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  • noun Obsolete form of weakness.

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Examples

  • Commonwealth meeting because, as a believer in frankness and truth, I shall be able to point out frankly the weaknesse some advice on the current chaotic economic situation in Great Britain which has been brought about by is now controlled by British Asians and

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

  • Nor did mine owne womanish weaknesse so much thereto induce me, as the matchlesse vertues shining clearly in Guiscardo, and the little respect you had of marrying me againe.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Yet, if needes thou must have yeelded to this wanton weaknesse, I would thou hadst made choise of a man, answerable to thy birth and

    The Decameron 2004

  • Wherefore, being unable to refrain from teares, and with such strength as his weaknesse would give leave, thus he replyed.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Well perceived the Scholler, by the weaknesse of her voyce, and scorching of her body by the Suns parching beames, that shee was brought now to great extremity: which sight, as also her humble intercession, began to touch him with some compassion, nevertheles, thus he replied.

    The Decameron 2004

  • For I am sure thou beleevest, and must needes confesse it, that thy wife is a Woman, made of flesh and blood, as other women are: if it be so, she cannot bee without the same desires, and the weaknesse or strength as other women have, to resist naturall appetites as her owne are.

    The Decameron 2004

  • And much ashamed of his importunity, but more of her owne flexible yeelding weaknesse, made answere, that shee would willingly accomplish his request; which yet shee did not absolutely grant, untill Ferando were first sent into Purgatory.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Holy Father, I alwayes used (as a common custome) to bee confessed once (at the least) every weeke, albeit sometimes much more often; but true it is, that being falne into this sicknesse, now eight daies since I have not beene confest, so violent hath bene the extremity of my weaknesse.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Wherein he hath discouered their weaknesse, and honorably performed more then could be in reason expected of him: which had he not done, would not these maligners, who seeke occasions of slander, haue reported him to be suspicious of a people, of whose infidelity he had no testimony: and to be fearefull without cause, if he had refused to giue credit to their promises without any aduenture?

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

  • Gouernour of Tercera did him great honour, and betweene them it was concluded, perceiuing the weaknesse of their ships, and the danger of the Englishmen, that they would send the shippes, emptie with souldiers to conuey them, either to Siuill or Lisbon, where they could first arriue, with aduise vnto his Maiestie of all that had passed, and that he would giue order to fetch the siluer with good and safe conuoy.

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

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