Definitions
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- verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
wish .
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Examples
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In that preliminary sentence the dedicator habitually 'wisheth' his patron one or more of such blessings as health, long life, happiness, and eternity.
A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Sidney Lee 1892
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'wisheth' the Countess of Kildare on the first page of his 'Passionate
A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Sidney Lee 1892
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"wisheth," making Mr.W. H. the writer and not the subject of the dedication, -- Cyril got rid of them in a very short time; and it is not worth while to mention his reasons, though I remember he sent me off into a fit of laughter by reading to me, I am glad to say not in the original, some extracts from a German commentator called
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories Oscar Wilde 1877
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Porter, “This, by Allah, is indeed an auspicious day, a day propitious for the granting of all a man wisheth.”
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“Know, then,” continued she, “that Allah hath made me passionately fond of frolic; and whoso falleth in with my humour cometh by whatso he wisheth.”
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A young Nazarene of the quarter fell in love with her and his passion and pining increased on him, till he took to his pillow, and he sent to her times manifold, begging her to have compassion on him and show him mercy, but she refused, albeit I gave her good counsel, saying, “O my daughter, have pity on him and be kind and consent to all he wisheth.”
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Now I wish to have the reversion of my husband and my daughter wisheth to have that of her father.
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Of a truth this is a sign of acceptance; for that she stayed away only because she wisheth to try thee and know if thou be patient or not, and sincere in thy love for her or otherwise.
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She wisheth only to dye thy eyebrows and pluck out thy mustachios.
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Indeed he is desolated for want of thy sight; he letteth thee know that this be to him a day of joy and great gladness and he wisheth to seal his day and complete his pleasure with thy company at this very hour.
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