Then come the dammes to stand by their foales, gently suffering themselves to be milked.
Another curious fact, first communicated by Rubruquis, and afterwards confirmed by Marco Polo, is that of paper currency, which was not adopted in Europe for some centuries after, being then in general use in China.
Marco subsequently made an excursion into the country of Manji, or Southern China, his route lying by the course of the imperial canal.
Eftsoones he gan advance his haughtie crest, As chauffed Bore his bristles doth upreare, And shoke his scales to battell ready drest; That made the Redcrosse knight nigh quake for feare, As bidding bold defiance to his foeman neare.
XIX Who thereat wondrous wroth, the sleeping spark Of native vertue gan eftsoones revive, And at his haughtie helmet making mark, 165 So hugely stroke, that it the steele did rive, And cleft his head.
Some sodaine feare affrights you; whats the cause?
Better then hazard both thy life and soule To boulster out such barbarous villanie.
I doe sée you are but fewe in number, but yet such men of haughtie courage, that no force or strength of Indians can offende.
Or where hath he hong vp his mortall blade, 8 That hath so manyhaughtie conquests wonne?
WHo now shall giue vnto me words and sound, 2 Equall vnto this haughtie enterprise?
Then hurling vp his harmefull blade on hye, 6 Smote him so hugely on his haughtie crest, That from his saddle forced him to fly: 8 Else mote it needes downe to his manly brest Haue cleft his head in twaine, and life thence dispossest.
With whose reproch and odious menace 6 The knight emboyling in his haughtie hart, Knit all his forces, and gan soone vnbrace 8 His grasping hold: so lightly did vpstart, And drew his deadly weapon, to maintaine his part.
Eftsoones he gan aduance his haughtie crest, 6 As chauffed Bore his bristles doth vpreare, And shoke his scales to battell readie drest; 8 That made the Redcrosse knight nigh quake for feare, As bidding bold defiance to his foeman neare.
I am vanquished: These haughtie wordes of hers Haue batt'red me like roaring Cannon-shot, And made me almost yeeld vpon my knees.
This is that banishthaughtie Mountague, That murdred my Loues Cozin; with which griefe, It is supposed the faire Creature died, And here is come to do some villanous shame To the dead bodies: I will apprehend him.
But marke: as in this haughtiegreat attempt, They laboured, to plant the rightfull Heire, I lost my Libertie, and they their Liues.
I know a discontented Gentleman, Whose humble meanes match not his haughtie spirit: Gold were as good as twentie Orators, And will (no doubt) tempt him to any thing Rich.
Ile call for Clubs, if you will not away: This Cardinall's morehaughtie then the Deuill Glost.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "haughtie" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
