Preferre the life of him that loves thee not Before thine owne and my felicitie?
My daughters honour is of that high prize That I preferre it 'fore a traitors braine.
Thou straunger of Athens, is our felicitie in such litle reputation with thee that thou doest preferre before vs these priuate men?
Ye doe preferre fayth in warres before certaine victorie, and we, induced by that faith, haue of our owne accord, presented victorie unto you.
I doubt not but all theeves, and such as have a good judgement, will preferre their owne lucre and gain above all things in the world, and above their vengeance, which purchaseth damage to divers persons.
You must not so farre preferre her, 'fore ours of Italy Posth.
The Romane Emperors Letters Sent by a Consull to me, should not sooner Then thine owne worth preferre thee: Go with me Imo.
Or who should study to preferre a Peace, If holy Church-men take delight in broyles?
There is no more but so: say it is done, And I will loue thee, and preferrethee for it Tyr.
Where is Metellus Cimber, let him go, And presently preferre his suite to Caesar Bru.
So shall you haue a shorter iourney to your desires, by the meanes I shall then haue to preferre them.
The President for that he knew him to be an honest and faithfull seruaunt, gaue him five or sixe yeares wages, and purposed otherwise to preferre him.
And thereupon conceiued corage to preferre hym selfe in playne tunes, if choyse were geuen to the maiden.
Quene ANNE of Hungarie, the good nature and liberalitye of a Quene: and with what industry Gentlewomen of priuy chamber ought to preferre the sutes of the valiant, and of such as haue wel serued the common welth.
Thei neclectyng their owne state and kyngdo[m], so to preferre the beautie of one, that the whole multitude of Grece thereby to perishe.
I confesse, but I will preferre thee backwards (as many friends doe) and leave their friends woorse then they found them.
Leir therefore was come to great yeres, & began to waxe vnweldie through age, he thought to vnderstand the affections of his daughters towards him, and preferre hir whome he best loued, to the succession ouer the kingdome.
Then humble suite preferre To him; perhaps our prayers may attaine To have her turn'd into her forme againe.
Nor were they wont in ancient times to preferre those their Workes to them they best knew, but unto some Person highly endued with Vallour, Learning, and such other Graces as render one man farre more Excellent then many others.
Or is he so with Neroes playing wonne That he before Poppea doth preferre it?
Of the examination of such whome theypreferre to the degree of Loytia, which is with vs the degree of a doctor: and howe they doo commence them, and howe they doo beare him companie.
Now saint George to borow, let vs set forward, and remember well, that I am he which shall with high aduancements reward and preferre the valiant and hardie champions, and punish and torment the shamefull cowards, and dreadfull dastards.
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