obligement

Example Sentences

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“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

“Perhaps,” continued MacLeod suavely, “your friend from Sleat will do a like obligement for yourself.”

From A Prince of Good Fellows by Barr, Robert

My brothers best their own obligement know; Without your charging me with what they owe.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 by Scott, Walter, Sir

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

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