avouch

I have no clay tablet to avouch this debt.

I dare avouch you'd stand up for yourself, Tho' all the world should bay like winter wolves.

"I know nothing of the case but I will avouch the hearing of my two good ears."

For that matter, it would do the spirits of the defenders no good for their commander to avouch himself a military ninny.

I dare avouch it, sir.

And I avouch to you, my friends, that if Ullanoth has indeed committed an atrocity, it was never done at my behest.

But the king's son of Archenland should avouch his deed; not hang his head like a Calormene slave."

If tinkers may have leave to live, And bear the sow-skin budget, Then my account I well may, give, And in the stocks avouch it.

My name is Corporal Nym; I speak, and I avouch; 'Tis true.

But now you are noble, now you can avouch your true desires without fear...." Oh, come on now, Arrhae thought.

Tell him, and spare not: look, what I have said I will avouch in presence of the king: I dare adventure to be sent to the Tower.

We descry above, Mirrors, ye call them thrones, from which to us Reflected shine the judgments of our God: Whence these our sayings we avouch for good."

Will you mock at an ancient tradition, begun upon an honourable respect, and worn as a memorable trophy of predeceased valour and dare not avouch in your deeds any of your words?

In act I, Scene I, Lysander says "Demetrius, I'll avouch it to his head, Made love to Nedar's daughter, Helena" showing us that Demetrius is a fickle lover.

Demetrius, I'll avouch it to his head, Made love to Nedar's daughter, Helena, And won her soul; and she, sweet lady, dotes, Devoutly dotes, dotes in idolatry, Upon this spotted and inconstant man.

Does not the previous argument imply clearly that we should send him to those who profess and avouch that they are the common teachers of all Hellas, and are ready to impart instruction to any one who likes, at a fixed price?

If you'll avouch 'twas wisdom Paris went- As you must needs, for you all cried 'Go, go'- If you'll confess he brought home worthy prize- As you must needs, for you all clapp'd your hands, And cried 'Inestimable!'