Sir T. More
Cited as Sir T. More. — 28 quotations
Acknow
We say of a stubborn body that standeth still in the denying of his fault, This man will not acknowledge his fault, or, He will not be acknown of his fault.
Advancement
In heaven . . . every one (so well they love each other) rejoiceth and hath his part in each other's advancement.
Blench
Ye should have somewhat blenched him therewith, yet he might and would of likelihood have gone further.
Bluster
He bloweth and blustereth out . . . his abominable blasphemy.
Burly
In his latter days, with overliberal diet, [he was] somewhat corpulent and burly.
Cramp
The cramp, divers nights, gripeth him in his legs.
Denounce
Denounced for a heretic.
Dependence
So dark and so intricate of purpose, without any dependence or order.
Depure
He shall first be depured and cleansed before that he shall be laid up for pure gold in the treasures of God.
Derogate
Anything . . . that should derogate, minish, or hurt his glory and his name.
Detect
He was untruly judged to have preached such articles as he was detected of.
Devilry
Stark lies and devilry.
Dispeople
Leave the land dispeopled and desolate.
Indifference
He . . . is far from such indifference and equity as ought and must be in judges which he saith I assign.
Infer
The first part is not the proof of the second, but rather contrariwise, the second inferreth well the first.
Luster
The right mark and very true luster of the diamond.
Meatless
“Leave these beggars meatless.”
Mutual
Conspiracy and mutual promise.
Niggardous
Covetous gathering and niggardous keeping.
Omnipotent
God's will and pleasure and his omnipotent power.
Overhand
He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me.
Plead
Every man should plead his own matter.
Stubborn
These heretics be so stiff and stubborn.
Subscribe
[They] subscribed their names under them.
Sure
The king was sure to Dame Elizabeth Lucy, and her husband before God.
Ure
The French soldiers . . . from their youth have been practiced and ured in feats of arms.
Usurpation
He contrived their destruction, with the usurpation of the regal dignity upon him.
Wonders
They be wonders glad thereof.