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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
rely ; archaic spelling ofrelied .
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Examples
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Likewise because in those times, great trust and beleefe was given to an oath, he making no care or conscience to be perjured: greatly advantaged himselfe by Law suites, in regard that many matters relyed upon his oath, and delivering the truth according to his knowledge.
The Decameron 2004
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Upon this I would willingly have relyed: But the Cardinal wrote me word, that I must find some means of conveying Agnes out of the
The Monk 2004
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Ambroginolo seeing Sicurano there present, upon whose favour he wholly relyed, yet perceiving her lookes likewise to be as dreadful as the Soldans, and hearing her threaten him with most greevous torments except he revealed the truth indeed; you may easily guesse in what condition he stood at that instant.
The Decameron 2004
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Her most amiable, and discreet Example, as well as her Kind Skill and Care I have ever relyed upon in my own Mind, for the Education of
Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 13 October 1775 1963
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The other, yt we have so much relyed, by implicite faith as it were, upon generalities, without seeing ye perticuler course & means for so waghtie an affaire set down unto us.
The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Complete Azel Ames 1876
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Mr. Dabney Cosby who will probably hand you this, is desirous of undertakeing a small part of the Brick work to be done The ensuing season say to Make and lay 350,000 bricks: He is a man of Industry, Energy & I believe Capacity & may be relyed on to execute whatever he undertakes --
Letters to and from Jefferson, 1819 [a machine-readable transcription] 1819
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Upon this I would willingly have relyed: But the Cardinal wrote me word, that I must find some means of conveying Agnes out of the Convent, unknown to the
The Monk; a romance 1796
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Indian information is to be relyed on; from the same information the
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791
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In the late controversy I had with Colo Drysdale our then govr it Appear'd that both your lordship and Colo Cage relyed Chiefly Upon Alder - man Perry to Personate that Affair for you before their Lordships the bo = ard of Trade therefore I have thought it Proper to send him copys of All the
Letter from Robert Carter to Thomas, Lord Fairfax, June 24, 1729 1729
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I'm deeply in love with him and thats feeling so strange especially that i relyed on my self and used to have no_feelings for more than 3years ..
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