respite

• Oh, for a respite, a moment--Ugh he pulled the trigger, and, at the same instant, Garry sprang at him What had happened? —  The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance
• Contenting himself with working day and night without respite, and often without food, until, by unremitting but quiet toil, the wants of all are relieved. —  Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865
• As ready thou wilt then be to redemaund longer respite, as before. —  A Discourse of Life and Death, by Mornay; and Antonius by Garnier
• He was enjoying his respite, as he didn't scruple to tell me; and he talked to me a great deal--as usual--about Lady Vandeleur. —  The Path Of Duty
• Tom was not sorry to get a respite, and threw himself flat down, in order to make the most of it, but Mafuta was more anxious than usual about his companion that morning. —  Hunting the Lions

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