| 单词 | discreditable |
| 例句 | Furious with himself for having given away a discreditable secret, he vented his rage on Bernard. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z How could I make this psychologically plausible, and not utterly discreditable? David Lodge on HG Wells 2011-03-11T10:00:01Z Increasingly, his family were thought discreditable or unhinged. The Marquess of Queensberry: Wilde's Nemesis by Linda Stratmann – review 2013-04-17T13:00:03Z Lord Sumption, a former justice of the Supreme Court, told The Today Podcast on BBC Sounds the "profoundly discreditable" plan to use a law to declare Rwanda as safe was "constitutionally really quite extraordinary". James Cleverly makes Rwanda vow as Lord Sumption queries plan 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z But the panel concluded his conduct was discreditable and amounted to gross misconduct. Gwent Police: Officer sacked for kneeing detained man in chest 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z By failing to provide the sample, Mr Bennett, who has been suspended on full pay since July 2021, was found to have breached force standards for honesty and integrity, orders and instructions and discreditable conduct. Senior Met officer Julian Bennett faces sack for refusing drug test 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Ritchie was dismissed without notice for discreditable conduct at an accelerated hearing held by West Midlands Police on 14 September. Former West Midlands PCs jailed over sex on duty with vulnerable women 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Botanists have been amenable to renaming species that carry the names of discredited and discreditable individuals; a vote on changes to the naming code is scheduled for a botanical congress next summer. Column: The Hitler beetle, the Trump moth and the raging debate over changing offensive species names 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z The officer is facing a gross misconduct hearing and denies three allegations of discreditable conduct. Claim Met Police commander took LSD and magic mushrooms dismissed 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z The senior officer is accused of breaching the force's professional standards for discreditable conduct three times, honesty and integrity twice, and orders and instructions once. Met Police: Cdr Julian Bennett was never sober at home, lodger says 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The officer is facing a gross misconduct hearing over three allegations of discreditable conduct. Met Police: Cdr Julian Bennett smoked cannabis before breakfast, lodger says 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z Returning its decision on Friday, the panel said Mr Boyling had breached standards in respect of integrity and discreditable conduct. Met Police: Undercover affair detective would not have been sacked 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Mr Boyling is accused of breaching the force's standards for authority respect and courtesy, honesty and integrity and discreditable conduct. Undercover officer had sexual relationship, tribunal told 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z It said "a number of Metropolitan Police officers are alleged to have breached the standards of professional behaviour in regards to discreditable conduct" in relation to Mr Price. Met officers shared offensive messages about Harvey Price, hearing told 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Cdr Julian Bennett is accused of three allegations of discreditable conduct. Met commander who wrote force's drug strategy took magic mushrooms - hearing 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Before reviewing the bank’s discreditable record, let’s examine the regulatory system that has allowed it to get to this point. Column: Wells Fargo got slammed with a $3.7-billion penalty. So why doesn't it sound sorry? 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, Romney again teed up the traditional, and discreditable, Republican shibboleth of attacking Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid as “entitlements” that have been causing inflation. Column: 'Moderates' like Mitt Romney are threatening Social Security. Democrats don't have to let them. 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z We’re not only talking about Fox News, but the mainstream press that feels the urge to find “balance” in every report of wrongdoing, a discreditable practice known as “bothsidesism.” Column: The L.A. City Council mess shows how Democrats and Republicans react differently to scandal 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z The police misconduct panel ruled he did not breach standards of professional behaviour for police officers in relation to honesty and integrity and discreditable conduct. Lee Cocking: Police panel accept ex-sergeant's sex assault claim 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The panel in Middlesbrough found her conduct was discreditable and breaches of honesty were proven. Cleveland PC who urinated in shop guilty of gross misconduct 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z A panel found he committed misconduct, namely by discreditable conduct and breaching standards on duties and responsibilities, authority, respect and courtesy. Sarah Everard murder: Dorset Police officer guilty over 'gossip' wants change 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z The misconduct panel, sitting at the Empress Building in west London, found PC Kareen had breached the standards of professional behaviour in relation to "orders and instructions" and "discreditable conduct". Met PC who went on Nigerian Big Brother gets written warning 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z But, she denied allegations of breaching standards in respect of "orders and instructions" and "discreditable conduct". PC Khafilat Kareem went on Nigerian Big Brother 'to promote Met' 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z The panel found Sgt Kempton to have committed misconduct, namely by discreditable conduct and breaching standards on duties and responsibilities, authority, respect and courtesy. Sarah Everard: Dorset Police officer warned for 'gossiping' about trial 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z They show not radical generosity but discreditable selfishness. Opinion | Most evangelical objections to vaccines have nothing to do with Christianity 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z PC Dwyer was found to have breached West Yorkshire Police's professional standards in regard to integrity, honesty and discreditable conduct. Jaffa Cakes row PC Chris Dwyer sacked from force 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Harrison remained silent on the matter until his December message to Congress, when he called the murders “a most deplorable and discreditable incident” and an “offense against law and humanity.” The first Columbus Day was born of violence — and political calculation 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z The officer is accused of breaching West Yorkshire Police's professional standards in regard to integrity, honesty and discreditable conduct. Jaffa Cakes allegation prompts Halifax PC's misconduct hearing 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, before looking at the technique’s long, discreditable history, we should be reminded that true socialism is defined as a belief that the means of production should be publicly, not privately, owned. Column: Here's why the GOP smears everything it doesn't like as 'socialism' 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z The Met concluded that Ms Williams' conduct amounted to "discreditable behaviour" likely to undermine public confidence and was not a "trivial lapse". Robyn Williams: Sacked Met officer wins appeal against dismissal 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z The U.S. has a discreditable history of absolving wrongdoers when their crimes are grand enough and the perpetrators sufficiently prominent. Column: Shaming? Absolution? Jail? How to treat those complicit in Trump's wrongdoing 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z It came down to a strained - and in our view discreditable - interpretation of 15 words in the initiative’s ballot summary. Editorial Roundup: Florida 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z The symmetries between the past Kushner seeks to exploit and the discreditable present are striking. Jared Kushner is a Know Nothing – not just because he has failed on so many fronts | Sidney Blumenthal 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z Mr Cooke ruled Boateng breached police standards of professional behaviour for honesty and integrity and discreditable conduct. Love Island lying PC escapes policing ban 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z The force said Mr Campbell had committed gross misconduct due to his "discreditable conduct" and breach of confidentiality rules. PC filmed full uniform sex act video in toilet 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z “Words that convey the message ‘if you cannot prove your claims then you will not be believed’ abandon those who have suffered…to discreditable exile.” ‘It Will Cause a Scandal.’ The Pope and a Trusted U.S. Cardinal Clash Over Sex-Abuse Crisis 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z It mentioned allegations of "discreditable conduct", but said the paper was aware of NDAs signed by the accusers, agreeing to keep the details "confidential". Court stops paper's 'harassment' story 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z “This irritating mindreading by people who don’t know me, this imputation of motives, I think, is discreditable,” he said. ‘He’s done quite well’: why Conrad Black thinks Trump is what the US needs 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z There’s more of this, but you get the point: The suggestion that the Steele dossier has been discredited is discreditable to the point of being dishonest. Opinion | The Sleazy Case Against Mueller’s Probe 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z As the row started trending, Labour peer Lord Adonis tweeted: “Seriously inappropriate ‘joke,’ sums up a discreditable episode of @ BBCr4today self-congratulation.” Michael Gove apologises for Weinstein ‘sexual assault’ joke on Radio 4 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z Andrew Adonis, the former transport secretary, said on social media: “Seriously inappropriate ‘joke’, sums up a discreditable episode of Today self-congratulation. Michael Gove apologises for 'clumsy' Harvey Weinstein joke 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z Keosian further observed that the history of courts’ allowing public prejudices to govern libel law is long and discreditable. By tossing a Richard Simmons libel case, a judge strikes a blow against transgender discrimination 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z The Police Misconduct Panel found the officer "had breached the standards of professional behaviour of the police," in particular those pertaining to confidentiality, duties and responsibilities, orders and instructions, honesty and integrity and discreditable conduct. Devon and Cornwall Police officer sacked for having sex on duty - BBC News 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Ms Sutcliffe is accused of discreditable conduct, and failing to treat Ms Jackson with respect or courtesy and abusing her position and authority. GMP police chief admits drunken abuse over 'boob job' - BBC News 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Given his continuing refusal to release his tax returns, breaking with a long bipartisan tradition, it is only reasonable to assume there are aspects of his record even more discreditable than what we know. Donald Trump is a unique threat to American democracy 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z The standards breached by both men were around honesty and integrity; authority, respect and courtesy and discreditable conduct. Faruk Ali case: Bedfordshire Police officers sacked for gross misconduct - BBC News 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z He faced allegations of misconduct of honesty and integrity, orders and instructions, confidentiality and discreditable conduct. Police officer sacked for leaks 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z A police officer under investigation over claims of "discreditable conduct" after the murder of Stephen Lawrence is to return to his job. Lawrence officer to return to role 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Earlier, at a special case hearing, chaired by Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt, two offences of discreditable conduct were found proven against him and he was dismissed. PC dismissed over obscene images 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z "But because the failure rate is as high as it is... it is impossible to rule out discreditable or unethical behaviour." Police 'do not record fifth of crime' 2014-05-01T12:20:49Z It is aiming to ensure any discreditable conduct is exposed, any dangerous practices are uncovered and suspicion of deliberate wrongdoing, if unjustified, is allayed. Officer 'found gun near Duggan' 2013-10-02T11:09:34Z "At its highest this could amount to perverting the course of justice, and at the least, raises questions of discreditable conduct, and honesty and integrity," it said. Hillsborough disaster: the new evidence under IPCC investigation 2012-10-12T13:56:54Z They’ve either done something discreditable in town or they hope to do something discreditable in the country. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z Well, sir, it is discreditable; that is to say, I lie under a heavy charge, from which I am unable to clear myself. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Nothing perhaps has been so discreditable as the hurried flight of men from these towns which are within the area of possible hostilities. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z There is nothing in this discreditable to the "poor author," and nothing which a person who knew London then would deem improbable. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Resignations occurred upon discreditable pretexts, and became alarmingly prevalent. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z But by a majority how narrow, how fallen, how discreditable! The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z "It can be nothing discreditable, I am quite sure, sergeant," the officer said, kindly. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z A very keen sense of the pleasures of the palate is looked upon as in a certain degree discreditable. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z From beginning to end, the whole history of the British connection with China is discreditable. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z "For our part," she added, looking upward with an air of self-denial, "Mr. Northey and I have determined to give no sanction to a connection so discreditable!" Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z A thousand answers were given, and all more or less discreditable to Checco. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z The one is the expression of well-bred courtesy, the other is oppressive and embarrassing to all rightly constituted persons, and discreditable to the taste by which it is dictated. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z The thirty-six years which elapsed between the accession of Wladislaus II. and the battle of Moh�cs is the most melancholy and discreditable period of Hungarian history. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z A certain nephew of his, lately an officer in the Sardinian army, had been compelled to leave the service under discreditable circumstances. Fletcher of Madeley 2012-02-23T03:00:39.877Z "Their conduct was as discreditable to the town as it was uncomplimentary to you." Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z It has also been asserted that these interesting historical paintings were wilfully destroyed from a very discreditable motive. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 103, October 18, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-15T03:00:31.720Z Let nothing tempt you, I pray you, into habits so discreditable. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Grattan afterwards fiercely, and not unfairly, assailed Flood for carrying this discreditable measure. The Commercial Restraints of Ireland 2012-02-13T03:00:20.483Z Their bewilderment, stolid Britons as they were, would have been funny, had not her manner of exciting it been so discreditable. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z He was a good hater and a whole-hearted lover, and to be thus is to fill a certain uncomfortable but not discreditable place in the scheme of things. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z Esmond closed one of his hands, for he had almost hoped that Grace had not heard of the little discreditable affair in England. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z "The lady I saw could not do anything discreditable," Christina exclaimed warmly; "it is unthinkable." Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z This transaction, although it was hailed at the time as a triumph of the policy of France, was in truth as fatal to the monarch as it was discreditable to the minister. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Women do not usually meddle in such dangerous and discreditable enterprises—you will forgive me for speaking of this as I feel... Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z He was an evil-liver--with his relations with notorious women you are probably better acquainted than I am; she, unfortunately, has good reason to know that they were of a discreditable kind. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z For Italians to believe that it does, is natural; for Englishmen to believe it, is discreditable; for Americans, disgraceful. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z The Arms proved to be a tiny mid-Victorian hotel, not an inexact replica—and by no means a discreditable one—of many small rustic hotels that he had seen in England and France. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z Don't believe a word about the trade, in any discreditable sense, between Blair and Brown on the one part and the Greeley men on the other. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z I am now in possession of the details, and the further discreditable information that you sold your sword arm to the enemies of your country... Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z His poems contain many references to his cousin Nawár, whom, by means of a discreditable trick, he forced to marry him when she was on the point of giving her hand to another. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z Christina, like the majority of her sex, has an unerring eye for the discreditable motive. Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts 2011-11-11T03:00:37.427Z Be careful that your metaphors show no imagination and conceal your brains as you would a discreditable secret. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z About two thousand dollars represented the deficit at the end of the season; by no means a discreditable balance, albeit on the wrong side of the ledger, when one considers the circumstances. More Portmanteau Plays 2011-11-11T03:00:27.887Z It is time we got rid of the notion that there is anything discreditable in knowing fear. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z Consequently the Persian genealogists and philologists lost no opportunity of bringing to light scandalous and discreditable circumstances connected with the history of the Arab tribes or of particular families. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z Its result was disastrous and discreditable to the Amir. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z That most discreditable inference was, of course, the natural sequence of the wrong principle aforesaid. England, Canada and the Great War 2011-10-20T02:00:21.577Z So many stories have gathered around Theodora's name that it is hard to say how far her early life had been discreditable. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z You might as well say that there is something discreditable in being tempted to tell a falsehood. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z Of theology proper there is almost necessarily little or nothing, the clergy being in the earlier period proscribed, in the latter part kept in a strict and somewhat discreditable subjection by the Empire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z I repeat the question—Who can point out more than one or two of our newspapers which are morally discreditable to the country? