And art thou afflicted with that disagreement that is between God and thy heart, that layest the reins on the neck of thy lusts, and lettest them run whither they will?
Which words of mine thou corruptest, and wrestest, and layest down in another form, as are to be seen in thy book, page 18.
But I must mind you of one filthy error also which thou layest down in page 10.
With thee it began; overborne by my tears, thou, O my sister, dost load me with this madness and agony, and layest me open to the enemy.
By the Almighty, we sent none to thee last night, but thoulayest alone, with the door locked on thee and the eunuch sleeping behind it, nor did there come to thee young lady or any other.
For verily thou layest down to sleep last night with thy mind occupied anent marriage and troubled with the talk of it (Allah damn marriage and the hour when I spake of it and curse him who counselled it!
On me thoulayest load of love the heaviest while I feel So feeble grown that under weight of chemisette I swerve.
Ezra Pound FISH OF THE FLOOD Fish of the flood, on the banked billow Thou layest thy head in dreams; Sliding as slides thy shifting pillow, One with the streams Of the sea is thy spirit.
I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?
Then thou are blameless, and the fault thou layest to me?
The bed is not ordinarily thy scene, thy climate: Lord, dost thou not accuse me, dost thou not reproach to me my former sins, when thou layest me upon this bed?
Beware what thou layestup in the archives of eternity!
Great is his glory through Thy salvation; Honour and majesty Thou layest upon him.
And my tongue cleaves to my gums, And Thou layest me in the dust of death.
Well," answers Gizur, "we will close with thee in this matter, though thou alone layest down the terms.
Indeed, I've chosen thee out with intent, Because thou layest no eggs and dost not menstruate.
Doubtless, thou layest down to sleep last night, with thy mind occupied with marriage and troubled with the thought of it (may God curse marriage and the hour in which it occurred to me and him who counselled it!
By Allah, we sent none to thee last night, but thou layest alone, with the door locked on thee and the eunuch sleeping before it, nor did there come to thee a young lady or any other.
I not found favor in thine eyes, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?
When thou layestat my bed's-feet, how merry were we!
Then thou art blameless, and the fault thou layest to me?
And whenassoever thou sentest thy clerk to me, which was thou knowest, as often as thou layest from me, I sent thee word that the priest had not been with me.
I told thee that the priest lay with me every night, and when was it that thou layest not with me?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "layest" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
