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Man, with integrity of heart, Disdains to play a double part: He bears a moral coat of mail, When envy snarls and slanders rail.

From Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) by Gay, John

Talk not of sleep to me, the God of Rest Disdains to visit where disorder reigns; Not beds of down, nor music's softest strains, Can charm him when 'tis anarchy within.

From The Prince of Parthia A Tragedy by Moses, Montrose Jonas

Children have ever nibbled Rose hips:— "I fed on scarlet hips and stony haws— Hard fare, but such as boyish appetite Disdains not."

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse

For well I know thy gentle mind Disdains art’s gay disguising; Beyond what Fancy e’er refin’d, The voice of nature prizing.

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert

Flattery exhausts itself: a man of parts Disdains to imitate.

From The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works by Carlyle, Thomas