5 uses
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Definition
of a person: a nation's ruler or head of state
of a political body: not controlled by outside forces
of a political body: not controlled by outside forces
- Then, signior, I lay on you my sovereign behest to furbish up your lungs and other vocal organs, as they will be wanted on my royal service.Chapter 17 (88% in)
- ...affection from you, or Miss Temple, or any other whom I truly love, I would willingly submit to have the bone of my arm broken, or to let a bull toss me, or to stand behind a kicking horse, and let it dash its hoof at my chest — " "Hush, Jane! you think too much of the love of human beings; you are too impulsive, too vehement; the sovereign hand that created your frame, and put life into it, has provided you with other resources than your feeble self, or than creatures feeble as you.Chapter 8 (22% in)
- I wish I had only offered you a sovereign instead of ten pounds.Chapter 21 (24% in)
- The ring, Adele, is in my breeches-pocket, under the disguise of a sovereign: but I mean soon to change it to a ring again.Chapter 24 (63% in)
- You shall be mine: I claim you — not for my pleasure, but for my Sovereign's service."Chapter 34 (63% in)
There are no more uses of "sovereign" in Jane Eyre.
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