Faire virgin (said the Prince) ye me require 2 A thing without the compas of my wit: For both the lignage and the certain Sire, 4 From which I sprong, from me are hidden yit.
Canto ix His loues and lignage Arthur tells: The knights knit friendly bands: Sir Treuisan flies from Despayre, Whom Redcrosse knight withstands.
Him oft and oft I askt in priuitie, 6 Of what loines and what lignage I did spring: Whose aunswere bad me still assured bee, 8 That I was sonne and heire vnto a king, As time in her iust terme the truth to light should bring.
Thanne is a man of hih lignage 2210 After the forme, as thou miht hiere, Bot nothing after the matiere.
In the lignage of Avarice, Mi Sone, yit ther is a vice, His rihte name it is Ravine, Which hath a route of his covine.
And therupon a wonder wyle He wroghte: for at thilke whyle It fell so that of his lignage He hadde a clergoun of yong age, 2850 Whom he hath in his chambre affaited.
Him oft and oft I askt in privitie, Of what loines and what lignage I did spring: Whose aunswere bad me still assured bee, That I was sonne and heire unto a king, As time in her just terme° the truth to light should bring.
CANTO IX His loves and lignage Arthur tells: the Knights knit friendly hands: Sir Trevisan flies from Despayre, whom Redcrosse Knight withstands.
III Faire virgin (said the Prince) ye me require A thing without the compas of my wit: 20 For both the lignage and the certain Sire, From which I sprong, from me are hidden yit.
If any such had bin taken with deceypt and falsehoode, death was his reward, yea and his kinred punished with penalties, as of a lignage of a Traytor to his Prince.
And noblesse of lignage wyth oute puyssance and might is but vanyte and despite.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "lignage" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
