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Take the bonds along with you, And have the dates in compt.
From Timon of Athens by Shakespeare, William
Herodotus writeth that thethiopians named Macrobij, do more estieme latten then thei do golde whiche thei put to nothyng that thei compt of any price.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc. by Hakluyt, Richard
I have kept compt, still meaning to be just one day; but Avarice withheld me.
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles
An eminent critic says to come off is to go scot-free; and this not suiting the context, he bids us read, they must compt off, i.e., clear their reckoning.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 by Various
And "Almighty Allah, O my son, hath given thy father monies past compt."
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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