disoblige

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But there again—he could not be vicious simply to oblige these ladies, or rather to disoblige them; he must be what it seemed good to him to be.

From East Angels by Woolson, Constance Fenimore

I will teach you to dare importune Mr. Gorgibus, and plague him with your absurdities!——Ah! my brother … ——Hold your tongue, I tell you.——I would not disoblige … —— … Be silent, rascal.——

From The Flying Doctor (Le Médecin Volant) by Wall, Charles Heron

Shortly afterwards Addison went to him and said, "that some particular friends, whom he could not disoblige, insisted on its being acted."

From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander

Then I must leave your Realm, and bid Adieu, In spite of your fond Passion, or my own; For I can never disoblige my Father, Though by it I were sure to gain an Empire.

From Ponteach The Savages of America by Moses, Montrose Jonas

Sorry to disoblige, old feller, but I'm on duty where Miss Verbena is now, you see, as she's just promised to be my wife.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, March 29, 1890 by Various