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But now there is scarcely a tongue in all New England that does not imprecate curses on his name.
Grandfather's Chair | Nathaniel HawthorneHe ceased to imprecate only when, by repetition, his oaths became too inexpressive to be worth while.
The Eagle's Heart | Hamlin GarlandFurther, he made the priests imprecate curses on any one who had dealings with the Persians or deserted the Greek cause.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume II | Aubrey Stewart & George Long
Bowing my head to think—to pray—to imprecate, I lost all sense of time and place.
Heralds of Empire | Agnes C. LautAt a very early period, he, in drinking, would imprecate vengeance upon "the head of him who ever lived to wear a halter."
The Pirates Own Book | Charles Ellms
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