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A play from the turn of the 17th century, "The Maydes Metamorphosis," has it that "this is leape year/women wear breeches."

The Bissextile Beverage 2008

A play from the turn of the 17th century, "The Maydes Metamorphosis," has it that "this is leape year/women wear breeches."

How to toast the leap year 2008

She also on the other side, returned him such queint and cunning carriage, as enflamed him farre more furiously, even as if hee were ready to leape out of himselfe.

The Decameron 2004

And as Madam Eliza hath done, by recounting occasions happening in another World, so must we now leape a little further off, even so far as Naples, to see how one of those Saint-like

The Decameron 2004

It appeareth to me, that thou art verie desirous to come downe hither on the ground; the best counsell that I can give thee, is to leape downe headlong, that by breaking thy necke (if thy fortune be so faire) thy life and lothsome qualities ending together, I may sit and smile at thy deserved destruction.

The Decameron 2004

On my word, if thou wouldst bring thy Gitterne, and sit downe by us, singing some few amorous songs of thine owne making, when we are beneath about our businesse in the Court: shee would presently leape out of the Window, as being unable to tarry from thee.

The Decameron 2004

They haue a kinde of Squirrell that hath growing on the pinion of the shoulder bone a long tuft of haire, much like vnto feathers with a far broader taile than haue any other squirrels, which they moue and shake as they leape from tree to tree, much like vnto a wing.

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

Notwithstanding it is very true, that the Lord Thomas would haue entred betweene the squadrons, but the rest would not condescend; and the master of his owne ship offred to leape into the sea, rather then to conduct that her Maiesties ship and the rest to bee a pray to the enemie, where there was no hope nor possibilitie either of defence or victory.

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

The towne is not built with streetes, nor the houses placed in order, but very foule lying full of filthy water, which men must passe through, or leape ouer, for they haue no bridges: In the towne there is great resort of diuers Countries and nations, as of Malacca, Bengala, Malabar,

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

You shall see them sometimes (to season their bodies) come out of their bathstoues all on a froth, and fuming as hoat almost as a pigge at a spit, and presently to leape into the riuer starke naked, or to powre colde water all ouer their bodies and that in the coldest of all the winter time.

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