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indiscreetness



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It was at their third interview that his star shone again, and again dazzled him to indiscreetness.

From The Literary Sense by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

That we know all his tastes and prejudices appears rather a compliment to our penetration than a proof of indiscreetness on his part.

From The Function of the Poet and Other Essays by Lowell, James Russell

Ah me!" sighed Mrs. Leland, as she closed the door upon the giddy young girl; "how much trouble has my indiscreetness cost me.

From Home Lights and Shadows by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

For her "indiscreetness" Argula was banished from court; and her husband, "for not controlling his wife properly," was dismissed from his lucrative position at the palace.

From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Schoenfeld, Hermann

But, thanks to the innocent credulity and indiscreetness of the friend to whom it was sent, the defamer was discovered and exposed.

From Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? by Remsburg, John B.




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