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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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SP'ARKLE, n.
SP'ARKLE, v.i.
SP'ARKLE, v.i. To throw about; to scatter. [Not in use.]
A little spark; a scintillation.
As fire is wont to quicken and go The shock was sufficiently strong to strike out some sparkles of his fiery temper. Prescott. Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle
of a diamond.
To emit sparks] to throw off
ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks;
to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing
wood sparkles; the stars sparkle.
A mantelet upon his shoulder hanging To manifest itself by, or as if by,
emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
I see bright honor sparkle through your eyes. Milton. To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of
liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
Syn. -- To shine; glisten; scintillate; radiate; coruscate; glitter; twinkle. To emit in the form
or likeness of sparks.
"Did sparkle forth great light."
Spenser. To disperse.
[Obs.]
The Landgrave hath sparkled his army without any further enterprise. State Papers. To scatter on or over.
[Obs.]
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