ensample

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Arguing that "mankind cannot be made good under compulsion," he quoted against Prohibition Chaucer's reference to the village parson: To drawen folk to heven by fairnesse By good ensample, this way his bisy-nesse.

From Time Magazine Archive

I too have sinned and done foolishly, and set evil ensample.

From All's Well Alice's Victory by Lewin, M.

Veriliest, I wis not what he had done so much worser than other men, that so awesome an ensample should be made of him.

From In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)

The word "ensample" means type, or figure, or illustration.

From And Judas Iscariot Together with other evangelistic addresses by Chapman, J. Wilbur

Bernier told this ensample that teacheth so goodly matter, and of it he made what he might.

From Tales from the Old French by Various