mislead
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From Scientific American • Feb. 14, 2013
A fairy, in another passage, asks Robin: “Are you not he That frights the maidens of the villagery, ***** Mislead night-wanderers, laughing at their harm?”
From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger
Mislead, mis-lēd′, v.t. to guide into error: to cause to mistake:—pa.p. misled′.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
His guideless youth, if thy experienced age Mislead fallacious into idle rage, Vengeance deserved thy malice shall repress.
From The Odyssey by Pope, Alexander
His Passions wild that agitate the mind, His Reason calm, their watchful guide designed, While yet unreconciled, his march restrain, Mislead the judgment and betray the man.
From The Columbiad by Barlow, Joel
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