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WV: maligne: These festive birthday cakes has been maligned by tragedy.
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Caput est Maurocum, vulgo Maroc, amplissima ac celeberrima olim, inter maximas universi orbis memorata: at postea ab Arabibus divexata, nunc maligne colitur.
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At length turning his tale to another matter, he began to quarrell with king Richard, pretending as though he sought causes to breake with him, and to maligne him: and therefore he forged (sayd he) these lies vpon him, and all because he by that meanes would auoid to marry with Alise his sister, according as he had promised.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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For it was a violent example & a mightie motiue to the people to maligne the Jewes; as also a hart-gréefe to them in respect of their reiection, when the prince gaue them so discourteous a repulse.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (6 of 12) Richard the First Raphael Holinshed
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"I might hear further discourse of our discoveries ... but these may suffice as _verbum sapienti_; being of sufficient trueth to remouve errours ... also to take away malicious and scandelous speeches of maligne persons, who out of envy to God and good actions (instructed by their father the Devill) have sought to despoil it of the dewe and blamish the good name thereof."
The Story of Newfoundland Frederick Edwin Smith Birkenhead 1901
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Nec obstat quod tradunt incultam suisse, et Hominibus vacuam Regionem: Vastissimæ illæ Terræ sunt, et nostro quoque ævo post sex Secula maligne habitantur.
An Enquiry into the Truth of the Tradition, Concerning the Discovery of America, by Prince Madog ab Owen Gwynedd, about the Year, 1170 John Williams 1762
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Going from a full out assault to being wondrous at how "the white house" could so rapidly maligne Ms
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Going from a full out assault to being wondrous at how "the white house" could so rapidly maligne Ms
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Going from a full out assault to being wondrous at how "the white house" could so rapidly maligne Ms
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Going from a full out assault to being wondrous at how "the white house" could so rapidly maligne Ms
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