contemn

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"Did not William Blake contemn reason and paint the ghost of a flea?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Poor thou marriedst my Louise; I therefore believe thou dost  love her; and let not the remembrance of her mother ever induce thee to slight or contemn her.

From The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III A Novel in Three Volumes by Reeve, Sophia

Of course there is no harm in that, Especially As you get the ha'pennies, And far be it from me To contemn you for it.

From Outlook Odes by Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson)

It is for her to respect not to contemn her great coadjutor.

From Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study by Leonard, Arthur Glyn

The enemy will most certainly be put to flight if thou wilt thus contemn both him and his suggestions.

From On Union with God by Berthier, P. J.