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Jack's Reference Book for Home and Office : An Encyclopaedia of General Information: English Dictionary · 1909 · p. 6

scasonablone . erver, one who follows the opinicns of ee to sorve Lis own ends. ty, fearfalnces; habitual cotvardics, pus, full of foar; fall of soruples, avery a Bate [s. 1086]