espial

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The conditions under which he obtained the espial of one of the King's most trusted friends, and a member of the 'Sealed Knot,' formed a complete protection to the Earl of Rochester and his associates.

From The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 by Various

The act of espial had always been hateful to him: he preferred to trust his brethren, and it cost far less trouble.

From Brother Copas by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

He remembered his reluctant consent to McCloskey's proposal touching the espial upon Hallock, and was sorry he had given it.

From The Taming of Red Butte Western by Lynde, Francis

At the moment of my espial, Cornwallis was speaking, and I drew back to listen, well enough content to be in earshot.

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

Thus urged by our despairing lord, we made Th’ espial.

From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles