To ignore an unrepented wrong, and to continue to punish a repented wrong, are equally wide of the mark of that love for the offender which METES out to him both justice and forgiveness according to his needs.
"Practical Ethics"
William DeWitt Hyde
Commission such a man to fare into such a place, cruise such and such areas of timber land, described by METES and bounds.
"The Hidden Places"
Bertrand W. Sinclair
And then, all of a sudden, he found out that nature was too strong for him, that hearts and minds can't be shut within METES and bounds, and that the real love in him was paramount.
"A Top-Floor Idyl"
George van Schaick