tarry at

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“She says I ought to—to get married, Mrs Dorothy; and she looks for me to do it while I tarry at White-Ladies, for she reckons that will be the best chance.”

From The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) by Petherick, Horace

After a short tarry at Rio Janeiro, during which the prince was not permitted to land, the frigate again set sail, and on the 30th of March, 1837, reached Norfolk, Virginia.

From Hortense Makers of History Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

“Lord,” said Rhiannon, “Caswallawn is in Kent, thou mayest therefore tarry at the feast, and wait until he shall be nearer.”

From The Mabinogion Vol. 3 by Edwards, Owen Morgan, Sir

I waited for news that the ship was ready to sail, till delay made me heartsick, and I could tarry at rest no longer.

From Silent Struggles by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

He showed them his hands and his feet, told them to handle him, and ate before them; directed them to tarry at Jerusalem till they were endued with power from on high.

From The Two Tests: The Supernatural Claims of Christianity Tried by Two of its Own Rules by Lisle, Lionel