amende honorable

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It is said, I know not how truly, that he has since made the amende honorable.

From The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

If I were a new-married woman I do not know whether I would forgive you till you had made the amende honorable by writing something to expose the men.

From Maria Edgeworth by Zimmern, Helen

I have been called upon several times to make the amende honorable, and I admit that it is not an occasion of much mirth and merriment.

From Cordwood by Nye, Bill

Although not admitting the reason for his conduct, I am strongly convinced that the step is a mere acknowledgment of an error on his part, and an effort, however late, at the amende honorable.

From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James

Sometimes the criminal performed the amende honorable, marching along Chepe bareheaded and wearing nothing but a white shirt, carrying a great wax taper, escorted by the Mayor's sergeants.

From The History of London by Besant, Walter, Sir