sedulity (seduliti)

[OF. sedulite = It. sedulità, Let there be but the same propensity and bent of will to religion, and there will be the same sedulity and indefatigable industry in men's enquiries into it. South . Sedulity... admits no intermi ion, no interruption, no discontinuance, no trepidity, no indifferency in religious offices. Donne , Sermons, xxiii. That your Sedulities in the Reception of our Agent were so cordial and so egregious we both gladly understand, ye would persevere in your Milton , Letters of State, May 31, 1650. and earnestly exhorter that you wou sedulous (sed'ū-lus), a. [ The sedulous Bee Distill'd her Honey on thy purple Lips. Prior , First Hymn of Call i mach us. The laziest will be sedulous and active where he is in pursuit of what he has much at heart. Swift , Against Abolishing Christianity. = Syn. See a iduity. sedulously (sed'u-lus-li), adv . In a sedulous manner; diligently; industriously; a iduously. sedulousne (sed'ū-lus-nes), n. The state or quality of being sedulous; a iduity; a iduousne ; steady diligence; continued industry or effort. Syn. See comparison under a iduity. Sedum (sēdum), n. [NL. (Tournefort, 1700), five ovaries, the latter containing numerous ovules and ripening into separate follicles. There are about 150 species, natives of north temperate and frigid regions, rare in America, where one occurs in Peru, and in the United States 16 or more, chiefly in the mountains, with 3 others naturalized in the east. They are usually smooth herbs, either erect or decumbent, often tufted or mo -like, and remarkable for their fleshy stems and leaves. The latter are of very varied shapes, usually entire or but slightly toothed, and either opposite, alternate, or whorled. The flowers are borne in cymes, usually white, yellow, or pink, sometimes purplish or blue. Many species are common in dry, barren, or rocky places where little else will grow. The 10 British species and some of the American are known as stonecrop. Many others, known in cultivation by the generic name, and favorites for ornamenting rockwork, filling vases, and covering walls, are valued for the permanence of their foliage, which resists drought. Several with stiff rosettes of thick leaves are used for bedding out in summer, or employed for decorative borders and to form permanent designs, mottos, and lettering. Many similar Mexican plants so used, and commonly confused with these, belong to the subgenus Echeveria of the related genus Cotyledon, and are distinguished by their united five furrowed corolla-tube. A similar habit occurs in the related genus Sempervivum. Several other species are in culti vation for their pink, purple, or scarlet flowers, and others for their variegated leaves mottled with white or yellow. A few are diœcio us, and have flat, thinner leaves, forming the subgenus Rhodiola, the rhodia of medieval shops. (See roseroot and heal - all.) Many species are remarkable for persistence of life, cut stems growing and even flowering when fastened on a wall, deriving nourishment from reserves in their lower leaves and succulent stem, especially S. Telephium (for which see orpine, 2), also called live -for-ever and livelong, and known as Aa ron's-rod because sometimes growing when pre ed and apparently dried, and as midsummer - men because formerly used for divination on midsummer eve by setting up two stems to see if the one representing the lover will turn to the other. S. acre, the English wall-pepper, bird's bread, creeping-jack, or pricket, an emetic and cathartic, is often cultivated in America as mo , golden-mo , or love-entangle, and S. Sieboldii, a Japanese species valued for its grayish-green whorled leaves, as constancy; S. rupestre is known in England as jealousy; and for S. Ana camps eros, see herb of friendship, under herb. S. album, formerly esteemed in medicine and eaten cooked or as a salad, is known as worm - gra and prick madam. S. pul chellum of the southern United States is sometimes cultivated under the name of widow's-cro . S. ternatum, the wild stonecrop of rocky places in Pennsylvania and southward, with white flowers and rounded ornamental leaves in threes, is also often cultivated. S. telephioides, from the Potomac southward, and the roseroot, in the Rocky Mountains and arctic America, are conspicuous on account of their growth in multitudes on high ledges of dry mountain-cliffs. 2. [l. c.] A plant of the genus Sedum: extended by very early writers to the houseleek and other cra ulaceous plants. Sometimes written cedum. Yf bestes harme it that beth in the grounde, Let mynge juce of cedum [houseleek] smal ygrounde With water, and oon nyght thi seede ther stepe, And beestes wicke away thus may me kepe. Palladius , Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 180. seel (sē), v.; pret. saw , pp. seen , ppr. seeing . [ seen , sen , without inf. term. see , se (pret. saw, saugh, sawgh, sauh, sawh, say, saygh , sey , sei, seigh, seih, seyh, seiz, sigh, sy, etc., pp. sein , seyn, sewen, sezen, seien, sen, seic , etc.), seón , sión (pret. seah , pl. sāwon , sægon , pp. ge segen , gesewen ) = OS. sehan , sean = OFries. sia = MD. sien , D. zien = MLG. sēn, LG. seen = OHG. sehan, MHG. sehen , G. sehen = Icel. sjā = Sw. Dan. se = Goth. saihwan (pret. sahw , pl. schwum, pp. saihwans), see, Teut. ✔ sehw (> segu , sew ), see; accordant in form, and prob. identical in origin, with L. sequi = Gr. ἔπεσθαι, follow, Lith. sehti , follow ( ✓ seq , follow): see sequent , sue , etc. The transfer of sense is not certain; prob. 