As the thoughtful clerk of the War Office takes his hat down from the peg where it has used to hang for twenty years, methinks I hear one of our opponents cry out, "Friend Sharpe, you are absurdly scrupulous."

"Truly, Roger, thou art greatly changed methinks.

The rose-cheeked boy, the sturdy lad, On Sabbath day all neatly clad: Methinks

Respect to all kind of Superiours is founded methinks upon Instinct; and yet what is so ridiculous as Age?

O gentle moon, to-night Unveil thy softest, tend'rest light Where feet I love, so small and white, Do bear my love to me!" "Stand up, Roger, here is nought to harm us, methinks," quoth Beltane softly, "stand up, and hold my bridle.

Yes, and I wish to have you know, I scorn to get a whore for any prince alive, and yet scorn will not help methinks: my Daughter might have been spar'd, there were enow besides.

I knew a greater, once, methinks!" "Aye," nodded Beltane, "there was him men called 'Beltane the Strong.'

And, by Saint Giles, though he lost the merchant's daughter methinks he lacked not at all, for the women of Belsaye are wondrous fair.

In the same strain he proceeds, 'Methinks 'tis a pitiful piece of knowledge that can be learnt from an Index and a poor ambition to be rich in the inventory of another's Treasure.

Your Pen, [which ] loves to moralize upon all Subjects, may raise something, methinks, on this Circumstance also, and point out to us those Sets of Men, who instead of growing rich by an honest Industry, recommend themselves to the Favours of the Great, by making themselves agreeable Companions in the Participations of Luxury and Pleasure.

This fancy of dungeons for children was a sprout of Howard's brain; for which (saving the reverence due to Holy Paul) methinks, I could willingly spit upon his statue.]

And yet methinks, I speak as I was wont; And OLF.

I cannot wield my weapons in my hand; Methinks I should not strike so fair a one, I think her beauty hath bewitch'd my force, Or else within me altered nature's course.

He can see to swear, methinks. VIS.

he cried, "six in seven shots: 'tis sweet archery methinks, and quicker than a noose, my Rogerkin, and more deadly than thy axe, my surly Walkyn.

nodded Giles, "'tis an excellent strategy in faith, and yet 'twere wiser methinks to suffer me in Roger's place: for being guileful in war, so should I be a very beguiling miller, whereas Roger, an we plastered him with flour, would ne'er be other than Rogerkin the Black.

I walk methinks On water, and ne're sink, I am so light.

One shoe can avail thee nothing andand 'tis too small for thee to wear methinks" "Did sheshe that lost this yesterday, send thee to-day in her stead?" "Wilt not give a poor maid her shoe again, messire?" "O Genevra, beseech thee, who was she did wear it yesterdayspeak!" "Nay, thisthis I may not tell thee, lord Beltane.

" The countess said: "To build this ship methinks would please me well, Such tasks the sorrows of thy heart might lighten or dispel;

'Twas composed close upon the heels of the last ['A timid grace,' page 8], in that very wood I had in mind when I wrote 'Methinks how dainty sweet' [page 5]."