News was brought that "great multitudes" were also declaring for the popular cause in Nansemond and Isle of Wight Counties, "as also all the south side of the river.
Under their new head the missionaries at Selsea undertook, with the king's sanction, to convert those who inhabited the neighbouring island of Wight and also parts of the mainland which now were subject to the new ruler.
Wake the wroth one: no lack shall there be to thy willing 660 If that wight work thou win and life therewithal.
Then rose up the rich one, much warriors around him, Chosen heap of the thanes, but there some abided 400 The war-gear to hold, as the wight one was bidding.
The stead of the fifel That wightall unhappy a while of time warded, Sithence that the Shaper him had for-written.
When the brethren went to get their arms, Father James Allred saw my sword, which Lyman Wight had laid down, and took it and left his own, and afterwards gave it to me and I still have it.
The Prophet Joseph and his brother Hyrum, Sidney Rigdon, Lyman Wight and Parley P.
One of them, near the head of the valley, is named "Isle of Wight Hill.
Peter, methinks you are the happiestwight That ever dealt in ink, or sharpen'd quill.
It was arranged that the king and Major Legg should proceed to a house of Lord Southampton at Titchfield, and that Berkeley and Lord Ashburnham should go to the Isle of Wight to Colonel Hammond, to find if he would receive the king.
The governor of the Isle of Wight was Colonel Hammond, who was connected with both parties.
This unfortunate wight had written the following lines on the fair sex: Toutes etes, serez, ou futes, De fait ou de volonte putes; Et qui bien vous chercherait Toutes putes vous trouverait.
The last trial to relieve him was tossing the ill-fated wight in a blanket.
Seneca on this subject quotes Socrates, who replied to a melancholy wight who complained that his journeys had afforded him no amusement, "I am not surprised at it, since you were travelling in your own company.
Four portals to the garden lead, and when the gates are closed, No living wight dare touch a Rose, 'gainst his strict command opposed.
The w'etch ith verwy dangerwous, and I weally hope you will hang him wight away, don't yer know.
What wight have you to cwout yourthelf into a theat bethide a gentleman, thir?
But I tept wight away from the edge, same as you toldt me to," chirped Fay, cheerfully.
I say to thee, a speculative wight Is like a beast on moorlands lean, That round and round some fiend misleads to evil plight, While all about lie pastures fresh and green.
So all her thoughts went out to Richard, and no wonder she was a weary little wight at the end of the school day.
The southern shore-line of the Isle of Wightand the western coast of Wales are simple examples of this differential resistance.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "wight" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
