obligement

Example Sentences

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This was an obligement never to be forgotten, and the more to be considered because antecedent to her love.

From Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry by Dryden, John

I doubt not but it will be taken as acceptable service to God’s church and beleeve it a very thankeful obligement to Honoured Sir, Your truely Loving Brother,” Thomas Disney.

From Curious Punishments of Bygone Days by Earle, Alice Morse

“Oh, well, as long as it’s been an obligement to you, I don’t so much care,” said the virtuous Cripps.

From The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story by Reed, Talbot Baines

Your merit shall her beauty's power remove; Beauty but gains, obligement keeps our love.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir

But ’twould be an obligement to me if you’d go along and keep him in countenance.”

From Dorothy at Oak Knowe by Raymond, Evelyn