dernier ressort

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As a dernier ressort, application was made to the fountain-head—to Mr. Luke Fildes, R.A., the famous illustrator of that beautiful work.

From A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land by Hughes, William R. (William Richard)

It was a strategic manoeuvre, a desperate and dernier ressort on his part.

From The Scalp Hunters by Stewart, F.A.

Of this dernier ressort they would be deprived, if equal sentences were passed on all for like offences.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 551, June 9, 1832 by Various

If they are deemed unlawful, unjust, and oppressive, first appealing to judicial supervision and all lawful means for relief and protection—revolution the dernier ressort.

From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by Helleberg, C. G. (Carl Gustaf)

A last appeal to the fellow before me only produced another smile; so, as a dernier ressort, I drew my chair towards the table, and thrust my manacled hands out of sight.

From Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches by Fenn, George Manville