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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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

He wishes, indeed, to asperse the conduct of Lady Edward Fitzgerald; but he well knew that, even were she in this country, she could not be called as a witness to contradict him.

From Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell by Anonymous

Stop, Ernest, you are beside yourself," said Mrs. Linwood, and the mounting color in her face deepened to crimson,—"you shall not thus asperse a good and guileless man.

From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Caroline Lee Hentz

"Oh, but don't asperse the intelligence of the flock," deprecated the reformer quickly.

From The Henchman by Mark Lee Luther

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is at once a coward to the strong, and a tyrant to the weak; one of those despicable characters which get our nation unjustly aspersed.

From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 by Various

I aspersed their motives, and not unfrequently their lives.

From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Charles James Lever

After all that has happened I do not hold myself bound, nor do I intend, to consider anyone or anything in comparison with the credit of the name which has been so foully aspersed.

From Name and Fame A Novel by Adeline Sergeant

When I remonstrated for more seamen, I was called an enemy to Government: now I am told that I want to strew the King's pillow with thorns: am traduced, aspersed, calumniated from morning to night.

From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Nel didn’t tell you, I suppose, while he was engaged in aspersing my character, that there is a feud of long standing between us which is principally of his making?”

From The Shadow of the Past by F.E. Mills Young

Then she commenced aspersing Isabel in every way, and Everard hotly defended her.

From Isabel Leicester A Romance by Maude Alma by Maude Alma

He did not mind discrediting the Council, aspersing its most devoted members, so that he resented a trespass on his vanity.

From History of the Commune of 1871 by P. Lissagary