depone
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She did indeed depone to a line being left for me at her house, which said line miscarried.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 458 Volume 18, New Series, October 9, 1852 by Chambers, Robert
Mr Melmotte had been asked to depone the title-deeds, and had promised to do so as soon as the day of the wedding should have been fixed with the consent of all the parties.
From The Way We Live Now by Trollope, Anthony
It was not in his quality as confessor that Fra Gervasio heard the dying man depone.
From The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza by Sabatini, Rafael
"But you depone that he charged you to tell only the truth?"
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
One of the hands speaking in vulgar English accent was heard to depone, 'By George if I could only get that prize I'd be a happy man, and would go back to old h-England.'
From An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America by MacLean, J. P. (John Patterson)
"She told me not to go any crazier than I already was, and I deponed to her how Doug felt about me, and she went home."
From Judith of the Godless Valley by Morrow, Honoré
I've deponed that many a time to this crowd of mavericks!
From Judith of the Godless Valley by Morrow, Honoré
I guess if the truth be deponed he's fonder of me than he is of anybody—excepting maybe Judith.
From Judith of the Godless Valley by Morrow, Honoré
"I deponed I'd come, didn't I?" asked old Johnny.
From Judith of the Godless Valley by Morrow, Honoré
It had been deponed to me offeecially that no’ a tradesman—no’ the Deacon here himsel’—could have made a cleaner job wi’ Andra Simpson’s shutters.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV by Stevenson, Robert Louis
"I deponed I'd come, didn't I?" repeated the old fellow, and he was still deponing when Douglas started homeward.
From Judith of the Godless Valley by Morrow, Honoré
"I heard Jimmy Day deponing at the post-office to-day that Charleton was still off on a trip."
From Judith of the Godless Valley by Morrow, Honoré
