tarry at

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Nor shall I tarry at the palace for the physician, but go straight on without bolus, simples or pills, a very Mercury for speed.

From Under the Rose by Isham, Frederic Stewart

After a short tarry at Mackinac, the sails of the Griffin were again spread, and passing through the strait between Mackinac and the main land, they entered the head of Lake Michigan.

From The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

He did not choose to tarry at Paris while the diplomatists unravelled the tangled web of statecraft.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William

After a short tarry at the country seat of General Sullivan at Saratoga, the party moved on toward Lake George.

From Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

And again, on the day of his ascension, he bids his disciples tarry at Jerusalem until the Holy Ghost is come.

From The Art of Soul-Winning by Mahood, J.W.