I gesse at thy intent: Thou shalt not misse a minute of thy time.
The hauen it selfe also, if a man should measure it by the circuit, wanteth little of twentie miles, as I didgesse by the view.
For they haue certeine superstitious obseruations, whereby they will giue a gesse at the sale of corne for the yeare following.
From hence we went to the Lerie, an indraught of no great quantitie, neither commodious as I gesse (yet I may be deceiued) for anie ship to harborough in.
For the bottome of the Sea holding like shape and forme as the land, being full of hils, dales, and ragged Rockes, suffreth you not by your soundings to knowe and keepe a true gesse of the depth.
Whereby I surely gesse these men with whom that we Haue had to do, are fiends more fierce then those in hell that be.
By which I doe here gesse and gather by the way, That he from man and manlinesse was voide and cleane astray.
And eek the pure wyse of here meninge 285 Shewede wel, that men might in hir gesse Honour, estat, and wommanly noblesse.
But now no fors, I can not in yow gesse But alle trouthe and alle gentilesse.
Who can the sothe gesse 620 Why Troilus hath al this hevinesse?
But swich an errour up-on god to gesse Were fals and foul, and wikked corsednesse.
For now there remaineth for the Reader somewhat to studie and gesse vpon, and yet the spring time to the learned iudgement sufficiently expressed.
Take a speciall note of their apparell and furniture, and of the substance that the same is made of, of which a Merchant may make a gesse as well of their commoditie, as also of their wants.
To see their Shambles, and to view all such things as are brought into the Markets, for so you shall soone see the commodities, and the maner of the people of the inland, and so giue a gesse of many things.
And yet being euen such, who so well aduise hir visage, might gesse and deuise, which parts how filled would make it a faire face.
And whan they sourden by freletee unavysed sodeinly, and sodeinly withdrawen ayein, al been they grevouse sinnes, I gesse that they ne been nat deedly.
But nathelees, ther was greet moorning Among the peple, and seyn, 'they can not gesse That she hath doon so greet a wikkednesse.
Excuse it, yf I write yll; you must gesse the one halfe.
Now as farr as I perceive I may doo much with you; gesseyou whithir I shall not be suspected.
For Cupide, crafty boy, Close in a corner stoode, Not blyndfold then, to gaze on hir: I gesse it did him good.
And yet being even such, whoso wel advise her visage, might gesse and devise which partes how filled, wold make it a fair face.
I am debating of my present store, And by the neere gesse of my memorie I cannot instantly raise vp the grosse Of full three thousand ducats: what of that?
Ah boy, Cornelia neuer with more care Read to her sonnes, then she hath read to thee, Sweet Poetry, and Tullies Oratour: Canst thou not gesse wherefore she plies thee thus?
Hauing found any such, they coniecture by the sight of the ground, which way the floud came that brought it thither, and so giue a gesse at the place whence it was broken off.
When they light vpon a smal veine, or chance to leefe the Load which they wrought, by means of certaine firings that may hap to crosse it, they begin at another place neere-hand, and so draw by gesse to the maine Load againe.
Nay gesse olde knaue and odd knaue: for Ile neuer leaue pulling, till I haue thee out of thy bed into the streete; and then all shall see who thou art, and thou know what I am.
It may be he is some Iester about the Court, and of that I meruaile, because I know all the fooles there, and yet cannot gesse at him.
I am obliged to you for the gesse figures, and beg you will send me the bill in your first letter.
I wish you would have the head only of your Gesse cast, and send it me, to have the original restored from it.
I received yours yesterday, with the bill of lading for the gesse figures, but you don't tell me their price; pray do in your 'next.
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