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And it hath been noted, that those who ascribe openly too much to their own wisdom and policy, end infortunate.

The Essays 2007

Formerly being a airline travel enthousiast, I never considered driving across the United States until an infortunate incident forced my ex-fiance and I to change our travel plans.

Driving Across The United States Is Surprisingly Fun And Educational 2007

Nay rather, vindictive persons live the life of witches; who, as they are mischievous, so end they infortunate.

The Essays 2007

Oh poore infortunate Lovers, whose Starres were so inauspicious to you, as to finish both your mortall lives, and fervent love, in lesse limitation then a dayes space.

The Decameron 2004

There they tooke landing, and reposed on shore for some few dayes, Constantine labouring to comfort the Lady, even as if she had bene his owne Sister, shee having good cause to curse her infortunate beauty.

The Decameron 2004

Edward; Harolds infortunate going ouer into Normandie, the earle of

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (8 of 8) The Eight Booke of the Historie of England Raphael Holinshed

By the issue hereof, I meane the death of the foresaid, but speciallie of the archbishop, the prophesie of a sickelie canon of Bridlington in Yorkshire fell out to be true, who darklie inough foretold this matter, [Sidenote *: _Archiepiscopus_.] & the infortunate euent thereof in these words hereafter following, saieng:

Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed

Richard out of captiuitie on the second or (as Roger Houeden saith) the fourth day of Februarie, being a dismall day and an infortunate (as they note them in kalendars.) [Sidenote: Robert de Nouant.]

Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (6 of 12) Richard the First Raphael Holinshed

For they set forth the dolefull falles of infortunate & afflicted Princes,

The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham

It happens many times that to vrge and enforce the matter we speake of, we go still mounting by degrees and encreasing our speech with wordes or with sentences of more waight one then another, & is a figure of great both efficacie & ornament, as he that declaring the great calamitie of an infortunate prince, said thus:

The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham