London, he began to assault the citie verie fiercelie, in hope either to put his enimie in such feare that he should despaire of all reliefe and comfort, or at the least trie what he was able to doo.
And where before he conceiued hope and assuraunce to be welcome, now he was brought in despaire for retourning in so vnhappy state.
Wherfore he praied him, that if he loued his life, so well as he did his, to finde meanes for him to receiue that benefite, which without him he was in despaire neuer to recouer.
Ile not despaire if he were cur'd of modesty, which is the whole fault in his behaviour; but he may passe without contempt.
I wo'd not willingly despaireof thee, For thy Lands sake and cause I am thy Countreyman.
Richard began todespaire of the matter, insomuch that he durst not approch néere his father, but kept aloofe, doubting to be entrapped.
Insomuch that he was in such despaire of life, that he made his testament: wherein he assigned his sonne Richard the dutchie of Aquitaine, and all those lands which came by quéene Elianor the mother of the same Richard.
Should all despaire That haue reuolted Wiues, the tenth of Mankind Would hang themselues.
Oft expectation failes, and most oft there Where most it promises: and oft it hits, Where hope is coldest, and despaire most shifts King.
In this yeare the king held his Christmasse at Winchester, and after comming to Marlebridge, chanced there to fall sicke, so that he laie in despaire of life for certeine daies togither.
It was a signe of 5 famine to Ægypt when Nylus flowed lesse than twelve cubites or more than eighteene: and it may threaten despaire unto us if wee be lesse courteous than you looke for or more cumbersome.
Adeste Dæmones: away with them; Go cary them straight to Sacrapantos cell, 390 There in despaireand torture for to dwell.
If you vouchsafe me so much honour Madam, That J may waite on you sometimes, J shanot Despaire to see a change.
Despaire breedes not (quoth he) where faith is staid.
What bootes it him from death to be vnbound, 8 To be captiued in endlesse duraunce Of sorrow and despaire without aleggeaunce?
I was now as neare if not neerer to despaire as the Israelites were at the Red Sea, being persecuted by innumerable enimyes that were round about, and sorely oppressed with hunger within, besides the pittifull condition of my feet.
Robert Herrick The Author's Resolution in a Sonnet Shall I, wasting in despaire Dye, because a woman's fair?
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