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  • Away shee went in all haste with the Sisters, who were so forward in the detection of poore Isabella, as they never regarded what manner of vaile the Lady Abbesse wore on her head.

    The Decameron 2004

  • At these words, all the rest of the Nunnes exalted their lookes, to behold what vaile the Abbesse wore on her head, wherewith Isabella should finde such fault, and she her selfe lift up her hand to feele it: and then they all perceyved plainly, the reason of Isabellas speeches, and the

    The Decameron 2004

  • Good Madam let me perswade you to sette your vaile right, and then chide me as long as you will.

    The Decameron 2004

  • The other Fleming being also ready to performe the like piece of seruice began to vaile his sailes, and intended to haue yeelded immediatly.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • Then wil I staine my milkwhite vaile with weeping, And as thine handmaide dye in sorrowes keeping.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • Emperors sister the spouse of Spaine, with a Fleete of an 130. sailes, stoutly and proudly passed the narow Seas, your Lordship accompanied with ten ships onely of her Maiesties Name Roiall, enuironed their Fleet in most strange and warrelike sort, enforced them to stoope gallant, and to vaile their bonets for the Queene of

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • The remembraunce whereof (as I thinke) ought now to deliuer such an harde enterprise, to the port of your conscience, that breaking the vaile of your tender hart, you shoulde therefore take pitie and compassion of my straunge and cruell fortune.

    The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

  • My Lorde must be aduertised hereof, that the house maye be purged of suche a plague and infection, that he maye euidentlye vnderstande the hypocrisye of her that so longe time hath kept close her incontinencie, vnder the vaile of fayned chastitie.

    The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

  • A passion truly most intollerable for a yonge Princesse, as well because she neuer had experience of semblable sorow, as for her tender age, and yet more for a naturall abashmente and shame, which with the vaile of honor doth serue, or ought to serue for a bridle, to euery Ladie couetous of fame, or like to be the ornament or beauty of her race.

    The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

  • We read that certain Fowey men, passing near Rye and Winchelsea, "would vaile no bonnet," by which we may suppose is intended the customary salutation made in courtesy to a fellow-port.

    The Cornwall Coast

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