astray

• "Have gone astray--astray"--Mr. Snow's booming bass came through the stove-pipe hole. —  The Man from the Bitter Roots
• It is some confounded contrivance for leading us astray, that is what it is! —  The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast
• The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray, and the advantage of Science is that it is not emotional But we have such grave responsibilities," ventured Mrs. Vandeleur, timidly Terribly grave," echoed Lady Agatha Lord Henry looked over at Mr. Erskine. "Humanity takes itself too seriously. —  The Picture of Dorian Gray
• We have gone astray--we have almost worshipped other gods,--it is needful that we return in season to our true allegiance. —  Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century
• Meanwhile the waif himself went farther and farther astray--swayed alternately by the spirit of the stoic and the spirit of the little child. —  Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories

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