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With this threat blazoned, the British note went on to asperse individually and by name five officials of the Soviet Government.

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The hereditary duties of the King's Champion are to "gird himself in complete armor," ride out upon a noble charger, fling down his gauntlet, offer to fight all "liars and traitors" who asperse King Edward.

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Now that the latter was in his grave he took occasion to cast imputations upon the motives of the historian, and asperse the honesty of his statements.

From James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters by Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury

You have presumed—in a company, certainly, where the hazard of contradiction was small—to asperse a gentleman of whom you know nothing,—not one single fact,—not one iota of his life, character, or fortune.

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) by Charles James Lever

For endeavoring to asperse your petitioner's personal character in the most infamous manner.

From Colonel John Brown, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the Brave Accuser of Benedict Arnold by Archibald Murray Howe

During the first nine months of 1923 there were: Births 584,458 Deaths 506,007 Birth rate excess 78,451 The Paris press aspersed U. S. lib erty.

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But Sabellianism was a general slander with which they aspersed all orthodox pastors.

From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler

The politician perceives that his private affairs are deranged, his family neglected, his character aspersed, his feelings exacerbated.

From Gamblers and Gambling by Henry Ward Beecher

In this you imply that the editor of the Guardian has misrepresented your sentiments, and aspersed your character; and, if so, has he not changed his principles?

From The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada by J. George (John George) Hodgins

Her heart, I dare say, performed its grave duties properly, and should not be aspersed; some bilious derangement was no doubt at the bottom of her singular conduct.

From Fairy Fingers A Novel by Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie

He had brought this suit against Le Journal of Paris for libelously aspersing his patriotism as an Alsatian.

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J. Without unfairly aspersing Homer Cummings, it can be said that the D. o.

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It is true that his affection was of a somewhat odd type, presenting no obstacle to his aspersing the character of his lady-love, when he found it convenient to point a moral by so doing.

From Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century by Emily Sarah Holt

I have read with great pain the Lord Lieutenant's speech at Belfast, aspersing the country as disloyal and threatening them with greater tyranny.

From The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland by Margaret Moran Dixon McDougall

Here we see the origin of the tale relating to the duchess of York; nullus certus & incorruptus sangnis: from these mistaken or perverted words flowed the report of Richard's aspersing his mother's honour.

From Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third by Horace Walpole