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wearer to the character of foppifinefs and affedfation. 
Shenjlone. 
FOPTLING,^ A petty fop ; an under-rate coxcomb : 
Thy works in Chloe’s toilet gain a part. 
And, with his tailor, (hare the poppling' s heart. Ticket. 
FOR, prep, [pop, Sax. voor , Dut.] Becaufe of. 
—A found mind in a found body is a fhort but full de- 
fcription of a happy (fate in this world : he that has thefe 
two has little more to wifli for, and lie that wants either 
of them will be but little better/or any thing elfe. Locke. 
I but revenge my fate; difdain’d, betray’d, 
And fuff’ring death for this ungrateful maid. Dryden. 
My open’d thought to joyous profpedt raife, 
And for thy mercy let me fing thy praife. Prior. 
With refpedt to; with regard to.—It was young counfel 
for the perfons, and violent counfel for the matters. Bacon. 
A paltry ring 
That (he did give me, whofe poefy was, 
For all the world, like cutler’s poetry 
Upon a knife ; love me and leave me not. Shakefpeare. 
Lo, fome are vellom, and the reft as good, 
For all his lordftiip knows, but they are wood. Pope. 
In this fenfe it has often as before it.— As for Maramaldus 
the general, they had no juft caufe to miflike him, being 
an old captain of great experience. Knollcs. —In the cha¬ 
racter of.—If a man be fully aflured of any thing for a 
truth, without having examined, what is there that he 
may not embrace for truth! Locke. 
She thinks you favour’d: 
But let her go, for an ungrateful woman. A. Phillips. 
With refemblance of.—I hear for certain, and do fpeak 
the truth. Shakefpeare. —Now, now for fure, deliverance 
is at hand. Milton. 
The ftartling fteed was feiz’d with Bidden fright, 
And, bounding, o’er the pommel caft the knight: 
F'orward he flew, and pitching on his head, 
He quiver’d with his feet, and lay for dead. Dryden. 
Confider’d as ; in the place of.—The council-table and 
ftar-chamber held for honourable that which pleafed, 
and for juft that which profited. Clarendon. 
Our prefent lot appears 
For happy, though but ill; for ill, not word, 
If we procure not to ourfelves more woe. Milton. 
In advantage of; for the fake of.—An ant is a wife creature 
for itfelf; but it is a (hrewd thing in an orchard. Bacon. 
Shall I think the world was made for one, 
And men are born for kings, as beads for men, 
Not for protection, but to be devour’d ? Dryden. 
Read all the prefaces of Dryden, 
For thofe our critics much confide in; 
Though merely writ at firft for filling, 
To raife the volume’s price a (hilling. Swift. 
Conducive to ; beneficial to.—It is for the general good 
of human fociety, and confequenily of particular per¬ 
fons, to be true and juft ; and it is for men’s health to be 
temperate. Tillotfon. —With intention of going to a cer¬ 
tain place.—We failed from Peru for China and Japan. 
Bacon. —As Ihe was brought for England, (he was caft 
away near Harwich haven. Hayward. —In comparative 
refpeift: 
For tufks with Indian elephants he drove, 
And Jove’s own thunder from his mouth he drove. Dryd. 
With appropriation to.—Shadow will ferve for Summer : 
prick him ; for we have a number of (liadows to fill up 
the mufter-bouk. Shakefpeare. —Alter O, an expreflion of 
defire : 
0 for a mufe of fire, that would afcehd, 
Ihe brightelt heavtn of invention ! Shakefpeare. 
FOR 
Tn account of; in folution of.—Thus much for the be¬ 
ginning and progrefs of the deluge. Burnet. —Inducing 
to as a motive.—There is a natural, immutable, and 
eternal, reafon for that which we call virtue, and againft 
that which we call vice. Tillotfon. —In expectation of.— 
He mull be back again by one-and-twenty, to marry and 
propagate: the father cannot (lay any longer for the por¬ 
tion, nor the mother for a new fet of babies to play with. 
Locke. —Noting power or poflibility.— For a holy perfon 
to be humble, for one whom all men efteem a faint, to 
fear left himfelf become a devil, is as hard as for a prince 
to fubmit himfelf to be guided by tutors. Taylor. —Noting 
dependence.—The colours of outward objedts, brought 
into a darkened room, depend for their vifibility upon 
the dimnefs of the light they are beheld by. Boyle. —In 
prevention of; for fear of. Little ufed. —She wrapped him 
clofe for catching cold. Lovelace. 
Corn being had down, any way ye allow, 
Should wither as needeth for burning in mow. Tuffer. 
In remedy of.—Sometimes hot, fometimes cold things 
are good for the tooch-ach. Garrctfon. —In exchange of. 
—He made confiderable progrefs in the ftudy of the law, 
before he quitted that profeffion for this of poetry. 
Dryden. —In the place of; inftead of.—We take a falling 
meteor for a (tar. Cowley. —In fupply of; to ferve in the 
place of.—Mod of our ingenious young men take up 
fome cried-up Englifh poet for their model, adore him, 
and imitate him, as they think, without knowing wherein 
he is defective. Dryden. —Through a certain duration.— 
Some pleafe/br once, fome will for ever pleafe. Rofcommon. 
—Thofe who deep without dreaming, can never be con¬ 
vinced that their thoughts are for four hours bufy, with¬ 
out their knowing it. Locke. 
The youth tranfported, afks without delay 
To guide-the fun’s bright chariot for a day. Garth. 
In fearch of; in queft of.—Philofophers have run fo far 
back for arguments of comfort againft pain, as to doubt 
whether there were any fuch thing ; and yet, when any 
great evil has been upon them, they would cry out as loud 
as other men. Tillotfon. —According to.—Chemifts have 
not been able, for aught is vulgarly known, by fire alone 
to feparate true fulphur from antimony. Boyle. —Noting 
a date of fitnefs or readinefs.—Nay, if you be an under¬ 
taker, I am for you. Shakefpeare. —If he be brave, lie’s 
ready for the ftroke. Dryden. —In hope of; for the fake 
of; noting the final caufe : 
How quickly nature- 
Falls to revolt, when gold becomes her objeCt! 
For this the foolifti, over-careful, fathers, 
Have broke their (leeps-with thought, their brains with 
care, 
Their bones with induftry : for this, engrofs’d 
The canker’d heaps of ftrong atchieved gold : 
For this they have been thoughtful to inveft 
Their Ions with arts and martial exercifes. Shakefpeare. 
Some pray for riches ; riches they obtain ; 
But watch’d by robbers, for their wealth are (lain. Dryden, 
Of tendency to ; towards : 
The kettle to the top was hoift ; 
But with its upfide down, to (how 
Its inclination for below. Swift. 
In favour of; on the part of ; on the fide of.—Ye fup- 
pofe the laws for which ye drive are found in Scripture ; 
but thofe not againft which we drive. Hooker. —It becomes 
me not to draw my pen in the defence of a bad caufe, 
when I have fo often drawn it for a good one. Dryden .— 
Noting accommodation or adaptation_Scholarsare frugal 
of their words, and not willing to let any.-go for ornament,, 
if they will not ferve for ufe. Felton. 
Fortune, if there be fuch a tiling as (lie 
Spies that I hear fo well her tyranny, 
That (he thinks nothing elfe fo fit jor me, Donne. 
With 
