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And they waxed wroth against the High Priestess and said, Didst thou not sware, even unto seven times, that thou wouldst not call a snap election?
From The New Yorker • Jun. 9, 2017
And he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
From Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students by Soares, Theodore Gerald
The Eldridge knighte gave up his armes, With many a sorrowfulle sighe; And sware to obey Syr Caulines hest,135 Till the tyme that he shold dye.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. v.
From Oscar Wilde by Ingleby, Leonard Cresswell
Upon which, the king sware unto her with an oath.
From True Christianity by Arndt, Johann
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