ensample
Example Sentences
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Arguing that "mankind cannot be made good under compulsion," he quoted against Prohibition Chaucer's reference to the village parson: To drawen folk to heven by fairnesse By good ensample, this way his bisy-nesse.
From Time Magazine Archive
But if the mother is not prudent in all ways, what sort of an ensample is she, alas, to the daughters?
From The Book of the Duke of True Lovers by Christin? de Pisan
Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
From The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy by Episcopal Church in Scotland
Let us refrain from this subject, remembering how grave and learned theologians, earnest opponents of Predestinarianism, have been reduced to the extreme of perplexity when confronted with the ensample of Pharaoh.
From Sword and Gown A Novel by George A. (George Alfred) Lawrence
For to make a lawe for to punisshe eny offender except it were more fit to giue other men an ensample to beware to committe suche like offence, whate shuld yt auayle.
From A Supplication for the Beggars by Simon Fish
