If Englande crie oute and affirme, that there is so many in all trades that one cannot live for another, as in all places they doe, this Norumbega (if it be thoughte so goodd) offreth the remedie.
It is also thoughte that shippes come from Cathaio to the southwest ende of the said river.
For he thoughte the saddell had be lefte of the asse, as bones are of fleshe.
Thoughte the doctrine of indulgences altogether bad and false.
Wondered at y^e patience of the laitie for soe manie generations, but thoughte 'em now waking from theire sleepe.
Erthe a-pon erthe Hath set alle his thoughte How erthe apon erthe May be hiere y-broughte.
He that hath thoughte ful in-wardly and ofte how hard it is to flyt fro bedde on to pyt fro pytte on to pyne whiche neuyr schal haue fyne for alle thys world to wynne wold not do a synne.
For gallant youthes, whome Cupid thoughte to wounde, Of loue, and life, did make an ende at once.
As though he hadde scorned, thoughte me; But ay I hunted him fro tree to tree Til he was fer al out of sighte awey.
So loude that on every syde It thoughte as al the heven cryde[30] In such accorde and suche a soun Of bombard and of clarioun .
His body was to-bollen for wrathe, That he boot hise lippes; And wryngynge he yede with the fust, To wreke hymself he thoughte With werkes or with wordes, Whan he seyghe his tyme.
Encreaseynge yn the yeares of mortal lyfe, And hasteynge to hys journie ynto heaven, 110 Hee thoughte ytt proper for to cheese a wyfe, And use the sexes for the purpose gevene.
Far fro mie harte be fled thyk[48] thoughte of peyne, Ile free mie countrie, or Ille die yn fyghte.
Swote hys tyngue as the throstles note, Quycke ynn daunce as thoughte canne bee, Defte hys taboure, codgelle stote, 860 O!
But great harm was it, as it thoughte me, That, on his shin a mormal* hadde he.
Him thoughte that his heart would all to-break, When he saw them so piteous and so mate* *abased That whilom weren of so great estate.
Of Phasipha, that was the quene of Crete, For shrewednesse, him thoughte the tale swete; Fy!
And whan that he on hir was condescended, 1605 Him thoughtehis chois mighte nat ben amended.
To loke on hir him thoughte a mery lyf, She was so propre and swete and likerous.
Hir thoughte that a lady sholde hir spare, What for hir kinrede and hir nortelrye That she had lerned in the nonnerye.
Our counseil was nat longe for to seche; Us thoughte it was noght worth to make it wys, 785 And graunted him withouten more avys, And bad him seye his verdit, as him leste.
For whan that he him-self concluded hadde, Him thoughte ech other mannes wit so badde, That inpossible it were to replye Agayn his chois, this was his fantasye.
And whan the Chane saghe, that thei made non obstacle to performen his commandement, thanne he thoughte wel, that he myghte trusten in hem, and commanded hem anon to make hem redy, and to sewen his banere.
This cytee founded Helizeus Damascus, that was Zoman and Despenser of Abraham, before that Ysaac was born: for he thoughte for to have ben Abrahames heir: and he named the toun aftre his surname Damasce.
Tho Troilus gan sorwfully to syke, 1170 Lest she be wrooth, him thoughte his herte deyde; And seyde, 'allas!
Avysed word by word in every lyne, And fond no lak, she thoughte he coude good; And up it putte, and went hir in to dyne.
For when he saw hir faces wel, Alway in herte him thoughte so, 7435 He shulde knowe hem bothe two; For wel he knew Dame Abstinaunce But he ne knew not Constreynaunce.
But now to purpos as of this matere-- To rede forth hit gan me so delyte, That al the day me thoughte but a lyte.
And as I lay thus, wonder loude Me thoughte I herde an hunte blowe 345 Tassaye his horn, and for to knowe Whether hit were clere or hors of soune.
Amonge al this I fond a tale 60 That me thoughte a wonder thing.
Clover was in a Heat, which one would have thoughte he needed not to have beene, with carrying a Lady; but Audrey is heavie.
For my Part, I thoughteit fullsome, but knew her Motives better than Mother, who took it alle in goode Part.
Betty was very forward to be left in Charge; and protest herself willing to abide any Risk for the Sake of the Family; more by Token she thoughte there was no Risk at alle, having boughte a sovereign Charm of Mother Shipton.
The squyer thoughte to have returned, but he could nat; for his horse was stryken with speares, and beaten downe, and the squyer slayn; wherewith the Duke of Burgoyne was right sore displeased.
And the Scotte thoughte to have stryken hym on the brest, but Sir Mathewe Reedman swerved fro the stroke, and the speare point entred into the erthe.
And they that hadde y-knowen hir of yore Seye hir so wepe, and thoughte it kindenesse, And eche of hem wepte eek for hir distresse.
There Kyng Alisandre chacede hem betwene tho mountaynes; and there he thoughte for to enclose hem thorghe werk of his men.
For which cause vnderstanding that his gracious enimy was gone into the Countrey, he thoughte well to consyder of his determynatyon, and to breake wyth hir in hys absence, the better to Execute the same, vppon his nexte retourne to the Citye.
For as the Wryter of this Hystory reporteth, it was thoughte that the same was done by Diuyne Prouydence.
He thoughte that his Prophet had poured downe that tempest for some Notable sinne, and had brought him into such and so dangerous extremity for his faults.
Now he would neuer haue thoughte that Zilia had borne hym so great good wil, as by abasing the pryde of hir Corage, would haue come so farre to ease the griefe of him, whome by sutch greate torments she had so wonderfully persecuted.
The Dutch schoolmasters thoughte me dulle and heavie," sayth Erasmus, "soe there is some hope of Jacky yet.
They therefore thoughtethere must be somewhat in it they shoulde like to see; soe, helde him down in spite of his hitting righte and lefte, and pulled therefrom, among sundrie lesser matters, a carnation knot of mine.
And Israel sayde vnto Ioseph: I had not thoughte to haue sene thy face/ and yet loo/ God hath shewed it me and al so thy seed.
Ye thoughte euell vnto me: but God turned it vnto good to bringe to passe/ as it is this daye/ euen to saue moch people a lyue Feare not therfore/ for I will care for you and for youre childern/ and he spake kyndly vnto them.
For he that shoulde have broughte out but a vulgare and a common commendacion, woulde have thoughte himself shamed for ever.
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