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But when the mornings dewie locks drunk vp A mistie moysture from the Oceans face, Then might he see the source of sorrowes cup,
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Friday (14) we rode still in the sound, the wind at Southwest, with very much raine, and at the end of the raine it waxed againe mistie.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Munday (28) at afternoone, wee came into the Sound of Wardhouse, although it were very mistie.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Tuesday (18) was also mistie, except at noone: then the sunne brake out through the mist, so that we had the latitude in 70 degrees 10 minutes: the afternoone was misty againe, the wind being at Westnorthwest.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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From that we went vntill seuen a clocke at after noone twentie leagues Southeast and by South: and then we tooke in all our sailes, because it was then very mistie, and also we met with much ice that ran out of the Bay, and then wee went Southsoutheast with our foresayle: at eight of the clocke, we heard a piece of ordinance, which was out of the
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Munday (17) very mistie, the winde at Westnorthwest.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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North, the wind being at Southsoutheast, and it waxed very thicke and mistie, and when it cleered, we went Northnortheast.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Saturday (15) there was much wind at West, and much raine, and then againe mistie.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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At this Cape lieth a great stone, to the which the barkes that passed thereby, were wont to make offrings of butter, meale, and other victuals, thinking that vnlesse they did so, their barkes or vessels should there perish, as it hath bene oftentimes seene: and there it is very darke and mistie.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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For by what conceit can a tongue bee directed to speake evil of that which draweth with him no lesse champions then Achilles, Cirus, Aeneas, Turnus, Tideus {90}, Rinaldo {91}, who doeth not onely teache and moove to a truth, but teacheth and mooveth to the most high and excellent truth: who maketh magnanimitie and justice, shine through all mistie fearfulnesse and foggie desires.
Defence of Poesie 1992
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