repitation

The Baron doesnae ken the shifts that you and me's been put to for to save his repitation.

Doom Castle Neil Munro

What's Frank Pixley's repitation, lemme ast you that?

In the Arena Stories of Political Life Booth Tarkington 1907

'Would you mind makin' yourself scarce, Mr Nanjivell, to oblige a lady as has lost confidence in her repitation? '

Nicky-Nan, Reservist Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

What's more -- though, to be sure, 'tis no affair o 'mine -- I reckon Sam Penhaligon's the only chap alive, savin' yourself, consarned in this repitation you've started to make such a fuss about.

Nicky-Nan, Reservist Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

Me that have saved the repitation av a ten times better man than him!

Indian Tales Rudyard Kipling 1900

Me that have saved the repitation av a ten times better man than him!

Soldiers Three Rudyard Kipling 1900

Boys -- fer I've seen you all bought er broke -- on my solemn repitation fer a three-minute clip, I ain't givin 'you no bran-mash o' my own fixin '.

The Day's Work - Volume 1 Rudyard Kipling 1900

Mr. Gridley, nor to hurt no honest body, for I'm a poor woman, Mr. Gridley, but I comes of dacent folks, an 'I vallies my repitation an' character as much as if I was dressed in silks and satins instead of this mane old gown, savin 'your presence, which is the best I 've got, an' niver a dollar to buy another.

The Guardian Angel Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851

I don't want to tell no tales, Mr. Gridley, nor to hurt no honest body, for I'm a poor woman, Mr. Gridley, but I comes of dacent folks, an 'I vallies my repitation an' character as much as if I was dressed in silks and satins instead of this mane old gown, savin 'your presence, which is the best I 've got, an' niver a dollar to buy another.

Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851

She was uncommonly proud and arrogant to all her country neighbours, except those she dignified by the appellation of quite your tip-top quality folks: she would sometimes honour Mrs. Susanna Bradbury by a call; and two or three times in the winter, invite her and her niece to a family dinner! but begged, above all things, Mrs. Susan would never think of introducing her to her friend Mrs. Edmonds, as it might very much injure her virtue and repitation: Mrs. Susan took no notice of her silly remarks; she reflected from whence they came, and that it was literally casting "pearl before swine," to attempt, by dint of reasoning, to convince obstinate and ignorant self-approbation.

Romance Readers and Romance Writers: a Satirical Novel 1810