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( Min. ) A variety of THOMPSONITE, q. v. Far'-off, a. That is to a distance. Far'-piercing, a. Penetrating a great way. Farquhar, ( farkwar, ) GEORGE, a British dramatist, B. in London derry, Ireland, 1678, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He is the author of some of the finest of the old comedies, many of which still keep the stage as perennial favorites. Of these we may mention Sir Harry Wildair, The Inconstant, The Recruiting Offi cer, and The Beaux Stratagem. D. 1707.