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xvii. 21. I have liv'd a servant to ambitious thoughts And fading glories: what remains of life I dedicate to Virtue. Fletcher and another (?), Prophete , iv. 5. Shrine of the mighty! can it be That this is all remains of thee? Byron , The Giaour, 1. 107. 5. To be left as not included or comprised; be held in reserve; be still to be dealt with: formerly followed in some instances by a dative. And such end, perdie, does all hem remayne That of such falsers freendship bene fayne. Norfolk, for thee remains a heavier doom. The easier conquest now Remains thee . Shak ., Rich. II., i. 3. 148. Milton , P. L., vi. 38. That a father may have some power over his children is easily granted; but that an elder brother has so over his brethren remains to be proved. Locke. Remaining velocity. See velocity .=Syn. 1. To wait, tarry, rest, sojourn.-2. To keep. remain (rē-mān'), n . [ remain , v .] 14. The state of remaining; stay; abode. Petrius, that was a noble knyght, and bolde and hardy, relied his peple a-boute hym. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), iii. 654. 3. To polish. Coles ; Hall i well . [Prov. Eng.] II. in trans. 1. To attach one's faith to a per- son or thing; fix one's confidence; rest with 21. That which is left to be done. confidence, as upon the veracity, integrity, or ability of another, or upon the certainty of facts or of evidence; have confidence; trust; depend: used with on or upon , formerly also with in and to . Compare reliable . A most miraculous work in this good king, Which often, since my here- remain in England, I have seen him do. Shak ., Macbeth, iv. 3. 148. Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the Lord thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand. 2 Chron. xvi. 7. Bade me rely on him as on my father. Shak., Rich. III., ii. 2. 25. It is a like error to rely upon advocates or lawyers, which are only men of practice, and not grounded in their books. Bacon , Advancement of Learning, i. 17. Instead of apologies and captation of good will, he [Paul] relies to this fort [a good conscience). Rev. S. Ward , Sermons, p. 107. We also reverence the Martyrs, but relye only upon the Scriptures. IMG:content-1931.png:[blocks in formation] Of labour on the large scale, I think there is no remain as respectable as would be a common ditch for the drain ing of lands: unle indeed it be the Barrows, of which many are to be found all over the country. Jefferson, Notes on Virginia (1787), p. 156. Milton , Apology for Smectymnuus. Specifically -4. pl . That which is left of a hu 2t. To a emble again; rally. Thus relyed Lyf for a litel [good] fortune, And pryked forth with Pryde. Piers Plowman (B), xx. 147. Whan these saugh hem comynge the i relien and closed hem to-geder, and lete renne at the meyne of Pounce Antonye. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), iii. 393. 31. To rest, in a physical sense; recline; lean. Ah se how His most holy Hand relies Vpon His knees to vnder-prop His charge.