All 4 Uses of
premise
in
Moby Dick
- "I don't allow it; I won't have my premises spoiled.†
Chpt 16-18
- "Have to burst it open," said I, and was running down the entry a little, for a good start, when the landlady caught at me, again vowing I should not break down her premises; but I tore from her, and with a sudden bodily rush dashed myself full against the mark.†
Chpt 16-18
- But here be it premised, that owing to the unwearied activity with which of late they have been hunted over all four oceans, the Sperm Whales, instead of almost invariably sailing in small detached companies, as in former times, are now frequently met with in extensive herds, sometimes embracing so great a multitude, that it would almost seem as if numerous nations of them had sworn solemn league and covenant for mutual assistance and protection.†
Chpt 85-87 *
- Look ye, pudding-heads should never grant premises.†
Chpt 106-108 *
Definitions:
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(premise as in: she premised her comments by...) provide a preface or introduction
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(premise as in: the premise of the argument) something assumed to be true and upon which other things are based