dernier ressort
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Mr. Barclay and myself have thought of Cairnes, at L'Ori-ent, as a dernier ressort.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson
Do men who marry under such circumstances honour and trust the women, who as a dernier ressort bear their names?
From Infelice by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)
He begged, however, that he might not be called upon to take office except as a dernier ressort, a necessity.
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 by Benson, Arthur Christopher
Then came the stroke climacteric; the dernier ressort of satanic hostility.
From Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission by Whitney, Orson F.
"We don't get on at all; he has no more inclination for the church, than I have; I pity these younger sons just ran into some fat living as a dernier ressort."
From A Heart-Song of To-day by Savigny, Annie Gregg
