asperse
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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
He wishes, indeed, to asperse the conduct of Lady Edward Fitzgerald; but he well knew that, even were she in this country, she could not be called as a witness to contradict him.
From Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell by Anonymous
"I need none, sir; none will asperse me!" said she, haughtily.
From The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Charles James Lever
There, that ought to console you, even if Madame de Verzenay should asperse your character.”
From Sword and Gown A Novel by George A. (George Alfred) Lawrence
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
It was nothing of the sort, Mrs Fyne assured me with some resentment, as though I had aspersed little Fyne’s sanity.
From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Joseph Conrad
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 Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery
Other charges having a similar bearing upon the integrity of Hamilton were made, and the administration was most foully aspersed.
From Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. by Benson John Lossing
The politician perceives that his private affairs are deranged, his family neglected, his character aspersed, his feelings exacerbated.
From Gamblers and Gambling by Henry Ward Beecher
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 A.M. (Alexander Martin) Sullivan
At one time he thought of writing to the Home Office and aspersing his accuser; then he regretted his visit to Ashtown Park.
From It Is Never Too Late to Mend by Charles Reade
She went still further, and wreaked her vengeance on St. James for the wounds he had inflicted on her vanity, by aspersing and slandering the innocent Rosalie.
From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Caroline Lee Hentz
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