He distinguished the vizier with his especial favour and bestowed on him a dress of honour and entreated him with the utmost kindness, after which he set forth briefly to his chief officers that which had betided him with Shehrzad and how he had turned from that his former usance and repented him of what he had done aforetime and purposed to take the vizier's daughter Shehrzad to wife and let draw up the contract of marriage with her.
"Tales from the Arabic Volume 3"
John Payne
Ask usance, since 'tis Thou that sendest rains.
"Jewish Literature and Other Essays"
Gustav Karpeles
And so, since, from long usance, the cause of my anguish, instead of growing less, has become greater, the wish has come to me, noble ladies-in whose hearts, mayhap, abides a love more fortunate than mine-to win your pity, if I may, by telling the tale of my sorrows.
"La Fiammetta"
Giovanni Boccaccio