'follow with the eyes.'] I. trans. 1. To perceive by the eye; become aware of (an object) by means of light-waves emitted by it or reflected from it to the organs of sight; behold: as, to see a man coming; no man can see God. He abode, tille the Damysele saughe the Schadewe of him in the Myrour. Mandeville , Travels, p. 24. This we saw with our eies, and reioyced at it with our hearts. Quoted in Capt . John Smith's Works, II. 42. 2. To examine with the eyes; view; behold; observe; inspect: as, to see the games; to see the sights of a town. But as some of vs visyted one place and some an other, so yt whan we mette eche reported vnto other as we had founden and sene. Sir R. Guylforde, Pylgrymage, p. 47. And euery wight will haue a looking gla e To see himselfe, yet so he seeth him not. 5463 William & his worth i make, whan the i sei time, Told them per our treuli that hem tidde hadde. William of Palerne (E. E. T. S.), 1. 4917. Lady Easy.... To be in love, now, is only to have a design upon a woman... see able, or otherwise worth seeing. To witne is to see a thing done or happening: as, to witne a surgical operation; hence, legally, to witne a signature is to certify that one saw it made. How he should be truly eloquent who is not a good man Milton, Apology for Smectymnuus. Lady Betty . Ay, but the world knows, that is not the I see not. case between my lord and me. Lady Easy . Therefore, I think you happy. Lady Betty. Now, I don't see it. Cibber, Carele Husband, ii. 1. The sooner you lay your head alongside of Mr. Bruff's head, the sooner you will see your way out of the deadlock. W. Collins, The Moonstone, iii. 6. 4t. To keep in sight; take care of; watch over; protect. Unnethes myghte the frere speke a word, Till atte laste he seyde, "God you see . " Chaucer, Summoner's Tale, 1. 469. 5. To bring about as a result; superintend the execution or the performance of a thing so as to effect (a specified rosult); make sure: with an object-clause with that specifying the result. The that is often omitted, and the clause may suffer further ellipsis: as, see that it is done; or, see it is done; or, see it done. Gen. xiv. 24. See that ye fall not out by the way. See the lists and all things fit. Shak ., 2 Hen. VI., ii. 3. 54. Farewell; and see this busine be a-foot With expedition. Fletcher (and another ), Noble Gentleman, i. 1. 'Tis his Busine to see that they and all other about the House perform their Duties. Se'den, Table-Talk, p. 23. Take him away now, then, you gaping idiot, and see that he does not bite you, to put an old proverb to shame. Scott , Old Mortality, xxxiv. 6. To wait upon; attend; 1; escort: with an objective predicate: as, to see a friend off to Europe; to see a lady home. Ant . But, hark ye, Ferdinand, did you leave your key with them? door. Ferd. Yes; the maid who saw me out took it from the Sheridan, The Duenna, i. 2. She was with him, accompanying him, seeing him off. Mrs. Oliphant, Poor Gentleman, xxviii. 7. To call on; visit; have an interview with. Come, Casca, you and I will yet ere day See Brutus at his house. Shak ., J. C., i. 3. 154. 8. To meet and speak with; receive: as, I cannot see any one to-day. I was to see Monsieur Baudelot, whose Friendship I highly value. I received great Civilities from him. Lister, Journey to Paris, p. 46. A ert your right boldly, man!. see what company you like; go out when you please; return when you please. Lo, she is one of this confederacy! Now I perceive they have conjoin'd all three To fashion this false sport, in spite of me. Shak., M. N. D., iii. 2. 193. He who through vast immensity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compose one universe, Observe how system into system runs, May tell why Heaven has made us as we are. Pope, E ay on Man, i. 25. When he lay dying there, I noticed one of his many rings,... and thought, It is his mother's hair. Tennyson, Maud, xxiv. 8. Haste hither, Eve, and worth thy sight behold, Eastward among those trees, what glorious shape Comes this way moving. Milton , P. L., v. 308. You ask if nurses are obliged to witne amputations and such matters, as a part of their duty. I think not, unle they wish. L. M. Alcott , Hospital Sketches, p. 90. II, in trans. 1. To have the power of perceiving by the eye; have the power of sight; perceive or discern objects or their apparent qualities by the organs of sight. Though neither eyes nor ears, to hear nor see , Yet should I be in love by touching thee. Shak., Venus and Adonis, 1. 