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Example sentences for "swiftnesse"

Lexicographically close words:
swifter; swiftest; swiftlier; swiftly; swiftness; swifts; swig; swile; swiles; swill
  1. His third and last reason was, that there came a continuall streame or currant through Mare Glaciale, of such swiftnesse (as a Colmax told him) that if you cast any thing therein, it would presently be carried out of sight towards the West.

  2. And if by chance any one Shippe did ouertake other, by swiftnesse of sayle, or mette, as they often did: yet was the rigour of the wind so hidious, that they could not continue company together the space of one whole night.

  3. Enforcest 80 thou thee to aresten or withholden the swiftnesse and the sweigh of hir turninge whele?

  4. But in the said branches, because of the great fiercenesse and swiftnesse wherewith they breake out, and the course of the water, they make certaine barres and shoulds, and at that time there was but a fadome water.

  5. And then to consider their swiftnesse in running, we knew no creature could escape them.

  6. The earle escaped by the swiftnesse of his horsse.

  7. The Hire escaped verie narrowlie, by swiftnesse of his horsse, though not vnwounded.

  8. In the sea the fish which is called Albocore, as big as a Salmon, followeth them with great swiftnesse to take them.

  9. The sayd Magistrates also haue their peculiar barges wherein to take the water; being in breadth and length not much vnlike to galleys of Europe, but for swiftnesse and multitude of orres, farre inferiour vnto them.

  10. Therefore let our proportions for these Warres Be soone collected, and all things thought vpon, That may with reasonable swiftnesse adde More Feathers to our Wings: for God before, Wee'le chide this Dolphin at his fathers doore.


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