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  • For sodainly a Galliot came upon them, wherein was one Pagamino a famous Pyrate, who espying the two Pinnaces, made presently to them, and seized on that wherein the women were.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Gallery, where they might not be discovered by overmuch light, they opened their bosomes, shewing him their painted bodies, and sodainly closed them up againe.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Artist, that could enstruct the wiles, escapes, preventions, and demonstrations, which sodainly thou teachest such, as are thy apt and understanding Schollers indeede?

    The Decameron 2004

  • And Lydia, being sodainly with. into her chamber; with much other friendly and familiar talke, they converted the anger of

    The Decameron 2004

  • Guido seeing himselfe round engirt with them, sodainly thus replyed: Gentlemen, you may use mee in your owne house as you please.

    The Decameron 2004

  • The King in royall magnificence, replied sodainly, that he was highly pleased with these good tydings; and having sent honorably for hir from Baffa, with great pompe she was conducted to

    The Decameron 2004

  • Lorenzo in their company, and when they were come to a solitarie place, such as best suited with their vile purpose: they ran sodainly upon Lorenzo, slew him, and afterward enterred his body, where hardly it could be discovered by any one.

    The Decameron 2004

  • When it was almost day, she heard a great noise of people travailing by, whereupon sodainly slie arose, and ranne into a

    The Decameron 2004

  • In conference together, she declared a dreame of hers to him, and he another of his to her; whereupon Gabriello fell downe sodainly dead in her armes.

    The Decameron 2004

  • When Calandrino was returned backe to his businesse, he could do nothing else, but shake the head, sigh, puffe, and blowe, which being observed by Bruno (who alwayes fitted him according to his folly, as making a meer mockery of his very best behaviour) sodainly he said.

    The Decameron 2004

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  • sodainly could be a transitional form (now archaic) leading to "suddenly"

    December 31, 2009