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Definition of Chastises
1. chastise [v] - See also: chastise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chastises
Literary usage of Chastises
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life of Lieutenant-General Nathan Bedford Forrest by John Allan Wyeth (1908)
"... Jesse, and Jeffrey — Forrest's Mother and the Panther—The Boy on the Trail of
the Wild Beast—The Widow Forrest Marries Mr. Joseph Luxton—She chastises ..."
2. The Library of American Biography by Jared Sparks (1854)
"chastises him publicly, and is summoned before the Bey. — Defends himself and
denounces Famin. — Arrival of the Anna Maria with Stores, and her Detention in ..."
3. Scotland by Walter Scott, Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1901)
"... chastises the Borders—Introduces Cultivation and good Order—Institutes the
College of Justice—Short War with England—Friendship restored—James ..."
4. Eastern Proverbs and Emblems Illustrating Old Truths by James Long (1881)
"God chastises his Spiritual Sons.—HEB. 12. 6, 8-ii. Chastisement is compared to
a fan, Mark 3. 12; a pruning hook, John 15. 2 ; plough, Jer. 4. ..."
5. The Works of Cornelius Tacitus: With an Essay on His Life and Genius, Notes by Cornelius Tacitus (1813)
"XXIII. The Roman fleet suffers great damage in a violent storm. The behaviour of
Germanicus. He repairs his ships, and chastises the ..."
6. The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy by Ordericus Vitalis, Léopold Delisle, Guizot (François) (1854)
"The Lord justly chastises his servants and plainly teaches us that worldly glory
is not to be coveted. Let us give him thanks for all the favours which he ..."
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