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z That there was anything discreditable to either party in that understanding has never been shown. Egerton Ryerson and Education in Upper Canada 2011-10-14T02:00:23.300Z Hence, too, their present discreditable opposition to every educational, political and social measure, which would conduce to the elevation and improvement of society. Biblical Extracts Or, The Holy Scriptures Analyzed; Showing its Contradictions, Absurdities, and Immoralities 2011-10-12T02:00:53.650Z This very morning, in Ventimore's own office, they played a highly unprofessional and discreditable trick between them on your own godfather, Mr. Wackerbath. The Brass Bottle A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts 2011-10-11T02:01:04.737Z This extension of party lines into our foreign diplomacy was discreditable to the whole country. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z "I mean that she thinks she's found out—is finding out—something discreditable about me." The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z The law then permitted them to marry, but it was considered discreditable to do so. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z On the contrary, everything should be done to make such apathy be esteemed discreditable. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z They had been invited, however, to spend a month at Maske Towers, which, after all, was neither an uncomfortable resting-place nor a discreditable temporary address. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z Onesimus had no high motives in his flight; he had run away under discreditable circumstances, and perhaps to escape deserved punishment. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z A more discreditable state of things could not well be imagined, nor one of worse example for the country. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z The nature of this disclosure was painful to his relatives, and discreditable to his memory. In a Glass Darkly, v. 1/3 2011-08-25T02:00:34.247Z He has been identified without much show of evidence with a lawyer named Gastone who was in prison in 1548 under very discreditable circumstances. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Then, so goes the discreditable rumour, the companies bribed the masons and bricklayers, who built so badly that every now and then houses fell in, and there was a fine loss! World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z The man or woman who to-day sneers at or casts a discreditable innuendo upon that class stamps himself or herself unworthy of being classed among intelligent people. Successward A Young Man's Book for Young Men 2011-08-15T02:00:27.860Z It was remarked in Parliament in 1877 that no committee representing the working class asked for the repeal of this discreditable impost, which most concerned them. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z They, indeed, abound still, but are now regarded as discreditable. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z Another and a yearly increasing portion of the people have, after patiently and painfully thinking over Christianity, come to believe it to be untrue; unfounded historically; wrong morally, and a discreditable imputation upon God. The Principles Of Secularism 2011-07-22T02:00:17.390Z His career was full of political vicissitudes of the most discreditable kind, by which he managed to obtain a considerable share of the prizes of politics. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z In England, for a gentleman to be amorous of any learned art was held to be discreditable, and any proclivities in this direction had to be hidden under assumed names or the names of others. The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z Thus blasphemy is made one of the wings of religion—just as sedition becomes a wing of loyalty, when discreditable incidents are represented as the personal acts of the Crown. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z But in the eye of morality it is not less discreditable—perhaps more so, for the philosopher stands for absolute truth, while the Unitarian stands only for theological truth. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z He supposed them, indeed, to be among the acknowledged customs of the country, and not considered to be illegal or discreditable. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z They are sure to be of a discreditable nature, anyhow.” Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z In France it was held to be discreditable for a gentleman not to be amorous of the learned arts. The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z Births out of wedlock, however, are considered discreditable, and marriage generally follows on a girl becoming enceinte, in which case there seems no objection on the part of the lover to become the husband. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z The case then went before a gross misconduct hearing and the officer was found guilty of discreditable conduct and failing to meet police conduct standards of respect and courtesy. Pc sacked over Facebook comments 2011-06-23T13:53:47Z The Observer of July 22nd, 1821, contains four engravings, which, considering the limited artistic means at command, are by no means discreditable to the management of the paper. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z I hate putting myself in the wrong, and my performance was very discreditable.” By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z I imply nothing discreditable; this man had taken no irrevocable vow of celibacy. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z From the Royal College of Lyons, Charles went to the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Paris, but was expelled in 1839, on various discreditable charges. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z George IV. was discreditable enough to accept thanks for a donation he had never made. The Impeachment of The House of Brunswick 2011-05-31T02:00:34.353Z It is very discreditable to the parties concerned, to the attorneys, and, if permitted, in my judgment will be discreditable to the Court.” The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt 2011-05-24T02:00:12.183Z No act was too unscrupulous or too mean for him to lend his name to, and to further his ends he made confidants of some of the most disreputable and discreditable hangers-on in Dublin society. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z Our correspondent in the moon tells us of rather a discreditable affair which has just taken place in a high quarter. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z Lord Lieutenant's procedure, in his dealing with addresses, "dishonest, dishonourable, discreditable to all concerned," said Cadogan, by way of final shot, intended to sink whole Ministerial Bench. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 5th 1893 2011-05-21T02:00:09.440Z To be quite frank with you," said he, "I happen to know something of your story; and I consider it a jolly sight more discreditable to others than to you. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Five Metropolitan Police officers face a misconduct hearing accused of "discreditable conduct". Officers face misconduct hearing 2011-04-27T15:58:54Z In speech not very coherent—for the alcoholic tremor was upon him—he answered the question, by giving an account of what had passed—not even concealing his own discreditable conduct in the affair. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z A more real argument is that disestablishment would break up the parochial system; but those who use it impute a discreditable lukewarmness to their own community. Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day 2011-04-19T02:00:17.257Z The anecdotes, so amusing and often so piquant, appeared to the Scotch critic and to his British audience more discreditable than Marmontel, who belonged to an earlier and looser generation, had intended them to seem. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z But, on the other hand, if they cast away their lives when they ought not to die, they will also incur a discreditable name. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z Only in whispers, it is true, and less discreditable to Henry than Henrietta. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z I only wish I could wipe out those stains on our national honor, by repealing at once laws so discreditable to us. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z Penetrated, therefore, with the importance of the end, he would not suffer himself to see any thing unpleasant or discreditable in the means. A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention 2011-03-23T02:00:17.353Z Naturally, Felix had never written him of his relations with her, and a stranger would never have ventured to inform the violent old Lanzberg of anything discreditable to his son. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z It was regarded not only as an unwise step for Mrs. Tuckett to take, but a discreditable one. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z It does not seem that Wiclif took any part in these discreditable proceedings, nor that the mob attempted to injure him. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z Then dealer and purchaser would indulge in a few personalities, recalling with relish any discreditable facts in the other's private life or family history; and finally, sometimes, an agreement would be reached. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z The famous warrior-prince will just suit Creon as a son-in-law, if only he will dismiss his discreditable barbarian mistress. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Marius was made consul, in a phase of public indignation, to end this discreditable war. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z He interpreted Martin’s quick coloring to knowledge of a discreditable episode. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z It seems certainly very discreditable to the Christians of this town that no hand has yet been stretched out to help these men. The Little Missis 2011-02-26T03:00:44.830Z Sidney was an open, upright worker in life's vineyard, and did nothing discreditable in holding herself worthy of her hire. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z It also gave Edward an excuse for treating every loyal Frenchman as guilty of treason, and, to his shame, he did not always refrain from employing such a discreditable device. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z To be a Liberal was looked upon as belonging to a most discreditable party. From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography 2011-02-06T03:01:01.497Z “A sad and a discreditable story,” was his comment. