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Definition of Reproaching
1. reproach [v] - See also: reproach
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reproaching
Literary usage of Reproaching
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Arguments of the Attorney of the Commonwealth, at the Trials by Samuel Dunn Parker (1834)
"Let a person be indicted upon this Statute, for reproaching the Holy Ghost, in
which reproaching God, is one branch of offence, reproaching Jesus Christ is ..."
2. On Translating Homer: Last Words. A Lecture Given at Oxford by Matthew Arnold (1862)
"Take eld, for instance : when Shakspeare, reproaching man with the dependence in
which bis youth is passed, all thy blessed youth Becomes as aged, ..."
3. The universal etymological English dictionaryby Nathan Bailey by Nathan Bailey (1731)
"... and afterwards nude M file off, to fee if the companies be a» pleat or to
receive their pay, 6*. REVILE, reviling, reproaching. ..."
4. Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts by Massachusetts County Court (Essex County), George Francis Dow (1921)
"... whole time of the exercise with a paper pinned on her head on which is written
in capital letters, " FOR reproaching MINISTERS, PARENTS AND RELATIONS. ..."
5. London: Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis by David Hughson (1805)
"... by his majesty's order, after reproaching them tenet having been more early
in their application, told them, that the king would not reject their suit ..."
6. The Works of William Robertson: To which is Prefixed an Account of His Life by William Robertson, Alexander Stewart (1820)
"'^_, the King pitched upon this place, that he might 1566. enjoy the malicious
pleasure of reproaching Rizio with his crimes before the Queen's face. ..."
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