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For, when they entred into the hall, they saw the Tables covered with delicate white Napery, and the glasses looking like silver, they were so transparantly cleere, all the roome beside strewed with
The Decameron 2004
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Moreover, the Ayre is much fresh and cleere, and generally, there is farre greater abundance of all things whatsoever, needefull at this time for preservation of our health, and lesse offence or mollestation then we find here.
The Decameron 2004
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Notwithstanding, not to hinder hope, which onely aymeth at Heaven, I freely forgive them, and henceforth pardon them for ever, intending more. over, that if mercy give me life, and cleere me from this bloody imputation, to love and respect them so long as I shall live.
The Decameron 2004
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The 14. day in the morning we were so inibayed with ice, yet we were constrained to come out as we went in, which was by great good fortune, or rather by the goodnesse of God, otherwise it had bene impossible, and at 12. of the clock we were cleere of it, the wind being at South and South by West.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Sunday (9) at foure of the clocke in the morning we departed from this Island, the winde being at Southeast, and as we were cleere a sea boord the small Islandes and shoales, it came so thick with mistes that we could not see a base shotte from vs. Then we took in all our sailes to make little way.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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I rested in Bezeneger seuen moneths; although in one moneth I might haue discharged all my businesse, for it was necessary to rest there vntill the wayes were cleere of theeues, which at that time ranged vp and downe.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Nere vnto the date trees is a faire fountaine of cleere and sweet water, the which by a conduct pipe is brought into the city of Medina.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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This day at 10. of the clocke we met with more ice, which was very great, so that we coulde not tell which way to get cleere of it.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Which done, about 12. of the clocke at night we gate cleere of it.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Eastwards: and this afternoone the Lord sent vs a little gale of wind at South, so that we bare cleere of the Westermost part of it, thanks be to God.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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