amende honorable
Example Sentences
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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
Probably he thought he might now do so with impunity, as he was making the amende honorable.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
I spoke before Sala, and referred to a misquotation from a speech I had made in the country, and purposely then and there made the amende honorable, of which he at least understood the meaning.
From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 by Furniss, Harry
And then came a sort of amende honorable.
From From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book by Bangs, John Kendrick
Do, worthy Mr. Editor, make the amende honorable by publishing the true characters of the MSS. forwarded by S. H. H., which you have so inadvertently published as original.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
