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I am leane with seeing others eate, Marlowe explained in Dr. Faustus.

Good literary stuff Jenny Davidson 2006

Ouer the masters head is alwayes an image, like a puppet, made of felte, which they call the masters brother: and another ouer the head of the good wife or mistresse, which they call her brother being fastened to the wall: and aboue betweene both of, them, there is a little leane one, which is, as it were the keeper of the whole house.

The iournal of frier William de Rubruquis a French man of the order of the minorite friers, vnto the East parts of the worlde. An. Dom. 1253. 2004

The Acridophagie (a people borderyng vpon the deaserte) are somewhat lower of stature then the residewe, leane, and exceding blacke.

The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie 2004

Fathers are perswaded, that they know nothing really belonging to a sanctimonious life; as long watching, praying, discipline and fasting, which (in themselves) are not able, to make men look leane, wretched, and pale.

The Decameron 2004

Ferando looking leane and pale, as one, that in so long time hadde not seene the light of heaven, and endured such strict discipline twice every day: stood in a gastly amazement by the

The Decameron 2004

Another is to leane vpon the whip, wherewith they beate their horses: for they ride not with spurs.

The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004

"Yond Cassius has a leane and hungry looke, He thinkes too much: such men are dangerous"

Why are South Indians so smart? Steve Sailer 2002

The Island of Baly lying at the East end of Iaua, is a verie fruitfull Islande of Ryce, Hennes, Hogges, that are very good, and great store of cattle: but they are very drie and leane beastes.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

The Framburaro which was at Rhodes, was appointed and left gouernour at Famagusta, and the report was that there should bee left in all the Island of Cyprus, twentie thousand persons, with two thousand horses, many of the which I saw, being very leane and euill appoynted for seruice.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Then the kings Vncles demaunded of him if the French king sent him thither or no; he answered and sayd, no: there is no man that sent mee, but I am come hither by mine owne motion to see if the king of England and his Councel would any thing leane to any treaty of peace, then was he demaunded where the

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003