Both Uses of
diffuse
in
Tom Jones, by Henry Fielding
- Her mind was every way equal to her person; nay, the latter borrowed some charms from the former; for when she smiled, the sweetness of her temper diffused that glory over her countenance which no regularity of features can give.†
Book 4 *diffused = mixed in; or spread; or softened; or calmed
- or as some playsome heifer in the pleasant month of May diffuses her odoriferous breath over the flowery meadows;†
Book 10
Definition:
to spread; or to soften or calm
or:
to be spread out (not concentrated) -- sometimes implying a lack of organization
or:
to be spread out (not concentrated) -- sometimes implying a lack of organization