 In former times, till about the reign of King Henry VIII., they were wont to be formed by adding en; thus, loven, sayen, complainen. But now (whatsoever is the cause) it hath quite grown out of use, and that other so generally prevailed, that I dare not...  English Past and Present - Page 94by Richard Chenevix Trench - 1855 - 213 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1850 - 638 pages
...Henry VIII., ' they were wont to be formed by en : thus, loven, sayen, complainen ; ' but now (whatever is the cause) it hath quite grown out of use, and...this afoot again. Albeit (to tell you my opinion), 1 am persuaded ' that the lack hereof, well considered, will be found a great blemish ' to our tongue.... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - Dramatists, English - 1816 - 464 pages
...about the reign of king Henry the eighth, they were wont to be formed by adding en ; thus, lorett, sayen, complainen. But now (whatsoever is the cause)...prevailed, that I dare not presume to set this afoot again :_ albeit (to tell you my opinion) I am persuaded that the lack hereof well considered will be found... | |
 | John Horne Tooke - 1829 - 550 pages
...Eighth, they were wont to be formed by adding en. But now (whatsoever is the cause) it hath quite growne out of use, and that other so generally prevailed that I dare not presume to set this afoot againe." This is the reason why Chaucer used both TO and DO more rarely than we use them at present.... | |
 | English literature - 1850 - 602 pages
...Henry VIII., they were wont to be formed by en : thus, loven, sayen, complainen ; but now (whatever is the cause) it hath quite grown out of use, and...other so generally prevailed, that I dare not presume to'set this afoot again. Albeit (to tell you my opinion), 1 am persuaded that the lack hereof, well... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin.) - 1855 - 272 pages
...times, till about the reign of King Henry VIII., they were wont to be formed by adding en; thus, loven, sayen, complainen. But now (whatsoever is the cause)...the lack hereof, well considered, will be found a groat blemish to our tongue. For seeing time and person be as it were the right and left hand of a... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin.) - 1855 - 810 pages
...Henry VIII., they were wont to be formed by adding en ; thus, loven, sayen, complainen. But now (what' is the cause) it hath quite grown out of use, and that io generally prevailed, that I dare not presume to set bot again ; albeit (to tell you my opinion)... | |
 | John Horne Tooke - English language - 1857 - 812 pages
...Eighth, they were wont to bo formed by adding en. But now (whatsoever is the cause) it hath quite growne out of use, and that other so generally prevailed that I dare not presume to set this afoot againe." This is the reason why Chaucer used both TO and DO more rarely than we use them at present.... | |
 | John Horne Tooke - English language - 1860 - 812 pages
...Eighth, they were wont to be formed by adding en. But now (whatsoever is the cause) it hath quite growne out of use, and that other so generally prevailed that I dare not presume to set thia afoot againe." This is the reason why Chaucer used both TO and DO more rarely than we use them... | |
 | Augustus Henry Keane - English language - 1860 - 134 pages
...generally, Ben Jonson tells us in his English Grammar, " till about the reign of Henry VIII. . . thus loven, sayen, complainen. But now (whatsoever is the cause)...tell you my opinion) I am persuaded that the lack thereof, well considered, will be found a great blemish in our tongue. For seeing time and person be,... | |
 | Robert Sullivan - Education, Elementary - 1863 - 272 pages
...be formed by adding on ; as we loven, ye losen, they loven. But now it hath quite grown out of use : albeit (to tell you my opinion) I am persuaded that the lack hereof will be found a great blemish to our tongue. For seeing time and person he, iU it were, the right hand... | |
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