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1 Ind | condition, as also of groser understanding, who never before~ ~had 2 1, 1| not strength and~ ~good understanding. Which power we may not 3 1, 2| wherein he grew of great understanding, and led a very~ ~vertuous 4 1, 3| discreet sense and good understanding,~ ~hath delivered many out 5 1, 3| that~ ~good sense and able understanding, may proove to be the occasion 6 1, 4| Ladies, if I faile not in understanding your generall~ ~intention, 7 1, 4| Melchisedech (by his witty understanding) defended his riches from~ ~ 8 1, 5| Lady Marquesse, very well~ ~understanding his demand, which fitted 9 1, 6| more rich in purse, then understanding; and~ ~yet not so defective 10 1, 6| Processe to appeare before him, understanding sufficiently, that~ ~this 11 1, 6| Scala, who was a man of good understanding,~ ~perceived immediately ( 12 1, 9| answering~ ~suteth not with understanding, it is generally a shame 13 1, Song| What sweet content due understanding lends:~ ~ Old or new thoughts 14 2, 1| Marquiso and Stechio,~ ~understanding how roughly the Potestates 15 2, 4| passage~ ~from getting forth; understanding the Owners name, and that 16 2, 5| wit; by what means you had understanding of my being in this City?~ ~ 17 2, 5| Now for your better understanding the quality of the place, 18 2, 5| his~ ~owne simplicity, and understanding his error, though somewhat 19 2, 6| Kingdome of Sicily,~ ~and understanding that King Charles the first, 20 2, 6| Mother,~ ~and blaming his understanding, that he had not before 21 2, 6| Kingdome~ ~of Sicily; and understanding withall that Henriet was 22 2, 7| shee found them bereft of understanding, and~ ~even as if they were 23 2, 7| best desires. Afterward, understanding in what manner shee was 24 2, 7| Reason~ ~gave me so much understanding, to be fearefull of telling 25 2, 7| reports, and~ ~mine owne understanding) may give you faithfull 26 2, 8| after, the King of England~ ~understanding that his President of Wales 27 2, 9| couldst not be of so~ ~grosse understanding. For, by comprehending matters 28 2, 9| fooles,~ ~who are voide of understanding or shame: but such as are 29 2, 10| Ricciardo de Chinzica, who understanding where~ ~shee was, went thither; 30 3, 1| almost)~ ~meere senslesse of understanding. But I will approve (according 31 3, 1| it hath entred into thine understanding or no,~ ~strictly we are 32 3, 1| wanted his rationall and~ ~understanding parts. Behold Sister, heere 33 3, 1| the~ ~most rationall and understanding parts that do belong to 34 3, 2| make shew of~ ~knowing and understanding such things, as neither 35 3, 2| endued him with so much understanding, as to know infallibly, 36 3, 2| is of no deject or common understanding. And~ ~seeing, that without 37 3, 7| a better consideration, understanding triely what~ ~they are, 38 3, 8| of simple and grosse understanding, yet he fell into great 39 3, 8| without the use~ ~of common understanding; but yet subject to a more 40 3, 8| had thus over-awed his~ ~understanding faculties, and quite deprived 41 3, 9| COMMENDING THE GOOD JUDGEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING IN LADIES OR~ ~ GENTLEWOMEN, 42 4, 1| disposed,~ ~and of admirable understanding, more (perhappes) then was 43 4, 3| discerning sight of the understanding, enflameth the minde with~ ~ 44 4, 3| her.~ ~ Folco and Hugnetto understanding secretly, both from the 45 4, 4| honourable entertainment in her understanding soule, that they were~ ~ 46 4, 4| entire probation of a true~ ~understanding: that he was no lesse enflamed 47 4, 6| vertuously: it came to the understanding of her~ ~Father, who approved 48 4, 6| can see my teares, or any understanding do remaine in thy~ ~body, 49 4, 7| being sufficient for her understanding, thus she began. Faire~ ~ 50 4, 8| oppose their senselesse~ ~understanding, against infallible grounded 51 4, 8| it came to her~ ~Husbands understanding, whose greefe was so great, 52 4, 9| extreamities inlarged his dulled understanding.~ ~First, he grew fearfull 53 4, 10| comprehend.~ ~ The Mistresse understanding now apparantly, the full 54 5, 1| brought to civility of life, understanding of Letters, or~ ~common 55 5, 1| feele in his harsh~ ~rurall understanding (whereinto never till now, 56 5, 2| being a Prince of~ ~great understanding, gave order to have it accordingly 57 5, 3| friend to her Husband; and understanding how the Theeves had~ ~surprized 58 5, 5| friends on either side,~ ~understanding the truth of the errour 59 5, 5| and was a man of sound understanding, returned~ ~them this answer.