr. _James Gregory_, the last Sessions at the _Old Baily_, for the Murder of Mr. _James Sinclair_, at _Robinson's_ Coffee-house at _Charing-Cross_.

a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.

but in spite of that

From this reading With some very remarkable Circumstances, relating to the _Birth_ and _Education_, of that Gentleman, which were never yet made publick.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Perhaps no History in the World, either ancient or modern, can produce an Instance of any one Man's Life fill'd with so many calamitous Circumstances, as _That_ of the unhappy young Gentleman, who is the melancholy Subject of the following Sheets; his Misfortunes may be said to be begun, if not strictly before he had a Being, yet, before his Birth; for when his Mother, the late Countess of _M----d_, was big with Child of him, she publickly declared, That the Infant then in her Womb, did not in the least appertain to her Husband, but to another noble Earl, upon which a Trial was commenced in the House of Lords, and my Lord _M----d_, obtained a Divorce, his Lady had her Fortune, which was very considerable, paid back to her again, with full Liberty of marrying whom she pleased, which Liberty she made use of in a very short Time, and my Lord _M----d_ meeting her new Husband, Colonel _B----t_, in the Court of _Request_ soon after, wish'd him Joy upon it, and said, he hoped my Lady _M----d_ would make the Colonel a better Wife than she had done to him.