When we came within that gate we were within a very faire Court yard, in compasse twise so bigge as Pauls Church-yard.
Southeast wind, holding our course North West, but by means of the Compasse that yeelded North eastward, we kept about Northwest and by North.
There we found the compasse to decline three quarters of a strike or line North eastward, after noone we had a Southeast wind, and our course West Northwest.
And I confesse to you besides, that I haue most euidentlye perceiued how a certain loue hath lodged in your gracious hearte, wherwith you bare me greater affection, than you dyd to anye other within the compasse of your family.
Albons acquitted all those churches within the compasseof his iurisdiction, by the gift of an hundred marks.
The same earle of Mortaigne was highlie offended for the death of those two persons, and therefore wasted the lands of the said Roger which lay within the compasse of his iurisdiction.
Matan, which is the cheefest towne of that countrie, being as large in compasse as Norwich.
But why do I wander out of the compasse of mine Orchard, into the Forrests and Woods?
Imagine that the paper makes but one side of the tree to appeare, the whole round compasse will giue leaue for many more armes, boughes, branches, and Cyons.
Now it is to be considered what distance amongst sets is requisite, and that must be gathered from the compasse and roomth, that each tree by probability will take and fill.
But be sure you come not neere with such deepe deluing the roots of your trees, whose compasse you may partly discerne, by the compasse of the tops, if your top be well spread.
In that hill he will put rootes, and his top new Cyons, which you must spread as before, and so from hill to hill till he spread the compasse of your ground, or as farre as you list.
This supposed vapour cannot be either contracted into a narrow compasse or dilated into a broad: 1.
Why should we, in the compasse of a Pale, Keepe Law and Forme, and due Proportion, Shewing as in a Modell our firme Estate?
Not yet; beautie is not so soone shadowed whose perfection commeth not within the compasse either of cunning or of colour.
The proportion of the face in just compasse as I can.
Is that minde whose greatnes the world could not containe drawn within the compasse of an idle, 35 alluring eie?
Religion, and honestie of liuing: and hath bene wholie within the compasse of learning and good maners, the speciall pointes belonging in the right bringyng vp of youth.
The King would often laugh at him, and say; that he was a notable fellow to compasse matters for a King.
Hee erected Castels in diuers parts of the Realme, of which the Towre neere London was the chiefe, which afterward was increased both in compasse and in strength by addition of the outward walls.
These foure be with in one myle compasse neare vnto London.
Before the Sunne doth compasse the Zodiacke, I will let it be knowen to thee and other, what puissaunce and power I haue ouer my selfe: whether I am able to bridle mine affection or not.
Do not thy sorrowful mother, thy deare wife and children, inhabite within the compasse of yonder citie?
I know where there is more play in the compasse of an Hospitall, than in the circuite of Westchester.
Also the compasse at such eleuation doth very suddenly vary, which things must of force haue bene their destructions, although they had bene men of much more skill then the Indians are.
At midnight the compasse set to the variation of 28.
Compasse to bee varied one point to Westwards: this day from 4.
The sound which did compasse the mount was named Exeter sound.
The compasse in this place varieth 28 degrees toward the West.
And haue also deuised therein a Spherical instrument, with a compasse of variation for the perfect knowing of the longitude.
They have fruit as big as the heart of an Oriniak, which grows on vast trees which in compasseare three armefull in compasse.
I was nothing discouradged at his bravado, knowing very well that I should compasse my dessigne.
October: but so, as the shiriffe of the shire had commandement to compasse the church about with men, to watch that no releefe came vnto him, whereby he might be constreined through famishing to submit himselfe.
If I can checke my erring loue, I will, If not, to compasse her Ile vse my skill.
That fits as well, as tell me (good my Lord) What compasse will you weare your Farthingale?
The variation of the Compasse at that place about 11.
April the variation of the compasse obserued in Astracan was 13.
The king hath not come out of the compasse of his owne house in 33.
Sidenote: To take the plateformes of places within compasse of view vpon land.
I tasted: Ile prooue in this Ale and tost, the compasse of the whole world.
I have received in a narrow compasse three of yours, one with the Catalogue of your Books, another I found here left last Saterday by your man, and this which he brought me this morning.
Sir, I measure not my health by my appetite, but onely by my abilitie to come to kisse your hands: which since I cannot hope in the compasse of a few dayes, I beseech you pardon mee both these intrusions of this Letter, and of that within it.
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