reprehend

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What a man saith well is not, however, to be rejected because he hath some errors; reprehend who will, in God’s name, that is, with sweetness and without reproach.

From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac

I am beginning to fear," said Rustem, "that Topaz may have been right to reprehend me for this journey, and I very wrong to undertake it.

From Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith

And no Man, whether Foe or Friend, Your sorry Match can reprehend.

From The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography by Tinker, Chauncey Brewster

If the public taste in any direction, in politics, in letters, or any of the other Arts grows debased, and current critical opinion follows the debasement, Literature can only stand apart, or loftily reprehend them.

From The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry by Austin, Alfred

Let none rebuke me then, none reprehend, If love so great to madness driveth me!

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington