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Yet they saw how straitly Sir Tristram held himself, and made not much of his meeting with her and did not seek her company. Then on a day King Anguish asked Sir Tristram what was the boon he craved. 'But whatever it be, said the king, 'it is yours without fail. Sir Tristram's face went hard and white, and after a little while he said: 'It is this, my lord.

In both the versions the same phrases are used in translation of the word in question, as in the story of the leper in Mark's gospel 'straitly, 'strictly, 'sternly charged them. I read the passage thus: 'And Jesus was displeased' or, perhaps, 'much displeased' 'with them, saying, See that no man know it.

He cast one glance at her, that cost him a thousand sighs, for she was like the full moon, when it emerges from the clouds; and with her was a damsel, to whom he heard her say, 'O Zubeideh, thy company is grateful to me. So he looked straitly at the damsel and found her to be none other than his wife, Zubeideh the Lutanist, whom he thought dead.

Brotteaux pulled out his Lucretius from the fireplace all black with soot. "Let us make the best of the present," he thought, "for I augur from sundry tokens that our time is straitly measured from henceforth."

When Achilles had chosen his men and had stationed them all with their captains, he charged them straitly saying, "Myrmidons, remember your threats against the Trojans while you were at the ships in the time of my anger, and you were all complaining of me. 'Cruel son of Peleus, you would say, 'your mother must have suckled you on gall, so ruthless are you.

When they are summoned away by their father for a two months' absence, they leave him their keys, straitly charging him not to open a certain door. He disregards their wishes, and finds within a magnificent pavilion enclosing a basin brimful of water, at which ten birds come to bathe and play.

And in the end, she askt me how I was, and I said that I did be different; and she hurried me that I be clothed very quick; for she did be sore afraid that I should come to a chill. And when I was gotten again into mine armour, she came to me, and showed me where I did lack wisdom, and spoke very straitly and gentle and serious; and afterward kist me, and gave me my tablets, and to sit beside me.

And though Moses was the greatest prophet that ever arose in Israel, yet God would not leave any part of the work to Moses’ arbitrement, but straitly commandeth him, “Look that thou make them after their pattern, which was showed thee in the mount,” Exod. xxv. 40.

I will not enter Baghdad till the morning, that the townsfolk may see my merchandise and know me. 'Do as thou wilt, said the muleteer; 'I have given thee good counsel, and thou must judge for thyself. Then Alaeddin bade them unload the mules and pitch the tent; so they did his bidding and abode there till the middle of the night, when the youth went out to do an occasion and seeing something gleaming afar off, said to Kemaleddin, 'O captain, what is yonder glittering? The muleteer sat up and considering it straitly, knew it for the glint of spear-heads and Bedouin swords and harness.

He went on there, however, and tried again to gain admittance, but it was refused, and the doorkeeper would not even consent to take a message in. Mr. Oldham, he said, was being straitly kept, and it would be as much as his place was worth to admit any communication to him without an order from the Council.

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