perpend
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So I do, madonna; but to read his right wits is to read thus; therefore perpend, my Princess, and give ear.
From Twelfth Night; or What You Will by Shakespeare, William
Without putting ourselves to any stir or trouble in the least, quoth Pantagruel, let us maturely and seriously consider and perpend the gestures and speech which he hath made and uttered.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
I pray, perpend, my dearest dear; While blue-eyed maids the praise were drinking, How insubstantial was their cheer— It was of yours that I was thinking!
From Chimneysmoke by Morley, Christopher
Now, consider for a while, and perpend, mes enfants.
From Stalky & Co. by Kipling, Rudyard
Wherefore, most selected friend, perpend at thy leisure, and so God speed thee!
From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 by Hogarth, Georgina
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
