Thou mayst win many souls to Christ while a lay brother, as did Francis himself, our great master.
Thou must prove thy vocation, and then thou mayst join the brotherhood of sweet Saint Francis.
It is wind proof, and thou mayst rest in safety till the horn summons all to break their fast at dawn: thou mayst sleep meanwhile as securely as in thine own castle.
Thou hast but to pray before the Holy Sepulchre, to deposit the sword to be blessed thereon, and thou mayst return.
Scanty clothing, hard fare, the absence of all that men most value, the welcoming of perils and hardships as thy daily companions, that thou mayst take thy life in thy hand, and find the sheep of Christ amongst the wolves.
But if Sir Drogo be absent many days thoumayst starve.
It may be broken at any moment, and if it be, thou mayst tarry for one campaign, not longer.
Lo, I will let down the bridge, and thoumayst enter.
Thou mayst wish, "Would I had been converted in time;" but that will not help thee neither.
Stand among the righteous thou mayst not: "The ungodly shall not stand in the judgment.
Make provision beforehand, that when things present themselves, thou mayst come up to a good performance: be prepared for every good work.
Thou mayst wish thyself another man, but that will not help thee, sinner.
And again he said: "How canst thou leave the beauty and love of paradise, wherein thou mayst enter no more save thou art strong enough to conquer great dangers?
And the tears spoke to her, saying: "Put us not away, lest the torments overpower thee, so thou mayst never come to the kingdom of heaven.
But that thou mayst yet clearlier understand, Give ear unto my words, and thou shalt cull Some fruit may please thee well, from this delay.
That thou mayst own I now deceive thee not, Hear, if my folly were not as I speak it.
Here too is my pocket-handkerchief; when thou dost wash thyself, wherever thou mayst be, always dry thy face with this handkerchief.
What tribute must we give thee that thou maysttrouble us no more, and leave our realm in peace?
I like thy counsel; well hast thou advised: And that thou mayst perceive how well I like it 35 The execution of it shall make known.
Here is the mountain of the Moon, --yonder thou mayst perceive the fenny march of Nilus.
Thou mayst safely accept the condition, my son," said Mary.
Thou mayst do it innocently, seeking the consent of the lady to this courtship of thine; but I tell thee, as one who knows more of the matter than thou canst, that thou wilt only meet with disappointment.
That thou mayst know by what devices this Is brought about, in chief thou must recall What we have said before, that seeds are kept Commixed in things in divers modes.
And thence maystsee That, as conjoined is their source of weal, Conjoined also must their nature be.
This water laved over the eyes will make every invisible creature visible to thee, as also to any other person to whom thou mayst give it!
Do thou, O blessed girl, ask even for such boons as are difficult of being obtained by men in this world, and obtaining which, thou mayst surpass in fame all the women in this world.
Adieu, O best of pious men, mayst thou be prosperous, and may righteousness shield thee, and mayst thou be assiduous in the practice of virtue.
O amiable Yudhishthira, do thou ask for another boon that thou mayst like!
Then that foremost king of Bharata's race eyed with pity that perpetrator of wicked deeds, and believing that he had lost his senses, said, 'Mayst thy heart grow in virtue!
Therefore, let one only amongst thy brothers, whom thou mayst wish, get up with life!
Thou mayst depart in peace now with thy charioteers, cavalry and infantry.
It is from thy husband that thou mayst have handsome beds and seats, and robes and garlands, and perfumes, and great fame and heaven itself hereafter.
Shouldst thou (at any time) be hard pressed, thou mayst discharge it.
And when I shall be sitting with Bhishma--that best of the Kurus--thou wilt, with Sakuni propose the pretext which thou mayst have contrived.
Then Savitri said unto him, "Tomorrow thou mayst gather fruits.
And, that on earth Thou mayst bear tidings of me, know that I Am Bertrand, he of Born, who gave King John The counsel mischievous.
Who thou mayst be I know not, nor how here below art come: But Florentine thou seemest of a truth, When I do hear thee.
Till those bright eyes With gladness come, which, weeping, made me haste To succor thee, thou mayst or seat thee down, Or wander where thou wilt.
