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- verb Obsolete spelling of
perceive .
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Examples
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And when thei perceiue their ennemies dispersed by pursuinge the chase, or not to fighte any thing wholie together: soudeinly retourninge, the beginne a newe onset with a hayle of shotte, neither sparing horse ne man.
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So that if a man at this day compare the nombre of them that are by him seduced, with the other that remaine in the doctrine of faithe: he shal easeli perceiue the great oddes, ware it but herin.
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And in all this time we did see men on horsebacke and on foot in the woods and trees more then they were accustomed to be, but we could perceiue nothing thereby.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Strikes to farre Northwarde, and we coulde not perceiue the sands that are set downe in the Portingalles sea Cards, but we saw many turnings of streames, and we were much troubled, with calmes, but with the new Moone we had winde enough out of the West and North
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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But the countermines met not, sauing those of the Commander of S. Nappa, of Andruzzi, and that of Campo Santo, because they were open, and our men sallied out often both by day and night into the ditch to perceiue better the way of the mines, and to fire the fagots and wooll.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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When he had finished these or such other like words, he gaue vp the Ghost, with great and stout courage, and no man could perceiue any true signe of heauines in him.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And although the first founders and discouerers of those Countries haue alwayes sought to hinder and intercept other nations from hauing any part of their glorie, yet hereby all nations, and indifferent persons may well know and perceiue the speciall policie, and valour of these vnited Prouinces, in trauelling into both the Indies, in the faces, and to the great grief of their many and mightie enemies.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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For by this meanes we perceiue, that the profit which by the mutual trade on both sides, al the princes our neighbors in the West do receiue, your Imperial maiestie and those that be subiect vnder your dominion, to their great ioy and benefit shal haue the same, which consisteth in the transporting outward of such things whereof we haue plenty, and in bringing in such things as we stand in need of.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Why should we be thus blinded seeing our enemies to possess the fruites of our blessednes and yet will not perceiue the same.
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Venetian will haue an enuious eye on you: whome if they perceiue wise and well aduised, they will feare to offer you any iniurie.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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