For as it was reputed an infamie to passe by anie of them without visitation: so it was a no lesse reproch to appeare emptie before the Lord.
But herein I maruell not a little, wherein women had offended, that they might not come thither, or at the least wise returne from thence without some notable reproch or shame vnto their bodies.
Thus we see how England hath six times beene subiect to the reproch of conquest.
But seeing by this complaint I haue not determined to reproch others, but to lay open the vndeserued reproches of others against oar nation, I do here of purpose surcease.
But whether this thing ought woorthily to minister occasion to a publike and perpetuall reproch against the Islanders, more then other nations, I referre it to the iudgement of indifferent and honest mindes.
Shall any man hereupon ground a generall reproch against a whole nation?
Sidenote: The third reproach] The third reproch is, whereby he doth brand the Islanders with the marke of deceit and trechery toward the Germans.
A certaine auncient forme of poesie by which men did vse to reproch their enemies.
An auncient forme of poesie by which men did vse to reproch their enimies.
What (suppose ye) wil all they thinke, which do meete this multitude retiring homewards, to their great reproch and shame?
With whose reproch and odious menace 6 The knight emboyling in his haughtie hart, Knit all his forces, and gan soone vnbrace 8 His grasping hold: so lightly did vpstart, And drew his deadly weapon, to maintaine his part.
Navar, you sprinckle me with foulereproch And dimme the luster of our royall name With colours of dishonour.
Of all that ever liv'd deserv'd she not The worlds reprochand times perpetuall blot?
And notwithstanding yee see hir gaine to serue hir turne nothing at all but to the perpetuall reproch of hir name, and the slaunder sutch as ill speakers and enimies of womankinde, do burden the Sexe withall.
This yeare was an heinous act committed by the Jewes at Norwich, where they put a child to death, in crucifieng him vpon a crosse to the reproch of Christian religion.
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