repaid

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"Weep—for thy tears are Virtue's tears— Auspicious to these suffering isles: And be each drop, in future years, Repaid thee by thy people's smiles!"

From The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 by Prothero, Rowland E. (Rowland Edmund), Baron Ernle

Up to the end of 1882 our little loan account stood thus:— Borrowd Repaid Owing.

From Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically by Harman, Thomas T.

With such "Repaid a thousand-fold shall be," is a favourite line of a favourite hymn.

From Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales by Haggard, Henry Rider

“Whatever, Lord, we lend to Thee, Repaid a thousand fold will be.”

From My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year by Jowett, John Henry

V. Shout for the Husband and the Sire, Whose children, train'd to truth, Repaid in feeling, grace, and fire, The lessons taught their youth.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various