135493 examples of workes in sentences

Coles, in his "Art of Simpling" (1656), thus describes it: "Though sin and Satan have plunged mankind into an ocean of infirmities, yet the mercy of God, which is over all His workes, maketh grasse to growe upon the mountains and herbes for the use of men, and hath not only stamped upon them a distinct forme, but also given them particular signatures, whereby a man may read even in legible characters the use of them.

As an example of the high degree of excellence attained by eloquence, he cites Lyly's Euphues. Whose workes surely in respecte of his singuler eloquence and brave composition of apt words and sentences, let the learned examine and make tryall thereof through all the partes of Rethoricke, in fitte phrases, in pithy sentences, in gallant tropes, in flowing speech, in plaine sence.

And though your frames do for a time make warre Gainst Time, yet Time in time shall ruinate Your workes and names, and your last reliques marre.

All that which Aegypt whilome did devise, All that which Greece their temples to embrave, After th'Ionicke, Atticke, Doricke guise, Or Corinth skil'd in curious workes to grave, All that Lysippus practike* arte could forme, Apelles wit, or Phidias his skill, Was wont this auncient citie to adorne, And the heaven it selfe with her wide wonders fill.

What more felicitie can fall to creature Than to enioy delight with libertie, 210 And to be lord of all the workes of Nature, To raine in th'aire from earth to highest skie, To feed on flowres and weeds of glorious feature, To take whatever thing doth please the eie?

For the Tritonian goddesse, having hard 265 Her blazed fame, which all the world had fil'd, Came downe to prove the truth, and due reward For her prais-worthie workmanship to yeild: But the presumptuous damzel rashly dar'd The goddesse selfe to chalenge to the field, 270 And to compare with her in curious skill Of workes with loome, with needle, and with quill.

But ah! beleeve me there is more then so, 85 That workes such wonders in the minds of men; I, that have often prov'd, too well it know, And who so list the like assayes to ken Shall find by trial, and confesse it then, That Beautie is not, as fond men misdeeme, 90 An outward shew of things that onely seeme.

But looke, Amazement on thy Mother sits; [Sidenote: 30, 54] O step betweene her, and her fighting Soule, [Sidenote: 198] Conceit in weakest bodies, strongest workes.

What more specially concerne these Authors and their workes is told thee by another hand in the following Epistle of the Stationer to the Readers.

And indeed it would have rendred the Booke so Voluminous, that Ladies and Gentlewomen would have found it scarce manageable, who in Workes of this nature must first be remembred.

It was once in my thoughts to have Printed Mr. Fletcher's workes by themselves, because single & alone he would make a Just Volume: But since never parted while they lived, I conceived it not equitable to seperate their ashes.

It becomes not me to say (though it be a knowne Truth) that these Authors had not only High unexpressible gifts of Nature, but also excellent acquired Parts, being furnished with Arts and Sciences by that liberall education they had at the University, which sure is the best place to make a great Wit understand it selfe; this their workes will soone make evident.

On Mr John Fletcher, and his Workes, never before published. To flatter living fooles is easie slight: But hard, to do the living-dead men right.

On Mr. JOHN FLETCHER'S Workes.

I can fix nothing but my rage Before thy Workes, 'gainst their officious crime Who print thee now, in the worst scæne of Time.

Upon Master FLETCHERS Dramaticall Workes.

My lord, I hope my Charity workes for your honour, Releiving him whose mercy spard your life.

We falling out, I told her once I nere Would marry her; & soe she workes this mischiefe. Gyr.

Your confidence Workes much uppon my lenity; but twould Occasion scandall; every one would judge I did supplant my daughter, should I yeild To your desines.

SUMMER DAYS ON THE COTSWOLDS "What more felicitie can fall to creature Than to enjoy delight with libertie, And to be lord of all the workes of Nature?

This made the four rare masters which began Fair Artemysia's husband's dainty tomb (When death took her before the work was done, And so bereft them of all hopes to come), That they would yet their own work perfect make E'en for their workes, and their self-glories sake.

Fletcher concerning his Pastorall, being both a Poeme and a play: [concerning...play omitted in D, E, F] There are no suerties (good friend) will be taken For workes that vulgar-good-name hath forsaken: A Poeme and a play too!

At Topham Beauclerk's sale in 1781, which lasted nine days, Malone bought for Lord Charlemont 'the pleasauntest workes of George Gascoigne, Esquire, with the princely pleasures at Kenilworth Castle, 1587.'

TWO INDICTMENTS FOR WITCHCRAFT "John Carrington thou art indited by the name of John Carrington of Wethersfieldcarpenter, that not hauing the feare of God before thine eyes thou hast interteined ffamilliarity with Sattan the great enemye of God and mankinde and by his helpe hast done workes aboue the course of nature for wch both according to the lawe of God and the established lawe of this Commonwealth thou deseruest to dye.

Godman was at their house, she cutt a sopp and put in pann; Betty Brewster called the maide to tell her & said she was aboute her workes of darkness, and was suspitious of Mris.

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