toong

The word toong is used to express any thing sealed up by magic.

The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805

The word toong is used to express any thing sealed up by magic.

The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805

We see the experience in Latin, a limited toong, that is at his full growth: and yet if a man consider the reprinting of Latin

Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592

For, says he, this place has been frequently visited with famine from want of rain, and in these distressing times the fruit of the Nitta is all we have to trust to, and it may then be opened without harm; but in order to prevent the women and children from wasting this supply, a toong is put upon the Nittas, until famine makes its appearance.

The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805

Berrie, our said toong was brought to an excellent passe, notwithstanding that it never came unto the type of perfection until the time of Queen Elizabeth, wherein John Jewell, Bishop of

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon

Those kind of objections, as they are full of a verie idle easinesse, since there is nothing of so sacred a majestie, but that an itching toong may rub it selfe upon it, so deserve they no other answer, but in steed of laughing at the jeast, to laugh at the jeaster.

Defence of Poesie

So in our English, wer Gower, and Chawcer, after whom, encoraged & delighted with their excellent foregoing, others have folowed to bewtify our mother toong, aswel in the same kind as other arts.

Defence of Poesie

Galdus (as some name him) and diuers other, who for their noble valiancies deserue as much praise, as by toong or pen is able to be expressed.

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (4 of 8) The Fovrth Booke Of The Historie Of England

In the British toong they are called Pightiaid, that is Pightians, and so likewise were they called in the Scotish, and in their owne toong.

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (4 of 8) The Fovrth Booke Of The Historie Of England

Britains, driuing them to the verie sea coasts, where they shrowded themselues among the other Britains, that before were setled in the countrie there, ancientlie called (as before we said) Armorica, that is, a region lieng on the sea coast: for _Ar_ in the British toong signifieth vpon; and _Moure_, perteining to the sea.

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (4 of 8) The Fovrth Booke Of The Historie Of England