Noah Webster
Peruse
PERU'SE, verb transitive s as z. [Some of the senses of this word would lead to the inference that it is from the Latin perviso. If not, I know not its origin.]
1. To read, or to read with attention.
2. To observe; to examine with careful survey.
I have perus'd her well.
Myself I then perus'd, and limb by limb
Survey'd.