4 uses
- It would distress me more than I can tell you, dear Gwendolen, if it caused you any mental or physical anguish, but I feel bound to point out that since Ernest proposed to you he clearly has changed his mind.Act 2 — Garden at the Manor House (73% in)
- ] I feel bound to tell you that you are not down on my list of eligible young men, although I have the same list as the dear Duchess of Bolton has.Act 1 — Morning-room in Algernon's flat in Half-Moon Street (64% in)
- But I am bound to state that now that I know that you are Mr. Worthing's ward, I cannot help expressing a wish you were—well, just a little older than you seem to be—and not quite so very alluring in appearance.Act 2 — Garden at the Manor House (67% in)
- My dear Mr. Worthing, as Miss Cardew states positively that she cannot wait till she is thirty-five—a remark which I am bound to say seems to me to show a somewhat impatient nature—I would beg of you to reconsider your decision.Act 3 — Morning-room at the Manor House (56% in)
There are no more uses of "bound" in The Importance of Being Earnest.
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