"__ thou know who made thee?": Blake

Usage examples of dost.

Here, reader, it may be necessary to acquaint thee with some matters, which, if thou dost know already, thou art wiser than I take thee to be.

Thou dost possess a capacity for joyousness and for deep sorrow that bedims the torpid ardencies of others.

Methinks it be a matter of person and of form, and if thou beest not he, yet dost thou possess the talent.

O Eldest-born of the Unconscious Cause-- If such thou beest, as I can fancy thee-- Why dost thou rack him thus?

Thy gentle Magitian hath not onely given thee the shape and travell of an Asse, but also a skinne so soft and tender as it were a swallow : why dost thou not take courage and runne away to save thy selfe?

And thou dost me hurt By thinking malice of my championship: Nathless I will content thee.

I ask thee to take time to consider, and if thou dost conclude against, I will have no onus against thee.

Sah-luma if thou dost bring this rashling with thee to the Temple, thou must take upon thyself all measures for his safety.

Dost thou wonder how I knew that ye were coming to this land, and so saved your heads from the hot-pot?

Dost thou ask at Me why I and My Father have seen it good to allow the dregs of thy sinfulness still to corrupt and to rot in thine heart?

Thou, from thy mountain-hold, All day, in tranquil wisdom, looking down On distant scenes of human toil and strife, All night, with eyes aware of loftier life, Uplooking to the sky, where stars are sown, Dost watch the everlasting fields grow white Unto the harvest of the sons of light, And welcome to thy dwelling-place sublime The few strong souls that dare to climb The slippery crags and find thee on the height.

At Thy behest Thou dost render victorious whomsoever Thou willest, through the hosts of heaven and earth and whatsoever existeth between them.

Dost thou not love me enough to make me secure with the prince, and so, secure in mine advisership to the king?

And this I know: thou art assoted, girl, If thou dost think King Arthur loves thee not!

My great confidence in Thy bounty, however, reviveth my hope in Thee, and my certitude that Thou wilt bountifully deal with me emboldeneth me to extol Thee, and to ask of Thee the things Thou dost possess.