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After this he grew warier, having in mind, as I supposed, that other time when I had shown him that my wrist and arm could outweary his.

From 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 by Lynde, Francis

Tabby was slow in getting well; but she did not outweary the patience of her friends.

From Emily Brontë by Robinson, A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances)

Patience hath a long term, and we cannot outrun it, outweary it.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh

Even in so complex an effort as a visit to a picture gallery implies, she could continue for hours at the same pitch of earnest interest, and outweary strong men.

From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by Cooke, George Willis