I, it stands so that I may hardly tarry so long: But I would be loth to fall into my dreames againe: I wil therefore tarrie in despight of the flesh & the blood Enter a Messenger.
We were in despight of them 2 or 3 leagues within the land, being in number 25 armed men of vs: And when we went on shore they shot at vs with their bowes making great outcries, and afterwards fled into the woods.
Why doo I longer live in lifes despight, And doo not dye then in despight of death!
Spying the tree destroid, the water dride, Himselfe smote with his beake, as in disdaine, And so foorthwith in great despight he dide; That yet my heart burnes in exceeding paine For ruth and pitie of so haples plight.
Which when I heard, with horrible affright 2 And hellish fury all enragd, I sought Vpon my selfe that vengeable despight 4 To punish: yet it better first I thought, To wreake my wrath on him, that first it wrought.
To the Ermin of the mint the ordinarie vse is to giue 30 Saies in curtesie, otherwise he would by authoritie of his office come aboord, and for despight make such search in the barke, that he would turne all things topsie teruie.
Oh Atreus' son, by what confed'rate God Instructed liest thou in wait for me, To seize and hold me?
Fast by the pillars of the portal lay Two damsels, one on either side, adorn'd By all the Graces, and the doors were shut.
Our cunning Author for all his exact rules he delivere in his books, could not fence against the despight of Fortune, as he complaines in his Epistle to this booke.
If thou have issue, in despight of fate They shall succeed in our Imperiall state.
Just in that place I found him, and imadgining He satt of purpose theire to despight mee, I hitt him with a stone, hee fell withall And I thought I had slayne him.
Love which in spight of darknesse brought us hether, 5 Should in despight of light keepe us together.
I, in despight of all that shall withstand you King.
But in processe of time, after the Danes were voided the land, this word Lord Dane was in derision and despight of the Danes turned by [Sidenote: Lordane whereof the word came.
Gallants shall be taskt: For Ladies; we will euery one be maskt, And not a man of them shall haue the graceDespight of sute, to see a Ladies face.
Grace, is Grace, despight of all controuersie: as for example; Thou thy selfe art a wicked villaine, despight of all Grace 1.
Onely todespight them, I will endeauour any thing Bor.
Yes, and his ill conditions, and in despight of all, dies for him Prin.
Go see him out at Gates, and follow him As he hath follow'd you, with all despight Giue him deseru'd vexation.
Ile giue you a verse to this note, That I made yesterday in despight of my Inuention Amy.
Masters of the Road, in despight of the Gallies, which were glad to retire them vnder the Fort: in the number of which ships there was one new ship of an extraordinary hugenesse in burthen aboue 1200.
Thou wretch, despight ore-whelme thee: What should the people do with these bald Tribunes?
And hath his Highness in his infancy Been crowned in Paris, in despight of foes?
Thou wast euer an obstinate heretique in the despight of Beautie Clau.
But from Fate's despight thou art safe this day;- * From her falsest fay and her crying 'Nay!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "despight" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
