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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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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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Let no one write my epitaph; for as no man who knows my motives dares now to vindicate them, let not prejudice or ignorance asperse them.

From My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Lewis Wingfield

Thus far we may credit him— but what man of common sense can believe, that Richard went so far as publicly to asperse the honor of his own mother?

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

A sudden message from the king absolutely forbade them to asperse any of his majesty’s ministers, otherwise his majesty would instantly dissolve them.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Isaac Disraeli

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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The claims of the shippers were instantly allowed by the secretary of state, with the usual interest; and Mr. Dowling, who had been aspersed by the local government, was amply vindicated by the commissioners.

From The History of Tasmania, Volume I by John West

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

If with the aspersed one he should fail, The asperser’s sure to fall; For, losing Christian charity, Have we not lost our all?

From Heart Utterances at Various Periods of a Chequered Life by Eliza Paul Gurney

And in the case when a man's good faith is aspersed and his character assailed, the world's decision must rest either upon his own word or that of his detractors.

From My Attainment of the Pole by Frederick A. Cook

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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Amen! with all my heart to thy benediction and prayer, O priest! as, aspersing his lifeless remains with holy-water, thou sayest, Requiescat!

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 by Various

In the sixth place the assembly had no purpose of aspersing the right and constitutional administration of justice.

From The Wearing of the Green, or The Prosecuted Funeral Procession by A.M. (Alexander Martin) Sullivan

At one time he thought of writing to the Home Office and aspersing his accuser; then he regretted his visit to Ashtown Park.

From It Is Never Too Late to Mend by Charles Reade