For who would beare the Whips and Scornes of time, / The Oppressors wrong, the poore mans Contumely, [...]
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Contumely
/ˈkɒnt͡ʃuːməli/
Synonyms for "contumely" (107 found)
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Think of the insults, wrongs, and contumelies, / Ye bear from your proud lords—that your hard toil / Manures their fertile fields—you plow the earth, / You sow the corn, you reap the ripen'd harvest,— / They riot on the produce!— [...]
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She had been subjected to contumely and cross-questoning and ill-usage through the whole evening.
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Every one who has ever tried to set the affairs of his neighbors straight for them must be aware that those who pursue this course lay themselves open not only to ingratitude, but to positive contumely.
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