The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-09-11
Definitions of old Words and Phrases.

Bad is to be ashamed, to bark at. Wicked
that which is possessed of an evil spirit
Evil, pain signifies that which is the caus
of pain. Evil comprises the bad and wick
Ill is to destroy, destruction. All our feel.
ings, thoughts, and actions which are hurt
full to our manners and morals are bad in
their tendency and effects. A bad man il
one who is generally actuated by wrong
principles or motives. A wicked man Is one
who will adapt and practice such measure,
as will produce the end he Desires, for his
advantage or TO the injury or loss Of Others,
in violation of divine and human laws. All
evil man is one who possesses all these quali
ties in combination.
"Ass me a virtue, If you have it not,
NUT be cruel only 10 be kind,
Then bad begins aud .rse remains behind"
"Be not overcome of evil. but overcome evil with
good"
''Ill habits gather by unseen degrees,
Al brooks make rivers, rivers run TO seas"
The wicked fee when no man pursueth
but the righteous are as bold MS a lion.
Depravity, to be disordered. or put out OF
his esta blished order, signifies the quality O
not being straight. Corrupt, to break,
marks the disunion and decomposition o
the parts.
"Affer my death wish no other herald,
No other speak. of my living ~ tions,
To keep mine honor from corruption.
But such an honest cbronclrr Griffith"
Good God Gays Marsllon, the preacher)
what dreadful account will the rich and
powerful have one day give, to since, beside
their own sins, they will have to account
before Thee for public diorders, depravit,
of morals, and the corruption of the age.
More, in his Utopia says: ST you suffer
your people to be ill-educated, and their
manners to be corrupted from their infancy,
and then punish them for those crimes t.
which you fr.t exposed them, what else csn
be concluded from this but that you fr,t
make thieves and villains and then punish.
"who lives that's not
Depraved OF depraves?
Who dies that bears
Not Que spurn 20 the grave Of his friends gift!"
Calamity, from caamus, stock. because
hail or whatever Injuries the stalk CT corn
was calamity. Hence whatever is attend
ed with destruction or great devastation j.
termed calamity. lrreparable loss and Sc.
we're Affections have the significance of
calamity. Natural calumitits are said TO b.
Divine admonitions-do this or cease to do
that. Calamity is mans true touchstone.
Miserable signifies to deserve pity, which il
positive and extremely unhappy condition
and always excites compassion and the ten
der feelings, and naturally implies weak
nuss of ignorance or the prrdominance of
selfish passions.
80 be weak IL miserable,
Doing or suffering"
Wretched signifies cast away or abandon
ed. How many man has Immediately sunk
into disgrace or ruin by being abandoned,
nay. scorned, by those who have the pow er
to save him and raise him from his degraded
condition without any inconvenience or
damage to themselves. Yes, often deserted
in their utmost need by those their former
bounty fed.
"Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are,
That bide the pelting of this ptiIess storm,
How shall your honseless heads and unf-d sides,
Your looped and widowed raggedness defend you?"
Accomplish signifies to complete to the
end. Cause signifies that from which any
thing proceeds and without which it would
not exist. Effect implies to make up until
nothing remains to be done. Execute sig
mites to follow up through 20 the end
Achieve signifies TO perform perfectly, or as
a chief. We accomplish an object, effect II
purpose. execute pr, ject or plan, achieve
an enterprise. Perseverance and industry
are necessary for accomplishing, means for
eHecting, abilities for executing, energy and
spirit for achieving. 1T is the first rule of
oratory that a man must appear such rs he
would persuade others to be, and that he ac-
complished by the forces OF his lie. Reason
comedies the means, the motives and the
end, and honors courage only when it is
employed to effect the purpose of virtue.
"when vice prevails and impious men bear sway
The post of honor il private Station
Have wisdom and truth your guides, then
execute their commands.
Modest, measure, signifies setting
measure to ones Ultimate of ones self.
Patient signifies suffering from an active
principle, determination to suffer.
Jealous, vet modest; innocent no. free;
Patient of wit, serene amids alarms.
Infiexible in faith, invfncble In arms"