437. We went on thro' clouds of dust to Akmim, for, the wind being high, it raised the sands to such a degree that we could not see before us any further than in a very thick fog. Pococke , Description of the East, I. 80. 2. To perceive mentally; apprehend; discern; understand: often with into or through. I see into thy end, and am almost A man already. Shak ., Cymbeline, iii. 4. 169. see through all our Til lots on . Many sagacious persons will... fine pretensions. 3t. To look: with after, for, on, up, or upon. She was ful moore blisful on to see , Than is the newe pereionette tree. Chaucer, Miller's Tale, 1. 61. See now whether pure fear and entire cowardice doth not make thee wrong this virtuous gentlewoman to close with us. Shak ., 2 Hen. IV., ii. 4. 352. We'll take three men on either side, And see if we can our fathers agree. Græme and Bewick (Child's Ballads, III. 82). 9. To consult for a particular purpose; sometimes, euphemistically, to consult as a lobbyist for the purpose of influencing by a bribe or the like. See the quotation under lobbyist. [Colloq.] -10. To find out; learn by observation or experience. The people had come rudely to the boat when I was absent, and had said that they would see whether this stranger would dare come out another day, having taken great umbrage at my copying the inscriptions. Pococke , Description of the East, I. 105. 11. To feel; suffer; experience; know by personal experience. See seen , p . a . If a man keep my saying he shall never see death. John viii. 51. When remedies are past, the griefs are ended By seeing the worst. Shak ., Othello, i. 3. 203. Let one more attest I have lived, seen God's hand thro' a lifetime, and all was Browning , Saul. for best. 12. In poker and other gambling games, to meet and accept by staking a similar sum: as, to see a bet. - Not to see the fun of. See fun. - To have seen one's (or its) best days, to have begun to decline; be on the wane. True wit has seen its best days long ago. Dryden, Limber ham, Prol., 1. 1. To have seen service. See servicel. To have seen the day. See dayl. - To see one through, to aid one in accomplishing. [Colloq.] - To see out. (a) To see or hear to the end. I had a mind to see him out , and therefore did not care for contradicting him. Add is on , Freeholder, No. 22. (b) To outdo, as in drinking; beat. I have heard him say that he could see the Dundee people out any day, and walk home afterwards without stag To see the back of. See back1 . - To see the elephant. gering. Dickens . Gas coigne, Steele Glas (ed. Arber), p. 54. See elephant . - To see the light. See light1 .=Syn. 1-3. He's awa to the wedding house, To see what he could see . Catherine John stone (Child's Ballads, IV. 35). How can any Body be happy while they're in perpetual Fear of being seen and censur'd? Congreve, Love for Love, ii. 9. 3. To perceive mentally; discern; form a conception or idea of; distinguish; understand; comprehend: as, to see the point of an argument; to see a joke. See, Perceive, Observe, Notice, Behold, Witne . The first five expre either the physical sight or the result of reflection; witne expre es sight only. See is the general word; it represents often an involuntary act; to perceive implies generally or always the intelligence of a prepared mind; to observe implies the purpose of inspecting minutely and taking note of facts connected with the object. Notice applies to the involuntary discovery of some object by the sight, or of some fact by the mind; it has also the engine. To behold is to look at a thing for some time, meaning of observe : as, to notice the operation of a steam to see plainly, or to see that which is interesting, remark How have ye done Since last we saw in France? Shak., Hen. VIII., i. 1. 2. Let me see, let us see, let 's see, are used to expre consideration, or to introduce the particular consideration of a subject. See to it, look well to it; attend; consider; take care. To see about a thing, to pay some attention to it; consider it. - To see after. See after. To see double. See double. - To see good. See good. - To see into or through a millstone. See millstone. - To see through one, to understand one thoroughly. He is a mere piece of gla : I see through him by this time. B. Jonson, Cynthia's Revels, v. 2. To see to. (at) To look at or upon; behold. An altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to . Josh. xxii. 10. A certain shepherd lad, Of small regard to see to ! Milton , Comus, 1. 620. (b) To attend to or care or arrange for; look after; take care of. The Sick.. they see to with great affection. Sir T. More, Utopia (tr. by Robinson), ii. 8. I will go and purse the ducats straight, See to my house, left in the fearful guard Of an unthrifty knave. Shak ., M. of V., i. 3. 176. See is used imperatively, or as an interjection, to call the attention of others to an object or a subject, signifying 'lo!' 'look!' 'behold!'