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单词 on one's conscience
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on (also upon, by, †in, †of) one's conscience
P1. In protestations of truthfulness and asseverations. on (also upon, by, †in, †of) one's conscience: by one's sense of right, upon one's word, truly, honestly. Cf. sense 1c. Now chiefly Irish English and historical.
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c1300 St. Thomas Becket (Laud) l. 470 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 120 Ich hadde lothz, bi mi concience, don holi churche wovȝ.
a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. l. 3174 Bot upon youre conscience, Min holi fader, demeth ye.
c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. v. l. 335 (MED) Þei couth nouȝte, bi her conscience, acorden in treuthe.
1533 J. Heywood Play of Wether sig. A iiiiv On my fayth I thynke in my conscyens I haue ben from heuyn as farre as heuen is hens.
1563 W. Fulke Goodle Gallerye Causes Meteors ii. f. 8v Some mery fellow, which of his conscience thinketh them not to bee aboue three yardes about.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) iii. iii. 113 Now Warwicke, tell me euen vpon thy conscience Is Edward your true King? View more context for this quotation
a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) iii. i. 28 In my conscience sir, I do not care for you. View more context for this quotation
1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII v. iii. 40 O' my conscience twenty of the Dog-dayes now reigne in's Nose. View more context for this quotation
1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. xxii. 95 Two barrels of gunpowder, by my conscience.
1768 O. Goldsmith Good Natur'd Man i. 14 On my conscience, I believe [it].
1806 Lady Morgan Wild Irish Girl I. iv. 125 ‘And do you think the son of Lord M— would have no chance of obtaining an audience from the Prince?’ ‘What, the young gentleman that they say is come to M— house? why about as much chance as his father, but by my conscience that's a bad one.’
1838 H. W. Herbert Cromwell I. ii. viii. 29 But, on my conscience, I believe that Manchester and Essex wish not to see the parliament prevail too fully.
1880 S. S. Cox Why we Laugh (new ed.) xxvi. 419 ‘Then, by my conscience,’ said Pat, ‘you've pulled them a year too soon.’
1903 Pall Mall Mag. Sept. 54 Here, upon my conscience, is a woman all clear flame, who has never yet—never yet—met with a man.
1947 S. Shellbarger Captain from Castile xxvi. 193 But on my conscience, haven't we met?
2000 W. Mahon tr. S. Ó Neachtain Hist. Éamon O'Clery i. viii. 46 ‘By my conscience,’ said the Giant, ‘I won't take a step from here to Roscommon without pursuing him until I have that little dog.’
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