Sentence:  Give me thy hand "Gonzalo," thou art in our favour, / For we do love to cheriſh lofty ſpirits, / Such as <WSD>percuſſe</WSD> the Earth, and bound / With an erected countenance to the clouds. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  to strike; to hit; to knock; to give a blow to