Gayne

Whut purrsonul gayne demz get frum doin dis stoopy an dangeruss fing ai rilly carnt fathum. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The fond yong woman, more covetously addicted to gayne and commodity, then looking into the knavish intention of her Gossip ❋ Unknown (2004)

Masses/they do choppe and chaũge/they bye and sell and sett them furthe to most vile and filthie gayne. ❋ Peter Martyr (N/A)

Neuertheles in this matter sedicion muste be auoyded so much as may be/and these princes must not vnder the colour and cloke of Religion/seeke theyr own gayne and honor: but here only let thẽ resiste/that nothing be done contrary to ❋ Peter Martyr (N/A)

Magnus, and none botte hee, the ronnynge pryze wylle gayne. ❋ Thomas Chatterton (N/A)

There was a poore Gardener amongst the rest, which bought me for the summe of fifty pence, which seemed to him a great price, but he thought to gayne it againe by the continuall travell of my body. ❋ Lucius Apuleius (N/A)

Cardinalships and other high dignities & offices of gayne, till the parties whom they should seeme to gratifie be so old or so sicke as it is not likely they should long enioy them. ❋ George Puttenham (N/A)

The moe wee gayne, the gare [133] wylle prosper beste, ❋ Thomas Chatterton (N/A)

Harrison praises the farmer of his day highly: 'the soyle is even now in these oure dayes growne to be much more fruitfulle; the cause is that our country men are grown more skilful and careful throwe recompense of gayne.' ❋ Unknown (1893)

We shall not only do ye Lord great service by punishing the Wicked, but shall make gayne for his ministers and people. ❋ Joseph Warren Keifer (1884)

He that folowes his losses & giueth soone over at wynnings will never gayne by play ❋ Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence (1875)

Then their bones (remaininge still fastened together with the ligaments whole and vncorrupted) are couered a gayne with leather, and their carcase fashioned as yf their flesh wear not taken away. ❋ Unknown (1871)

Finallye I hartlye Request thee, that yf any seeke to Contrefaict thes my bookx, (for in this dayes many are so malicious that they seeke to gayne by other men labours) thow wouldest giue noe credit vnto suche conterfaited Drawghte. ❋ Unknown (1871)

The like endeavour was used to gayne theire greate gunnes; but lying beyond the ditch, and being of such bulke and weight, all our strength could not bringe them off before the whole army had fallen upon us; however, our men took tyme to poyson all the cannon round, if anything will doe the feate, Capt. ❋ John Roby (1821)

That fondly feare to loose your liberty, when loosing one, two liberties ye gayne, and make him bond that bondage earst dyd fly. ❋ Unknown (1594)

And nowe after longe hope of gayne, the Hollanders, as also the men of Diepe, are entred into their trade by the Emperours permission; yea, whereas at the firste our men paid no custome, of late yeres, contrarie to their firste priviledge, they have bene urged to pay yt. ❋ Richard Hakluyt (1584)

That whilome was the first shepheard, and liued with little gayne: ❋ Unknown (1579)

HErein Diggon Dauie is deuised to be a shepheard, that in hope of more gayne, droue his sheepe into a farre countrye. ❋ Unknown (1579)

In Italy and Fraunce I haue knowen it vsed for common pollicie, the Princes to differre the bestowing of their great liberalities as Cardinalships and other high dignities & offices of gayne, till the parties whom they should seeme to gratifie be so old or so sicke as it is not likely they should long enioy them. ❋ Unknown (1569)