requital

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This nonsense gradually infected everything and the consequence was an underestimate which subsequently bought the bitterest requital.

From Time Magazine Archive

Were the story true, how vast was the requital!

From Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love by Dryden, John

He could scarcely nerve himself to fling it away, and yet it seemed, in the light of reason, a very indifferent requital for a life of struggle and poverty.

From A Damaged Reputation by Bindloss, Harold

The idea came from the Crito, where Socrates compels Crito to own that we must do evil to no one—not even by way of requital.

From The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by Glover, T. R. (Terrot Reaveley)

Judith patted the little maid in requital of her courtesy, and then stole noiselessly up-stairs.

From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by Black, William