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  • And thence, with sin and shame his welcome to repay,

    Agamemnon 2002

  • And thence, with sin and shame his welcome to repay,

    Agamemnon 2002

  • And thence, with sin and shame his welcome to repay,

    The House of Atreus 525 BC-456 BC Aeschylus 1880

  • Or, perchance, their faithful service you will graciously repay,

    Chatterbox, 1906 Various 1873

  • Ireland: and the Viscount's estate being much impoverished by loans to the King, which in those troublesome times his Majesty could not repay,

    The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

  • Antar kissed his feet, and thanking him for his kind discourse, My lord, said he, by your munificence, which I can never repay,

    Antar : 1820

  • And snow-white fingers turn the volant page; 30 p. The smiles of Beauty all my toils repay,

    Canto I 1803

  • “You have rendered me a service which nothing can repay,

    The Honor of the Name �mile Gaboriau 2003

  • “My dear, dear Willoughby!” cried she, “be composed! be happy! such moments repay,

    Isabella. A Novel 1823

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