"Wele" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... ane richt gud man, and helplyk to the place of ony that ever wes, for he did mony notabil thingis, and held ane nobil hous, and wes ay wele purvait. He fand the place al out of gud reule, and destitute of leving, and al the kirkis in lordis handis, and the kirk unbiggit. The bodie of the kirk fra the bucht stair up he biggit, and put on the ruf, and theekit it with ...
— Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys • Dugald Butler and Herbert Story
... conseil of the baronage. And thus with alle blisse and melodie Hath Palamon ywedded Emilie. And God, that all this wide world hath wrought, Send him his love, that hath it dere ybought. For now is Palamon in alle wele, Living in blisse, in richisse, and in hele, And Emelie him loveth so tendrely, And he hire serveth all so gentilly, That never was ther no word hem betwene Of jalousie, ...
— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 356, June, 1845 • Various
... the prees, and dwelle with sothfastnesse, Suffyce unto thy good, though hit be smal; For hord[73] hath hate, and climbing tikelnesse, Prees[74] hath envye, and wele[75] blent[76] overal; Savour no more than thee bihove shal; Werk[77] wel thyself, that other folk canst rede; And trouthe shal delivere, hit is no drede. Tempest[78] thee noght al croked to redresse, In trust of hir[79] that turneth as a bal: Gret reste stant in litel besinesse; And eek be war ...
— English Literature - Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World • William J. Long |
