Some of the former are unquestionably to be found in the defects of the Constitution; others, in my judgment, are attributable to a misconstruction of some of its provisions.
I knew I might rely that your affection would do justice to poor heedless Rothsay, who exposes himself to so much misconstruction that he scarcely deserves the sentiments you feel for him.
I cannot feel it kind that you put such misconstruction upon me.
Mary was not one to place any misconstruction on what had passed; she well knew that Leonard had almost taken a brother's place in Ethel's heart, and she prized him at the rate of her sister's esteem.
But you must not put any misconstruction on my present intention.
All themisconstruction and unkind criticism of which he was the subject never drew from him a bitter remark.
The very absence of information about Bret Harte makes misconstruction easy.
It is pitiful to see a great and generous spirit like Paul compelled thus to stand upon guard, and watch against the possible misconstruction of every lightest word.
In a woman it has a serious drawback of morally separating her from the mass of her sex, and so exposing her to misconstruction by the general opinion.
I have exposed myself to worse misconstruction than that," she said.
I entreated her to consider her own position I reminded her that she would be exposing herself to the most odious misconstruction of her motives.
This injustice to the reputations of Putnam and Sargent arises from the most inconceivable misconstruction of Col.
So much for my "most inconceivable misconstruction of Col.
On the contrary, he guards against any such misconstruction and misinterpretation of his lighter remarks, and is at pains to say that, so far as Shelley was concerned, the pamphlet was an altogether serious performance.
In quite recent times people in England began to recognize this misconstruction of facts as such.
To allow such a misconstruction to pass unchallenged through the world seems to me (and doubtless to many thousands besides me) unbearable.
Equally unsatisfactory to an unprejudiced reader is the misconstruction of the word printer in the list of the different arts or trades embraced by the Confraternity of St. John the Baptist, at Bruges.
It was a dangerous and delicate service, exposing the emissary to dire revenge if he were detected, and to suspicion and misconstruction from his employers in his efforts to escape detection.
I certainly have had strong reasons for what I have said, though it is possible that in some particulars I have been influenced by misconstruction or misinformation.
This article was therefore inserted to prevent such a misconstruction of the constitution.