~ ~ 60 5, 9| How farre then voyde of understanding shall I shew~ ~my selfe, 61 6, 2| Messer Geri, the eyes of his understanding beganne to~ ~open, and calling 62 6, 3| Which the Lord Marshall understanding, made such a~ ~madde composition 63 6, 3| contaminate the hearers~ ~understanding, whereof there were great 64 6, 4| on the Cranes, and well understanding the~ ~knavery of his man, 65 6, 5| to please the~ ~judicious understanding of the wise, he justly deserving 66 6, 9| was a man without any~ ~understanding, and the answer which he 67 6, 9| selves that are void of~ ~understanding: for, if you had but observed 68 6, 10| and void of all honest~ ~understanding or grace. Sodainly (without 69 7, 4| such, as are thy apt~ ~and understanding Schollers indeede? Certaine 70 7, 5| and shallow in his owne understanding. This jelous humor~ ~increasing 71 7, 5| into a dead sleepe, and,~ ~understanding him to bee thus sleepily 72 7, 5| which should informe thine understanding;~ ~I could have found out 73 7, 5| thou hast so lost thine understanding, that~ ~thou wilt hardly 74 7, 5| heereafter, become a~ ~true understanding man, as thou shouldst bee, 75 7, 6| do utterly loose their understanding. To~ ~mee this appeareth 76 7, 9| and not~ ~shaped to any understanding, so I leave thee: And in 77 7, 9| thy love? Open then thine understanding to my~ ~words, returne into 78 7, 9| language goeth beyond our understanding, it seemeth thou~ ~knowest 79 7, 9| will suffer the eye of his understanding to be so~ ~dazeled, with 80 7, 10| Men simple, and of~ ~no understanding, both of them dwelling in 81 8, 2| us. And for your~ ~better understanding what and who they be, they 82 8, 5| predecessours, as also some understanding of your owne,~ ~that many 83 8, 5| onely to testifie,~ ~how understanding the Florentines are, in 84 8, 6| you have had sufficient understanding of them. And~ ~therefore, 85 8, 7| the best judgement and understanding in naturall occasions, are~ ~ 86 8, 7| hood-winkt the sight of his understanding, as~ ~he could not be distrustfull 87 8, 7| pacience, and sufficient understanding withall; that what this 88 8, 7| beareth thee, and thy best~ ~understanding joyned with his, can deliver 89 8, 7| hoodwink the eies of my understanding, as~ ~when thou didst out-reach 90 8, 7| attained unto so~ ~perfect an understanding of my selfe, as in that 91 8, 7| Reniero the Scholler,~ ~understanding that Ancilla had broken 92 8, 9| divers persons, who had good understanding of them both,~ ~of what 93 8, 9| so excellent in wit and~ ~understanding: I dare assure you, that ( 94 8, 10| great part of his necessary understanding, beleeving these~ ~counterfetted 95 8, 10| as also his owne shallow understanding, knowing he could~ ~make 96 8, 10| man of great wisedome and understanding, as also~ ~very ingenious 97 8, 10| having heard thereof, and understanding withall, that he~ ~had brought 98 9, 1| this Woman,~ ~perhappes understanding mine affection to her, and 99 9, 2| being very angry; and not understanding what she~ ~meant, frowningly 100 9, 4| men, to make good their understanding and vertue, then apparant~ ~ 101 9, 10| and the Asse.~ ~ The woman understanding, what good and honest welcome, 102 9, 10| this Novell, the Ladies~ ~understanding it better, then Dioneus 103 10, 3| opened the eyes of my better understanding, which~ ~internall envy 104 10, 4| as well~ ~instructed her understanding, that she should be the 105 10, 4| wisdome~ ~and vertue, who understanding by her Sonne, how matters 106 10, 6| plainly: that the obscure understanding, concerning the matters 107 10, 7| There is no man of good understanding (honourable Ladies) but 108 10, 7| soule, except he have some~ ~understanding thereof before, and not 109 10, 7| bend the sway of their~ ~understanding: but rather how to bee cruell 110 10, 8| Fulvius, a man of~ ~singular understanding, who having one son, called 111 10, 8| doost thou transport thine~ ~understanding, love, and hope? Dooest 112 10, 8| the eyes of thy~ ~better understanding, and acknowledge thy selfe 113 10, 8| perfections do challenge, Gisippus understanding that I affect her,~ ~may 114 10, 8| a~ ~man not sufficiently understanding, how I enjoy from thee, 115 10, 8| heart, as also an Athenian understanding,~ ~by politique perswasions, 116 10, 8| it bee condemned by the understanding of the~ ~ignorant multitude, 117 10, 8| acknowledgement of him. Understanding that he was~ ~living, and 118 10, 9| who was a man of accute understanding, did well~ ~perceive, that 119 10, 10| yonger dayes she had done, understanding~ ~withall, that another 120 10, 10| proceeded not from any want of understanding in her, because he knew~ ~ 121 10, 10| sufficiently, that the sense and~ ~understanding of us mortals, consisteth