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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.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
I am sure Mr. Fullarton would not asperse any one’s character knowingly.
From Sword and Gown A Novel by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)
Let no man write my epitaph; for, as no one who knows my motives dares now vindicate them, let not prejudice or ignorance asperse them.
From Shakspere, Personal Recollections by Joyce, John A.
"Who dares to say," exclaimed Arundel, whose irritation this fresh taunt increased, "that Sir Christopher assumes a title which belongs not to him, or to asperse in any respect his character?"
From The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance by Adams, John Turvill
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
She had to take this "dear lady" as applying to herself; which disconcerted her when he might now so gracefully have used it for the aspersed Kate.
From The Wings of the Dove, Volume II by James, Henry
Brooke is aspersed as a man of the meanest talents, insensible to the genius of Camden, rankling with envy at his fame, and correcting the “Britannia” out of mere spite.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
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 Rosebery, Archibald Phillip Primrose
"Well," said the Doctor, "repel this error, and do justice to the innocent name you have aspersed, for the Count gave me that very list, and here it is."
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 by Various
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
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 Sullivan, A.M. (Alexander Martin)
A third manifestation is, aspersing a man’s actions with mean censures, intimating that they proceed from wrong motives and principles.
From Talkers With Illustrations by Bate, John
The clerk goes before the cross-bearer and the bishop bearing his holy-water vessel and his sprinkler for the purpose of aspersing the spectators.
From The Parish Clerk by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
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