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- adverb Obsolete spelling of
down . - preposition Obsolete spelling of
down .
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Examples
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The seuenth of May in the morning they passed by a tree that standeth on the left hand of the riuer as they went downe, which is called Mahomet Agatch, or Mahomets tree, and about three versts further, that is to say, to the
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The seuenth of May in the morning they passed by a tree that standeth on the left hand of the riuer as they went downe, which is called Mahomet Agatch, or Mahomets tree, and about three versts further, that is to say, to the
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 04 Richard Hakluyt 1584
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Loys le Roy 113b, The men that were heauily armed had a salade, which couered their head, and came downe as far as their shoulders. a1600 Floddan F. ii.
Medallion Vulcan | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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No surprise, it paints Jews as "wolves" who bite Jesus and "use all meanes they can devise/To beate downe truth, and goe against all right."
Lev Raphael: Was Shakespeare Jewish? Lev Raphael 2010
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So cõforting her as well as he could, at laste burst oute in teares, and wente from her downe into the court, wher wer walking the Lord of Tame [Sir John Williams], and Sir Henry Benifield: and he staieng asyde the Lord of Tame ... he spake on this wise: ...
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Furthermore, her guests would have appreciated sleeping on any of the twenty feather mattresses, along with matching bolsters, and eight "pillowes of downe"; down was the most expensive and luxurious filler material. 175 Special beds reserved for visitors of the highest rank were hung with canopies or "trauerses" made of crimson, yellow, and blue silk.
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February 12, 2008 at 6:11 am iz I lettin teh saide downe if i sez I preferze Dr Peppah to irn bru?
pleez tell me you see dem too.. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Saw massus ov sammum fishun botes gowin downe kollumbea gorge in Orgon.
4 out of 5 dentists recommend - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Ai iz jest downe der road kinda ifn yoo lewks onna map ai iz der jest downe frome yoo an poohbear.
k, I unnastanz nao - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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All those who cling to such fripperies of an era since past deserve to be smackt downe moste righteously.
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song "The Three Ravens"
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“The Three Ravens” is an English folk ballad, printed in the Ravenscroft’s folk song compilation Melismata published in 1611. The song is very likely older than this first publication.
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There were three Ravens sat on a tree,
Downe a downe, hey downe, hey downe.
They were as blacke as blacke could be—with a downe.
Then one of them said to his mate,
Where shall we our breakefast take?
With a downe derrie, derry, derry, downe, downe.
Downe in yonder greene field,
Downe a downe, hey downe, hey downe.
There lies a Knight slain under his shield—with a downe.
His hounds they lie downe at his feete
So well do they their Master keepe
With a downe derrie, derry, derry, downe, downe.
His Hawkes they flie so eagerly,
Downe a downe, hey downe, hey downe.
There's no fowle that dare him come nie—with a downe.
Downe there comes a fallow Doe,
As great with yong as she might go
With a downe derrie, derry, derry, downe, downe.
She lifted up his bloody head,
Downe a downe, hey downe, hey downe.
And kiss'd his wounds that were so red—with a downe.
She got him up upon her backe
And carried him to earthen lake.
With a downe derrie, derry, derry, downe, downe.
She buried him before the prime,
Downe a downe, hey downe, hey downe.
She was dead her selfe ere evensong time—with a downe.
God sent every gentleman,
Such hawkes, such hounds, and such a leman
With a downe derrie, derry, derry, downe, downe.
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February 29, 2024