I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence. From LearnThat.org. [Frederick Douglass (1817-1895)]
Now, we must prologue a body of this article by stating which abhorrence is aged shawl when it comes to me. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-10-01] Reference
In the name of mercy, what has happened? cried Clara, shrinking in abhorrence from the ghastly woman. From Wordnik.com. [The Hidden Hand] Reference
The root of most people's kale abhorrence is texture. From Wordnik.com. [Diaphanous Roasted Kale] Reference
They held adultery in abhorrence, and with the more reason as their marriages were dissolvable at pleasure. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Emily Montague] Reference
I held the tan-yard in abhorrence – to enter it made me ill for days; sometimes for months and months I never went near it. From Wordnik.com. [John Halifax, Gentleman] Reference
Yet the Hindus, I repeat, hold pederasty in abhorrence and are as much scandalised by being called Gánd-márá (anus-beater) or Gándú. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
Or does it just boil down to self-satisfaction from long-term abhorrence?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ABC Panelists Criticize Ailes’ Evasion Of Why Fox News Cut Away From Obama-House GOP Conversation] Reference
His abhorrence will be the only reward that you can expect for your passion and your mad self-sacrifice. From Wordnik.com. [The Cryptogram A Novel] Reference
He said the current sanctions reflected Europe's "abhorrence" of the situation in Zimbabwe. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
'A thousand claims to 'abhorrence' meet in her, as mother, wife, and queen. '. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII] Reference
Rather than regarding homosexual practice with "abhorrence" and "detestation" - as did George Washington and most everyone until recent years - Obama has euphemistically vowed to. From Wordnik.com. [Americans For Truth] Reference
'abhorrence' of the doctrine of nullification, her firm resolve to adhere to the Union. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
Soon daily contact with vice removes abhorrence to it. From Wordnik.com. [Sex Avoided subjects Discussed in Plain English] Reference
It is an imputation he must repel with abhorrence and wrath. From Wordnik.com. [Select Temperance Tracts] Reference
The suspension was meant to underscore U.S. abhorrence of terrorism. From Wordnik.com. [A Slow Slide Toward War?] Reference
There was a murmur of abhorrence from the young voices about her, but. From Wordnik.com. [The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus] Reference
And how can that abhorrence be suitably displayed otherwise than by punishment?. From Wordnik.com. [The Wesleyan Methodist Pulpit in Malvern Sermons Preached at the Opening Services of the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, in 1866] Reference
They looked inward with a self-abhorrence, now inseparable from their existence. From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
She knew well her uncle's intense abhorrence of anything like treachery or deceit. From Wordnik.com. [The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France] Reference
I now view my former life with abhorrence, and sooner would I die than return to it. From Wordnik.com. [City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston] Reference
He had then become the staunchest of total abstainers, and he held its very name in abhorrence. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
"But it would be a vile thing to do," he pursued, still with that accent of incredulous abhorrence. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
The itty-bitty things were broken off of one large, significant thing — my abhorrence for cleaning. From Wordnik.com. [A Country of Husbands] Reference
I told her that I held society in abhorrence and the story of my life, as I recited it, proved my sincerity. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
I have not put my foot in the place since 1825, in order to testify the abhorrence with which it inspires me. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The inmost abhorrence of slavery that fills the heart of this people it is impossible for language to exaggerate. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865] Reference
The maintenance of law and order in the universe require the Divine Being to display His abhorrence of transgression. From Wordnik.com. [The Wesleyan Methodist Pulpit in Malvern Sermons Preached at the Opening Services of the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, in 1866] Reference
Biden himself would vociferously reject such an idea; he makes no secret of his abhorrence for Cheney and "the neocons.". From Wordnik.com. [The Anti-Cheney?] Reference
But who does not see the utter impossibility of this, if some continue an indulgence which others regard with abhorrence?. From Wordnik.com. [Select Temperance Tracts] Reference
He despised "Society" and the whole fabric of fashion, and held the world of Burke and Debrett in good-natured abhorrence. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
I dreaded the recurrence of the fits, and looked forward to their coming with such abhorrence that often the fear of having. From Wordnik.com. [Trials and Triumphs of Faith] Reference
Mann's integrity, his abhorrence of crowd-pleasing Hollywood tactics, is admirable, but he keeps the audience at arm's length. From Wordnik.com. [A Split Decision] Reference
Genuine meat and drink there is none; cats hold the murderous neighbourhood in traditional abhorrence, and the ruddiest wine of. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV.] Reference
The Preceptress started back with a look of loathing and abhorrence; but it was almost instantly succeeded by one of compassion. From Wordnik.com. [Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch] Reference
Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
An abhorrence of same-sex relationships runs deep in much of Africa, reinforced by local culture and mirrored in traditional religions. From Wordnik.com. [CRISIS IN THE COMMUNION] Reference
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