demission
Example Sentences
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Her soul from earth to Heaven lies, Like the ladder of the vision, Whereon go To and fro, In ascension and demission, Star-flecked feet of Paradise.
From Poems by Francis Thompson
"She has given her demission," said the courier, pompously.
From The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Charles James Lever
His demission of office was almost immediately followed by a relaxation of discipline, and by a looseness in the management of the public business.
From The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion by John Charles Dent
Barrere proposes a middle course:—Will not perhaps the inculpated Deputies consent to withdraw voluntarily; to make a generous demission, and self-sacrifice for the sake of one's country?
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
“I should like my demission from the army,” said Briónes.
From Devil Stories An Anthology by Various
