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He hath deserved worthyly of his Country, and hath so planted his honour in their Eyes, and his actions in their Hearts, that for their Tongue to have been silent, and not confess so much were a kind of ingratefull injury; to report otherways
Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 3 January 1796 1796
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When the Pilgrim had finished his speeches, the Gentlewoman who had listned to them very attentively (because all the edged reasons appeared to be plainly true) became verily perswaded, that all these afictions had falne on her and her father, for the ingratefull offence by her committed, and therefore thus is replied.
The Decameron 2004
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In which kind of discontinuing his fauour to his sworne children, he sheweth himselfe verie ingratefull, and not worthie of the dutifulnesse wherewith (like buzzards as they be) they ouercharge their hellish (holie I would saie) father.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (5 of 12) Henrie the Second Raphael Holinshed
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Alas (kinde Lord) 1595: Hee's flung in Rage from this ingratefull Seate
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Off-from the clamours of the ingratefull great ones,
The Laws of Candy Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10) Francis Beaumont 1600
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2229: That most ingratefull boy there by your side,
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1814: Whereof ingratefull man with Licourish draughts
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1446: On her ingratefull top: strike her yong bones
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