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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. Preface to 1828 Dictionary
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SHRIEK, v.i. [L. ruga, wrinkled, rugo, to bray.] To utter a sharp shrill cry; to scream; as in sudden fright, in horror or anguish.
At this she shriek'd aloud. Dryden.
It was the owl that shriek'd. Shak.
SHRIEK, n. A sharp shrill outcry or scream, such as is produced by sudden anger or extreme anguish.
To
utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts]
to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.
It was the owl that shrieked. Shak. At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful
train To utter sharply
and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.
On top whereof aye dwelt the ghostly owl, She shrieked his name A sharp, shrill outcry
or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme
terror, pain, or the like.
Shrieks, clamors, murmurs, fill the frighted town. Dryden. Shriek owl. (Zoöl.)
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