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The nymph grew pale, and in a mortal
fright.

6. Human; belonging to man, who is mortal;
as, mortal wit or knowledge; mortal power.

The voice of God

To mortal ear is dreadful.

7. Very painful or tedious; wearisome; as, a
sermon lasting two mortal hours. [Colloq.] Sir W.
Scott.

Mortal foe, Mortal enemy,
an inveterate, desperate, or implacable enemy; a foe bent on
one's destruction.

Mor"tal, n. A being subject to
death; a human being; man. "Warn poor mortals left
behind." Tickell.

Mor*tal"i*ty (?), n. [L.
mortalitas: cf. F. mortalité.]
1. The condition or quality of being mortal;
subjection to death or to the necessity of dying.

When I saw her die,

I then did think on your mortality.

2. Human life; the life of a mortal
being.


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