self-reproof
Example Sentences
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Not as tall as Vesta, not as full of figure, he began in mental measurement, burning with self-reproof when he caught himself at it.
From The Duke Of Chimney Butte by P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman) Ivory
The cloud of perplexity rolled away from Aunt Jane's face, "Why, of course it was," she ejaculated, with an accent of self-reproof for her forgetfulness.
From Clover and Blue Grass by Eliza Calvert Hall
They were indeed trifles, very trifles; I have since perused them with a blush of self-reproof, and wondered how I could venture on presenting them to the public.
From Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire by Mary Robinson
I answered, grovelling before him, that it might be--it might be; but---- "But--who of us is not?" he answered, with a sudden gesture between scorn and self-reproof.
From Shrewsbury A Romance by Stanley J. Weyman
It has endeared us more than any thing to your good Lady; and your own self-reproof that follows delighted us.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