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z Henceforth he made a point of hiding any outward sign of what might seem discreditable weakness. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z But, in Wall Street, and among money-dealers, certain transactions that, in their eyes, and by the courts, are not deemed discreditable, have of late been brought within the category of 'shaving.' The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z A very unpleasant and discreditable thing has happened. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z At the age of eleven he was appointed a page to Lord Chesterfield, then lord lieutenant of Ireland, and subsequently held a commission in the Marines, but was dismissed the service under discreditable circumstances. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Already he had forgotten the violent and discreditable 8 scene with Spurrier, and presently he dropped himself inertly into the camp chair beside the table at the room’s center and opened its drawer. The Law of Hemlock Mountain It would be impossible, as it would be discreditable, for them to attempt to carry on that great municipality in such buildings as they now had. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone We must not therefore be too severe on finding that this very creditable object is sometimes sought to be accomplished by somewhat discreditable means. A Cursory History of Swearing Tacitus seems to regard it as even something discreditable in Tiberius that he disclaims divine attributes30. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil Young Wellwood was a man of elegant figure, accomplished, and of singularly fascinating manners—recommendations of which he too often availed himself to accomplish very discreditable purposes, as the sequel of our story will show. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 Had not the woman who had been her rival fled, in, apparently, a most discreditable manner, with her own brother? By Birth a Lady It is as discreditable to the mind to be unfit for sustained mental effort as it is to the body of a young man to be unfit for sustained physical effort. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open His controversy with Professor Syme over a personal matter in 1845 was not to the credit of either of these great men, and, as Simpson himself confessed, was equally discreditable to their profession. Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine The story has been proved to be an absolute imposture, the more discreditable that it was an attempt to rob a dead man of honour dearly bought. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical The history of political parties may be searched in vain for a parallel to this discreditable transaction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" So that it's quite a time that I've known the whole discreditable story.... Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune I am convinced there is something discreditable at the bottom of this business. The Wonderful Visit The unwillingness and delay of Congress formed the most discreditable chapter of the history of America's dealings with Cuba. The History of Cuba, vol. 4 Why concealment if there was nothing discreditable to conceal? McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 She could enter into his life, appreciate motives barely realised by himself, and, with charming broad humanity, understand and forgive his actions even when he felt ashamed of them as unworthy and discreditable. An Engagement of Convenience A Novel Now this presentable-looking but otherwise very discreditable Mr. Burke was quite capable of following me wherever I went. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune The story—which deals with matters only fitted for the Criminal Investigation Department or a hearing in camera—is discreditable alike to author and editor. Oscar Wilde: Art and Morality A Defence of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" It was shown that they had unworthily employed a brave and devoted soldier in a discreditable errand, and that he had been dealt with according to the stern but just rules of war. The History of Cuba, vol. 4 She would never marry a man with discreditable secrets which she might not share, not because they were discreditable, but for the other reason. The Shadow of a Man From human respect many a person boasts of that which ought to make him blush; he thinks it discreditable to be less remiss in his religious obligations than others. Mary, Help of Christians And the Fourteen Saints Invoked as Holy Helpers: Instructions, Novenas and Prayers with Thoughts of the Saints for Every Day in the Year Wretched are they who are forced to resort to expedients so discreditable. The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern You don't convey the impression of a man with a discreditable career behind him, and from the accepted accounts of your position your prospects are assured from a worldly point of view. A Traitor's Wooing In endowing Cuba with a school system it would have been indecent for the United States to take for the standard its own poorest and most discreditable systems. The History of Cuba, vol. 4 Such was the pith and point of these discreditable reflections when the jingle of approaching horse put a sudden end to them. The Shadow of a Man No defence, moral or political, can be made for Wolsey; and it was the more discreditable because at this time he was professing the utmost devotion to his King, and endeavouring to secure his confidence. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII That winter he moved his whole command to Tiguex, where is now the pretty New Mexican village of Bernalillo, on the Rio Grande, and there had a serious and discreditable war with the Tigua Pueblos. The Spanish Pioneers I do not know what the transaction was, but it is impossible to associate anything discreditable with Chermside. A Traitor's Wooing Thus ended the most pathetic and tragic incident in the history of the Cuban Republic, and the one which was on the whole most discreditable to the United States. The History of Cuba, vol. 4 One of the most discreditable affairs of the war was what is known as Banks' Red River Expedition. The Greater Republic A History of the United States They tell stories of such cases up and down the islands, and mostly the stories are very ugly and discreditable indeed. Where the Pavement Ends The scene which ensued was one of the most discreditable in the annals of the British army. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars "You are inferring that the business, as you call it, was discreditable?" said Violet, mystified, and only half mollified. A Traitor's Wooing Reduced in height, pressed into a less noticeable shape, the hat might turn out not a discreditable purchase after all. Lady Cassandra To England the loss of the West Indies would not itself be serious; but in the life of nations discreditable failures are not measured by their immediate material consequences. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses So we all were, if one could feel glad about anything so discreditable. What We Saw in Egypt We want our business conducted in a fair and honourable way, and not descend to ways that are discreditable to us and to you. The Romance of the Reaper Out of this threatening of the Tartars grew a religious persecution, in which Blanche took a part not discreditable to her. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) We are satisfied if we do nothing discreditable. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition Walpole tells us enough of the corrupt means by which Lord Bute's authority was maintained, and of the discreditable intrigues by which succeeding administrations were raised up and cast down. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 "Told in a manner which would not be discreditable to Anthony Trollope himself, and in fact, is very much in his vein,"--Hartford Courant. Black Forest Village Stories Occasionally they have varied this state of civil warfare by perpetrating some job which outraged public opinion, or by stumbling into mistakes which have been always discreditable and sometimes ruinous. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) Girls," began another, "we all know if there was anything wrong or discreditable she would not be here. Helen Grant's Schooldays The latter was a brave and able general, and seems to have possessed a nature not discreditable to the time in which he lived. Women of Early Christianity You speak of there being something discreditable in my going away just when I could marry. Fidelity A Novel By the intervention of these gentlemen, it is hoped these discreditable squabbles will be stopped, and Castor and Pollux will be once more seen in company. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) We cannot keep matters in this discreditable state of abeyance. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) This unhappy bent was owing to the circumstance of his being early thrown amongst men who, having nothing but their wits to depend upon, had turned these same wits to very discreditable purposes. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day It is perhaps worthy of notice that Herodias and Sapphira are the only women mentioned by name in the New Testament against whom anything discreditable is charged. Women of Early Christianity To me there would be something discreditable in going on. Fidelity A Novel This practice led to shameful intrigues and discreditable escapades which added to living the zest which was craved by the women of the court who, thus disguised, were habituées of the theatre. Women of England “I mean,” he said, “the painful, the dangerous, the discreditable state of things that unhappily continues to exist in Ireland.” The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) He was not nice in his notions of honour, and he might be expected to catch at an offer, however discreditable, which promised both profit and revenge. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition I had heard many rumors concerning this Loris, whom I had never seen; rumors that were the reverse of discreditable to him. The Red Symbol A library is an essential part of a broad system of education, and a community should think it as discreditable to be without a well-conducted free public library as to be without a good school. Why do we need a public library? Material for a library campaign But I will do something; I am not fond of annuals, I forget them; and arrears are discreditable. Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind A discreditable and disordered head now thrust itself out of the mysterious closet, opened its mouth, and the vicious voice said: “I will see you now, sir.” The Witches of New York The course he took was discreditable, and Warburton, without attempting a direct apology, pretends that the incident which influenced the poet was the misrepresentations made of him to Addison by Philips. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition His letters to her contain nothing discreditable to him, but ought never to have been published. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) You are too squeamish, Mr. Worthy," said he, "I have done nothing discreditable. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales This war, which was fought with the discreditable purpose of forcing upon China an injurious drug against her will, had nevertheless several very useful results. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality This was a fact; and very discreditable it was to the Government, and a good explanation of the disloyalty of their reverences. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) The history of art discloses nothing more discreditable. Life of Wagner Biographies of Musicians “I’m afraid she’s sick,” said Peggy, who never thought of a discreditable explanation for anything till there was no help for it. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted The discovery of the discreditable part played by General Schofield in the Battle of Franklin was the greatest find of my investigation. The Battle of Franklin, Tennessee November 30, 1864; A statement of the erroneous claims made by General Schofield, and an exposition of the blunder which opened the battle Germany and Austria therefore wholly ignored their ally and pursued their stealthy policy to its discreditable end. The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia Government did not approve discreditable marriages; but, on the other hand, it did not actively interfere with a Service man's private affairs. Banked Fires For the sake of a theory of government for which many of them had already sacrificed much, they were bound to defend what their opponents called the discreditable cause of party patronage. British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 Their imperious regulations in all these minute details are a sufficient proof of the great development and paramount power to which the priesthood had now attained, but their morality is discreditable. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Their discipline has been lax, and in some cases the conduct of the regiments unsatisfactory and discreditable. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War This discreditable and blundering chapter of German diplomacy is enough to make the bones of the sagacious Bismarck turn in his grave. The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia She treasonably violates the confidence placed in her if she makes a discreditable use of any information coming to her through her association with her husband’s family. Threads of Grey and Gold But, in Wall street, and among money-dealers, certain transactions that, in their eyes, and by the courts, are not deemed discreditable, have of late been brought within the category of 'shaving.' The Redskins; or, Indian and Injin, Volume 1. Being the Conclusion of the Littlepage Manuscripts His exhibition was a complete burlesque of the comedy and a reflection on the character of a management that could profit by such discreditable expedients.” English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. The state of the furniture was discreditable in the extreme, and there was a general absence of tidiness throughout the hospital. Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles She was in Salisbury at this very moment, it appeared; these two rough and somewhat discreditable men were acquainted with her. Ellen Middleton—A Tale Now all this is discreditable to Mr. Pattison as a Philosopher and as a Divine. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford And a "safety razor" of such things might perhaps with advantage have been used on Keats's, though he has written nothing which is in the least discreditable to him. A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing But now we know the actual and discreditable truth. James VI and the Gowrie Mystery The language has not been reduced to writing; indeed, the little that has been done with it is highly discreditable to the Sleswick-Holstein Church Establishment. The Ethnology of the British Islands But, discreditable as that fact may be, it did not make the aching sorrow that possessed me any the less real. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography It’s all a most discreditable business, and I don’t see how you propose to better it by cutting my throat. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV "If all were known!" said some people, wagging their heads sagely, as if they were full of secret and discreditable information. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales It was a silly and discreditable business, and people were glad it ended. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III Nothing but racing and hawking; a wretched life—that is, a life of amusement, but very unprofitable and discreditable to anybody who can do better things. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II The literary partnership led to one of Pope's discreditable manœuvres, in which, strange to say, he was assisted by Broome, whom he induced to set his name to a falsehood. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) The party on shore were angry because of the failure, which was certainly a discreditable one, and they were very ready to accuse their comrades of being "squaws" on the war-path. The Wilderness Fugitives Mr. Rees could not see this point, or he would not see it; and either alternative is discreditable to a man who sets himself up as a public teacher. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) There is, however, something discreditable in the conduct of Government, and which shows the compromising, half-cunning, hand-to-mouth way in which they are compelled to scramble on. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III This discreditable series of incidents did far more harm to the Government than to the suffrage cause, as was very conclusively shown in the press. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI The means he employed to reach it were frequently perverse and discreditable, but the courage with which he overcame the obstacles in his path commands our admiration. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) But if Mr. Sorenson has done anything discreditable––if he has acted in a way to make me ashamed when I know, then it becomes a matter affecting my happiness too. In the Shadow of the Hills Yet the ghost story of Mrs. Booth's daughter is discredited, and even stigmatised as discreditable, while the brain-sick fancies of Mary Magdalene are treated as accurate history. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) If this description resembles or approaches the truth, I can but say that to have thus abandoned to want their most distinguished pastor and his family was intensely discreditable to the Baptist community. Bunyan Their tricks in the Registry Court are most discreditable. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule And thereupon she blushed, and looked furtively around her, as if she had been caught in some doubtful, if not discreditable, act. The Heart of Thunder Mountain This is human nature, I suppose—but discreditable. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 3, 1887 In my particular case it was, however, nothing very discreditable, and I once had my aspirations, or, as you prefer to consider it, I recognized my obligations. The Greater Power This is a discreditable state of things which cannot be ended except by a revolution in the minds of historians. Introduction to the Study of History But he remembered that it usually required a guilty conscience to make blackmail possible and that the man who paid always paid because of something discreditable which he wished to conceal. The Vagrant Duke A virulence, discreditable to England, has at times broken forth in our House of Commons,—as a virulence, not creditable to this country, has at times broken forth in your Congress. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 Can you deny that you were involved in a most discreditable affair in Siena before you came here? Olive in Italy It was clear to Nasmyth that the scheme was workable, though he was quite aware that the thing he was expected to do was a trifle discreditable. The Greater Power There is often a doubt remaining: this is the field of party polemics; every one attributes noble motives to the actions of his own party and discreditable motives to those of the opposite party. Introduction to the Study of History His transactions on the turf were unlucky as well as discreditable: though I believe he, and his jockey, and his horse Escape, were all innocent in that affair which created so much scandal. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges The public is more on the alert, and corrupt politicians often find themselves unable to carry out their discreditable compacts. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses What then is the object of all this mystery? or why do you conceal your opinion as something discreditable? The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero In my opinion," said Poll, who was growing crusty from always reading in the London Library, "chastity is nothing but ignorance—a most discreditable state of mind. Monday or Tuesday Only for coolness, courage and prompt decision of Whitley in the Chair discreditable scene would have worthily taken its place among others that smirch pages of Parliamentary record. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 8, 1914 Nobody put preliminary advertisements in the papers, you see, about these things: there was a discreditable neglect of the first requirements of the public. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges The two narratives combined complete the history of the Jersey mint—a history evidently discreditable to certain personages, and therefore never intended to meet the public eye. The Coinages of the Channel Islands Epicurus, then, was not destitute of learning; but those persons are ignorant who think that those studies which it is discreditable for boys not to have learnt, are to be continued till old age. