28 Metaphors for thy

Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."

Thy very aspect is a mute reproach.

Thy happiness was thriftless wealth, For I could only hoard by stealth!

Thy doublet and breeches are Guelphs and Ghibellins to one another; and the stitches of thy doublet are so far asunder, that it seems to hang together by the teeth.

I hail thy coming 'midst the dearth Of the soul's aspirations, when the worth Of hearts like thine had ceased men's hearts to sway.

Why, all thys is a tryfell; suche a blast As should not move a weake reede.

Thy love for false Súdáveh was the cause Of all this misery; she, the Sorceress, O'er whom thou hast so oft in rapture hung, Enchanted by her charms; she was the cause Of this destruction.

Thy looks perpetual joys impart, Thy voice perpetual love inspires.

Oh, my Father, let Thy choicest blessings be his lot, and for me" it was a bitter struggle, but ere the night had passed that young spirit had conquered, had uttered fervently, trustingly, heartfully,"for me, oh, my Father, let Thy will be done."

" "Thy will be donethy prayer is heardapproach and kneel.

Take this, old man, thy looks bespeak thy need, And pity never questions want and woe; A bright-hair'd angel registers the deed In heaventhe meed of charity below!

" "Heigho!" sighed the jester, "thy very look doth proclaim thee lover, and 'tis well, for love maketh the fool wise and the wise fool, it changeth saints into rogues and rogues into saints, it teacheth the strong man gentleness and maketh the gentle strong.

the Lord thy God is one Lord'?" "Much more like 'The Something our Nothing is one Something.'

Why, thys is absolute madnes!

"Truly," quoth the Tinker, "without thy looks belie thee, holy friar, the good Saint Dunstan was wise, for without such dispensation his votary is like to ha' many a penance to make.

Suer thys should be the day of Valentyne When everye byrd dothe coople, onlye I Pore forlorne turtle, haveinge lost my mate, Must dye on a bare braunche.

and thy due 35 Is praise, heroic praise, and true!

Thy constant cry has been for more, Since Abel, thy first victim, died; Yet thou art eager as before.

Thou art in worse case than the brute beasts, for every day they hunt for their prey, and the earth produces grass and herbs for their sustenance, so that none of them are pined and consumed away by hunger; but Thou hast fasted forty days and nights, ever waiting for some relief and comfort from above, but Thy best provision is hard stones!

* Think not all is well within when all is well without; or that thy being pleased is a sign that God is pleased: but suspect every thing that is prosperous, unless it promotes piety, and charity, and humility.

Dr. Lowth says, "Thy, my, her, our, your, their, are pronominal adjectives.

But thys is nothynge to the heape of scornes Will flowe on you hereafter.

Miss Ellie spoke very softly: "Yew know that even 'the Lord thy God is a jealous God.'" Abraham grasped the back of his chair for support, his figure growing limp with astonishment.

" "May it please your majesty," said Zadig, "thyself alone deservest the cup; thou hast performed an action of all others the most uncommon and meritorious, since, notwithstanding thy being a powerful king, thou wast not offended at thy slave when he presumed to oppose thy passion."

10.Kirkham, though he professes to follow Murray, declines the simple personal pronouns as I have declined them; and argues admirably, that my, thy, his, &c., are pronouns of the possessive case, because, "They always stand for nouns in the possessive case."

28 Metaphors for  thy