discommend

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“To labor to commend a piece of work Which no man goes about to discommend, Would raise a jealous doubt that there did lurk Some secret doubt whereto the praise did tend: For when men know the goodness of the wine ’Tis needless for the host to have a sign.

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Discommend, dis-kom-end′, v.t. to blame.—adj.

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Those need compassion whom you discommend, Not whom you praise.

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"Nay, I cannot discommend you; for such a brisk maid as you should go handsome, or you will never get a sweetheart, though you think the time long."

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I do not discommend or derogate from those other studies; I should betray mine own ignorance and weakness should I do so; I only wish they might not altogether justle out and exclude this.

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