In that contree ben longe apples of gode savour; where of ben mo than 100 in a clustre, and als manye in another; and thei han gret longe leves and large, of 2 fote long or more.
For the Jewes seyn, that they knowen wel, be hire Prophecyes, that thei of Caspye schulle been undre hire subieccioun, als longeas they had ben in subieccioun of hem.
In that contre and be all Ynde, ben gret plentee of cokodrilles, that is the maner of a longe serpent, as I haye seyd before.
And many other dyverse bestes ben in tho contrees, and elle where there abouten: and manye dyverse briddes also; of the whiche, it were to longe for to telle zou: and therefore I passe over at this tyme.
For it were to longe thing to devyse zou the manere.
For the noblesse of that contree is to have longe nayles, and to make hem growen alle weys to ben as longe as men may.
And therfore, alle be it that men han grettre chep in the yle of Prestre John, natheles men dreden the longe wey and the grete periles in the see, in tho parties.
The folk of that contree usen alle longe clothes, with outen furroures.
And it is not longe gon, sithe that place was destroyed.
Atte laste, when she had longe dwelled there in that place, the Devil in likenesse of a woman, come to this holy woman's place; and when he come there he knocked at the door.
For this Beuvray is no other than Bibracte, the Gaulish oppidum that Cæsar speaks of as "Oppido Aeduorum longe maximo et copiosissimo.
In somer when the shawes be sheyne And leves be large and longe Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here the foulys song.
Christofre him served longe The kynge loved melodye much of fithele and of songe: So that his Jogeler on a day beforen him gon to pleye faste, And in a tyme he nemped in his song the devil at laste.
Item, my master gaff her a longe gowne of fyne grene velvet furred with menyver and purfeled with ermynes.
Item, my master gaff her a longe gowne of murrey furred with menever and purfeled with ermynes.
God knowyth my modyr and I thowt ryth longe tyll we herd tydyngys fro yow.
And zif ye thynnk that I may do good in your maters yf I come up to you, after I have knowlage of your entent it shall not be longe or I be with you be the grace of God.
I pray yow that ye wole send me some lettyr how ye do, and of your tydyngys with yow, for I thynk longe that I here no word fro my modyr and yow.
Item, my master gaff her a longe gowne of fyne cremysen velvet furred with menyver and purfeled with ermynes.
I shal trewly contente it ageyn; and yeerly as longe as I myght have the officez, or any of hem, I shal geve my maister youre sone v.
And also to late you wite that I herde reperte ye shuld be wedded unto a Doughter of the Duchez of Somerset, which mater, and I spake with you, I couth enforme your maistership that were to longe to write as nowe.
I thank you hertely of your writyng to me be for that John Paston came home, for God knowith I thowght right longe tyle I hard frome you; I shalle send word in writyng of suche tydings as we have her on Monday in hast.
Sidenote: After 1466] Right worshipfull and myn right honourable and good maistresse, I recomaund me to you in my most humble wyse, besekynge youre maistresshyp to take no dyspleasure of the longe forberyng of youre mony, whiche is ixli.
Ye wyll laugh for to here alle the processe of the demenyng ther, wheche wer to longe to writt at thys tyme.
I thinke the gentleman hathe to good exsperyence of her to truste her (thowghe nature myght somewhat move him therin) I longe to heare that he were past the Ryvere of Loyre: for before that tyme I shall be greatly jealouse of his savetye.
But yt cannot be longe before we see some waye open, and yow maye be sure (Madame) that we will not lose one quarter of an houre.
One lifteth up his heele, and so holdeth his foote still, as longe as his shafte flyeth.
An other maketh suche a wrestling with his gere, as thoughe he were able to shoote no more as longe as he lyued.
That herkned she so longe in good entente, Til at the laste the dede sleep hir hente.
But how this toun com to destruccioun Ne falleth nought to purpos me to telle; For it were a long digressioun Fro my matere, and yow to longe dwelle.
So longe he gan of socour hem by-seke That, for to hele him of his sorwes sore, They yave him Antenor, with-oute more.
O where hastow ben hid so longe in muwe, That canst so wel and formely arguwe?
But al passe I, lest ye to longe dwelle; 1595 For for o fyn is al that ever I telle.
O ye loveres, that heighe upon the wheel Ben set of Fortune, in good aventure, God leve that ye finde ay love of steel, 325 And longe mot your lyf in Ioye endure!
And reed that boweth doun for every blast, Ful lightly, cesse wind, it wol aryse; But so nil not an ook whan it is cast; It nedeth me nought thee longe to forbyse.
How hastow thus unkindely and longe Hid this fro me, thou fool?
Why niltow over us hove, As longe as whanne Almena lay by Iove?
Wel may myn herte longe 690 After my deeth; for now live I to longe!
A CLERK ther was of Oxenford also, That un-to logik hadde longe y-go.
In matyns masse sermon or prechynge dyuyne Or other due thynges that longe to theyr seruyce.
Let nat for that, but after his wyll the gyde Better a shorte payne, than that dothlonge abyde No sore can be releuyd without payne.
Longe who had had access to the original letters and had copied them with minute accuracy.
Her Life and Correspondence has been published by Mrs. Longe as a sequel to the Letters of Dorothy Osborne.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "longe" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