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero The circumstance was especially discreditable as His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was staying at Holyrood. Adventures and Recollections You certainly had your share of scrapes, but there was nothing discreditable in them. The Education of Eric Lane This is, of course, true, but not in the least discreditable to Jefferson. James Madison In his youth he had had a serious love affair, but there was nothing discreditable to him in the fact that it came to nothing. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel Meanwhile the anxiety caused to his father by Herbert's unfortunately broken, though in no sense discreditable, career impressed him with a strong sense of the evils of all irregularities of conduct. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice Monica must have seen them peeping through the keyhole, and they knew they had been discovered in a somewhat doubtful and discreditable occupation. The Manor House School There is not only no credit at the present day in wishing so much, but it is discreditable not to do what lies in one's power to further its accomplishment. Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) Addresses to Ethical Societies The Gaelic is in manifest danger of falling into this discreditable condition, from the disuse of old idioms and distinctions, and the admission of modern corruptions, unless means be applied to prevent its degenerating. Elements of Gaelic Grammar The terrors of the law have been for years ineffectually directed against a race of beings called smugglers: yet smuggling is still an extensive, lucrative, and not universally discreditable, profession. Practical Education, Volume I Footnote 53: For a considerable period, during 1859, discreditable scenes of brawling took place at this Church as a protest against the High Church practices of the Rector, the Rev. Bryan King. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 This disinclination to do business in a business-like way, is discreditable. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Mr. George Smith may be credited with having broken down this discreditable state of things. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement To attribute discreditable motives to an opponent, even to account for unquestionable facts, is usually considered as an abuse of criticism. The Philosophy of the Conditioned The seizure of California in 1846 has been called, from another outlook, "one of the least creditable affairs in the highly discreditable Mexican War," and Fr�mont nothing more than a filibuster seeking private ends. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History He was by no means a model boy; but apart from anything which he had been taught in the Sunday school, he considered stealing mean and discreditable, and yet he had been led into it. Ben, the Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves In those cases, when want of the money cannot and is not pleaded, the proceeding seems all the stranger and the more discreditable. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time A whole discreditable past seemed to emerge from that one word "raddled." The Invader A Novel Even admitting that it was an action in the highest degree discreditable, still, discreditable is not ‘disgraceful.’ The Brothers Karamazov It is an act as discreditable to their hearts and their moral sense as to their statesmanship. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Nothing discreditable to his honesty could be found, but an apparent lapse in his private conduct gave the pretext for wild and dishonest attacks upon his character. The New Nation He spends and gives money freely, but does not get into debt; flirts with grisettes, but falls into no discreditable entanglement, etc., etc. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century With the exception of three or four articles, the whole number is discreditable to The National Association of Inventors. Scientific American magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 1 The advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements The affair was not only a disaster; it was attended with discreditable circumstances, which excited in the admiral indignation as well as regret. Admiral Farragut The assurances which have been given are well known, and the breach or performance of them must be discreditable to one of the two parties, for such, unfortunately, they now are again. Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 When Cleveland became President his Commissioner of the General Land Office, Sparks, turned cheerfully and vigorously to reform, and denounced the discreditable condition the more readily because it had appeared under Republican administration. The New Nation There are, however, some apparently liberal, if discreditable, concessions—that Luizzi may reveal, print, and in any other way avail himself of the diabolic information. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century To-day's conduct is merely the winding up affair of many discreditable pieces of conduct in your part. Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants or, Handling Their First Real Commands The records of this sovereign's reign make a discreditable page of Japanese history. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era This corrupt Legislature passed two very discreditable bills which would have been made positively infamous if it had not been for the active opposition of a few friends of liberty. Buchanan's Journal of Man, June 1887 Volume 1, Number 6 Where he had no temptation to do injustice he seems to have been a very good judge; but he had no hesitation in doing gross injustice by detestable methods, for wholly discreditable reasons. State Trials, Political and Social Volume 1 (of 2) I do not know that this is less discreditable; but it seems to me infinitely less human. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century What might have developed into discreditable scene of the kind deprecated by Prince Arthur was averted by interposition Of the Premier. Punch or the London Charivari, September 9, 1914 In the perpetration of this class of sad and discreditable desecrations, many parties are to blame. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 Harry uttered a shrill cry of alarm, which, I am sure, under the circumstances, was not discreditable to his courage, and his soul was filled with horror and repulsion. The Tin Box and What it Contained Inconstancy has been longer reckoned discreditable to a woman, in England than in France; and Englishwomen are besides, in their inmost nature, much more subdued to opinion. The Subjection of Women But there had been, for twenty years, a weak, amorphous, discreditable, and discredited government; and there was a great deal of revolutionary spirit, old and new, about. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century It is," he said, "a discreditable but incontrovertible fact that saints have always been reviled. Jonah and Co. At one time, while he was thus journeying, he became involved in a difficulty with a party of peasants which was extremely discreditable to him, and exhibits his character in a very unfavorable light. Richard I Makers of History Especially these discreditable internal dissensions were a cause of deep humiliation and of anxious concern to all loyal Lutherans. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church In every period of his life, and in every transaction in which he was engaged, George Gillespie was far above all private or discreditable intriguing, which is the vice of weak, cunning, and selfish minds. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) If Amaury had "disdamaged" himself, for his inability to possess any of his real and superior loves, by lower indulgences, it would have been discreditable but human. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century There is a not wholly discreditable prejudice against abridgments, especially of novels, and more especially against what are called condensations. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 I assume a thoughtful attitude, and by means of grave looks and evasive answers, I conceal—or at least I hope I conceal—my discreditable secret. More Trivia However, the reading, too, proved to be a discreditable affair. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church He wished to save Gordon from being drawn into a dangerous and discreditable plot, and also in the extreme eventuality to deprive any rebellion of the support of Gordon's military genius. The Life of Gordon, Volume II He is neither a fool, nor a cad, nor anything discreditable or disagreeable. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century And for the startling bigotry of the judges, which appears the most discreditable part of the matter, why, how could they alone be free from the prejudices of their age? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 No action of the war was so discreditable to the Americans as this. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 A most discreditable act—a criminal act—has been committed since we last met in this hall. The Hero of Garside School "No lawyer will undertake such a discreditable case." Tom, The Bootblack or, The Road to Success A quarrel between brothers is always painful in the extreme, and is discreditable to all parties concerned. The Printer Boy. Or How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark. An Example for Youth. The child who learns to respect flowers will never be one of that discreditable company who by sheer vandalism are constantly driving the wild flowers farther into the back country, finally exterminating whole species. The Renewal of Life; How and When to Tell the Story to the Young "Quandary," the word was unfamiliar to him; it must mean something awfully discreditable. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 In the second clause we have another discreditable imputation on the weaving fraternity, implying that they only work when compelled by hunger, and are not naturally industrious. The Proverbs of Scotland "The worst of running for office is that if a man has ever done anything discreditable it is sure to be brought out against him." Luke Walton He took risks, and did daring and perhaps somewhat discreditable things, but, narrow as her decorous life had been, she envied his reckless gallantry. Prescott of Saskatchewan He continued to offer it; but under conditions impossible of acceptance, and as discreditable to the party at fault as they were humiliating to the one offended. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 I hardly feel inclined to explain the cause of this improvement yet, Frank; but you may take my word that there is nothing in the least discreditable about it. The Prodigal Father A smile which he caught passing between Paul and his mother, a fresh proof of their joint share in this discreditable business, completed his exasperation. The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 If his opponent should get hold of this discreditable chapter in his past history, his political aspirations might as well be given up. Luke Walton This tended in the direction of showing the utter incapacity of the Swiss or French nature to manage a railway, and the discreditable incompetency of the officials of whatever grade. Faces and Places Like all Frenchmen, the late Panama scandals have profoundly shocked and disgusted him, as revealing a state of things discreditable to the Government of his country. The Idler Magazine, Volume III., July 1893 An Illustrated Monthly I think myself it is discreditable for a candidate to answer any questions at all, to make speeches, declare his policy, or to do anything whatever to get himself elected. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 His letters contained no statements that were not true and no comments discreditable to a man of honour, holding the opinions on which he had consistently acted. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration He is a discreditable tramp whom I befriended when in dire need. Luke Walton That the 'Century' contains much which would be very discreditable to any man of science at the present day, is very true. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy That you cannot get reliable eggs for twenty-eight a shilling in the winter season, in Bermondsey, is a miserable fact, and discreditable to the reputation of French poultry. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly That by acts and words generally felt to be discreditable a man may evoke great popular enthusiasm is not at all surprising. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 He needed votes in parliament, and he obtained them, as the whig leaders had done, by discreditable means. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration "I hope you don't mean to imply that I have ever done anything discreditable," said Browning, sharply. Luke Walton The records teem with evidence condemning the whole discreditable business. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies If Ralegh could have contradicted the discreditable tale, it is, as in the case of an earlier scandal, inconceivable that he should not. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography In my judgment, this entire incident of the President's "tour" was infinitely discreditable to President and people. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 Wedderburn's speech and the spirit in which it was received were impolitic as well as discreditable. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration But elsewhere the action, or inaction, of the British forces was discreditable. William Pitt and the Great War I will consider what it is thought should be set in order, but tardy and discreditable is the reformation of old age.” A Source Book for Ancient Church History Notwithstanding, or because he desired to spare her a discreditable scene, The Counterfeit Disease. in the morning Lady Ralegh, with her retinue of servants, continued her journey to London. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography She had all a woman's curiosity without a woman's suspicions, and, strangely enough, she did not associate his presence in this terrible neighborhood or his mysterious comings and goings with anything discreditable to himself. The Man Who Knew I am very sure that if my remarks had been deemed discreditable to myself or my country, they would have been fully reported in The Times. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. But the inaction of a force entrusted to the Earl of Moira for the support of the French royalists is certainly discreditable to him and to Ministers. William Pitt and the Great War It is not a credit to do right, but wrongdoing is discreditable. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide Thenceforward a league was formed, and a correspondence was opened, between the King on one side and Cecil and Howard on the other, which are equally discreditable to all three. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography An entertaining and clever book; but why, why should H. A. V. drop from his Hill into the discreditable fellowship of those who have misquoted "honoured in the breach"? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, May 20, 1914 But at the eleventh hour a cloud swept over Blaine's prospects, in charges of discreditable receipt of favors from railroads looking for political aid. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement Certainly the delay in sending ships and stores was discreditable to all concerned. William Pitt and the Great War Such were the discreditable circumstances under which the bill re-investing the clergy reserves in the Crown was passed. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada It makes a prodigious noise in the world and is read with avidity, but, though marked with all his cleverness, it is a discreditable production. The Greville Memoirs (Second Part) A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 1 of 3) So discreditable a backing out from a great enterprise will hardly be found elsewhere in English annals. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America I allude to the discreditable figure cut by the priests; who, it appeared to me, had no business in such a place at all, further, at least, than as casual inquirers. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II That Pitt should in any way have countenanced these underhand devices is discreditable. William Pitt and the Great War The protestant bodies were, however, averse to the exclusion of the "entire scriptures," as a discreditable compromise, and met the project with decided resistance. The History of Tasmania, Volume I He did not disguise from me, and almost said in terms, that he thought it very discreditable, and strikingly inconsistent with their previous language and ostentatious preparations. The Greville Memoirs (Second Part) A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 1 of 3) The explanation is somewhat recondite, perhaps, but not discreditable. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) The railway terminus, at the end of George Street, is equally discreditable. A Boy's Voyage Round the World In vain did Francis, in one of the last speeches of an acrid but not discreditable career, press for the amelioration of their lot. William Pitt and the Great War "Or found out anything discreditable about the General?" General John Regan The practice of drunkenness and debauchery is universal, and everything discreditable to humanity is found in their character. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure There could have been nothing discreditable in his past and he was a clean sportsman in the life he chose, square and philosophical; a game loser, a generous winner! The Fifth Ace This desire was gratified—not in the way they hoped for, of course, but nevertheless in a way that must have given any impartial observer a feeling of profound, if discreditable, satisfaction. The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind And then, as now, the morality of gambling was of a most questionable character—invited guests not thinking it discreditable to unite in any combinations for the purpose of better pillaging their host. The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy He flung them among them with open hands; and soon they were seen mingling in the crowds of speculators, and covetous like them of discreditable gains. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 They were discreditable to George the First, and they were disgraceful to the King of Denmark. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I We are not quite sure of the exact words used by that discreditable bo’s’n, but these are something like them. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains I have come to believe that to know human nature—at least to know it as its worst—one must be the victim of some discreditable misfortune in a small community. The Fighting Shepherdess I affirmed that the handling of a passage in Cymbeline, there quoted, had betrayed an amount of obtuseness in the commentators which would be discreditable in a third-form schoolboy. Notes and Queries, Number 197, August 6, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. If a statutory marriage by the registrar is not looked upon as discreditable—and why should it be so, since the law enacts it?—then the position of the young is indeed most hazardous. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 Such an enterprise was as discreditable to our councillors as it proved to be disastrous to our soldiers. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Our misadventure was the result of a series of mistakes, no one of which would have been other than discreditable to men of more experience. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska Erasmus's hesitation in those days between the repudiation and the approbation of Luther is not discreditable to him. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation This very discreditable episode in the political history of Canada proved the extremes to which even men, professing extreme loyalty, can be carried at times of political passion and racial difficulty. Canada Gabriel Harvey, who nursed a grudge against Lyly, even speaks of "horning, gaming, fooling and knaving," words which convey a distinct sense of something discreditable, whatever may be their exact significance. John Lyly Nevertheless, the record of the year was by no means discreditable to so young a naval organization. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Ah! she was a strange little woman with the foolish Gaelic notion that an affection bluntly displayed to its object is an affection discreditable. