revile
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Revile her as they might, under her the Romanists had been on the whole gently and justly used.
From It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)
Revile not with words him whom thou hast to correct with deeds; the punishment which the unhappy wretch is doomed to suffer is sufficient, without the addition of abusive language.
From Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
Revile him not,—the Tempter hath A snare for all; And pitying tears, not scorn and wrath, Befit his fall!
From The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics by Knowles, Frederic Lawrence
"Revile not, harm not, live by rule restrained; Of food take little; sleep and sit alone; In meditation keep thy thoughts controlled"— This is the message of the Awakened Ones.
From The Buddha's Path of Virtue A Translation of the Dhammapada by Woodward, Frank Lee
Revile him not! the tempter hath A snare for all; And pitying tears, not scorn and wrath, Befit his fall.
From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin
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