Ransom

Ransom

Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release, or it can refer to the sum of money involved.

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Famous quotes containing the word ransom:

    “For even within his tent she accomplished his derision;
    She loosed one veil and another, standing unafraid;
    And he perished.”
    —John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)

    “Captain Carpenter rose up in his prime
    Put on his pistols and went riding out
    But had got wellnigh nowhere at that time
    Till he fell in with ladies in a rout.”
    —John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)

    “Great lovers lie in Hell, the stubborn ones
    Infatuate of the flesh upon the bones;
    Stuprate, they rend each other when they kiss,
    The pieces kiss again, no end to this.”
    —John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)