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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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STURDY, a. [G., connected with; a stub.]
STURDY, n. A disease in sheep, marked by dullness and stupor.
Foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn;
unrelenting; unfeeling; stern.
This sturdy marquis gan his hearte dress This must be done, and I would fain see A sturdy, hardened sinner shall advance to the utmost pitch of impiety with less reluctance than he took the first steps. Atterbury. Resolute, in a good sense; or firm,
unyielding quality; as, a man of sturdy piety or
patriotism.
Characterized by physical strength or
force; strong; lusty; violent; as, a sturdy lout.
How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke! Gray. Stiff; stout; strong; as, a sturdy
oak.
Milton.
He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty. Sir H. Wotton. Syn. -- Hardy; stout; strong; firm; robust; stiff. A disease in sheep and
cattle, marked by great nervousness, or by dullness and
stupor.
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