I think it necessary, for the interest of virtue and religion, that the whole kingdom should be informed in some parts of your character. To understand his calling in the commonwealth, and of religion, is enough to take up his time: few inform themselves in these to the bottom.Ī more proper opportunity tends to make the narration more informing or beautiful. He may be ignorant of these truths, who will never take the pains to employ his faculties to inform himself of them. The ancients examined in what consists the beauty of good postures, as their works sufficiently inform us. Though I may not be able to inform men more than they know, yet I may give them the occasion to consider. The difficulty arises not from what sense informs us of, but from wrong applying our notions. The long speeches rather confounded than informed his understanding.

I have this present evening from my sisterīeen well informed of them, and with cautions. The drift is to inform their minds with some method of reducing the laws into their original causes. Before the thing communicated was anciently put with now generally of, sometimes in: I know not how proper. To instruct to supply with new knowledge to acquaint. Well to deserve be all my cares employ'd.Īlexander Pope, Odyssey. While life informs these limbs, the king reply'd, Informs, and moves, and animates the whole. The god struck fire, and lighted up the lamps Of metals, and inform the breathing brass With radiant light, as glowing ir'n with fire. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:Įtymology: informer, Fr.

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