swich
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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And ther thou woost that I have ought miswent, Eschewe thou that, for swich thing to thee scole is; Thus ofte wyse men ben war by folis.
From Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer
For certes swich sorwe werketh to the deeth of the soule and of the body also; for therof comth, that a man is anoyed of his owene lyf.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
Hastow swich lust to been thyn owene fo?
From Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer
And therefore positif lawe and swich decree Is broke al-day for love, in ech degree.
From Astronomical Lore in Chaucer by Florence M. Grimm
And Palamon, that hath swich love to me,
From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Sidney Colvin
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