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Ah! mon amour te va bien obliger À quitter soudain ta carrière.

From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

To stand on ceremony with obligations, Is to restrain the obliger.

From The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 by Lamb, Charles

L'homme cault a ueu la malice Pour l'innocent faire obliger, Et puis par uoye de iustice Est uenu le pauure affliger.

From The Dance of Death by Dobson, Austin

The notions of the obliged are changed, those of the obliger ought to change also.

From The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters by McKenzie, Aimée G. Leffingwel

Qui peut, et qui n'a du pouvoir, Que pour obliger tout le monde.

From Fletcher of Madeley by Macdonald, Frederic W.