Persuaded, however, that his last hour was come, he made a desperate effort to clear himself, whereupon Fletcher cut off a piece of his skin by mistake.
I think it only right that he should be allowed to clear himself before he is put to further inconvenience, and perhaps injustice, by any action we may take in the matter.
During the time he had been in the cab he had been thinking of the means he should use to clear himself, for he felt sure he could do so.
Indeed, no one seemed to have any doubt as to the finding of the jury--but he did nothing to clear himself.
In the other case, Ransford wants to clear himself.
Ransford should have taken immediate steps to clear himself of any suspicion.
Bad position for a professional man, you know--ought to clear himself.
While they were on their way to Syracuse, Scipio prepared to clear himself, not by words but facts.
This affront, at first, he bore in silence; but afterwards thought it better to take some proper opportunity to inquire the reason of the king's suddenly withdrawing his favour, and to clear himself of blame.
In desiring to clear himself, he has so besprinkled his book with rancour, that for myself I was mightily ashamed of him; but nothing has given me more vexation, than that he insults the Zuinglians in every third line.
We can well conceive, therefore, that being thereaway, he would make many complaints, were it for no other reason than to clear himself on account of his return once more into that lower abyss from whence the Lord had delivered him.
Hanna, see his sister Dora, say I give him the next three weeks to clear himself; and, father, listen!
However, the Earl was obliged to clear himself personally of these charges in London, where he was acquitted with honour by his royal master.
He specially mentions the case of a young man in the train of Raymond le Gros, who had robbed him of his greaves, and who had taken a false oath before the cross of that church to clear himself.
This exercise of authority excited considerable fear, and the Earl was obliged to clear himself of blame before Elizabeth.
Tyrone now offered to clear himself by the ordeal of single combat with his adversary, but Bagnal declined the offer.
And he himself, though already absolute ruler, being accused of murder before the Areopagus, came quietly to clear himself; but his accuser did not appear.
Mr. Hastings had no right, in order to clear himself of peculation, to criminate the majority with faction.
The other object of this brief apology was to clear himself of corrupt influence.
Although he chooses to omit this essential point, he expresses the most anxious solicitude to clear himself of the charges that might be made against him, of the artifices of ostentation, and of corrupt influence.
But the king offered to clear himself by the ordeal of iron, and thereby to establish the truth of his denial; and accordingly a peace was made.
When Sigurd had ceased to speak there were many who supported his case, and begged the king that Sigurd might be allowed to clear himself of this accusation.
Men were sent for him accordingly, and he came to Bergen, where it was insisted against him that he had some knowledge of such treasure; but he denied it altogether, would not admit it, and offered to clear himself by ordeal.
Also, Count Ferruci was extremely indignant, and informed Lucian that he was easily able to clear himself of the suspicion.
But in the face of the servant's evidence, and the statement of the shopwoman, he will find it difficult to clear himself.
But if he was one of the uninitiated, he was not permitted to clear himself in this manner, and the truth of the fact was determined by the evidence given.
Should there be a third charge, his only course was to clear himself by the ordeal.
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