contemn

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The King does not believe that I would contemn his commands--in his heart he does not, I am sure!

From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

The silly crowd, by factious teachers brought To think that faith untrue, their youth was taught, Run on in new opinions, blindly bold, Neglect, contemn, and then assault the old.

From Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love by Dryden, John

What right," she asked herself, "has this man to undervalue and contemn my purpose?

From The Adventures of a Widow A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar

One does not contemn Calne on account of its misfortunes, but it must always have been a slipshod place.

From The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)