The three friends sat down; a larger table replaced the small stand which had been exclusively devoted to ices; three bottles of huge dimensions were brought from the cellar; pledge after pledge was received and given.
Yes, she had linked her destiny to such a man, and now she felt the full import of the vow she had made, of the pledge she had taken.
What is human virtue, that he should pledge his salvation on governing well?
I lament to find that my confidence was misplaced; and I pledge myself that the prize-master shall be punished.
I pledge myself to tell you why before you rise from table, to which I now invite you.
You will soon see whether I pledge in vain my own responsibility and your hopes.
Not yet," said I; "I have pledged my word that we will not interfere unless the pirates absolutely gain possession of the ship, and that pledge must be scrupulously observed.
You will then fulfil your destiny by coming in contact with the sword; and, if you clutch it firmly, I will pledge myself that you never die by it.
For the truth of this I can pledge myself, for I know him well.
Whatever power he hath, it is only borrowed fiduciary power, as the nation's public servant: and that which was lent him inpledge or pawn may be reclaimed, when abused by him.
If the maid her love refuse me, Yet I pledge my faithful heart, In her glance faint hope is smiling, Bringing comfort ere here we part.
Now is the hour to redeem the pledge he left with us, the pledgeof his honor and mine.
Though her love she refuse me, Yet I pledge my faithful heart, So good night, good night!
To this manhood, struggle and work we welcome them, and in it we pledge them our Christian support.
He was permitted to return home on condition of sending his son as a pledge for his re-appearance; but the blow he had received was fatal, and before he reached his home he fell a victim to the agonies of a wounded spirit.
A pledge was likewise exchanged between the estates and the pleni- potentiary, that neither party should enter into any treaty with the King, except by full consent and co-operation of the other.
Come with me where I shall go, and what I do, do ye in likewise; I pledge you my faith, ye shall suffer no hurt so long as I can help you in aught.
But in the land where I have been I have given oath and pledge to the king that I will return to him again, for that he hath right great need of me.
Thereto I pledge you all my faith," the bird made answer; and forthright the villein let him go.
If the pledge be wholly spoiled or be destroyed, it must be replaced; except where caused by accident,[123] or by the monarch.
The property in] a pledge with usufruct[122] does not become forfeit.
The owner's property in] a pledge is forfeited if it be not redeemed when the debt is doubled; of one made for a definite period, it is forfeited at the specified date.
She professed a firm persuasion, that the affection of her subjects was the surest pledge of their duty and obedience.
Ye hae nearly gart me brik my pledge o' honour, whilk I wadna hae done for ten sic necks as yours.
It boots not me to know how you came possessed of this last and only remaining pledge of my submission.
He was not astonished at this, for the matter of his broken or twisted pledge had somewhat disturbed his dreams.
So I lost no time in approaching him and fulfilling mypledge to the King of Sarandib.
If thou wilt pledge this foster mother of a prince that thou wilt comply with her request in three months time, then it seems to me that, by so doing, thou wilt cement the good feeling and loosen the griefs of all parties concerned.
Thou knowest the rest: pledge him in a cup and see to it that the benj is in his and not in thine.
Thou didst pledge me thy daughter for my son, and with that pledge I went, thinking that the whole earth and all therein were not its value.
A faint smile seemed to live in the corners of her bewitching mouth, and a look in her eyes convinced him that he was a much better man than he had thought since he could keep his pledge on so great a matter.
But one more cup and then, if I say thee nay, do not believe me, for thou hast kept thy pledge and hast won me as man wins woman.
But punctually on the day of expiration, the friend who had listened to my pledge came to me and claimed its fulfilment.
If I should agree to what you ask, Mack would pledge his word, I know.
Nesselrode had declared that hefore he would pledge himself to further their views he must have proofs that they were seconded by the population of Paris.
My election by the Diet of Sweden, which has met with your Majesty's assent, has made me a Swedish subject, and that character is incompatible with the pledge proposed by a member of the Council.
The renewed marks of favour you may bestow on him will be an unequivocal pledge of the reciprocity of your sentiments, and will seal that confidence which will render our satisfaction mutual.
France peace and tranquillity, since the arrival of the Empress and her son, confidently asserted to be at hand, was taken as a pledge of the friendship of Austria.
I have no positive proofs of the fact, but in my opinion Ney's life was a pledge of gratitude which Fouche thought he must offer to the foreign influence which had made him Minister.
Josephine and Hortense conjured him to hold out hope to the King, as by so doing he would in no way pledge himself, and would gain time to ascertain whether he could not ultimately play a far greater part than that of Monk.
The word of the Prince is a pledge with which every Frenchman ought to be satisfied.
Everything bore testimony to his honesty; the talents he had shown were a pledge for his genius, his genius for his resources; and the sacrifices he would have to make in case of failure proved that he was confident of success.
I can pledgemyself to the truth of a fact of which I have certain knowledge, and you may rely upon it; namely, that none of the allied powers engaged in the present war entertain views of territorial aggrandisement.
Republic of the Ionian Isles, and England was to pledge herself to assist Russia in her war against Persia.
You must pledge yourself not to bear arms against me.
However, I shall not scruple to consent to an arrangement which will secure to me the limit of the Rhine, and by which Holland will pledge herself to fulfil the conditions stipulated above.
I pledge my word to send them to the Castle as soon as they arrive.
In those blessed moments you gave me this seal as a pledge of your regard.
In the meanwhile the catual tried many stratagems to get the fleet into the harbour; and at last, in the name of his master, made an absolute demand that the sails and rudders should be delivered up, as the pledge of Gama's honesty.
Each shore which weav'd for him the snares of death, To him these shores shall pledge their offer'd faith; To him their haughty lords shall lowly bend, And yield him tribute for the name of friend.
With costly gifts, as of their truth secure, The pledge that GAMA deem'd their faith was pure.
To eat together was, and still is, in the east looked upon as the inviolable pledge of protection.
Miss Williams was made chairman of a committee to raise Nebraska's pledge of $300 to the Anthony Memorial Fund.
It adopted a resolution by a vote of 20 to 13, which endorsed the favorable action of the National Committee the preceding May and said: "We pledge our support in every proper way to accomplish the result desired.
The association's Legislative Committee worked strenuously to pledge votes against the bill.
A pledge of $25 was again made to the National Association and Delaware's quota to the Oregon campaign was subscribed.
A committee of Republican women circulated a pledge to give no money or work for the Republican party as long as women had no votes.
Further, he was to plead for more Teachers, and to pledge his Chiefs word that they would be kindly received and protected.
