self-reproof
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They were indeed trifles, very trifles; I have since perused them with a blush of self-reproof, and wondered how I could venture on presenting them to the public.
From Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire by Mary Robinson
She spoke softly, and the color of her cheek, still rising, told of her self-reproof.
From The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman by Emerson Hough
The cloud of perplexity rolled away from Aunt Jane's face, "Why, of course it was," she ejaculated, with an accent of self-reproof for her forgetfulness.
From Clover and Blue Grass by Eliza Calvert Hall
It has endeared us more than anything to your good lady, and your own self-reproof that follows delighted us.
From The Best Letters of Charles Lamb by Charles Lamb
She sighed a little as she sat there on the modelling platform; and then there came again that little smile of self-reproof, and with it a chiding shake of her head.
From The Belovéd Traitor by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard
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