One of them hauing all kinde of instruments about hir, fitte and readie to goe to worke, and the other with a maidenly countenance, looking vp with hyr eyes into heauen.
For they had reason to thinke this bussines was cheefly of his contriving, and Ashley was a man fitte for his turne and dealings.
For y^e matters which from your selfe & counsell were propounded & objected to us, we thought not fitte to make them so publicke as y^e cognizance of our Generall Courte.
And when I have spoken to y^e adventurers of times of working, they have said they hope we are men of discretion & conscience, and so fitte to be trusted our selves with that.
For y^e yong-men that were most able and fitte for labour & service did repine that they should spend their time & streingth to worke for other mens wives and children, with out any recompence.
Shall we sing a fitte to welcome our friende, Annot?
A thing very fitte For them that haue witte, And are felowes knitte Seruants in one house to bee, Is fast fast for to sitte, And not oft to flitte, Nor varie a whitte, But louingly to agree.
A thing very fitte For them that have witte, And are felowes knitte Servants in one house to bee, 60 Is fast fast for to sitte, And not oft to flitte, Nor varie a whitte, But lovingly to agree.
Then Godmar turn'd again and said: So, Jehane, the first fitte is read!
This last fitte ye may see, All men pray for me Who made this history Cunning and fairly.
For they thought, that a matter, well expressed with fitte wordes and apt composition, was not to be altered, but liking it well their selues, they thought it would also be well allowed of others.
Fitte however thinks differently from his countrymen in that respect.
Those Indians gaue vnto him gagues to be alwayes faithfull of worde & promisse, and offered vnto him as many men fitte for warre & seruice as he would require.
And being open in the backe part and shoulders, they vsed to lace them, in such sorte that they came fitte vppon the bodies of those that ware them, and being in this order attired, they came to daunce among many others.
Cortes made his preparation for the séege of Mexico with all hast, and furnished hym with scalling ladders, and other necessaryes, fitte for such a purpose.
Theis truly are wayes of denyinge / which they do not fully vnderstonde which are almost persuaded / that Religiõ is but a playe / and as it were a slipper fitte for euery foote.
This is no apte similitude / saith he / therfor let vs take an other morefitte for our purpose / of light namely and darcknes.
It was likely also, that they might finde some fitte harborough thereabouts, which might bee behoouefull for them against another time.
Or if you can find the berrie of Cochenile with which we colour Stammelles, or any Roote, Berrie, Fruite, wood or earth fitte for dying, you winne a notable thing fitte for our state of clothing.
Or if you haue Hides of beasts fittefor sole Lether, &c.
Wherefore, hee charg’d that they his skinne shoulde frame, To fitte a dromme, and marche forth with the same.
The Latines hauing no fittename to geue it in one single word, gaue it no name at all, but by circumlocution.
FITTE THE SIXTH That noon a dozen little dears Were spanked and put to bed With naught to stay their appetites But cheerless crusts of bread.
FITTE THE THIRD She whistled gayly to the pup And called him by his name, And presently the guileless thing All unsuspecting came.
FITTE THE FIRST The pup was of as noble mien As e'er you gazed upon; They called his mother Lady And his father was a Don.
FITTE THE FIFTH He whisked into the dusty street And to the Waller lot, Where bonnie Annie Evans played With charming Sissy Knott.
Then I took up King Richard's words And sang the fitte again, And did descry--Oh!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "fitte" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
