Word: reproof
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Britons rebuked U. S. citizens who pointed at Lord Lloyd last week the finger of reproof, by recalling the tactics of President Roosevelt with respect to the Panama Canal, certainly of no more importance to the U. S. than are Suez and the Sudan to Britain...
...almost equally rare second and third printings. The titles of almost all are characteristically long and explanatory. One volume by George Chapman is entitled "A Justification of a Strange Action of Nero in Burying with Solemne Funerall One of the Cast Hayres of His Mistress Poppaea; Also a Just Reproof of a Romane Smell-Feast, Being the Fifth Satyre of Juvenall" Nicholas Breton is represented by one of his works published in 1612 which he titles "Pasquils Nightcap; or Antidote for the Head Ache...
...quarrel between Poultney Bigelow, American author, and H. G. Wells, paradoxical British internationalist, waxes interesting. In Mr. Bigelow's recent book of reminiscences, he criticised the manners of Mr. Wells in no half-hearted way. Whereupon the British author administered through the press of his country the reproof valiant. Attached to his declaration was the thundering footnote, "American papers please copy...
...Midwife!" They husked and found strength to roar again. "Licensed Honorary Midwife, Medic and Surgeon! Oh Edward, Edward! The great-grandson of Victoria a midwife!" Scandalized, such servitors as were present blushed a fitting and dignified reproof at these immoderate words...
Briand scowled upon the Chamber in offended reproof: "I am dis- appointed. In this terrible situation your meagre alms of six votes is no encouragement. But it is five more than I need! With one I would have carried...