| 单词 | quittance |
| 例句 | We will acknowledge your title as good, and we will demand of you quittance for the above sum, which you will grant us as king of France. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z We were well quit of George Glen and his gang, though the price of the quittance was heavy. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z When Khayyam quittance at Death's hand receives, And sheds his outworn life, as trees their leaves, Full gladly will he sift this world away, Ere dustmen sift his ashes in their sieves. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z I placed the cross back slowly, my honour was still white, and death that was coming would give me a full quittance for all my troubles. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Lane smiled almost affably as he tossed the quittances upon the table. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Right easily can I find proof of quittance, and to spare. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z "I know he is in this wood; and he shall never leave it till he give me quittance for the injury he has done me." Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z That forthwith he had come to the theatre and delivered up the play, with such expressions of penitence and shame that they could not forbear to give him full quittance for his fault. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z After a brief greeting, I told him his business was done, and handed him the quittance I had received from Hawkwood. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z The abbot, having adopted this good counsel, gave to the King one hundred pounds for such a quittance. The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson 2011-10-18T02:00:19.523Z "I shall not give Travers quittance in this matter till he has paid me wages for my toil." Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z “Very well then, My Lord,” said he, “sign the quittance.” Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z There is something base In mere existence—something in the face Of men and women which accepts the earth, And all its havings, as its right of birth, But not its quittance, not its resting-place. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z "All the more pleasure in receiving it," and placing a couple of gold pieces on the table, I received my quittance and change. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z We have disregarded our oaths; upon her head be our perfidy; receive her in quittance of our debt to thee. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z At last the king demanded an account of all the sums that had passed through his hands during his chancellorship, though he had already received a quittance. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z A happy quittance, say I. The abb� is too perilously apt with his long sword. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z Of course Herr Simon will require from these heirs a receipt for the sum handed them, and a quittance of all further claims. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z The deputy turned over his charge to him, received his quittance, and went away. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Whatever gives legal quittance from contract obligation, or from legal obligation as for taxes, performs this function. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z You have most learnedly proverbde it, commending the virtue of patience and forbearance, but yet you know forbearance is no quittance. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources "Well, then, it shall be yours, if you give up all claim to the hand of Meenie Ritchie, and give me in writing an entire quittance on that score." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 I have been with the governor, who is full of rejoicing at this unexpected quittance of the Bruce and his host of wolves. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 You shall prepare a full quittance for the Emperor, and Mowbray-sahib shall sign it. The Great Mogul But "legal tender" money is not always an adequate means of quittance. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z To appease a creditor meant to pay him; in the same manner as une quittance, a quittance or receipt, was originally quietantia, a quieting, from quietus, quiet. Lectures on The Science of Language He would 'sign on' at Liverpool, giving his boarding-master a month's advance note for quittance. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea Knowledge, give me the scourge of penance; My flesh therewith shall give a quittance— I will now begin, if God give me grace. Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse “That is a quittance for the chain,” he cried. The Great Mogul It was only by being a valuable object, and commonly only by being a medium of exchange, that the money could have become a means of legal quittance in the first place. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z In the first place, the quittance for our board and lodging.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) I've sent him his quittance papers, and he's your enemy for all time. A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs She saw that it was her quittance,—her freedom! Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life Having paid quittance, he was at liberty to be absorbed in his books. Somehow Good Thus, silver certificates, without being "legal tender," are a means of legal quittance from obligations to the Federal Government. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z Very good, then, Master Tibbald: if you will pay the Council that sum, its secretary shall make you out a note of quittance.' Merry-Garden and Other Stories I may yet cry 'quittance; Though now I suffer, and dare not resist. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810 “Himself, nay—he sent it to me; but I gave the quittance as to Mr Louvaine.” It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot Had you but been courteous to me I would have rewarded you well; now take your money, give me a quittance, and I will take my lands once more. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race The guerdon; the quittance; could it be possible after all, the end was not far? Under the Rose "And I at you," said Turpin, discharging his pistol right in the face of the rash attorney; "there's a quittance in full." Rookwood But what extraordinary combination of inappropriate events could possibly cause her to seek to buy quittance of such a man as he had left insensible? High Noon A New Sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Elinor Glyn “The messenger lost not the quittance,” said Hans. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot So let it be thus bestowed—and I will cause a quittance to be made out for you from the Crown, which will take no part in the trove. Paul the Minstrel and Other Stories Reprinted from The Hill of Trouble and The Isles of Sunset Therefore, in spite of his legal quittance, he still was held in captivity. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure He must have legal purgation, discharge, release from custody, quittance. Napoleon the Little Cry quittance, madam, then, and love not him. Edward the Second He saw one of the infuriated mutineers heave the third officer's body overboard—a final quittance for some injury previously received. The Captain of the Kansas "And it shall not," said the monk, "the Lord Robert shall send you due quittance." Paul the Minstrel and Other Stories Reprinted from The Hill of Trouble and The Isles of Sunset Knowledge, give me the scourge of penance; My flesh therewith shall give a quittance: I will now begin, if God give me grace. "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays But he took care so to word the quittance, that in the event of any thing going wrong, he might yet claim his hundred pounds from Mrs Forbes. Alec Forbes of Howglen If this is right, please let me have a formal receipt and quittance. Swirling Waters Cassiodorus evidently feels this; and very probably the restoration of the vessels and the quittance of the debt had been insisted on by him. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Eight youths alive he seizes for the pyre, Four, sons of Sulmo, four, whom Ufens bred, Poor victims, doomed to feed the funeral fire, And pour their blood in quittance for the dead. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor If he that hath it can the sequel know, How from the guilty here, forthwith below A quittance is required. Roads from Rome Are we men and are we Britons? shall we ne'er obtain a quittance"— Said the Cherwell to the Isis—"from the tyrants of the oar? Lyra Frivola Didn't I speir her giving him his quittance once for all that night when he rode away after they had pitten ye to bed? The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady The business, as it turned out, was merely to give him quittance of a loan. Hetty Wesley But ne'er the town, by Destiny assigned, Your walls shall gird, till famine's pangs constrain To gnaw your boards, in quittance for our slain.' The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor I served them, in quittance, My dear sword always served me faithfully. Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem Full quittance— he could see Pamphlett's face as he fetched forth the piece of paper and made out that quittance, signing his name across a postage stamp. Nicky-Nan, Reservist He could bleed and shave the sconce; draw out bonds and quittances; thus uniting three of the professions in his own proper person. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Some four days after the brewer himself came for his money: the tapster told him that it was paid, and that he had a quittance from him to show. The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' Let no absurd talk about quittance, discharge, remuneration, payment, induce the holder to relax from his inflexible purpose of palm. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 7, 1841 Truly there is here the price of any man's death; but it is not lawful to give a quittance for an eric that is not complete. The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland He folded the scrap of paper that was his receipt or quittance, put it in his breast pocket, and rode on at a foot-pace. The Devil's Garden Then Robin stept forward, offering to take the mill on his master's quittance. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Hereat the brewer did wonder, and desired to see the quittance. The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' “You pay me,” said the policeman, “and you receive a quittance for the sum paid,” and he proceeded to tear a counterfoil receipt for a three shilling fine from a small pocket book. When William Came For had he wrought In open quittance of outrageous wrong, Even Zeus had granted that his cause was just. The Seven Plays in English Verse Alas! how can I give thee quittance of the heavenly dues, when thou hast not cleared thyself of the dues of earth?' Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 The king ordered its registration, "for the good of his kingdom and for quittance of the promise he had given the pope." A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 I am so deep in his counsel that he has my quittance, for I have full assurance that he never dreamed of such a deed. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France “May I ask,” said Yeovil, as he handed over the sum demanded and received his quittance, “what the red and white band on your sleeve stands for?” When William Came Wherefore Latona’s daughter in fell wrath Stayed the army, that in quittance for the deer My sire should slay at the altar his own child. The Seven Plays in English Verse "He writes himself armigero in any bill, warrant, quittance, or obligation," here put in Davy the serving man. A Cotswold Village He then folded the quittance, and put it under his cap, adding,—"Peril of thy beard, Jew, see that this be full and ample!" Ivanhoe In that hour he avenged his father's death, and with the same blow gave quittance for the wrongs of his mother. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France First, on his head, in quittance of my wrongs, I'll nail huge forked horns, and let them hang Within the window where he yok'd me first, That all the world may see my just revenge. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From the Quarto of 1616 "Lady," saith he, "see here the quittance for your knight that was slain, and the fifth also remaineth lying on the piece of ground shent in like manner as was your own." The High History of the Holy Graal And, Ethenwald, be sure I will quittance thee, And teach thee how to dally with thy king. