Feare and desire of freedome thus occupying my sences, my vnderstanding was blinded, neyther did I knowe whether it were better for mee eyther to wishe for hated death, or in so dreadfull a place to hope for desired life.
A dreadfull oth sworne with a solemne toong, [daj056] What instance giues Lord Warwicke for these words?
I came from Edward as Imbassadour [eak160] But I returne his sworne and mortall foe: Matter of marriage was the charge he gaue me, But dreadfull warre shall answere his demand.
Now by his soule that tooke our shape vpon him, To free vs from his fathers dreadfull curse, I am resolu’d that violent hands were laid, Vpon the life of this thrise famous Duke.
In dreadfull warre maist thou be ouercome, Or liue in peace abandon’d and despisde.
Tho lifting vp his vertuous staffe on hye, He smote the sea, which calmed was with speed, 8 And all that dreadfull Armie fast gan flye Into great Tethys bosome, where they hidden lye.
By this the dreadfull Beast drew nigh to hand, 2 Halfe flying, and halfe footing in his hast, That with his largenesse measured much land, 4 And made wide shadow vnder his huge wast; As mountaine doth the valley ouercast.
They all that charge did feruently apply, With greedie malice and importune toyle, 8 And planted there their huge artillery, With which they dayly made most dreadfull battery.
Dreadfull harican which had passed obliquely across the river from N.
Shudder at the dreadfull road on which we have to return of 45 miles S E of Point adams & 35 miles from Fort Clatsop.
Lawes then ceasyng, the dreadfull sente[n]ce of the Iudge and Magistrate wanting.
These earthquakes, the seldomer they chance in England, the more dreadfull the same are, and thought to signifie some great alteration.
Also in Februarie there appeared a comet or blasing starre verie dreadfull to behold, for the space of thirtie daies togither.
Tut, I haue done a thousanddreadfull things As willingly, as one would kill a Fly, And nothing greeues me hartily indeede, But that I cannot doe ten thousand more Luci.
But thou art neyther like thy Sire nor Damme, But like a foule mishapen Stygmaticke, Mark'd by the Destinies to be auoided, As venome Toades, or Lizards dreadfull stings Rich.
Halfe way downe Hangs one that gathers Sampire: dreadfull Trade: Me thinkes he seemes no bigger then his head.
Then God forgiue the sinne of all those soules, That to their euerlasting residence, Before the dew of euening fall, shall fleete In dreadfull triall of our kingdomes King Fran.
Close pent-vp guilts, Riue your concealing Continents, and cry These dreadfull Summoners grace.
O, let me haue no subiect enemies, When aduerse Forreyners affright my Townes With dreadfull pompe of stout inuasion.
Heere Gothes haue giuen me leaue to sheath my Sword: Titus vnkinde, and carelesse of thine owne, Why suffer'st thou thy Sonnes vnburied yet, To houer on the dreadfull shore of Stix?
Now are our browes bound with Victorious Wreathes, Our bruised armes hung vp for Monuments; Our sterne Alarums chang'd to merry Meetings; Our dreadfull Marches, to delightfull Measures.
And I to sigh for her, to watch for her, To pray for her, go to: it is a plague That Cupid will impose for my neglect, Of his almighty dreadfulllittle might.
The French aduis'd by good intelligence Of this mostdreadfull preparation, Shake in their feare, and with pale Pollicy Seeke to diuert the English purposes.
Which is to me some praise, that I thy parts admire; Thy eye Ioues lightning beares, thy voyce his dreadfull thunder.
Steed threatens Steed, in high and boastfull Neighs Piercing the Nights dull Eare: and from the Tents, The Armourers accomplishing the Knights, With busie Hammers closing Riuets vp, Giue dreadfull note of preparation.
The Woodstock Scuffle, or, Most Dreadfull Apparitions that were lately seene in the Mannor-House of Woodstock, neere Oxford, to the great Terror and wonderfull Amazement of all there that did Behold them.
The Woodstock Scuffle; or Most Dreadfull Apparitions that were lately seene in the Mannor-House of Woodstock, neere Oxford, to the great Terror and Wonderful Amazement of all there, that did Behold them.
Let the great Goddes That keepe thisdreadfull pudder o're our heads, Finde out their enemies now.
O Lord, me thought what paine it was to drowne, What dreadfull noise of water in mine eares, What sights of vgly death within mine eyes.
Auant thoudreadfull minister of Hell; Thou had'st but power ouer his Mortall body, His Soule thou canst not haue: Therefore be gone Rich.
Looke how our troups in Sun-bright armes do shine, With vaunting plumes and dreadfull brauery.
Wish that like balefull cheere might thee befall, 2310 And seeke for death that flies so wretched wight, Vntill to shunne the honour of the fight, And dreadfull vengeance of supernall ire.
The first clars is very rare, the second is dreadfull plentifull, and the third, thank 'evins, can jeneraly be kep clear of by them as knows the ropes.
But as we often see against some storme, A silence in the Heauens, the Racke stand still, The bold windes speechlesse, and the Orbe below As hush as death: Anon the dreadfull Thunder Doth rend the Region.
Or to the dreadfull Sonnet of the Cliffe, That beetles o're his base into the Sea, And there assumes some other horrible forme, Which might depriue your Soueraignty of Reason, And draw you into madnesse thinke of it?
In keeping on my way to Plutos court Through dreadfull shades of euer-glooming night, I saw more sights than thousand tongues can tell Or pennes can write or mortall harts can think.
What sauadge monster, not of humane kinde, Hath heere beene glutted with thy harmeles blood, And left they bloudie corpes dishonoured heere, For me amidst these darke and dreadfull shades To drowne thee with an ocean of my teares?
Most ugly shapes and horrible aspects, Such as Dame Nature selfe mote feare to see, Or shame, that ever should so fowle defects From her most cunning hand escaped bee; All dreadfull pourtraicts of deformitee.
Great is the rumour of this dreadfull Knight, And his atchieuements of no lesse account: Faine would mine eyes be witnesse with mine eares, To giue their censure of these rare reports.
Vnto the French, the dreadfull Iudgement-Day So dreadfullwill not be, as was his sight.
And it fortuned while they eate and dranke together as signe of great amity there chanced a strange and dreadfull case: for there was a Hen which ran kackling about the yard, as though she would have layed an Egge.
By the terror of which sight, and the feare of so dreadfull a dreame, I awaked.
At the same time while they wondred at this dreadfull sight one of the Servants came running out of the Seller, and told that all the wine was boyled out of the vessels, as though there had beene some great fire under.
The colour of the King doth come, and go Betweene his purpose and his conscience, Like Heralds 'twixt two dreadfull battailes set: His passion is so ripe, it needs must breake Pem.
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A Wreath of Vervaine Herhauts weare, Amongst our Garlands named, Being sent that dreadfull newes to beare, Offensiue warre proclaimed.
I came from Edward as Ambassador, But I returne his sworne and mortall Foe: Matter of Marriage was the charge he gaue me, But dreadfull Warre shall answer his demand.
In dreadfull Warre may'st thou be ouercome, Or liue in peace abandon'd and despis'd Warw.
But what art thou, whose heauie Lookes fore-tell Some dreadfull story hanging on thy Tongue?
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