Careful Words

bond (n.)

bond (v.)

bond (adj.)

Is it so nominated in the bond?

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): The Merchant of Venice. Act iv. Sc. 1.

I 'll make assurance double sure,

And take a bond of fate.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Macbeth. Act iv. Sc. 1.

'T is not in the bond.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): The Merchant of Venice. Act iv. Sc. 1.

Immortal gods, I crave no pelf;

I pray for no man but myself;

Grant I may never prove so fond,

To trust man on his oath or bond.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Timon of Athens. Act i. Sc. 2.

  An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

Miguel De Cervantes (1547-1616): Don Quixote. Part ii. Chap. xxxiii.