All 4 Uses of
affirm
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- I should not like to affirm upon oath that I have not.†
Chpt 53-54 *
- I say, I believe such is the case, I do not affirm it; besides, liberty of conscience is established in France.†
Chpt 69-70
- The similarity in the symptoms of tetanus and poisoning by vegetable substances is so great, that were I obliged to affirm by oath what I have now stated, I should hesitate; I therefore repeat to you, I speak not to a magistrate, but to a friend.†
Chpt 73-74
- Do you insist on this retractation so far as to kill me if I do not make it, although I have repeated more than once, and affirmed on my honor, that I was ignorant of the thing with which you charge me, and although I still declare that it is impossible for any one but you to recognize the Count of Morcerf under the name of Fernand?†
Chpt 77-78
Definition:
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(affirm as in: I affirm the statement) to firmly state that something is true