Dictionary definition: ’twould

Dictionary definition: 'twould
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      124 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 'twould (twood) [Old Poet.] it would Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Article: Prometheus Bound: Part III.
Great Works of Literature;      700+ words ... ... is meet the insulter to insult. Herm. Thou waxest proud, 'twould seem, of this thy doom. Prom. Wax proud! God grant that ... like thee. Herm. Thou wilt say nought the Father asks, 'twould seem. Prom. Fine debt I owe Him, favour to repay. Herm ...

Article: Ireland: On Road and Off; Driving: On an Irish road trip, it ...
The Washington Post;  July 13, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... At least it's sunny," Nicky observed as we bundled the ruined tire into the trunk. " 'Twould have been awful if it was rainin' for ya." 'Twould, indeed. But the sun remained shining, and we pushed on to Ennis. The atmosphere in the ...

Article: Shakespeare 'Othello.' (English dramatist)
The Explicator;  September 22, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... Egyptian to my mother give, She was a charmer, and could almost read The thoughts of people; she told her while she kept it 'Twould make her amiable, and subdue my father Entirely to her love: . . . A sybil, that had number'd in the world The sun to make ...

Article: Who can defend this form of hunting?
The Northern Echo;  October 23, 2002 ;     682 words ... ... futile - you either recognise the horror of it, or you don't. But I'd like to quote to these hare hunters a short poem. 'Twould ring the bells of Heaven The wildest peal for years, If Parson lost his senses And people came to theirs, And he and they ...

Article: Stew-loving Jack knows his onions
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  March 20, 2007 ;     426 words ... ... meat etc. Keeps the cold out and colds away. Prevention better, and tastier, than cure. Jack is a stew-man too. "'Twould be awful without a stew boy. If the Good Lord invented ort better ee kept it for imself." "Maybe He had Leviathan or Behemoth ...

Article: Your Poem: Such Sweet Sorrow.(Letters)
Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);  February 6, 2003 ;     372 words ... ... clear to all I'm past the `best before' date,I'm way beyond the old allotted span, But, should the time draw nigh, `Twould please me if you'd try To carry out my wish, sir, if you can. Don't strive o'erlong to keep me ticking over, If the ...