Remember that it is always the best fruits that the birds pick at, that wasps light on the finest flowers, and that slanderers are like flies, that overlook all a man's good parts in order to light upon his sores.
Bad as they were, slanderers and law-breakers, and absolutely irreligious for the most part, the worst fault of many of them was that they knowingly used bad means to what they believed to be a good end.
It was here, too, amidst her own bowers of roses, that her slandererslaid the base story of her dishonour, and struck a fatal blow to the line of the gallant Abencerrages.
We merely ask, do not estrange us from you; do not destroy the ancient tie of blood; do not let scoffers and slanderers drive a kindred nation from your side; we would fain be friends; do not compel us to be enemies.
Yes, slanderers falsed my words, and thou to them * Inclining, madest spite and envy grow.
The slandererssaid There is hair upon his cheeks, v.
We should have no mission-house or tract-house of which slanderers could, with any plausibility, say that it had degenerated in its clerkships into a sort of custom-house.
And you may be very sure that if you cannot punish yourslanderers we can--and will!
He paced up and down the library for a time, divided thus between a fierce contempt for Meynell's slanderers and a passionate pity for Hester.
I can hardly tell you that, Mary, any more than I can tell whether Warren Hastings deserved the abuse that was wreaked upon him at one time, or the acquittal that gave the lie to his slanderers in after years.
These orthodox ministers have been theslanderers of the really great men of our century.
O heart, if slanderers avouch that there exists his like For goodliness, say thou to them, "Produce him to my sight.
And whatever harm the slanderers of the world may do, the harm of the good is the most calamitous of all harm.
These slanderers had multiplied tenfold the amount of his debts, and she was prepared to satisfy all claims with a sum of 3,000 florins.
These shall be cleared from the calumnies which slanderers speak of them;d they shall obtain pardon, and an honourable provision.
Who planned, and helped those slanderers vile, My name with base lies to defile?
The Rejoicings of a Bridegroom Against Listening toSlanderers BOOK VIII.
So the slanderers appear, Whose calumnies are shocking.
Those slanderers I would gladly take, With all who help their schemes to make, And to the tigers throw.
And as odious are the lies Of those slanderers blust'ring.
Among all those people, I hope none of my slanderers may see the purpose of their hearts against me.
If the mistress of a beer-shop has assembled seditious slanderers in her house and those seditious persons have not been captured and have not been haled to the palace, that beer-seller shall be put to death.
He assures her that he has avoided her only because he did not wish to provide slanderers with matter for gossip; to which the Countess replies that his care for her reputation is excessive.
On more than one occasion, when discreditable tales were told of me by my opponents, some one in the audience who knew the facts, would rise and testify in my behalf, and publicly convict my slanderers of falsehood.
When I called for the names of the parties to whom I had made the offer, and engaged to give a large reward if myslanderers would produce them, they found it was another Joseph that had applied for the place, and not Joseph Barker.
The Two Slanderers in this play are undoubtedly men, for each styles the other "brother.
One of the Slanderers declares that the drink has been changed because the Virgin was of the High Priest's kindred, upon which the Slanderer is himself ordered to drink what is left in the cup.
Belike, the slanderers have made a false report of me, And thou inclin'dst to them, and they redoubled in despite.
I hear and obey," answered she and wrote the following: Indeed, I am consoled and sleep is pleasant to mine eyes; For I have heard what came of prate of slanderers and spies.
The only one of Franklin's slanderers whose arrow hit anywhere near the mark was an anonymous French poet who termed him "Cameleon Octogenaire.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "slanderers" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
