"I am more angry than I could say," continued Mr Temple; "and I suppose I ought to take away that case, in which you have been foolish enough to spend your pocket-money; but I will not treat my boys as if I were a schoolmaster Confiscating their playthings.
"Menhardoc"
George Manville Fenn
Russia and Prussia had not guaranteed the state of things arranged for Malta by that treaty; and the action of France and Spain in Confiscating the property of the Knights in their respective lands had so far sapped the strength of the Order that it could never again support the expense of the large garrison which the lines around Valetta required.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
The Prince Regent gives the most solemn promise that he will not on any account consent to the measure of Confiscating the property of British subjects residing under his protection.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose