What so euer ye wyll teache (sayeth he) be briefe therin / that the myndes of the he- rers or reders may the easiyer perceyue it / and the better bere it away.
And bycause I am assured, that curteous Myndes will delyght in deedes of Curtesie, I haue amonges other the Nouelles of Bandello, chosen by Francois de Belleforest and my self, discoursed thys, albeit the matter be not of great importance.
But God carefull of good Myndes (with what law so euer they be trayned vp,) and who maketh the Sunne to shine vpon the iust and and vniuste, prepared a meanes for his sauegarde, as you shal heare.
By which tale appereth, that by gentyll and courteyse entreatinge mens myndes ben obteyned.
Tibullus sayth: Dreames in the nyght begylen, and cause fearefullmyndes to drede thynges that neuer shalbe.
In the contrey of Grece were stodyes fyrst founded and ordeyned in the which began and sprange holsom medicyne which gaue vnto infect myndes frutful doctryne and norisshinge.
To lyue in wantonnes and blyndnes lascyuyte In pryde in Lechery andin couetyse Suche sytteth theyr myndes and theyr felycyte Not ferynge hell whiche is rewarde of vyce.
Call to your myndes what inconuenyence Howe sodayne fallys, what sorowe and turment Hath come to many a myghty lorde and prynce For nat folowynge of hir commaundement.
Are not they also euen as wyse that go gorgyously apparylled, and buyldes goodly sumptuous houses, when theyr myndes are not regarded but neglect fylthye and with all kynde of vyce fowle corrupted?
Whether now perswasions, may not be said violent and forcible to simple myndes in speciall, I referre it to all mens iudgements that heare the story.
As, for exemple, if I wer to wryte God, the tuich of the midle of the tongue on the roofe of the mouth befoer the voual, and the top of the tongue on the teeth behind the voual, myndes me to wryte it god.
Which done, his Lordship desyred the Company that they would all putt on the samemyndes with which hee hadd accepted that place.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "myndes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
