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  • When as he sees himselfe in the toyles invironed on al sides ... hee sayd, 'Ah! in the

    Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois George Chapman

  • In fine, hee taketh _Enoch_ and _Eliah_ in triumphant Charriots up to heaven, and after their labours and toyles, setteth them in speciall Thrones, to rest in glory; The Apostles in their twelve, the rest in their order, according to their zeale.

    A Coal From The Altar, To Kindle The Holy Fire of Zeale In a Sermon Preached at a Generall Visitation at Ipswich Samuel Ward

  • Revels, and Keeper of the King's tents, hales, and toyles (which were wooden stables and traps for game), and at Bletchingley he entertained

    Highways and Byways in Surrey Eric Parker 1912

  • At last having overcome all those dangers and toyles she comes to a River of about a Quarter of a mile broad where there is a bridge made onely of one planke, being supported by

    Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson Pierre Esprit Radisson 1673

  • We had paines and toyles enough; especially my sperit was grieved, and have souffred much troubles 6 weeks together.

    Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson Pierre Esprit Radisson 1673

  • And that which made him fuller of admiracion, and brought him into fauour with his Lord and maister was, that vpon a day the Emperour being in hunting alone in the middes of a launde, and in a desert place, it chaunced that a Beare issuinge out of her caue, was assayled of Hunters: the fierce beaste, auoyding the toyles and flyinge the pursute of the dogges, came with greate vehemencie and speede from a mountaine, and was vpon the Emperour or he was ware, separated from his companie and without his sword.

    The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

  • The old shepheard and the young plowboy, after a days 'labour, have carol'ed out a _Tale of Tom Thumb_ to make them merry with, and who but little Tom hath made long nights seem short and heavy toyles easie. "

    A Study of Fairy Tales Laura F. Kready

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