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fervedly fall unpitied. Thus Milton, fpeaking of Eve, 
in allufion to original fin : 
Faireft of creation, 
Lad and beft of all God’s works, 
How art thou fallen! 
HIGH, f. High place; elevation; fuperior region : 
only ufed with from and on: 
Which when the king of gods beheld from high. 
He figh’d. Dryden. 
On HIGH, adv. Aloft; above; into fuperior regions : 
Wide is the fronting gate, and raifed on high , 
With adamantine columns threats the Iky. Dryden. 
On HIGH, or On Height, adv. Aloud : 
Fiercely that draunger forward came, and nigh 
Approaching, with bold words and bitter threat 
Bad that fame boader, as he mote on high, 
To leave to him that lady. Spenfer. 
He woxe nigh mad with wrath and fell defpight. 
And with reproachfull words him thus bcfyzke onhight. 
Spenfer. 
High is much ufed in compofition with variety of 
meaning. But the number of thefe compofitions would 
be much diminilhcd, if high were confidered as an adverb , 
which it really is, and were for that reafon printed as a 
feparate word. Its variety of meaning (as an adverb) is 
here further illudrated from Mafon’s Supplement to 
Johnfon. 
j. Aloft; 
That have with two pernicious daughters join’d 
Your high engender’d battles. Shahefpearc. 
Now fhaves with level wing the deep, then foars 
Up to the fiery concave, tow’ring high. Milton. 
2. Eminently : 
For which both heav’n and earth fiiall high extol 
Thy praifes. Milton. 
3. Supremely.—Nor tell tales of thee to high judging 
Jove. Shakefpeare. 
Had not th’ eternal king omnipotent. 
From his firong hold of heav’n, high over-rul’d. 
And limited their might. Milton. 
4. With deep thought: 
Others apart fat on a hill retir’d 
In thoughts more elevate, and reafon’d high 
Of providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate. Milton. 
HIGH-BEAR'ING, adj. With cockfighters, courage¬ 
ous, difpofed to fight. 
HIGH-BLEST, adj. Supremely happy; 
The good which we enjoy from heav’n defcends; 
But that from us ought fhould afcend to heav’n. 
So prevalent, as to concern the mind 
Of God kigh-blefl, hard to belief may feem. Milton. 
HIGH-BLOWN, adj. Swelled much with wind; much, 
inflated: 
I have ventur’d 
Like little wanton boys that fwim on bladders, 
Thefe many fummers on a fea of glory ; 
But far beyond my depth : my high-blown pride 
At length broke under me, and now has left me. 
Weary, and old with fervice, to the mercy 
Of a rude ftream, that mu ft for ever hide me. Skahefp. 
HIGH-BORN, adj. Of noble extraction : 
Call round your eyes 
Upon the high-born beauties of the court; 
There choole fome worthy partner of your heart. Rowe. 
HIGH-BUILT, adj. Of lofty ftsuCture; 
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I knov^ him by his ftride, 
The giant Harapha of Gath ; his look 
Haughty as is his pile, high-built and proud. Milton. 
Covered with lofty buildings; 
In dreadful wars 
The high-built elephant his caftle rears, 
Looks down on him below, and ftrikes the ftars. Creech. 
HIGH COL'OURED, adj. Having a deep or glaring 
colour.— t-A fever in a rancid oily blood produces a fcor-, 
butic fever, with high-coloured urine, and fpots in the 
fkin. Floyer. 
HIGH-CRES'TED, adj. Having a high.creft, fhoul- 
dered as the head of an arrow. 
HIGH-DESIGN'ING, adj. Having great fchemes : 
His warlike mind, his foul devoid of fear, 
His high-drjigning thoughts were figured there. Dryden. 
HIGH-FED, adj. Pampered.—A favourite mule, high- 
fed, and in the pride of flefh and mettle, would ftill be 
bragging of his family. L'EJlrange. 
HIGH-FLAM'ING, adj. Throwing the flame to a 
great height; 
Hecatombs of bulls to Neptune flain, 
High-faming, pleafe the monarch of the main. Pope. 
HIGH-FLIER, f: One that' carries his opinions to ex¬ 
travagance; a wanton.—-She openly profefieth herfelf to 
be a high-flier. Swift. 
HIGH-FLOWN, adj. [from^y.] Elevated; proud; 
This ftiff-neck’d pride nor art nor force can bend, 
Nor high-flown hopes to Reafon’s lure defcend. Denham. 
Turgid ; extravagant.—This fable is a high-flown hyper¬ 
bole upon the miferies of marriage. L'EJlrange. 
HIGH-FLY'ING, adj. Extravagant in claims or opi¬ 
nions : 
Clipt the wings 
Of their high-flying arbitrary kings. Dryden . 
HIGH-HEAP'ED, adj. Covered with high piles; 
The plenteous board high-heap'd with cates divine. 
And o’er the foaming bowl the laughing wine. Pope. 
Raifed into high piles : 
I faw myfelf the vaft unnumber’d fiore 
Of brafs, high heap'd amidll the regal dome. Pope. 
HIGH-HEEL'ED, adj. Having the heel of the Ihoe. 
much raifed : 
By thefe embroider’d high-heel'd Ihoes, 
She (hall be caught as in a noofe. .Swift. 
HIGH-HUNG, adj. Hung aloft; 
By the high-hung taper’s light, 
I could difcern his cheeks were glowing red. Dryden. 
HIGH-MET'TLED, adj. Proud or ardent offpirit.— 
He fails notin thefe to keep a (tiff rein on a high-mettled Pe¬ 
gasus ; and takes care not to forfeit here, as he has done 
on other heads, by an enormous abundance. Garth. 
HIGH-MIN'DED, adj. Proud; arrogant.—Becaufe 
of unbelief they were broken off, and thou (landed by 
faith : be not high-minded, but fear. Rom. xi. 20. 
HIGH-PLACE,/ Elevated ftation,’; fummitof a rock, 
or hill, or mountain. The term frequently occurs in the 
Old Teftament, for eminences whereon the heathens 
worfhipped idols ; imagining that they thereby obtain¬ 
ed a nearer communication with heaven. Strabo fays 
that the Perfians always performed their worfhip upon 
hills. In Japan moft of their temples at this day are 
upon eminences ; and often upon the afcent of high 
mountains; commanding fine views, with groves and ri¬ 
vulets of clear water; for they fay that the gods are ex¬ 
tremely delighted with fuch high and pleafant fpots. 
Keempfer, v. ii. b. 5. This pradtice in early times was- 
ahnolt univerfa'lj and every mountain was efteemed 
1 holy. 
