meed

• I gat not a mum of his mouth for my meed, And for lack of mony I myght not spede Unto the Rolls I gat me from thence, Before the clarkes of the chauncerye, Where many I found earnyng of pence, But none at all once regarded mee: I gave them my playnt uppon my knee; They lyked it well when they had it reade, But lackyng mony I could not be sped In Westmynster hall I found out one, Which went in a long gown of raye; I crouched and kneled before hym anon: For Maryes love, of help I hym praye. —  A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483 Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British Museum
• Have joy while thou mayest In many a meed, and unto thy kinsmen Leave folk and dominion, when forth thou must fare To look on the Maker's own making. —  The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats
• Pedrarias had grown jealous of his daring exploits and the fame that seemed his coming meed, and, cherishing treacherous designs, by a crafty message induced him to return to Acla, his new capital On arriving there, Balboa was at once seized by order of the governor, thrown into prison, and put on trial on a charge of disloyalty to the king and an intention to revolt against his superior. —  Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III
• "Alas! what meed, to match such worth divine Can good AEneas give thee? —  The Aeneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor
• (From the loins he came Of noble Dolon, and to war he brought The borrowed lustre of his grandsire's name The strength and spirit of his sire of fame Who for his meed, when offering to explore The Danaan camp, Pelides' car would claim Poor fool! —  The Aeneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor

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