If a goddess, you seem to me to be likest to Diana, the chaste huntress, the daughter of Jove.

God is truth; and he who is most faithful to truth is not only likest to God, but is made a participator in the divine nature.

"Ha!" cried Robin, "how likest thou that shot, good fellow?

Each stood still for a time, and then Robin spoke: "Halloa, my sweet bird," said he, laughing merrily, "how likest thou thine ale?

There will be stout fare and much to drink, and that thou likest, or I much mistake thee.

Hast thou fed upon vinegar and nettles this morning that thy speech is so stinging?" "An thou likest not my words," said the other fiercely, "thou hadst best be jogging, for I tell thee plainly, my deeds match them.

" "Thou likest not the Hebrew, Jacopo; but he is of good service in the Republic's straits.

Why, my lord, I think 'tis a woman, for first a woman is nothing of herself, and, again, she is likest a man of anything.

All these, and all that els the comick stage With seasoned wit and goodly pleasance graced, 200 By which mans life in his likest imáge Was limned forth, are wholly now defaced; And those sweete wits which wont the like to frame Are now despizd, and made a laughing game.

For I that rule in measure moderate The tempest of that stormie passion, 380 And use to paint in rimes the troublous state Of lovers life in likest fashion, Am put from practise of my kindlie** skill, Banisht by those that love with leawdnes fill.

He likest is to fall into mischaunce, That is regardles of his governaunce.

Then to the Maker selfe they likest be, Whose light doth lighten all that here we see.

" With that Sir Boindegardus turned very fiercely upon him and said: "And thou likest not my behavior, thou mayst follow me hence into a meadow a little distance from this to the eastward where thou mayst avenge that affront upon my person if thou art minded to do so.

Here's none but only I' [sing]; Boy, how likest thou my head of hayre? Boy.

No hurt, verily, onely the word signifies, and the reason is, saith Varro, being a great deriver from originals, it is called occiput for that the former part of the head looks likest the Oxe. Scil.

Likest the Oxe, by gad, if ere I come to talke with that Varro, ile make him show a better reason for it.

Among the different Kinds of Representation, Statuary is the most natural, and shews us something likest the Object that is represented.

And earthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons justice.

Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train.

" I have beauty, honour, grace, Fortune, favour, time, and place, And what else thou would'st request, E'en the thing thou likest best; First, let me have but a touch of your gold.

"And earthly power doth then show likest God's, When mercy seasons justice.

Do thou, therefore, go in by whatever way thou likest.

But do as thou likest.

And when she will repair thither do thou in solitude, free from interruption, humour her as thou likest.

I know few men who so well deserve the character which an ancient attributes to Marcus Catonamely, that he was likest virtue, inasmuch as he seemed to act aright, not in obedience to any law or outward motive, but by the necessity of a happy nature which could not act otherwise.