Too humane forsooth to stint the stomachs of their slaves, yet force their minds to starve, and brandish over them pains and penalties, if they dare to reach forth for the smallest crumb of knowledge, even a letter of the alphabet!
To commit violence on the free choice of a foreign servant is forsooth a horrible enormity, provided you begin the violence after he has come among you.
My father knoweth not of my lustihood, nor forsoothdoth he think of me at all; nevertheless 'tis suitable that at such a time I present myself before him, and tender my services until my brothers be fit to fight and to front his foes.
Hrothgar forsooth 1990 The wide-kenned woe some whit didst thou mend, For that mighty of lords?
Forsooth never Hildeburh needed to hery The troth of the Eotens; she all unsinning Was lorne of her lief ones in that play of the linden, Her bairns and her brethren, by fate there they fell Spear-wounded.
Much there was the treasure, From far ways forsooth had the fret-work been led: Never heard I of keel that was comelier dighted With weapons of war, and with weed of the battle, With bills and with byrnies.
Nor never yet Breca In the play of the battle, nor both you, nor either, So dearly the deeds have framed forsooth With the bright flashing swords; though of this naught I boast me.
Now fire-light he saw, The bleak beam forsooth all brightly a-shining.
Oth he vsed none, but in most earnest matters these words: Forsooth and forsooth.
Manie great offenses he willinglie pardoned and receiuing at a time a great blow by a wicked man which compassed his death, he onelie said; "Forsooth forsooth, yee doo fowlie to smite a king annointed so.
Grimly they hugged and strove: forsooth it was a mighty sight to see.
Croy upon Piters confession, thou art the sone of the living God, very weill, only he endevored to have Pierre for the cheife of the Apostles becauseforsooth in the 10 of Mathew, wheir al the Apostles are named, he finds Piter formost.
Young in years, ye are young in power;[77] and ye fancy forsooth that ye dwell in a citadel impregnable against sorrow.
Your brother dwellith in Holt Castle, A noble knight forsooth is he; All the Welsh-men love him well, He may make a great company.
A goodly man forsooth he were But for his visage piteous.
Yea, that forsooth shall my mistress be: O Goldilocks, what like is she?
In such wise did she make herself soft and kind in words, though far other things forsooth lay thereunder, but he hearkened to her gladly, and trusted in her words, whereas she made herself sweet of speech.
Did they forsoothaward him special grace, And as some benefactor bury him, Who came to fire their hallowed sanctuaries, To sack their shrines, to desolate their land, And scout their ordinances?
I seemed forsooth too simple to perceive The serpent stealing on me in the dark, Or else too weak to scotch it when I saw.
Comrade Denys, who is but a soldier of the duke, ask him if ever he skulked in a hole and shunned the battle because forsooth in battle is danger as well as glory and duty.
Because he can prevent a pebble from falling, is he to suppose that he can alter the destiny of nations, and grapple forsooth with 'the eternities and the immensities,' and so forth?
It is well for us to follow in his trail, unless forsooth he should get into a fight.
Nay, Stephen did not even follow up the chase to the death, but left Giles to do that, turning back forsooth because that little Jasper thought fit to get tired and out of breath, and could not find his way back alone.
He will find out his error when his pride and his Greek forsooth have brought him to fire and faggot.
This is and shall be my prayer forsooth every day; your honour and worship of countenance hereafter sticketh as nigh mine heart as doth any friend, man or other about you, by my troth, our blessed Lord so help me.
Name ye some galante to her, Why straight forsooth I woo her.
Maids are simple," some men say, "They forsooth will trust no men.
Indeed forsooth I know not, I found him at the market full of woe, crying a lost daughter, and telling all her tokens to the people; and what you wot?
Forsooth I was with you by the will of God, him alway bless ye and sing ye to him, I was seen of you to eat and drink, but I use meat and drink invisible, which of men may not be seen.
And then Maximian said to him: Believe us, forforsooth our Lord hath raised us tofore the day of the great resurrection.
Forsooth Nebuchadnezzar is the living king of the earth, and thou hast his power for to chastise all people, for men only serve not him, but also the beasts of the field obey to him, his might is known over all.
Forsooth to hide the sacrament of the king it is good, but for to show the works of God and to knowledge them it is worshipful.
Forsooth I ought to know you of right, for ye are the most noblest knight of the world, for well I know you for Sir Launcelot.
Forsooth it is known well wherefore ye came into this country, and for none other cause but for to slay Sir Tristram.
Queen Guenever; forsooth I might well wit some good knight would revenge me, though my lord Arthur wist not of this your work.
Forsooth this is a shameful custom of a lady, and if I had not a great matter in my hand I should fordo your evil customs.
It was over in a flash; but my mother, pale as a ghost under the torchlight, had seized me by one arm while Dame Franklin grasped the other, fearing forsooth lest I fall from the battlements to the moat below.
Was it some new and strange nation whose faces forsooth thus terrified you?
Forsooth no more may we hold thee than the hazel copse may hold The sun of the early dawning, that turneth it all unto gold.
