26. Monsieur Paschal, the great French philosopher of the seventeenth century, who died in 1662.
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12. habit. State, condition.
17. But the Spectator's hunting has only consisted of watching the chase from a rising ground!
24. Epistle to John Dryden, 73-4, 88-95.
SPECTATOR 117.
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4. neuter. Neutral, Cf. Shakespeare, Richard II., II. iii. 159, 'Be it known to you I do remain as neuter.'
engaging. Pledging. Cf. Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, III. ii. 264:
I have engaged myself to a dear friend.