<p>Complete three-volume set of the papers of George Mason, a key Founding Father. With detailed indices. 1312 pages.</p>

The Papers of George Mason, 1725-1792, in Three Volumes (Institute of Early American History)

George Mason

Rutland, Robert A, editor

University of North Carolina Press

<p>This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1801 Excerpt: ... of the word in contradiction to a more general meaning: Ray (in his South and East country words) styles it 1 plain unfilled ground to which however should be added, to make it accord with common acceptation, covered with herbage.' LA'VVNY. adj. honxlawn. Consisting of lawn; resembling a lawn. Through LEA Through forrests, mountains, or the Wv grounds. It'. Browne. LE M That from the fun-redoubling valley lift. Cool to the middle air, their lawny tops. Thorns.Summer. LAYE. n. ley, old Fr. Used by Spenser for Law. A woman worthy of immortal praise, Which for this realme found many goodley layes, And wholesome statutes to her husband brought. Sp. F.jB-IL C.X. st.42. LA'ZARET. n. the fame as "Lazaretto." The fame penalty also attends persons escaping from the lazarets. Blackjione. LA'ZARLIKE. adj. lazar and like. Leprous. A most instant tetter bark'd about; Most lazatliie, with vile and loathsome crust, All my smooth body. Shakspeare's Hamlet. LA'ZY-PACING. adj. Pacing slowly. When he bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds. Shakf. Romeo fef Juliet. "LEA. n.--Enclosed ground." Enclosure seems by no means essential to. the meaning of this word. 1(S Saxon original signifies both a pasture and-iplain; and in allusion to the latter fense Spenser uses it for the surface of-Mater. As when two warlike brigantines at sea, With murd'rous weapons arm'd to cruell fight, Doe meete together on the watry lea. "To LEAD. v. n.---" 4. To exercise dominion. For sliepherds, said he, there doen lead As lords done otherwhere. Spenser's July. LE'ADEN-STEPPING. adj. Slowly moving. Call on the lazy leaden-flepping hours. Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace. Milton. "LE'AGUER. - Siege." Rather ' a besieging 'army, ' according to Johnsons o...</p>

A supplement to Johnson's English dictionary, of which the palpable errors are attempted to be rectified and its material omissions supplied

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