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publickly

adv. (obsolete spelling of publicly English)

Usage examples of "publickly".

He made two speeches in the House for repealing the Stamp-act, which were publickly commended by Mr.

I talked of the recent expulsion of six students from the University of Oxford, who were methodists and would not desist from publickly praying and exhorting.

Goldsmith produced some very absurd verses which had been publickly recited to an audience for money.

Would not a gentleman be disgraced by having his wife singing publickly for hire?

Their envy did not, however, display itself openly, till poor Jenny, to the surprize of everybody, and to the vexation of all the young women in these parts, had publickly shone forth on a Sunday in a new silk gown, with a laced cap, and other proper appendages to these.

But, as the law hath foolishly omitted this office of vice-husband, or guardian to an eloped lady, and as malice is apt to denominate him by a more disagreeable appellation, it was concluded that his lordship should perform all such kind offices to the lady in secret, and without publickly assuming the character of her protector.

I seriously declare, that after Mr Millar and You and Mr Cadell have publickly avowed your Publication of the Enquiry concerning human Understanding, I know no Reason why you shoud have the least Scruple with regard to these Dialogues.

Bush, how many new Pontiacks may even now be raising forces, planning assaults, perhaps in the Market for a couple of English Surveyors to style a casus belli and publickly torture before putting to death, yaagghh!

The Forest life ever presenting Mystery to them, too much going on, night and day, behind ev'ry Trunk, beneath ev'ry Bush, how many new Pontiacks may even now be raising forces, planning assaults, perhaps in the Market for a couple of English Surveyors to style a casus belli and publickly torture before putting to death, yaagghh!

What enchanted Mason about these Girls, Dixon comes to realize, with some consternation, is their readiness to seek the Shadow, avoid the light, believe in what haunts these shores exactly to the Atom, ghosts ev'rywhere, Slaves, Hottentots driven into exile, animals remorselessly Savage, a Reservoir of Sin, whose Weight, like that of the atmosphere, is borne day after day unnotic'd, adverted to only when some Vacuum is encounter'd, a Stranger in Town, a Malay publickly distraught, an hour at the Lodge, into which its Contents might rush with a Turbulence felt and wonder'd at by all.

He wrote it publickly, that the Decurions might pitch upon one of the loudest among themselves to read it to the People.

I should willingly engage the whole, if I did not apprehend, that my Benefaction might sometime be corrupted by the Ambition of those that might sollicit for it: as I observe it happens in a Variety of Places, where Masters are publickly supported.