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- verb archaic Second-person singular simple present form of
continue .
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Examples
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Nay, I AM the Lord thy God and I shall SMITE thine very tiny soldier if thou continuest to grind it thusly against my impeccable rind of divine
Archive 2009-02-22 2009
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I cannot express my gratitude for what thou hast been and continuest to be to me.
Uncollected Prose 2006
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For what will the most violent man do to thee, if thou continuest to be of a kind disposition towards him, and if, as opportunity offers, thou gently admonishest him and calmly correctest his errors at the very time when he is trying to do thee harm, saying, Not so, my child: we are constituted by nature for something else: I shall certainly not be injured, but thou art injuring thyself, my child. —
The Meditations 2004
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When a year had gone by the Queen again bore a son, and in the night the Virgin Mary again came to her, and said, “If thou wilt confess that thou openedst the forbidden door, I will give thee thy child back and untie thy tongue; but if you continuest in sin and deniest it, I will take away with me this new child also.”
Household Tales 2003
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If thou continuest to stagger, thou must get a better plea than this, -- It cannot be, it is impossible.
The Sermons of John Owen 1616-1683 1968
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But yet Christ is loving, tender, faithful, and in case thou continuest believing, he will take care thou shalt believe.
The Doctrine of the Saints��� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed 1616-1683 1966
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What I wanted thou hast given me: while thou continuest to me this house and garden as my property, I am contented, so that I remain undisturbed.
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Thou hast heard our petitions, and continuest to us all our pleasant things.
The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. Isabella Graham
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O chief of men, continuest thou in the noble conduct consistent with religion and wealth practised by thy ancestors towards the three classes of subjects,
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Thou permittest water crystals to give the rainbow hues, whilst thou in thy own modest way, continuest to yield sustenance for man and bird and beast.
Life in a Thousand Worlds William Shuler Harris
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