He was a Papist in deede, but would to God, amonges all vs Protestants I might once see but one, that would winne like praise, in doing like good, for the aduauncement of learning and vertue.
He prickt with pride And hope to winne his Ladies heart that day, Forth spurred fast: adowne his coursers side 125 The red bloud trickling staind the way, as he did ride.
Yea, but a little Charge will trench him here, And on this North side winne this Cape of Land, And then he runnes straight and euen Hotsp.
William the second: wherein he so behaued himselfe, that he did worthily winne an opinion to be one, who both knew and durst.
In this warre the Earle did winne a great opinion, both for iudgement to discerne, and for valour to execute what hee did discerne: shewing himselfe in nothing inferiour to his vnckle the king, but onely in treasure and command of men.
To winne and retaine the fauour of these, hee much impouerished his peaceable people.
After this they concluded a peace, whereof the conditions were, That the Duke should release such prisoners as he had taken; and that hee should retaine whatsoeuer he had wonne, or afterwards should winne from the Earle of Aniou.
Againe, Henry King of France did many other times with great preparation inuade his Countrey; sometimes with purpose to winne vpon him, and sometimes to keepe him from winning vpon others.
Sathan doth imitate craftie gamesters, who suffer a plaine and simple yoong man to winne a while of them, that afterwards being gréedie to play, they may lurch him of all his golde and siluer.
Lat us go forth abouten our viage; Heer winne I no-thing up-on cariage.
They had me yeven hir gold and hir tresoor; Me neded nat do lenger diligence 205 To winne hir love, or doon hem reverence.
Loke how thou rydest for the same entente, To winne good, thou rekkest never how; Right so fare I, for ryde wolde I now Un-to the worldes ende for a preye.
Anon the feend in-to his herte ran, 130 And taughte him sodeynly, that he by slighte The mayden to his purpos winne mighte.
But for thou canst nat, as in this contree, Winne thy cost, tak heer ensample of me.
I may preche, And winne gold and silver for I teche, 440 That I wol live in povert wilfully?
For sothe, I take al that men wol me yive; 1430 Algate, by sleyghte or by violence, Fro yeer to yeer I winne al my dispence.
For bettre it is to lesen good with worshipe, than it is to winne good with vileinye and shame.
For, though ye loke never so brode, and stare, 1420 Ye shul nat winne a myte on that chaffare, But wasten al that ye may rape and renne.
Thanne rekke I noght, whan I have lost my lyf, Though that Arcita winne hir to his wyf.
And ther-fore every man this tale I telle, Winne who-so may, for al is for to selle.
When, you to ought, pretend a right, You thinke to winne it by your might.
In what darke silent grove Profan'd by no unholy love Where witty melancholy nere Did carve the trees or wound the ayre, Shall I religious leasure winne To weepe away my sinne?
Shee is faire only to winne on his affections, nor would she be Mistris of the most eloquent beauty; if there were danger, that might perswade the passionate auditory, to the least irregular thought.
Thus (Madam) when Castara lends an eare Soft to my hope, I Loves Philosopher, Winne on her faith.
If I could winne a Lady at Leape-frogge, or by vawting into my Saddle, with my Armour on my backe; vnder the correction of bragging be it spoken.
The Queene this day here holds her Parliament, But little thinkes we shall be of her counsaile, By words or blowes here let vs winne our right Rich.
Y'are welcome Gentlemen, I will intreate you when you see my sonne, to tell him that his sword can neuer winne the honor that he looses: more Ile intreate you written to beare along Fren.
Gentle kinsman, go And thrust thy selfe into their Companies, I haue a way to winne their loues againe: Bring them before me Bast.
I doe not thinke so, since he went into France, I haue beene in continuall practice; I shall winne at the oddes: but thou wouldest not thinke how all heere about my heart: but it is no matter Hor.
And winne them too, therefore let vs deuise, Some entertainment for them in their Tents Ber.
High thee to France, And Cloyster thee in some Religious House: Our holy liues must winne a new Worlds Crowne, Which our prophane houres here haue stricken downe Qu.
Feare it not Sir: I would I were so sure To winne the King, as I am bold, her Honour Will remaine her's Phil.
O Cassius, If you could but winne the Noble Brutus To our party- Cassi.
Husband winne, winne Brother, Prayes, and distroyes the prayer, no midway 'Twixt these extreames at all Ant.
