And if he recche not to lese, litel is that worth that of the lesing reson reccheth nothing; and if it were mighty in power or in strength, the lesing shulde ben 65 withset; and whan it cometh to the lesing, he may it not withsitte.
Trewly, suche powers ben unmighty; for ever they ben in drede how thilke power from lesingmay be keped 40 of sorow; so drede sorily prikkes ever in their hertes: litel is that power whiche careth and ferdeth it-selfe to mayntayne.
A man should be a friend with his friend, and pay back gift with gift; give back laughter for laughter (to his enemies), and lesing for lies.
No religion teaches that we should "pay back lesing for lies.
And if thou drede nat a sooth to here, Than wol I shewe al openly, by right, That thou hast maad a ful gret lesing here.
For the book seith, that "the wyse man maketh nolesing whan he turneth his corage to the bettre.
Now if he woot that Ioye is transitorie, As every Ioye of worldly thing mot flee, Than every tyme he that hath in memorie, The drede of lesing maketh him that he 830 May in no parfit selinesse be.
What meveth you to hate him so But properly your wikked thought, That many a fals lesinghath thought?
Had I knowing of the first king, without lesing Well joyen I mought.
The drede of lesing makith him, that he May in no parfite sikernesse ybe.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "lesing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
