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  • Pallace; where, with variety of choice Wines, and abounding plenty of rare Banquetting, they out wore the little toile and wearinesse, which the long walke had charged them withall.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Madam, this foot travell may bee offensive to you, and were you so well pleased as my selfe, I would ease your journey behinde mee on my Gelding, even so as you shall command me: and beside, wil shorten your wearinesse with a Tale worth the hearing.

    The Decameron 2004

  • One while they would sit downe by the Sage bed, and afterward rise to walke againe, as ease and wearinesse seemed to invite them.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Sir, yesternight I would have had a fewe speeches with you: but, in regard of your wearinesse and early going to bed, I could not have any opportunity.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Of hunger and thirst, colde and wearinesse, there was no end.

    The iournal of frier William de Rubruquis a French man of the order of the minorite friers, vnto the East parts of the worlde. An. Dom. 1253. 2004

  • Some of them walked about the Garden, the beauty whereof banished the least thought of wearinesse.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Of hunger and thirst, colde and wearinesse, there was no end.

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

  • But Psyches fortuned to catch him as hee was rising by the right thigh, and held him fast as hee flew above in the aire, until such time as constrained by wearinesse shee let goe and fell downe upon the ground.

    The Golden Asse Lucius Apuleius

  • In saying these words shee came to me to bed, and embraced me sweetly, and so wee passed all the night in pastime and pleasure, and never slept until it was day: but we would eftsoones refresh our wearinesse, and provoke our pleasure, and renew our venery by drinking of wine.

    The Golden Asse Lucius Apuleius

  • I verily do yet feel the wearinesse of my travell, whereof I pray you pardon mee, and give me licence to depart to bed: wherewithall I rose up and went unto my chamber, where I found all things finely prepared and the childrens bed (because they should not heare what we did in the night) was removed far off without the chamber doore.

    The Golden Asse Lucius Apuleius

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