And thou who art such a one, the truth of his promise will defend thee not with a little round buckler that scantly can cover the head, but with a long large shield that covereth all along the body.
And now, since these tidings have come hither, so hot with the great Turk's enterprise into these parts here, we can scantly talk nor think of anything else than his might and our danger.
But he had scantly granted him this and put it in his hand when, ere ever it was worth aught to him, the Sultan suddenly sold it to another of his own sect, and put our Hungarian out.
But though he can be content for God's sake to forbear it thenceforth, yet not only can he not weep for every sin that is past, but some were haply so wanton that when he happeth to remember them he can scantly forbear to laugh.
And thus, uncle, in this world at this day, meseemeth your comfort unto good men who are rich, and are troubled with fear of damnation for the keeping, can very scantly serve.
For if his finger do but ache of a hot blain, a great many men's mouths blowing out his praise will scantly do him, among them all, so much ease as to have one boy blow on his finger!
This venting of Pilcherd enhaunced greatly the price of cask, whereon all other sorts of wood were conuerted to that vse: and yet this scantly supplying a remedie, there was a statute made 35.
Of Conies, there are here and there some few little Warrens, scantlyworth the remembring.
It is not long since he was here in our own streets; three winter months have scantly flown: he set out for his toil--but went home to his rest.
Howbeit the wayes were unknown to me, and thereupon I tooke up my packet, unlocked and unbarred the doors, but those good and faithfull doores which in the night did open of their owne accord, could then scantly be opened with their keyes.
Psyches had scantly finished her tale but her sister pierced with the pricke of carnall desire and wicked envy ran home, and feigning to her husband that she had heard word of the death of her parents tooke shipping and came to the mountaine.
By the road, Baywater was six miles away, but there was a short cut across hills and fields and woods which was scantly three.
Come, Sir, I should scantlyplay the same trick on you twice.
You scantly looked, as methinks, for a visit of ours this even?
I scantly wis--marry, methinks with the Court, at this present.
I can scantly go higher than I am: wherefore howso I leave the field, little reck I.
Well, this was scantly o'er ere a messenger come with a letter to Mother, whereon she had no sooner cast her eyes than she brake forth with a cry of pleasure.
Well, I suppose thou art: but I should scantly have guessed it from thy talk.
Here have I been a-thinking I should scantly write a word when my month was come, and already, with but ten days thereof, have I filled half as much paper as either Helen or Milisent.
But Father's hair is now of the hue of the snow, though Mother hath scantly any silver amongst the gold; and Aunt Joyce well-nigh matcheth Father.
Things were ill enough in the Court of old," saith Father, "but it doth seem me we were scantly so brainless of old time as this.
Such a fright have I had this morrow, I may scantly hold my pen.
Methinks that isscantly the true rendering thereof.
Then the lad may have an apple," saith Aunt Joyce, "which the dog should scantlyshake his tail for.
The Lady's message that I bear, I guess wouldscantly please your ear, And less deserves your heed.
It was as if in those hours that precious fine art had been disclosed to me--scantly as the poor place and the small occasion might have seemed of an order to promote it.
She was dressed in stuff of silk but scantly broidered with gold, and all wrapped about in a short mantle; in great fear was she lest she be seen.
We hold a tourney here to-morrow morn, And there is scantly time for half the work.
Scantly they durst their feeble eyes dispread Upon that town.
Only it all seems to mean that I shall see you all but scantly and remotely.
Scantly the warlord thus clothed had his gromes, When aged Raymond to his presence comes.
Five thousand late, of which nowscantly are The third part left, such is the chance of war.
Well was it for the Saxons then The Normans rode unarmed, Or they had scantly left that field And homeward gone unharmed.
Bold Robin the Butcher was horsed and away; And a drunken wight was he; For sometimes his blood-red eyes saw double; And then he could scantly see.
But even if my enemies allowed me to speak in my own defence, which might scarcely be save by miracle, it was scantly possible for me to prove that the other had insulted me and my country.
This I dared not gainsay, and so I went to my chamber with a heart full of grief and joy, for these hours that are all of gladness come rarely to lovers, and to me were scantly measured.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "scantly" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
