The nailes of some of his fingers were two inches long, for he would cut nothing from him, neither would he speake.
Thoughts tending to Ambition, they do plot Vnlikely wonders; how these vaine weake nailes May teare a passage through the Flinty ribbes Of this hard world, my ragged prison walles: And for they cannot, dye in their owne pride.
Because I would not see thy cruell Nailes Plucke out his poore old eyes: nor thy fierce Sister, In his Annointed flesh, sticke boarish phangs.
I haue another daughter, Who I am sure is kinde and comfortable: When she shall heare this of thee, with her nailes Shee'l flea thy Woluish visage.
If I thought that, I tell thee Homicide, These Nailes should rent that beauty from my Cheekes Rich.
I am sure mine Nailes Are stronger then mine eyes Cleo.
Sidenote: Boats hauing not past three yron nailes in them] Also Godredus subdued Dublin vnto himselfe & a great part of Lainestir.
And he so tamed the Scots, that none of them durst build a ship or a boate, with aboue three yron nailes in it.
It needed only to be mentioned too that Mr. Nailes was acting for a client who preferred to remain anonymous.
It was further agreed that Mr. Nailes should report at Allerton's office at ten that evening, in person if there was anything to discuss, by telephone if there was nothing.
The words were spoken with so much force that to Mr. Nailes they were conclusive.
Mr. Naileshad no high opinion of Rashleigh Allerton--in which he was not peculiar--but a client with so much money was entitled to his way.
It was agreed that steps should be taken at once, and that Mr. Nailes would report in the evening.
And of those many opinions which men raise Of Nailes and Haires, dost thou know which to praise?
St. The nailes adorne it Madam, set in method And pretty formes.
Ile rather be beholding to my Aunt The Countesse for her mourning coach, then be Disparag'd so, shall any juggling tradsman Be at charge to shooe his running horse with gold, And shall my coach nailes be but single guilt?
Spaniards in seuen brigandines, well made, saue that the plankes were thin, because the nailes were short, and were not pitched, nor had any decks to keep the water from comming in.
The 6 day they wayed ancre, and bare further off into the sea, where they ancred in seuen fathom water, the ship being very leake, and so rotten abaft the maine mast, that a man with his nailes might scrape thorow her side.
While Son and mother Discourse alternate wounds to one another, Quick deaths that grow 25 And gather, as they come and goe: His nailes write swords in her, which soon her heart Payes back, with more then their own smart.
That day they pluckt 4 nailes out of my fingers, and made me sing, though I had no mind att that time.
In Maryland offenders were "nayled by both eares to the Pillory, 3 Nailes in each Eare, and the Nailes to be slit out.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "nailes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
