This scarsitie did greatlie oppresse the people, and chieflie the commoners of the poorer sort.
And those which went by land which were one hundred and fiftie horsemen, being diuided into two parts, because they would not oppresse the inhabitants, trauelled by S.
And since those shadowes which oppresse My sight begin To cleere, and show the shape of sinne, A Scorpion sooner be my guest, And warme his venome in my brest.
The neighb'ring mountaines which you shall Wooe to oppresse you with their weight: Disdainefull will deny to fall, By a sad death to ease your fate.
Secondlie it was alledged, that the said Spensers as well the father as the sonne, had caused the king to ride into Glocestershire, to oppresse and destroie the good people of his land, contrarie to the forme of the great charter.
And that we may withedraw and leve oure wrecchid governaunce that temporelle men wolde so inordinatlie rule and oppresse the Chirche.
There an huge heape of +singults+ did oppresse 2 His strugling soule, and swelling throbs empeach His foltring toung with pangs of drerinesse, 4 Choking the remnant of his plaintife speach, As if his dayes were come to their last reach.
But they went into Scotland alwaie imagining (notwithstanding this their submission) how they might oppresse king Edward, and disturbe his realme.
For the body so subiect to corruption doth oppresse the soule, that it cannot aspire so hye as of dutie it ought.
Neither liberty nor life are so dear to me, as the peace of my Conscience, the Honor of my Crowns, and the welfare of my People; which my word may injure more then any War can do; while I gratifie a few to oppresse all.
And lift their heads aboue them that oppresse them.
Oppresse no man, for the crie of the wronged ascendeth to the eares of the Lord; neither delight to encrease by Usurie, lest thou loose thy habitation in the euerlasting Tabernacle.
If Martin oppresse his neighbor, why, hee saith, it is his conscience; if anie else doo right, it is extremitie.
Dyd nat the traytour Catelyne also conspyre And many mo sworne to his cruel tyranny Agaynst the Romans to oppresse theyr Impyre, But he and all his were murdred for theyr hyre, And nat vnworthely.
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