Meaning of closehandedness | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Parsimony.
   uncountable
2. Secrecy.
   uncountable
3. Proximity.
   uncountable

Examples

“I have⟳ (saith he) long been of that mind⟳ that N. E. is guilty of great unthankfulness for the Gospel, & strait-heartedness, & closehandedness toward the Ministers.”

“This cannot disturb me without making me guilty of an inconsistency, and this cannot be, since I do not wish⟳ to confide in anyone lest I myself make⟳ a mistake⟳ and think⟳ I should go out and proclaim this closehandedness instead of staying close⟳ to myself.”

“The warm palm on his mind⟳, in she goes, in where he is, to poultice down— not fast enough, faster they must till again from dysfunction, night inklings, to love⟳ himself he has a mind⟳, she from untoward closehandedness, they go down to the bottom, the scolded skin, there concentrate.”

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