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 And he sent you order and command to that effect, signed with his accustomed signature, and quittance in all form, which quittance, duly sealed, is in my hands. Albert Durer Thou art facetious friend, as well as daring in thy malignity," said Cromwell; "but credit me, I will cry quittance with you ere I am done. Woodstock; or, the Cavalier Welcome, grave fathers: answer presently What hath 123 our holy council there decreed Concerning Bruno and the Emperor, In quittance of their late conspiracy Against our state and papal dignity? The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From the Quarto of 1616 "Cross thing!" said she; but she obeyed: and, indeed, the first classe was my territory, and she could not there legally resist a notice of quittance from me. Villette I have brought thee down to the market for the quittance of my oath; so now begone home and look that thou cross me not again. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I But she gave him his quittance in a whiplike retort. A Fool for Love With the obligation of this quittance, the latter class hold in fee the cottages and plots of land which they occupy, and appear to be a thriving and comfortable race. Memoirs of James Robert Hope-Scott, Volume 2 "You shall have an explanation, my lord," she said, "such as shall be my full quittance for intrusion even at this untimely hour of the night." Malcolm Whether 'twas a forged quittance or one for some other stone we knew not, but Elzevir spoke again, saying that the stone was ours and we had found it in England. Moonfleet So I took the money and gave him a quittance for it, signing it with my false name, James Hopkins, but, reflecting on this when I left him, I wished I had not. A Set of Rogues The portrait has the look of being designed as a quittance in full of old scores. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 10, August, 1858 Whatever loyalty you may owe to them has been discharged, and I will give you a quittance. The Lost Naval Papers In quittance of his ransom, and to come forth from prison, Vortigern granted Sussex, Essex, and Middlesex to Hengist as his fief, besides that earldom of Kent which he had held before. Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut Good Master Barnes, this entertain of yours, So full of courtesy and rich delight, Makes me misdoubt my poor ability In quittance of this friendly courtesy. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 For no tenant, thinks I, will be fool enough to withold payment when he may get his quittance to-morrow for half its value. A Set of Rogues His kindred still have quittance of all service for their inheritance on this account, and their heirs are entitled so to hold their inheritance forever. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) And every hour of love, I have heard him say, pays for itself, on both sides, quittance in full. The Little Lady of the Big House Life in this world is risk enough to inflict on another person who has not been consulted in the matter, but death will give quittance in full. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler You have most learnedly proverb'd it, commending the virtue of patience or forbearance, but yet, you know, forbearance is no quittance. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 I’ll take the gallows itself, if it comes, and say good quittance.” Janice Meredith In return you've given Farmer Small a quittance for the entire year. Unforseen Return His kindred still have quittance of all service for their inheritance on that account, and their heirs are entitled so to hold their inheritance for ever. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo It seems to guarantee the Hapsburg crown A quittance of distractions such as those That leave their shade on many a backward year!— The Dynasts The estate was so complicated, that Warren offered the heirs a good round sum for his quittance, and to take the settlement upon himself. Sybil, or the Two Nations I have brought thee to the bazar for quittance of mine oath; now get thee home and thwart me no more as is thy wont. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 They come very easily, these quarrels, but the quittance from them is sometimes terribly difficult. The Last Chronicle of Barset Other dues are also ancient taxes, but he still performs the service for which they are a quittance. The Ancient Regime Pal," says the little peddler, reaching out and grasping my hand, "here's full quittance for that pannikin o' water as you never got! Black Bartlemy's Treasure If a telegram to say that we had become legatees had arrived from, St. Petersburg, I should have flung at him a quittance for my foolish stepfather's debts, and then dismissed him. The Gambler "I pray thee give swift quittance to my wish, blessed spirit," I said, "and afford me proof that what think I can reflect on thee." Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Paradise The quittances which the Mayor of Meudon had exacted from him before he would issue the necessary safe-conducts placed the whole of his future, perhaps his very life, in jeopardy. Scaramouche I believe that one firm in London had lent nearly a million to the company, and is now willing to accept half the sum so lent in quittance of the whole debt. North America — Volume 1 He had earned his quittance, and in the nighttime, upon his hands and knees, he crept from the sleepers in the court. 1492 "Take thy quittance first, thou fool!" said Varney; and with a pistol, which he had for some time held in his hand, shot Lambourne through the body. Kenilworth Thou hast brought this fight upon us, and either thou or I get our quittance here. Men of Iron It was in the account; part of the quittance due. Scaramouche We therefore have great cause of thankfulness, And shall forget the office of our hand Sooner than quittance of desert and merit According to the weight and worthiness. King Henry V So long as he worked or waited, Madeline remained in New York, but when in February death gave him his quittance, she took her freedom too, with wide intentions and many coupons. The Pool in the Desert |
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