Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

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From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

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From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

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From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

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From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

speak to

From this reading Address subscriptions and communications to the Augustan Reprint Society, in care of one of the General Editors.

plural of “advisor” — an expert who gives advice

From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

how long something has existed

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

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

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

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

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

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From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

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From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

completing its life cycle within a year

From this reading The annual membership fee is $2.50.

tree (as opposed to shrub)

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

relating to or characteristic of the times of the Roman Emperor Augustus

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

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From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation

From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

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From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

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From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

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From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)

From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Address subscriptions and communications to the Augustan Reprint Society, in care of one of the General Editors.

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

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From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

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From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring

From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)

From this reading Address subscriptions and communications to the Augustan Reprint Society, in care of one of the General Editors.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Membership in the Augustan Reprint Society entitles the subscriber to six publications issued each year.

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives

From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

plural of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

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From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

third-person singular of “entitle” — give the right to

From this reading Membership in the Augustan Reprint Society entitles the subscriber to six publications issued each year.

plural of “excerpt” — a passage selected from a larger work

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services

From this reading The annual membership fee is $2.50.

United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born in 1912)

From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

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

From this reading Membership in the Augustan Reprint Society entitles the subscriber to six publications issued each year.

the act of beginning something new

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

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

From this reading The annual membership fee is $2.50.

past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading Membership in the Augustan Reprint Society entitles the subscriber to six publications issued each year.

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 EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

a son who has the same first name as his father

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

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From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

social deportment

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

the body of members of an organization or group

From this reading Membership in the Augustan Reprint Society entitles the subscriber to six publications issued each year.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

a midwestern state on the Great Plains

From this reading EDITORIAL ADVISORS: _Louis I. Bredvold_, University of Michigan; _James L. Clifford_, Columbia University; _Benjamin Boyce_, University of Nebraska; _Cleanth Brooks_, Louisiana State University; _Arthur Friedman_, University of Chicago; _James R. Sutherland_, Queen Mary College, University of London; _Emmett L. Avery_, State College of Washington; _Samuel Monk_, Southwestern University.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

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used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

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

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

plural of “publication” — a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

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the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

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a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

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a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king

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the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

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an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

situated in or oriented toward the southwest

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

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someone who expresses strong approval

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plural of “subscription” — a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

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Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)

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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

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

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

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

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

Greek philosopher who was a student of Aristotle and who succeeded Aristotle as the leader of the Peripatetics (371-287 BC)

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

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

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the body of faculty and students at a university

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a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

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a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

in the company of; together with

From this reading John Gay, _The Present State of Wit_ (1711) and Excerpts from _The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age_ (1702) With an Introduction by W. Earl Britton The Augustan Reprint Society May, 1947 _Price_: 75c GENERAL EDITORS: _Richard C. Boys_, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; _Edward N. Hooker_, _H.T. Swedenberg, Jr._, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

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