Haue I not heere the best Cards for the game To winne this easie match, plaid for a Crowne?
These men foreseeing the greatnesse of the danger that might ensue if the Spaniards should chance to winne the day, and get the mastery over them, in due regard whereof their manly courage was inferior to none.
Myn highe paleys do I founde, And my delytes I fulfille With wyne at feestes at my wille, 6830 And tables fulle of entremees; I wol no lyf, but ese and pees, And winne gold to spende also.
Thise tyraunts putte hem gladly nat in pres, No wildnesse, ne no busshes for to winne Ther poverte is, as seith Diogenes, 35 Ther as vitaile is eek so skars and thinne That noght but mast or apples is ther-inne.
To winne is alwey myn entent; My purchas is better than my rent; For though I shulde beten be, Over-al I entremete me; 6840 Withoute me may no wight dure.
A mighty man, that can and may, Shulde with his honde and body alway Winne him his food in laboring, 6575 If he ne have rent or sich a thing, Although he be religious, And god to serven curious.
It was besieged twelue yeeres by Zelabdim Echebar before he could winne it.
But some of them the Turke cannot subdue, for that they holde certaine Ilandes in the riuer Euphrates which the Turke cannot winne of them.
Winne this mantle, ladye, and it shalbe thine If thou neuer did amisse since thou wast mine.
Cortes, although it gréeued him to destroy totally so beautifull a Citie, yet he determined to bring all the houses of the stréetes that he should winne to be equall with the ground, and to stoppe with them the Chanels of water.
Also they had a certaine Prognostication and forwarning by their Priestes of the comming from the east parties a straunge people, white of colour and bearded men, who should winne and rule that countrey.
Likewise I esteme al that we haue done is nothing, if we winne not Mexico, our victories shoulde also be sorowfull if we reuenge not the death of our déere fellowes.
All this was done, to winne the fauoure of the people.
Hee offered to bring in subiection vnto his royall Crown and state of Castil, al that Empire, & to winne also the greate Citie of Mexico, and to bring that mightie king Mutezuma to his handes quicke or deade.
Why procurest thou men to yeve thee hir almes, and sayest it is so meedful; and thou wilt not thy-selfe winne thee that mede?
And wenist thou nat that thy disese hath 105 don thee mokel more to winne than ever yet thou lostest, and more than ever the contrary made thee winne?
For he him-selve her ne winne may, He speketh her repreef and vileinye, 115 As mannes blabbing tonge is wont alway.
For ye winne more by yere with In principio, than with all the rules that ever youre patrons made.
Who-so-euer dyd winne thou wolde not lose; Wherfore all Englande doth hate the, as I suppose, Bycause thou wast false to the redolent rose.
Largesce mai noght ben unknowe; For what lond that he regneth inne, It mai noght faile forto winne Thurgh his decerte love and grace, Wher it schal faile in other place.
So what with hepe and what with crok Thei make here maister ofte winne And wol noght knowe what is sinne For coveitise, and thus, men sain, Thei maken many a fals bargain.
For this I telle you in schrifte, That me were levere hir love winne Than Kaire and al that is ther inne: And forto slen the hethen alle, I not what good ther mihte falle, 1660 So mochel blod thogh ther be schad.
Wherof they token hem to rede, And soghten frendes ate nede, And ech of hem asseureth other To helpe as to his oghne brother, To vengen hem of thilke oultrage And winne ayein here heritage.
It were a schort beyete To winne chaf and lese whete.
I thoghte thanne how love is swete, 2720 Which hath so wise men reclamed, And was miself the lasse aschamed, Or forto lese or forto winne In the meschief that I was inne: And thus I lay in hope of grace.
Now, brother, you must make some little paines To winne faire Bel-imperia from her will; Young virgins must be ruled by their freends.
Therefore, whiles I doe entertaine the prince With greatest pleasure that our court affoords, Endeauor you to winne your daughters thought.
Don Balthazar amidst the thickest troupes, To winne renowme, did wondrous feats of armes; Amongst the rest I saw him hand-to-hand In single fight with their lord generall.
Thus hath he tane my body by force, And now by sleight would captiuate my soule; But in his fall Ile tempt the Destinies, And either loose my life or winne my loue.
So they with sweetenes of theire verse, shoulde winne a lasting name.
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