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"Section C"

In this position
the soldier is said to stand, and the musket to be held, at
carry. -- To carry all before one,
to overcome all obstacles; to have uninterrupted
success. -- To carry arms
(a) To bear weapons. (b)
To serve as a soldier. -- To carry
away. (a) (Naut.) to break
off; to lose; as, to carry away a fore-topmast.
(b) To take possession of the mind; to charm;
to delude; as, to be carried by music, or by
temptation. -- To carry coals, to bear
indignities tamely, a phrase used by early dramatists, perhaps
from the mean nature of the occupation. Halliwell. --
To carry coals to Newcastle, to take things
to a place where they already abound; to lose one's labor. -
- To carry off (a) To
remove to a distance. (b) To bear away
as from the power or grasp of others. (c)
To remove from life; as, the plague carried off
thousands. -- To carry on
(a) To carry farther; to advance, or help
forward; to continue; as, to carry on a design.
(b) To manage, conduct, or prosecute; as,
to carry on husbandry or trade.

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