contemn

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"Did not William Blake contemn reason and paint the ghost of a flea?"

From Time Magazine Archive

The enemy will most certainly be put to flight if thou wilt thus contemn both him and his suggestions.

From On Union with God by Berthier, P. J.

"We can scarcely contemn the hardihood of a Government that has made Crofton a bishop, and Hawes a general," said Helen, with a flashing eye and a lip curled in superciliousness.

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James

Crafty men contemn them, wise men use them, simple men admire them; for they teach not their own use, but that there is a wisdom without them and above them won by observation.

From The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature by Parsons, Frank

Vile as these motives seem, they are too near akin to the general springs of human action for us to contemn them.

From A Trip to Cuba by Howe, Julia Ward