contemn
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"Did not William Blake contemn reason and paint the ghost of a flea?"
From Time Magazine Archive
"If you contemn my thanks, then I, poor orphan, have no other way to show my gratitude."
From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
What right," she asked herself, "has this man to undervalue and contemn my purpose?
From The Adventures of a Widow A Novel by Edgar Fawcett
When we stand upon life's brink we can afford to contemn the foolish lapping of the waves.
From My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Lewis Wingfield
No doubt it is both ignorant and stupid to contemn what you cannot understand.
From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Lewis Wingfield
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