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.
Therefore from this daye forwarde you and all youre lignage and friendes maye accompte your selues frée and exempt from the seruitude of Mexico, without rendryng the tributes accustomed.
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.
