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And Milton, with his fierce objurgatory laughter,—Elijah-like insult against the enemies of freedom and of England.

From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various

For two hours the colonel, with the occasional objurgatory assistance of his partner, talked, begged argued, threatened, and even wept.

From Average Jones by Adams, Samuel Hopkins

The awful objurgatory practice he is accustomed to.

From Roundabout Papers by Thackeray, William Makepeace

The man said something objurgatory under his breath, but forbore to continue the discussion.

From Tales of St. Austin's by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

His next work was “The Centaur not Fabulous; in Six Letters to a Friend, on the Life in Vogue,” which reads very much like the most objurgatory parts of the “Night Thoughts” reduced to prose. 

From The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete by Sheppard, Nathan