The same injury will be inflicted on the encomendero, if we oblige him to relinquish the tribute, and give him no other means of support.
For my own part, cogent reasons oblige me to believe that, if this plan be not carried out, the encomenderos much of necessity abandon their encomiendas, as has [illegible in MS.
I am more ashamed, therefore, of this present honor than of the former sentence; and I pity your condition, with whom is more praiseworthy to oblige bad men than to preserve the revenue of public.
As for the watchmen, they prick their legs with their swords, bind them to the door-knockers, and oblige them to light the scene with their lanterns.
It is that circumstances oblige me to keep my word.
Young Whitney, eager to oblige his hostess, went to work and speedily produced a frame on an entirely new plan.
Weak with hunger and overcome by the generosity of his friend the poor man burst into tears and replied that, as his family was on the point of starvation, a loan of $15 would greatly oblige him.
Oblige me so far, captain, as to let me keep your mull as a memorial.
I know you are a great sportsman, and oblige many of your friends: I need not tell you to make use of my grounds; but it may be necessary to hint, that I am more afraid of my fowling-piece than of my game.
Then meet me half an hour hence at the Shakspeare; you mustoblige me by taking a hearty glass with me toward the fitting me out for a certain project, which this night I undertake.
Nay, to oblige you, I will draw; but the devil take me if I fight.
Can any of your numerous correspondents oblige me with the information as to where the following may be found: "The difficult passages they shun, And hold their farthing rushlight to the sun.
If you will oblige me by signing this paper, I will not trouble you any further.
Moreover, you will oblige me to take some still more active measures.
They invite us to join in a row on the lake, but we are mindful of the soufflet in near readiness; so they finally push out from the shore, charmed to oblige by forming the foreground for a photograph.
Though their defence was weak, yet they did enough to oblige us to keep upon our guard, which completed our misfortunes.
For there is no violation of neutrality so great as to oblige the offended party to make war in answer to it, such party having always the choice whether it will keep up the condition of neutrality or not.
Mais ce n'est point une loi de la guerre d'epargner en toute rencontre la personne du roi ennemi; et on n'y est oblige que quand on a la facilite de le faire prisonnier.
Il serait injuste de saisir le navire et de confisquer la contrebande; d'autre part, le croiseur ne peut etre oblige de laisser aller a l'ennemi des produits propres a la guerre et dont celui-ci peut avoir grand besoin.
The purpose of war may even oblige a belligerent to confine a population forcibly[294] in concentration camps.
Also will you oblige me by accepting six pounds for your own use.
This sentence admirably indicates Sir Roger's half belief in the preternatural powers of the old woman, and his anxiety to avoid any trouble that would oblige him to come to a conclusion in the matter.
You will oblige me by being very regular and circumstantial in your correspondence, and commit nothing of a private nature to paper unless in cypher.
That their expenses had been so great in the year 1779, particularly for the marine, as to oblige them to make large loans, which they were negotiating at present.
Indeed, necessity itself will oblige the Americans either to carry on this contraband, or to make war on Spanish and Portuguese America and their Islands.
But after having been thirteen days at sea, the frigate was dismasted, and her rudder so greatly injured, as to oblige us to alter our course and steer for Martinique.
The monster report before him contained twenty-six pages of close folio writing, and he felt that he really could not oblige Mr. Neverbend by reading it.
Very well, my dear fellow; then to oblige you, I'll fall in love with Gertrude.
I'll just explain how the matter is; and as you are sharp enough, you'll see at once that you had better oblige him.
If he should like it, you will oblige me by letting me know exactly what he has to say on the “vicissitudes” of his family.
You will oblige me exceedingly by asking James of Cooldurragha, whether the Deasys are a Cork family, and what the name is called by the Irish-speaking people.
You will oblige me by getting hold of Shemus of Cooldurragha soon as you can, or his brother.
Now, just oblige me: let me try what there is in luck.
I happen to be the owner of this place, and you'll oblige me by clearing out.
Do you suppose, just to oblige you, I'll get myself mixed up in this wretched squabble?
I would have to buy at least six new beds and everything else with which to comfortably equip as many bed-chambers, it being a foregone conclusion that not even the husbands and wives would condescend to "double up" to oblige me.
Ask him politely if he could oblige me by telling me whether I was in love?
Kindly oblige me by thinking of what you would do in my place; and, in all frankness, acknowledge that nothing would be easier than to get away.
Oblige me by reading that letter, and then laugh, if you can, at the importance which I attach to similar papers.
Of course I know it is very wrong, but you'll do it to oblige a friend.
Mr. Rutledge, you are trying to make me seem rude; I have but one answer to make, and it sounds so ungracious you are not kind to oblige me to repeat it.
She was sure, she said, the young lady would be glad to oblige an old woman.
