Compast

_On Evil Daies though fall'n and Evil Tongues, in Darkness, and with Dangers compast round, and Solitude_. ❋ Various (N/A)

The bewtifull and honorable damosels sate in order vpon the Benches, compast about all along by the sides of the walles vppon the right side, and the best of the Court, with a rare and strange kinde of womanly dressing vppon their heads, as is in the world, with the tresses of their haire lapt and bowed vp in Caules of gold. ❋ Francesco Colonna (N/A)

Then where you will haue your rime or concord to fall, marke it with a compast stroke or semicircle passing ouer those lines, be they farre or neare in distance, as ye haue seene before described. ❋ George Puttenham (N/A)

And all the skye from ende to ende he compast round about ❋ Alice Morse Earle (1881)

Nay I am sure she dooes, she came to him th 'other day into the compast window, and you know hee has not past three or foure haires on his chinne. ❋ Unknown (1609)

The new begins his compast course anew: with shew of morning mylde he hath begun, betokening peace and plenty to ensew, ❋ Unknown (1594)

Then where you will haue your time or concord to fall, marke ti with a compast stroke or semicircle passing ouer those lines, be they farre or neare in distance, as ye haue seene before described. ❋ Unknown (1569)

As When _Dinocrates_ the famous architect, desirous to be knowen to king _Alexander_ the great, and hauing none acquaintance to bring him to the kings speech he came one day to the Court very strangely apparelled in long skarlet robes, his head compast with a garland of Laurell, and his face all to be slicked with sweet oyle, and stoode in the kings chamber, motioning nothing to any man: newes of this stranger came to the king, who caused him to be brought to his presence, and asked his name and the cause of his repaire to the ❋ George Puttenham (N/A)

2508: I see thee compast with thy Kingdomes Pearle, ❋ Unknown (1623)

4.22.2: As compast was within his corps, whose picture is here set. ❋ Unknown (1557)

To this must be added industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly and generous acts and affairs; till which in some measure be compast, I refuse not to sustain this expectation. " ❋ Mark Pattison (1848)

To this must be added, industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs; till which in some measure be compast, I refuse not to sustain this expectation. " ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)