perpend
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"Lud—a mercy," quoth I, Thomas, "I will perpend, Master Conscience" and I set myself to eschew the evil deed, with all my might.
From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael
Pray perpend, pronounce, and don't be offended with either.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas
I do perpend that to earn these pieces of which you speak one must perform some worthy business.
From Robin Hood by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)
To this, great chief, thy reason bend, And earnestly the truth perpend.
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
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