Thank you, Howard and all. To 'fall short' seems to fit the bill!
David
On 5 April 2011 19:05, howard posner <howardpos...@ca.rr.com> wrote:
> The Oxford English Dictionary includes "to fall short" ("It fainteth or
> straieth from the marke, if you aime further off"), also to lose heart, be
> depressed, from about this time period. The sense here seems to be that he
> thought he should not be half-hearted in his gratitude.
>
> On Apr 5, 2011, at 8:48 AM, Martin Shepherd wrote:
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>>> He thought it shame in thankfulnesse to faint,
>>> Debts due to Princes must de duely paid:
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