amende honorable

Example Sentences

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Whatever it was, and we will let all that go, he made the amende honorable the night we had tea together up there in the great house.

From Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

Sometimes the criminal performed the amende honorable, marching along Chepe bareheaded and wearing nothing but a white shirt, carrying a great wax taper, escorted by the Mayor's sergeants.

From The History of London by Besant, Walter, Sir

First, let me make the amende honorable, Doctor Vaughan.

From Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter by Lynch, Lawrence L.

He was conducted by a Garde Bourgeoise to his palace at Versailles, and thus concluded an "amende honorable," as no sovereign ever made, and no people ever received.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I by Lodge, Henry Cabot

I even offered to contribute myself, that it might be taken as an amende honorable on behalf of the English Government.

From The Soul of a People by Fielding, H. (Harold)