But he knows little of spiritual things, and I consent to unite thee to him that thou, who hast been richly blessed by Heaven, mayst teach him the high things of life.
If the Huns come, thou mayst have to call upon the younger branch of the family to defend thee," he added, turning to the Lady Adelaide.
I sent for Count Stephen to come here to pay his respects to me because he is the only man alive who bears our name; and whatever thou mayst say, he bears it like a brave knight.
Thou mayst see if I am in the mind to be lightly trifled with.
When once 'tis gone, to win it back Full vainly mayst thou try; Nor golden bribes nor tears, alack!
I call unto them that Thou mayst pardon them they thrust their fingers in their ears and cover themselves with their garments and persist (in their refusal) and magnify themselves in pride.
P: And thus We have inspired in thee a Lecture in Arabic, that thou mayst warn the mother-town and those around it, and mayst warn of a day of assembling whereof there is no doubt.
P: Take alms of their wealth, wherewith thou mayst purify them and mayst make them grow, and pray for them.
Nay, but it is the Truth from thy Lord, that thou mayst warn a folk to whom no warner came before thee, that haply they may walk aright.
P: But this day We save thee in thy body that thou mayst be a portent for those after thee.
P: And this is a blessed Scripture which We have revealed, confirming that which (was revealed) before it, that thou mayst warn the Mother of Villages and those around her.
P: With clear proofs and writings; and We have revealed unto thee the Remembrance that thou mayst explain to mankind that which hath been revealed for them, and that haply they may reflect.
And glorify Him some hours of the night and at the two ends of the day, that thoumayst find acceptance.
P: Moses said unto him: May I follow thee, to the end that thou mayst teach me right conduct of that which thou hast been taught?
I speak not of the sins that now already weigh thee down: eternal God shall judge them, for thou mayst not sin and not atone.
That thou mayst walk in a good way: and maystkeep the paths of the just.
That thou mayst give him rest from the evil days: till a pit be dug for the wicked.
But I, like my brethren, offer up my life and my body for the laws of our fathers: calling upon God to be speedily merciful to our nation, and that thou by torments and stripes mayst confess that he alone is God.
Take a harp, go about the city, harlot that hast been forgotten: sing well, sing many a song, that thou maystbe remembered.
Be meek to hear the word, that thou mayst understand: and return a true answer with wisdom.
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end.
Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a place of strength: that thou mayst make me safe.
Behold, I have given thee to be the light of the Gentiles, that thou mayst be my salvation even to the farthest part of the earth.
Thou seest it, for thou considerest labour and sorrow: that thou mayst deliver them into thy hands.
The things which thy eyes have seen, utter not hastily in a quarrel: lest afterward thou mayst not be able to make amends, when thou hast dishonoured thy friend.
Keep thyself from him, that thou maystnot have trouble, and thou shalt not be defiled with his sin.
That thou maystbe delivered from the strange woman, and from the stranger, who softeneth her words; 2:17.
May the Lord bless thee out of Sion: and mayst thou see the good things of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
That thoumayst keep thoughts, and thy lips may preserve instruction.
Let me kill him with beating;" but quoth they, "Thou mayst no ways do that.
O my lord, these are sandals for the treading of thy feet, so thou mayst wend to the wardrobe.
So he fled from him and seeking one of the sovrans, said to him, "I come to thee and lay hold upon thy skirts and take refuge with thee, so thou mayst help me against my foe.
Mayst thou live and long survive thy boon-companion Abu al-Hasan al-Khali'a; for he is dead.
So come with me that thou mayst help me, and I will give thee monies with which thou shalt provide thyself all thy life long.
Thou canst not move me to anger, though thoumayst to mirth.
Our King cares little what other theft thou maysthave made, but hath a horror at anything like a breach of the cloister.
Now, grim Reproof, swell in my rough-hued rhyme, That thou mayst vex the guilty of our time.
I am here now, and thou mayst profit by my strength, and I will help thee that thou mayst rule again over the mountains and valleys of our dear Tyrol.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "mayst" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
