Ranke

And therefore I, who intend to relate something, which (peradventure) might appeare doubtfull: will forbeare (seeing you in such a difference; for that which hath bin spoken alreadie) to use any difficult discourse; but will speake of one, a man of no meane ranke or quality, being both a valiant and vertuous King, and what he did, without any impeach or blemish to his honor. ❋ Unknown (2004)

And therefore, because I would be loth to dis-ranke my selfe from the rest, I purpose to speake of a Lord Marquesse, not any matter of great magnificence, but rather in a more humble nature, and sorted to an honest end: which yet I will not advise any to immitate, because (perhaps) they cannot so well digest it, as they did whom my Novell concerneth; thus then I begin. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The fourth is altogether deadly, pestilent, and full of ranke poison. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The Iland, most part thereof, is mountainous and vntilled But that part which is plaine doth greatly abound with fodder, which is so ranke, that they are faine to driue their cattell from the pasture, least they surfet or be choaked. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Chris Jefferies scored 23 points for the 20th-ranke Bulldogs, who posted a 75-58 victory over California-Riverside without the presence of star center Melvin Ely. ❋ Unknown (2001)

Which when our men perceiued, they put themselues in order of battle xv. in a ranke. ❋ Unknown (2003)

And when they come to their stage, or standing place, they plant their carte houses verie orderly in a ranke: and so make the forme of streetes, and of a large towne. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The Spaniards in their sailing obserued very diligent and good order, sayling three and foure, and sometimes more ships in a ranke, and folowing close vp one after another, and the stronger and greater ships protecting the lesser. ❋ Unknown (2003)

After that it was dark, al they which lay there before the towne were againe set in order of battel, 15. on a ranke, and so remained all that night. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Itte wythe the ranke wede bereth evalle [32] parte. ❋ Thomas Chatterton (N/A)

As he spente and lived upon his owne fortune, so he stoode upon his owne feete, without any other supporte then of his proper virtue and meritt, and lyved towards the favorites with that decency, as would not suffer them to censure or reproch his Masters judgement and election, but as with men of his owne ranke. ❋ Various (N/A)

In the morninge before the battell, as alwayes upon Action, he was very cheerefull, and putt himselfe into the first ranke of the L'd Byrons Regiment, who was then advancinge upon the enimy, who had lyned the Hedges on both sydes with ❋ Various (N/A)

His parts were not quicke, but so much above those of his owne ranke, that he had alwayes greate creditt and authority in Parliament, and the more for takinge all opportunityes to oppose the Courte, and had with his milke sucked in an implacable malice against the goverment of the ❋ Various (N/A)

The Britains were imbattelled in such order, that their fore ward stood in the plaine ground, and the other on the side of an hill, as though they had risen on heigth one ranke aboue another. ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

But if these men had beene profiting scholars in the vniuersitie of the pagans, as they were arrand truants and ranke dullards in the schoole of christians, they might haue learned by profane examples, that as oths are not to be rashlie taken, so they are not to be vnaduisedlie broken. ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

And to say the truth, he mighte be placed in the ranke of the most happie princes that euer were, if the priuate affaires of his owne house had so happily succeeded, as the renowme which hee wanne in the science of warfare, and in the administration of the common wealth. ❋ William Painter (N/A)

That the Estridge carrieth faire feathers, but ranke flesh? ❋ Bayard Tuckerman (N/A)

The two first, and Plinie, with others of their ranke, have no Hoc age in them, they will have to doe with men that have forewarned themselves; or if they have, it is a materiall and substantiall Hoc age, and that hath his bodie apart. ❋ Unknown (1909)