Why do you not give up your unverifiable interpretation in the face of this plain objection?"
— from A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud

“Give up your understanding!”
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

Pain proceeds from nature, which you must submit to, say they, agreeably to what even your own Crantor teaches, for it presses and gains upon you unavoidably, and cannot possibly be resisted.
— from Cicero's Tusculan Disputations Also, Treatises On The Nature Of The Gods, And On The Commonwealth by Marcus Tullius Cicero

[ geweald ] ungewildelic (y) unyielding , Æ. un-gewill displeasing , Chr . ungewintred immature, young , LL 18[26].
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

It was a dastardly action; but his presence had grown unbearable; yes, unbearable in the fullest acceptation of the word, and in ridding myself of him I felt as if a world of misery were being lifted from me.
— from Confessions of a Young Man by George Moore

Are you aware, in the first place, that she has given up your uncle's fortune?" "No," he answered, very much startled.
— from Fairy Gold by Christian Reid

I do not mean, gran'mom, that you cannot be good unless you understand everything.
— from Katy Gaumer by Elsie Singmaster

"In one hour, Grecian maid-in one hour,"—and his voice sank to a deep, hard whisper—"you shall die, and nevermore shall your father behold you-nevermore shall Ranadar gaze upon you unless it be in Eblis."
— from The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence by Maturin Murray Ballou

she had asked, looking up at Hertha as they went out into the rain, "I go under your umbrella?" Hertha had said "yes" eagerly, ashamed not to have offered shelter herself.
— from The Shadow by Mary White Ovington

To give up your uncle's fortune in that way, Denoisel, was rendering homage to low morals.
— from Renée Mauperin by Jules de Goncourt

And how can you ever expect the blessing of God upon your undertakings, if you neglect and despise, and in effect destroy and abolish his service?
— from Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London during the Eighteenth Century; Vol. 1 (of 2) Including the Charities, Depravities, Dresses, and Amusements etc. by James Peller Malcolm

"No, I don't suppose there is," retorted Marion, knowing well the meaning of Rachel's mischievous glance, "unless your uncle should happen to come; if he does, I'll entertain him until you get back."
— from Marion Berkley: A Story for Girls by Elizabeth B. (Elizabeth Barker) Comins

The great value the whole country express for your honour's person, makes them desirous to have nobody but yourself to govern them; and as you must be convinced, that no person can be more passionately fond of your government than ourselves, we hope you will not take amiss any advice given by faithful and affectionate friends; and therefore we take the liberty to tell you freely, we are of opinion that your honour may take the government upon you, upon the office of the people, for the King, and represent to the Proprietors, that rather than the whole country should be in confusion, and want a governing power, you held it for their Lordships, though you were obliged to comply with the colonists, who were unanimously of opinion they would have no Proprietors government.
— from An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1 by Alexander Hewatt