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a1450 Late Middle Eng. Treat. on Horses (1978) 87 (MED) Loke..þat he go wyde in resoun & þat his lymes tremeli, for þat is sygne of strengþe.

1455–9 J. Fastolf in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 190 Y wolle yn reson be rewled and moderated by your discrecions.

1584 in Bannatyne Misc. (1827) I. 86 Albeit the said ansuer wes moir nor in resone we culd haif wischit.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 ii. ii. 42 Keeping such vile company as thou arte, hath in reason taken from me all ostentation of sorrowe. View more context for this quotation

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) i. i. 223 Shal. Will you, (vpon good dowry) marry her? Slen. I will doe a greater thing then that, vpon your request (Cosen) in any reason . View more context for this quotation

1650 T. Bayly Worcesters Apophthegmes 97 The Law could not in reason take notice of any such thing.

1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 82 Had he had a thousand souls, they had in reason been cast away. View more context for this quotation

1712 E. Budgell Spectator No. 277. ¶12 I am willing to do anything in reason for the Service of my Country-women.

1823 J. Keble Serm. (1848) iii. 65 To..consider fairly, what effect, in all reason, their believing it ought to have on themselves.

1898 G. B. Shaw Plays I. 186 If you want a cheque for yourself..you can name any figure you like—in reason.

1941 Punch 19 Nov. 438/1 One thing's always struck me, how little the ladies sweat—suppose I ought to say ‘perspire’. But, on the whole, it's a good thing, in reason. Opens the pores.