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He informed Lady Glyde that he was ob liged to go out, but added that he hoped to be back before she left.
The Woman in White 1860
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; but without giving any other reasons, than that he knew me to be a villain; and that I knew myself to be one; nor would he give me a character: so I was quite reduced; and but for the kindness of a sister, who keeps an inn in Smithfield, I should have starved, or been ob-liged to do worse.
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I am greatly ob - liged jto you for your information; and in return will cheerfully undertake the office which you intend to honour me with!
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To him we are ob - liged for a true history of the Coccus Polonicus, transmitted by Dr. Wolfe.
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They fliot their arrows at Stanton, and prefTed fohard upon him, that the foldiers were ob - liged to fly to his refcue. f The fight was then renew - ed, the foldiers firing upon them when ever an opportu -
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But, in the 15th century, this independent republic was ob - liged to fubmit to Ivan VuiJilivitch I, grand duke of RulTia.
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'Moft of the Englifli judged it unfafe to travel by land, and fome of the plantations were ob - liged to keep a ftrong guard and watch night and day.
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Csefar warring with ibldiers fuperior in numbers, and equal in dif« cipline to his own, in a country which he knew but little, and of which the oppofite lead-* ers had from a long refidence and ezaA know - ledge, drew his adverfaries into a defile, and ob* liged them to fur render themfelves at difcretion.
Sketch of democracy 1796
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At firft liged the Audrians to retire, an\i to abandon three villages ia mt; but upon tne battalions appointed for the fapport of the
A Collection of State Papers Relative to the War Against France Now Carrying on by Great Britain ... 1795
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Turlogh in confcqucnce of th? it vidkory, was ob - liged to lay afide all further claim to the fove - rcignty of Thomond, and leave his nephew in peaceable poflcflioh of that entire country.
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