Thou sayest it is a good question, but I have confounded it in the answer, and not answered plainly.
Again, thou sayest the saints drank of the spiritual rock that followed them.
One thing more thou dost befool thyself with; and that is, in that thou in the first place sayest thou ownest the words in my book, and yet hath spent some four sheets of paper to vent thy thoughts against them.
But now the argument that thou dost bring to colour the contrary with, is this; for what the Father doth, sayest thou, the Son doth also.
And whereas thou sayest that I said, the devil counterfeits the new birth by persuading to follow the light of the world.
But further, thou sayest thou art righteous, but they are but vain words.
Again thou sayest that in page 203, I do take in hand to prove or discover that the doctrine of Christ within, is a false opinion.
Read thy example (sayest thou) and thyself to be an enemy to God's Christ.
But sayest thou, I will be righteous in myself that I may have wherewith to commend me to God, when I go to him for mercy?
I am sure Abraham, of whom thou sayest he is thy father, never had the face to do as thou hast done, though it is to be presumed he had more cause so to do, than thou hast, or canst have.
Then thou further sayest (with a kind of disdaining spirit) "Many things more thou passest by in my book, as being not pertinent to the thing in hand.
And whereas thou sayestin the 4th page, that we are found enemies to Christ, revealed in his saints.
Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
To Jesus they presented this statement and question: "Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned; but what sayest thou?
We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
The man may well do what thou sayestand live, but he may not do it and live a free man.
And now meseems, if thou sayest sooth, this time of the conquest of the earth shall not bring heaven down to the earth, as erst I deemed it would, but rather that it shall bring hell up on to the earth.
Friend," said I, "from thine own valiancy and high heart thou speakest, when thou sayest that they who fall under this tyranny shall fight to the death against it.
John Ball spake to me while he held the corner of the sheet: "What sayest thou, scholar?
Thou sayest sooth," said he; "but sorrowest thou not for thine own death when thou lookest on him?
But thou truly sayest that every possible form of government hath been tried among men, and that all of them alike have failed to secure either permanency for themselves or the welfare of the people.
Is not this an arbitrary demand for faith; and doth it not do violence to that very autonomy of the will which thou sayest Jesus himself always respected and venerated?
Thou sayest a living Christian may be baptized for the dead?
Have reached, thou sayest well, each at one point The outside verge that rounds our faculty; And where they reached, who can do more than reach?
Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such: what then sayest thou of her?
Jesus answered, Sayest thou this of thyself, or did others tell it thee concerning me?
They say therefore unto the blind man again, "What sayest thou of him, in that he opened thine eyes?
He that hath seen me hath seen the Father: how sayest thou, 'Show us the Father?
Jesus answered, "Sayest thou this of thyself, or did others tell it thee concerning me?
Thou sayest true, Nicholas, but he has put off that now; that lies by him.
Said the townsman: Heard ye never of the Black Squire, a very valiant knight, since thou sayest that thou hast known this country-side?
How sayest thou then, thou dearest and kindest, wilt thou thither to them?
When thou sayest thou shalt die, dost thou wholly believe it in thy sense or thy body otherwise than Holy Church would?
Arthur knit his brows as if he strove with some memory and might not master it; then he said: Thou sayest We, who then was the other?
There was silence a little, and Birdalone waxed deadly pale; then she strove with herself and said: Thou sayest he was and he was; is he dead then?
But tell me, said he, thou sayest old, and I know not the word; art thou old?
How sayest thou, Black Squire, whom, as meseemeth, I have delivered from a fate worse than death, and have brought out of wretchedness into bliss?
Thou sayest well, Sancho," answered Don Quixote; "and it will be highly prudent in us to wait until the evil influence of the star which now reigns is passed over.
Thou sayest not amiss," quoth Don Quixote, "for the fewer enemies the better.
Thou sayest well," replied the king, remembering how he had himself drawn forth the sword from the stone before St. Paul's.
Thou sayest truly," said the king, "but my mind was full of wonders and musings, till I bethought me not of mine old custom.
Thou sayest graciously and nobly," said the poor man.
Then said King Arthur, "Thou sayest well, and I will take thy counsel.
Thou sayest well," replied Sir Lancelot; "but who is he thou hatest so above all others?
And they answered, 'What sayest thou to the peeled barleycorn?
Thou sayest well," replied they; but in their hearts they purposed me evil.
Then we washed and returning to his house, partook of food and rested awhile; after which he said to me, "What sayest thou to taking the air in the garden?
Methinks thou sayest this out of pure envy and wouldst have me kill him and after repent, as King Sindbad repented the killing of his falcon.
Then said the Vizier, "If what thou sayest be true, sit down and eat before us.
By the mass, lad, thou sayest true; it is like we shall have good trading that way.
What sayestthou to a hare, or the melancholy of Moor Ditch?
Tis best for thee to bide here awhile, at least until a courier shall return from the tree, where thou sayest thy cousin will place the billet.
And soon I shall fold her to me as my own; pillow her head here, Constance, here, where thou sayest thou shouldst love to lie.
Galatea--in thine innocence Thou sayest things that others would reprove.
Quoth Sherkan, "Impose on me whatever oath thou deemest binding, and I will swear not to draw near thee until thou hast made thy preparations, and sayest 'Come wrestle with me.
Then she said to him, "O Muslim, it is lawful among you to kill Christians: what sayest thou to my killing thee?
And if now thou sayest there is a God, behold I will believe.
Yet nowise have I willed thy death or thine anguish; and if all be true as thou sayest it, and thou art so lovely that I know not how to doubt it, tell me then what these have done with thee.
Then said she: "Thou sayest sooth, thou hast not wooed me, but taken me.
Therefore, lad, what sayest thou, wilt thou be a man of mine, and bear arms for me, and do my will?
But Christopher said: "What sayest thou now, Baron, shall we cast down our shields to earth?
And if thou sayest die, I'll die, But for God shall my sacrifice be!
So if thou sayest die, I'll die; And for God shall my sacrifice be!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sayest" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
