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- adjective Obsolete spelling of
grievous .
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Examples
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And further, the greuous and intollerable bondage that the people of
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Who so had in battaille or warre, withdrawen hymself from his bande, forsaken his place in the arraie, or not obeied his capitaigne: was not condempned to dye, but suffred for his punishemente a notable reproche, of all punishementes the woorste, and more greuous then death.
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¶ The more greuous payn and hasty iugeme {n} t instead of
The Assemble of Goddes Anonymous
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“Noble Seleucus, thy sonne is affected with a greuous maladie, and that (which is worse) I deme his sickenesse to be incurable.”
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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NO vice was more greuous, and horrible emong the Scithians then thefte, for this was their sai - yng: _Quid saluum esse poterit si licet furari_, what can be safe, if thefte bee lefull or tolerated.
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Which they graunted not without a certaine greuous suspicion betweene her and the page.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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With care and paine also, with greuous chastisment and correccio [n], thei are compelled by their teachers and Maisters, to appre - hende thesame: the parentes no lesse dreaded, in the educacio [n] of their children, in chastisement and correction, so that by all
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Who being alone receiued equal ioye, and like contentation, which they fele that being pressed with ardent and greuous thirste, doe in the ende afterwardes with liuely ioye, and all kinde of libertie, quenche that cruell discommoditie.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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Therefore in Iudgemente ought the cause of euery one to be pleated and examined, that thereby all suspi - cion, & greuous enormitées, maie be put of.
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The same God, who did execute this greuous punishment, euen by the handes of those, NOTE. whom he suffred twise to be ouercomen in batel, doth this day retein his power and justice.
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women. 1514-1572 1878
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