tarriance

Example Sentences

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Making these Tents stronger or slighter, according to the time of their tarriance.

From An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape by Knox, Robert

Lady, as little tarriance as we may, Lest some misfortune happen by the way.

From Fair Em by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)

Thus one cause of my tarriance to you I do render: Another I had as I came by the way, Which did me the longer from your company stay.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 by Hazlitt, William Carew

He who was born in happy hour made no tarriance; they saddled him Bavieca and threw his trappings on.

From Chronicle of the Cid by Southey, Robert

He who was born in happy hour made no tarriance; he drew on his legs hose of fine cloth, and put on over them shoes which were richly worked.

From Chronicle of the Cid by Southey, Robert