Meaning of sha'n't | Babel Free

Definitions

Dated spelling of shan't.

contraction

Examples

“Bel[linda] […] Nay you ſha'n't go one ſtep out of the room. / […] Lady B[rute] Pray give⟳ me leave⟳. / Lady Fanc[yfull] You know⟳ I won't. / Lady B. Indeed I muſt. / Lady Fanc. Indeed you ſha'n't. / Lady B. Indeed I will. / Lady Fanc. Indeed you ſha'n't. / Lady B. Indeed I will. / Lady Fanc. Indeed you ſha'n't. Indeed Indeed Indeed you ſha'n't. (Exit Lady Fanc. running. They follow⟳.”

“[Alice:] I'm sure I sha'n't be able!”

“That's not a threat, sir, for they have⟳ played fair with me, and I sha'n't sacrifice a penny of their money—unless they force⟳ me to do so. But—I'm in control⟳. I'm sitting pretty. They can't unseat me, and I warn⟳ them not to try⟳.”

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