What does lyne mean?
Lyne means Obsolete form of line (“path, rope, etc.”)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Obsolete form of line (“path, rope, etc.”)..
Noſce teipſum of Thales: Noſce tempus of Pittacus: Nihil nimis of Cleobulus; which notwithſtanding to ſpeake indifferently, are but vulgar precepts in Morality, carrying with them nothing above the lyne, or beyond the extemporall ſententioſity of common conceits with us.
Nor anie vveauer, vvhich his vvorke doth boaſt In dieper, in damaske, or in lyne; Nor anie skil’d in vvorkmanſhip emboſt; Nor anie skil’d in loupes of fingring fine, Might in their diuers cunning euer dare, VVith this ſo curious netvvorke to compare.
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Lyne means Obsolete form of line (“path, rope, etc.”)..
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Noſce teipſum of Thales: Noſce tempus of Pittacus: Nihil nimis of Cleobulus; which notwithſtanding to ſpeake indifferently, are but vulgar precepts in Morality, carrying with them nothing above the lyne, or beyond the extemporall ſententioſity of common conceits with us.
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