But ho, for we han right y-now of this, And late us ryse and streight to bedde go And there lat ys speken of oure wo.
For which to chaumbre streight the wey he took, And Troilus tho sobreliche he grette, And on the bed ful sone he gan him sette.
Now herkeneth with a gode entencioun, For now wol I gon streight to my matere, In whiche ye may the double sorwes here Of Troilus, in loving of Criseyde, 55 And how that she forsook him er she deyde.
Die will I straight now, now streight will I die, And streight with thee a wandring shade will be, Vnder the Cypres trees thou haunt’st alone, Where brookes of hell do falling seeme to mone.
But still as long as we In this low world remaine, Mishapps our dayly mates Our liues do entertaine: And woes which beare no dates Still pearch vpon our heads, None go, but streight will be Some greater in their Steads.
Colonel Harker, who knows Streight well, predicted the fate which has overtaken him.
They passe in stouping low; For streight and narrow was the way which he did show.
Which to extirpe, he laid him privily Downe in a darkesome lowly place farre in, Whereas he meant his corrosives to apply, And with streight diet tame his stubborne malady.
But after that the wind once came about (as he wisht) the sails were hoissed vp on the 11 of March being monday, & forward they sailed, directing their course streight ouer towards the coast of Norffolke.
The lords thus hauing eftsoones changed their purpose, not meaning as yet to fight with the king, directed their waie streight towards Berkelie, trauelling all that night.
We passed through the streight of Formosa without seeing any part of the main land of China, or of the island from whence the streight derives its name, except a high point towards the northern extremity.
She streight into the kitchen went, Her message for to tell; And there she spied the master-cook, Who did with malice swell.
And bid him dresse to dinner streight That faire and milk-white doe, 30 That in the parke doth shine so bright, There's none so faire to showe.
Poyntis and sleves be wel sittand, Right and streight upon the hand.
From the gate of Reason there was a way to the throne of Hope, by a craggy, slippery and winding path, called the Streight of Difficulty, which those who entered with the permission of the guard endeavoured to climb.
America, to which they have come across the narrowstreight which in that quarter divides the two continents, and are absolutely descendants of a Tartarean tribe.
Thus, what the text means by saying "from the entrance of the Mississippi to the streight is called six miles," is the distance from the mouth of Turtle r.
From the entrance of the Mississippi to the streightis called six miles, S.
Those you shal doe by gentle rubbynges, this by warme drinckes as hereafter streight I will declare.
And children be so brought vp, that if they be not all daie by the fire with a toste and butire, and in their furres, they be streight sicke.
And being ons inglutted with vanitie, he will streight way loth all learning, and all good counsell to the same.
This streight (as far as we could perceiue) was very deep, for we could finde no botome: and here we saw the land stretching afarre off from the one shore to the other, and on the Westerne shore of the hauen of S.
The next day I entred betweene certaine very high mountaines, through which this Riuer passeth with a streight chanel, and the boats went vp against the streame very hardly for want of men to draw the same.
They say, that streight lieth not farre from the maine land of China, which the Spanyards account to be maruellous rich.
Of the Streight which they discouered on the coast of Capo de las Plaias, and of the pleasant Countrey which they found before they came to the rockes called Los diamantes.
Hereafter followeth a Ruttier from the sayd riuer of Plate to the Streight of Magelane.
For a Bell or a Cannon may be heard beyond a Hill which intercepts the sight of the sounding Body, and Sounds are propagated as readily through crooked Pipes as through streight ones.
Then going by the Cuddan point, we entered the mounts Baie, and going streight north (leauing S.
They passe in stouping low; For streight and narrow was the way, which he did show.
So soone as they were in, the dore streight way 2 Fast locked, driuen with that stormy blast, Which first it opened; +and bore all away.
So they him left, inflam'd with wrathfulnesse, That streight against that knight his speare he did addresse.
And bid him dresse to dinner streight That faire and milk-white doe 30 That in the parke doth shine so bright, There's none so faire to showe.
I cut their throates, my daughter held the pan 105 Betwixt her stumpes, wherein the bloud it ran: And then I ground their bones to powder small, And made a paste for pyes streight therewithall.
The evening of the 28th I notified Colonel Streight that Forrest was still with me, and I was greatly alarmed to find that Colonel Streight was still directly south of me, when I hoped he would be well on the road.
Although Colonel Streight had two days' start, they can harass him, and perhaps check his movements long enough for them to secure all their important bridges.
Sunday afternoon, Colonel Streightcommenced landing his force at Eastport, but came poorly prepared for his contemplated movement.
Colonel Streight was greatly delayed in starting from Nashville, and was only partially mounted, his intention being to complete the mount of his force as he traveled through the enemy's country--a fatal mistake.
I told Colonel Streight that I would hold the enemy in my front as long as possible, but the moment Colonel Forrest got word of his movement he would go after him and follow him to death.
Colonel Streightwas an officer peculiarly fitted for such a raid.
Streight with two thousand mounted cavalry and infantry from Nashville by boat to Eastport, Miss.
Colonel Streight not arriving, I fell back with the advance to Great Bear Creek, where the rest of the command was posted, to await his coming.
I have no doubt but that Colonel Streight would have succeeded had he been properly equipped and joined me at the time agreed upon.
Colonel Streight reached Moulton Tuesday night, and commenced crossing the mountains Wednesday, having got nearly two days' start of them.
For my part I am not married; if I were I should finde my wings clipt and the collar toostreight for my neck.
Some his streight fingers, whilst a fist doth sweare his verry breath yet smelleth of the mirre.
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