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- noun Obsolete spelling of
sail . - verb Obsolete spelling of
sail .
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Examples
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Vnto the which expedition it stoode him nowe in hand to ioyne great puissance, as hauing the English people his professed enemies; whose Island is so situate, that it may either greatly helpe or hinder all such as saile into those parts.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Vnto the which expedition it stoode him nowe in hand to ioyne great puissance, as hauing the English people his professed enemies; whose Island is so situate, that it may either greatly helpe or hinder all such as saile into those parts.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 07 England's Naval Exploits Against Spain Richard Hakluyt 1584
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There being out of perill or pursuit, they all knit the knot of holy wedlocke, and then freely enjoyed their long wished desires, from whence setting saile againe, and being well furnished with all things wanting passing on from Port to Port, at the end of eight dayes, they landed in Candie, not meeting with any impeachment on the way.
The Decameron 2004
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After many honours done to them, who were to transport her thence unto Rhodes, being imbarked, they set saile upon their Bon viaggio.
The Decameron 2004
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No sooner was this tricke fully accomplished, but Salabetto seeming as if he went to redeeme his taken goods: set saile for Naples towards Pietro della
The Decameron 2004
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True it is, that I do love, and love hath guided me to be comforted, and manfully assisted by you, because in yonder Ship, which you see commeth on so gently under saile (even as if she offered her selfe to be our prize) not onely is the
The Decameron 2004
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And there wee found a mightie riuer: insomuch that we were constrained to embarke our selues, and to saile ouer it.
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Now it came to passe, that as the boate was driven to the shore, a poore woman stood at the Sea side, washing certaine Fishermens Nets; and seeing the boate comming towards her under saile, without any person appearing in it, she wondred thereat not a little.
The Decameron 2004
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[The French nauie thus ouerthrowen was of fiue hundred saile.]
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The William came to an anker to stay for vs, and sent some of their men to help vs, but before they came we were vnder saile, and as we came, to the William we did stowe our boates, and made saile, we went within some of the Islands, and haled Westsouthwest.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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