Many years later in similar deposits at St. Prest were discovered the supposed 'eoliths' which have been referred to the Etage Prestien by Rutot.
St. Prest is not Pliocene; it is rather the most ancient Pleistocene deposit in the basin of Paris,(11) and these incised mammal bones probably date from the First Interglacial Stage.
The age of the St. Prest deposits is, therefore, a matter of the very highest interest and importance.
A mad fellow met me on the way, and told me, I had vnloaded all the Gibbets, and prest the dead bodyes.
Speke but the word, and sone it shall be tryde; Tout prest je suis pour accomplix la chose, Par tout labeur qui vous peut faire repose.
The dede is done, that inwardly is meante; Which makes me saye to every vertuous dede, I am stillPrest t’accomplish what’s decreede.
And Pandarus, to quike alwey the fyr, Was evere y-lyke prest and diligent; 485 To ese his frend was set al his desyr.
Ye knowe eek how it is your owne knight, 915 And that, by right, ye moste upon him triste, And I al prest to fecche him whan yow liste.
Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast, Which thou wilt propagate, to have it prest With more of thine.
Then do but say to me what I should do That in your knowledge may by me be done, And I am prest unto it; therefore, speak.
All round her prest the dark, And all the light upon her silver face Flow'd from the spiritual lily that she held.
And ther was grette langage twexen Blake the baly and Tudenham prest that my lordys and my mayster worne acornberd therof.
Maister William Swan, and he told the seydprest ther no processe in the courte ageyn me in no maner ----.
A prest of Norffolk, that spak with yow in Julie or August last passed, told me that he yede with yow to the cardinales hous, Trikaricensis,[22.
The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has prest In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb.
If she is prest by want of food She from her dwelling in the wood Repairs to a road-side; And there she begs at one steep place Where up and down with easy pace The horsemen-travellers ride.
All round her prest the dark, And all the light upon her silver face Flowed from the spiritual lily that she held.
In the forward somersault, the head is prest down upon the chest, the legs doubled up, the same as in the back somersault, the arms at right angles with the body, and the palms downward.
To swim downward, the head is prest down toward the breast, and when wishing to rise the head is deflected backward.
The heavy body in the rearprest upon the women and children in front, and bore them to the earth.
At this critical moment a fresh comely woman prest through the throng to get a peep at the gray-bearded man.
The scatt'red coveys meet secure; While here I wander, prest with care, Along the lonely banks of Ayr.
Or haply, prest with cares and woes, Too soon thou hast began To wander forth, with me to mourn The miseries of man.
Vpon the King Alanzon prest so sore, That with a stroke,” etc.
The yellowhammer, often prest For spot to build and be unseen, Will in its shelter trust her nest When fields and meadows glow with green; And larks, though paths go closely bye, Will in its shade securely lie.
Must thy enchanting form be prest To such a dubious monster's breast?
In vain the Envoy prest the Monarch's grief; The matchless prowess of the stripling chief; How brave Hujír had felt his furious hand; What thickening woes beset the shuddering land.
This shall suffice for the proof of the point; I thought to have prest it further, but if I should, I see the time would prevent me.
We generally see the same thing, in that sinners are so earnestly prest to make use of the present time.
Upon this Mrs. Prest broke out, "Oh, I see what's in your head!
Mrs. Prest knew nothing about the papers, but she was interested in my curiosity, as she was always interested in the joys and sorrows of her friends.
I had said to Mrs. Prest that I would make love to her; but it had been a joke without consequences and I had never said it to Tita Bordereau.
Mrs. Prest had not mentioned this much to anyone; she appeared almost to have forgotten she was there.
Mrs. Prest declared shortly after this, when I had resumed my place in her gondola.
I I had taken Mrs. Prest into my confidence; in truth without her I should have made but little advance, for the fruitful idea in the whole business dropped from her friendly lips.
With which newes the armie was sore troubled, and euery man assaied his armour and prooued his weapon, and were prest to defend their enimies.
And who sought neighbor's weal, save kith and kin Or petted friendling prest a favored claim?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "prest" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
