When meate and drinke is great plentye Then lords and ladyes still wil be And sitt and solace lythe Then itt is time for mee to speake Of keene knights and kempes great Such carping for to kythe.
Sent George the bryght owr ladyes knyght, To name they[293] were full fayne, Owr Ynglysshe men they cryde on hyght, And thrysse the schowtte agayne.
Within these holy cloysters long He languisht, and he dyed, Lamenting of a ladyes love, And 'playning of her pride.
The soldan strucke a third fell stroke, Which brought the knighte on his knee: Sad sorrow pierced that ladyes heart, And she shriekt loud shriekings three.
And the saide ladyes and gentilwomen seyn that ye have best just this day; therefore the seide ladyes and gentilwomen geven you this diamounde, and send you much joy and worship of your lady.
These thre being at Mountpellier among the ladyes and damosels, they toke on them to do armes on the fronter beside Calais the next somer after .
Then shall he that the diamound is geve unto take a lady by the hande and bygene the daunce, and when the ladyes have dauncid as long as them liketh, then spyce wyne and drynk, and then avoide.
O lang, lang may the ladyes sit Wi' their face into their hand, Before they see Sir Patrick Spens Come sailing to the strand.
The knights they harpit in their bow'r, The ladyes sew'd and sang; The mirth that was in that chamber Through all the place it rang.
There twenty four fayre ladyes were A playinge at the chesse, And Ellen, the fayrest ladye there, 95 Must bring his horse to gresse.
Of redd golde shines the towre: There are twenty four fayre ladyes there, The fayrest is my paramoure.
The Soldan strucke a third fell stroke, Which brought the knighte on his knee: Sad sorrow pierced that ladyes heart, And she shriekt loud shriekings three.
Downe then came that mayden fayre, With ladyes lacede in pall, And halfe a hondred of bolde knightes, To bring her from bowre to hall, And eke as manye gentle squieres, 65 To waite upon them all.
Lang, lang will the ladyes look Into their morning weed, 110 Before they see young Patrick Spens Come sailing ower the fleed.
And four-and-twenty fair ladyes Will to the mass repair; But weel may ye my ladye ken, 35 The fairest ladye there.
O lang lang may the ladyes sit, Wi' their fans into their hand, Before they see Sir Patrick Spens 95 Come sailing to the strand!
The ladyes wrang their fingers white, The maidens tore their hair; 90 A' for the sake of their true loves, For them they'll see nae mair.
Of redd gold shines the yate: Of twenty foure faire ladyes there, 75 The fairest is my mate.
There twenty four fayre ladyes were A playing at the ball, 90 And Ellen, the fayrest ladye there, Must bring his steed to the stall.
Lang, lang will the ladyes look Wi' their fans in their hand, Before they see him, Patrick Spens, 115 Come sailing to dry land.
And there came lords, and there came knights, Fro manye a farre countrye, To break a spere for theyr ladyes love, 55 Before that faire ladye.
The ladyes wrang their fingers white, The maidens tore their hair, A' for the sake of their true loves; For them they'll see na mair.
O lang, lang, may the ladyes sit, Wi' their fans into their hand, Before they see Sir Patrick Spens Come sailing to the strand!
The king has sent for robes o' grene, And girdles o' shining gold; And sae sune have the ladyes busked themselves, Sae glorious to behold.
Young of Kirkton--his ladyes dangerous sickness, and bitter curses if he should leave her, and the appearance of abortion on his offering to go from her.
Well then, alone (since there's no remedie) I meane to proue this Ladyes courtesie.
Nay, then I see our Warres Will turne vnto a peacefull Comick sport, When Ladyescraue to be encountred with.
Thenne Syre Launcelot went in to the halle, and there came afore hym thre score ladyes and damoysels, and all kneled unto hym, and thanked God and hym of their delyveraunce.
God morrow to these beauties, and Gentlemen, that haue Vshered this troope of Ladyes to my daughters wedding, welcome, welcome all; musick?
Cælestine and all the Ladyes doing obeysance to the King, who onely kisses her, Exeunt, Shorthose manning them, the Gallants stand aloofe.
Knyghtis and lordys reuelid aAEsAEs, And ladyes lay ou{er} the casteAEsAEs waAEsAEs, That semely to se were.
She said aEuro~knyghtis and ladyes gent, Grete weAEsAEs my lord sir Torrent, Yeff ye hym~ euer sene!
After the masse was done ther was a greate banket and fest and the ladyes of England highly entreteyned.
In that castel, seynt Anne our ladyes modre was born.
And aftre his wyfes, on the same syde, sytten the ladyes of his lynage, zit lowere, aftre that thei ben of estate.
O lang, lang may the ladyes sit, Wi' their fans into their hand, Before they see Sir Patrick Spens Come sailing to the strand!
And four-and-twenty fair ladyes Will to the Mass repair; But weel may ye my ladye ken, The fairest ladye there.
The ladyes wrang their fingers white; The maidens tore their hair, A' for the sake of their true loves; For them they'll see nae mair.
Within these holy cloysters long He languisht, and he dyed, Lamenting of a ladyes love, And playing of her pride.
She has coniurd downe my spirit: these are immodest devills that make modest ladyes become strickers[118].
He has alterd himselfe out of his owne cutt since he was steward; yet, if you saw him in my ladyes Chamber you would take him for some usher of a dancing schoole, as being aptest in sight for a crosse cap.
Sir, I come to give you notice my ladyes walkd into the garden.
And hither flyes a ravisht Ladyes voice To charge you with a Rape; the wronged Daughter Of this most noble Gentleman.
Tis well; goe; thanks; goe, Ile see you shortly; you and your Companie shall play at my ladyes wedding.
And hardely this wind, that more and more Thus stoundemele encreseth in my face, Is of my ladyes depe sykes sore.
Thou wenest been a greet devyneresse; Now seestow not this fool of fantasye Peyneth hir on ladyes for to lye?
It is rather sad to think that, at this crisis in the history of pigments, the Vertuous Ladyes and Gentlewomen cannot read the libellus of Wye Waltonstall, who did so dearly love pigments.
Faire Katherine, and most faire, Will you vouchsafe to teach a Souldier tearmes, Such as will enter at a Ladyes eare, And pleade his Loue-suit to her gentle heart Kath.
IV The lords they wrang their fingers white, Ladyes did pull themsells by the hair, Crying ‘Alas and well-a day!
LXXIX With that King Henrye shifted his room[1153]; In came the Queene and ladyes bright; Other arrands they had none But to see Sir Andrew Barton, Knight.
These gentlemen and ladyes sate on the neyther part of the rock, and out of a cave in the same rock came ten knightes armed at all poyntes, and faughte together a fayre tournay.
The kyng his sonne a knyght gan make, And many another for his sake; Justes were cryed ladyes to see, Thedyr came lordes grete plente.
Reserving always to the queenes highness and the ladyes there present, the attribution and gift of the prize after the manner and forme accustomed.
I am lighted into the best company of the world, a company of the fairest Ladyes that euer I saw.
Another personal allusion is found in his address to the "Ladyes of Founthill" in his native Wilts.
Mony o' his nobilis sall be cauld, Their ladyes sall be right wearie.
Whereto serued the imperyall house of Augustus, in those Ladyes that were intituled the Emperour's Daughters, when for their villany, theyr were vnworthy of the title of chaste and vertuous?
Marquize wrecke hir tyrannie ouer the will of hir subiectes, and force Ladyes of hir Lande to marie againste their luste?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ladyes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
