amende honorable
Example Sentences
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This was positive proof, and the captain gave her back, saying this was a clear case of mistaken identity, and as he was honestly mistaken he would make the amende honorable.
From Octavia The Octoroon by Lee, J. F.
In due time Douglas Jerrold, as in duty bound, made the amende honorable to the sex he had maligned.
From The History of "Punch" by Spielmann, M. H. (Marion Harry)
So heinous a crime could not be overlooked, and Tanee, was banished to his native island; but after a short time he declared his penitence, made amende honorable, and was restored to favour.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 by Various
Why, he came down to Hedgerow House to look after certain books and papers, and ran over here to make his amende honorable in form.
From The Secret of Lonesome Cove by Adams, Samuel Hopkins
As early, therefore, as I have the opportunity of doing it, I make the amende honorable to my readers for having unwittingly misled them on this point.
From The Well in the Desert An Old Legend of the House of Arundel by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)
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