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Original of Pride, Vanity, and Luxury; which engage the Hearts of too many of our Country Ladies, who enjoy all Things excellent in Nature, but undervalue all, because not in a Place their wild Fancies would chuse; of which I found my self sufficiently sensible here, and severely chastis'd.
Exilius 2008
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When Hawke [2] and Boscawen [3] their navies chastis'd.
Song 1794
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And thus chastis'd their Ill. Whilst vainly Those, of a rapacious Mind,
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Aye 'tis so, call up my Servants, and let them be first chastis'd and then hang'd, accuse 'em for French Papishes, that had a design to fire the City, or any thing — oh I shall dye — lead me gently to this
Sir Patient Fancy 1678
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How, nay a my word, then he deserv'd to be chastis'd for't -- but now all's at Peace again; pray know my Kinsman, Sir _Harry Fillamour_.
The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II Aphra Behn 1664
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I am glad (sayes _Eleutherius_) to see the Vanity or Envy of the canting Chymists thus discover'd and chastis'd; and I could wish, that
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The Duke, when he had taken Romania, finding it had been under the hands of poor Lords who had rather pillag'd their subjects, than chastis'd or amended them, giving them more cause of discord, than of peace and union, so that the whole countrey was fraught with robberies, quarrels, and other sorts of insolencies; thought the best way to reduce them to termes of pacification, and obedience to a
Machiavelli, Volume I Niccol�� Machiavelli 1498
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** Persisted to provoke! though woo d, and aw'd, llest and chastis'd, a flagrant rebel still? rebel, 'midst the thunders of his throne! for I alone!
The complaint; or Night thoughts on life, death, and immortality. With the life of the author 1812
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She uses me already like a slave Fast bound in chains, to be chastis'd at will!
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1764: 'And when this Warlike arm shall have chastis'd
Richard III 1700
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