I take it your owne busines calls on you, And you embrace th' occasion to depart Sal.
O father Abram, what these Christians are, Whose owne hard dealings teaches them suspect The thoughts of others: Praie you tell me this, If he should breake his daie, what should I gaine By the exaction of the forfeiture?
And I his Clarke: therefore be well aduis'd How you doe leaue me to mine owne protection Gra.
And Shylocke for his owne part knew the bird was fledg'd, and then it is the complexion of them al to leaue the dam Shy.
Nay, indeede if you had your eies you might faile of the knowing me: it is a wise Father that knowes his owne childe.
Portia, forgiue me this enforced wrong, And in the hearing of these manie friends I sweare to thee, euen by thine owne faire eyes Wherein I see my selfe Por.
Well, keepe me company but two yeares mo, Thou shalt not know the sound of thine owne tongue Ant.
Take Oysters parboile hem in her owne broth, make a lyour of crustes of brede & drawe it up wiþ the broth and vynegur mynce oynouns & do þerto with erbes.
His Majesty's Jack to be the "ornament proper for our owne ships.
Nor shall I thinke this labour lost, though I doe liue: for I will make it my owne looking glasse wherein to see when I am too seuere, when too remisse, and in my childes fault through this glasse to discerne mine owne errors.
If they haue not children enow of theirowne to imploy so much cost upon, Pauper vbique iacet.
Againe, I considered it was to my owne, and in priuate sort, and my loue to my ownemight excuse my errours.
These things considered, neither the true knowledge of mine owne weaknesse, nor the feare this may come to the worlds eie, and bring scorne vpon my graue, can stay my hand from expressing how much I covet thy saluation.
If thou desirest a learned daughter, I pray God giue her a wise and religious heart, that she may vse it to his glory, thy comfort, and her owne saluation.
Our hands shall we not rest To bath in our owne brest?
Robbing his owne countrie of her due Triumph’d he not in Alexandria, Of Artabasus the Armenian King, Who yelded on his periur’d word to him?
Right as some Pallace, or some stately tower, Which ouer-lookes the neighbour buildings round In scorning wise, and to the Starres vp growes, Which in short time his owne weight ouerthrowes.
I cannot but his tearefull chaunce lament, Although not I, but his owne pride the cause, And vnchaste loue of this Ægyptian.
He is a cruell beaste, when he is wilde, and falleth on his owne feete from moste highe places: and vneth is hurte therewith.
The reason assigned by Peacham for Polydore's thus playing 'old gooseberry' with the records is that "his owne historie might passe for currant!
But although Stephan was now the first that was to sweare, he became shortlie after the first that brake that oth for his owne preferment.
He ordeined also that one length of measuring should be vsed through this realme, which was a yard, appointing it to be cut after the length of his owne arme.
He stands exceeding well with the Godly Partie, & having been at Paines to enquire thro' a sure friend I can heare of nothing done in our behalfe, but rather of endeavors to feather his owne nest.
Nicolas will have no choice but to quitte the Hall, and make what Profitte he may of his owne farmes.
But enough of that; if our hopes are crown'd, as praye God they may be speedilie, Nicolas will have no choice but to quitte the Hall, and make what Profitte he may of his owne farmes.
And to my honest Richard Lawreate in Meate and Drink for his owne person to the value of Two shillings and sixpence per weeke at Pentillie during his Life.
As for the Monacans, I can revenge my owne injuries; as for the place where you say your brother was slain, it is a contrary way from those parts you suppose it.
If it take not success, it is done of ther owne heddes.
Dear heart, take eassy jernays and preferr thy owne heilth before all other worldly respects whatsoever.
A happie end if thou dehre [dare] to make Remember still thyn owne esstate, If thou desire in Christ to die Thenn well to lead thy lif applie barbara crokker.
Oh that I had so much zeale, as to steep it in it owne liquour; to set it forth in it owne colours, that the Lord would touch my tongue with a coale from his Altar, that I might regaine the decayed credit of it, with the sons of men.
Fourthly, these fires cannot keepe themselves within their owne hearths, these spirits cannot keepe themselves within their owne circles.
A Christian indeed is never right, till he seeme to the world to be beside himselfe; Christs owne kindred were afrayd of him.
These are they that cry fire and fagot, away with them, not worthy to live, their very mercies are cruelty: especially in their owne cause, they heat the fornace seaven times hotter then in Gods.
And yet me thinkes I could be well content To be mine owne Atturney in this case.
Coward of France, how much he wrongs his fame, Dispairing of his owne armes fortitude, To ioyne with Witches, and the helpe of Hell Bur.
And for my selfe, most part of all this Night Within her Quarter, and mine owne Precinct, I was imploy'd in passing to and fro, About relieuing of the Centinels.
Belike your Lordship takes vs then for fooles, To try if that our ownebe ours, or no Talb.
Knyvet, Knight, who valiantlye defended himselfe, ther being assaulted, and slew the master theefe with his owne hands.
When you are out breath You will give over, and for better lucke, I do beleeve the bird, for I can leave thee, And not be in love with my owne torment.
For if she had desired him w{th} her sellf or to have had hys companye, she would haue taken him to hys owne howse in Edinbr.
For she ever fownde som adoe to drawe her selfe fro him to her owne lodginge and woulde never abyde w{t} him past two howres at once.
And that men may not think, nor he neyther, that myne owne power was not in myselfe, seeing I did refuse his offres.
No house, ne friend, ne moneie in my pouche; All yatte I calle my owneis this my silver crouche.
Here, take this silver; it maie eathe thie care: We are Goddes stewards all, nete of our ownewe bare.
But to think of the clatter they make with his coach, and his owne fine cloathes, and yet how meanly they live within doors, and nastily, and borrowing everything of neighbours is a most shitten thing.
Sidenote: The stork bewrayeth not adultery but wreaketh the adultery of his owne mate.
But I will passe over all those matters scito pede, and leave euerye manne to his owne iudgemente therein for this tyme.
The stork bewrayeth not adultery but wreaketh the adultery of his owne mate.
Wee are no saucye common playenge skipiackes, But towne borne lads, the kings owne lovely subiects.
This nimphe before you heere whom you doe see Is my owne wife, yclipt Lyriope.
Teque his ait eripe flammis; they were best, since they had made many mens heeles warme with shakinge, to coole their owne by quaking without doore.
Then wee beginne, & lett none hope to hisse vs, The play wee play is Ovid's owne Narcissus.
And let us passe that over, that otherwhile, they busy them selves so much, to purge other mens grounds: that their owne is overgrowen, and full of thornes and nettles.
For men doe hate their owne faultes otherwhile, when they see them in another.
This faith, that makes the Authour, speake his owne in language new: Renoumes the more, then if thou blazdst it out, in painted hew.
And this is the thirde maner of Ceremonies, which simply procedeth of our owne will, and not of custome.
And you shall understand, that trusting my owne skill but little, in writing this present treatise: I thought good to consult with many, and to take the Judgement of better learned men then my selfe.
And to speake it plainer in our owne language, we call it Gergo.
I knowe well it is not in us, to geve our selves a ready tongue or perfect voice at our owne will and pleasure.
Every man may applie those fashions, that be in common use, y^e moste to his owne advantage that he can.
And it is our owne Imperfection and not her faulte, if we doe swarve from vertue, goodnes, and good order in life.
After noone we wear gott downe, and wear very glad to Injoy the comepany of our owne Peopple againe.
Kidd's Arrivall I was oblidged as his Friend and in my owne Justification to write to all Governm'ts in those parts to have them secured; this calmed them for two or three dayes.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "owne" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
