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But now the prince of merry England Worthily under his shield Hath taken the King of France, At Poictiers in the field.

From Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series by Sidgwick, Frank

O, had the gods done so, I had not now Worthily term'd them merciless to us!

From The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare, William

Worthily then did she reign over the most splendid times of our history.

From Great Testimony against scientific cruelty by Coleridge, Stephen

Then, as my gift, and thine own acquisition Worthily purchased, take my daughter, thou.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert

God upon His throne then to proclaim, Him, the life-fount's mighty Lord, to name, Worthily to prize that glorious sight, And to wander on beneath His light.

From The Poems of Goethe Translated in the original metres by Bowring, Edgar Alfred