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure Outside the British Empire we trust that this discreditable issue will fall as flat as it deserves. The Stamps of Canada The southern colonies were paralysed for the moment, and the authorities of Pennsylvania gave evidences of indifference, if not of cowardice, that are discreditable features of its early history. Canada Van Buren's desire to be scrupulously fair in his estimates is evident, and if he did not always succeed, his failures are not discreditable. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 A. Usually the outcome of a discreditable transaction. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, February 18, 1893 But here was a shrewd little lady who seemed to think his fancy and confidence nothing discreditable. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure It is well, however, to recall the antecedents of a party that first tried to get into power through discreditable expedients, before resorting to a declaration of honest principles in finance. The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes The payment of taxes is not pleasant at best, but if rudely enforced by oppression or discreditable officers, it renders the tax as well as the tax-collector odious. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. But it would have been a ticklish and discreditable position. Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia being the adventures of Prince Prigio's son She permitted him to describe the meeting with Ruth and Isabel at Rochester, and her face betrayed relief and pleasure as he made it clear that the Governor's romance was in no way discreditable. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! This is the only explanation that I can find for a most discreditable incident. Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 Some touch of pathos, or gruff tenderness mayhap, in Ned Frog’s voice, induced him to return at night to the scene of his discreditable failure, and await the pugilist’s coming out. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure The success of the Republicans has saved the country from a discreditable scramble in the House. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. His disreputable face and discreditable coat argued a dissipated character—hence no one would employ him. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Honour forbids you to expose Netta, but the affair was so discreditable that I want your part at least to be set straight. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story A legend I am afraid it may be, in the most discreditable meaning of the term; or perhaps something worse—a mere yesterday's fiction. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) There are some of our vices, like some of our diseases, from which the quadrupeds are exempt; and those, both diseases and vices, are the most discreditable. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection The seamen are impressed by force, the soldiers are entrapped by other means, even more discreditable: the only excuse is expediency, or, if you like it better, necessity. Jacob Faithful All this was no doubt very creditable to the German authorities, and not discreditable to the good people of Chauny. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 I do not say this for the sake of boasting, but simply as a fact which is certainly not discreditable.” The Ferryman of Brill and other stories Galen mentions the discreditable conduct of physicians at consultations. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine The last weeks of Federalist rule was filled with a discreditable effort to save what was possible from the wreck. The Wars Between England and America A Prince of Wales, the coming King of England, implicated in a disgraceful, discreditable highway robbery! Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life This fact disfigures the energetic record of Mr. Marcy as secretary of War, and was eminently discreditable to the President and all his advisers. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 If one man less admirable than another; if his friends and his entertainments are inclined to become rowdy and discreditable, does he need help less, or more? A College Girl “Mr Macdougall,” said he, sharply, “I call upon you for an explanation of this—this—discreditable affair!” On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story True, their vessels suffered from British seizures; but no British confiscations had done them such harm as the embargo, or taken such discreditable advantage of a transparent pretext as the Bayonne Decree. The Wars Between England and America “He seems to have been mixed up in a rather discreditable affair, as far as I could make out, but I didn’t read the report through.” Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life Some of the fellows on strike were no doubt good players, and that made it all the more discreditable of them to try to damage the School record by crippling the team. The Cock-House at Fellsgarth In my thankfulness I renewed with all fervour and sincerity my resolve to avoid all such foolish escapades for the future, and to devote myself to more profitable and less discreditable occupations. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life He never associated with companions he knew to be bad, or allowed himself to be led into scenes which were in the slightest degree discreditable. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch Tempest said that if he were to cuff me for every discreditable blunder I had made, I should have ear-ache for a month. Tom, Dick and Harry For unless you come too, I promise to leave out all the discreditable part of the story and paint you with a halo.… Brother Copas At all events, it affected his treatment of the unhappy men to whom he displayed a petulance wholly derogatory to his character as a judge, and discreditable to his feelings as a man. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. I had been a false friend, a vain, self-righteous puppy, a weak, discreditable roysterer, without the courage to utter one protest on the side of chivalry and right. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life Some few particulars which are to be derived from the State Papers are discreditable to the memory of this nobleman. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. The packers' much heralded Stefansson stunt of living a year on an exclusive meat diet was a discreditable fake. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934 Knowing from the talk of the club what the lower orders are, could I doubt that this was some discreditable love affair of William's? Short Stories of Various Types Yet this unworthy magistrate, so faithless to his trust, so discreditable an instrument of the Jacobite cause, was afterwards acquitted, after a trial of four days, by the Lords Justiciary. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. This is the only passage in Burchard's diary where Lucretia appears in an unfavorable light; nowhere else has he recorded anything discreditable to her. Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day Patriotism no one thinks discreditable; nor does any one deny that war is the romance of history. Memories and Studies It is a sad and discreditable, and to us inexplicable, fact that his remains did not receive decent burial. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work Many incidents—sporting, festive, amusing, and discreditable—I remember distinctly, and many faces, but there’s nothing to piece them together with. The Lunatic at Large The author has no language to express any imaginative passion; he can only repeat, in a muffled professional voice, that it was really a very painful and discreditable affair. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature After some discreditable scenes, on which a recently published correspondence has thrown a painful though somewhat doubtful light, the connection of Madame de Staël with Benjamin Constant was broken. Historical and Political Essays All in all, the showing would be by no means a discreditable one. White Ashes But it manifested the spirit by which they were animated; and, sir, is that spirit to be charged here, in this hall where we are sitting, as being 'discreditable' to our country's name? Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. It was not long before Mr. Calhoun also entered the lists, though in a manner less discreditable to himself, personally, than were the resources of Crawford and Clay. John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series The Behring Sea negotiations have from the first been discreditable to diplomacy at Washington. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country In passing, let it be also said that his mother, too, was a very decent little woman, in a humble, Chinese way, and that his inheritance from this despised Chinese side was not discreditable. Civilization Tales of the Orient O'Connor has played several very shabby tricks on you and on the Guardian—things that must, even in his own eyes, seem discreditable. White Ashes He considered it discreditable, not only to their particular section of country, but also to the national character. Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. It is sufficient to say that nothing occurred in that campaign which was discreditable to General Banks. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 He was a good hater and a whole-hearted lover, and to be thus is to fill a certain uncomfortable but not discreditable place in the scheme of things. George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends But I can now suffer nothing that is not more discreditable to you than distressing to me; nor however wretched I may be, shall I be so long. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 It seemed to the dismayed Vice-President that every one in New York took delight in recalling to publicity some detail discreditable to his Bostonian discovery. White Ashes To go from sacred history to profane, does the gentleman there find it 'discreditable' for women to take any interest or any part in political affairs? Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. Her pact with the Frenchman was discreditable but smooth words might restrain tongues from wagging until she could leave the ship. The Captain of the Kansas An apparent failure is not necessarily a discreditable one. The Eugenic Marriage, Volume I. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies It is supposed that he went West and found a secure concealment in some of the distant territories, where probably he is engaged in the same discreditable courses for which he was already notorious. Frank and Fearless or The Fortunes of Jasper Kent Beyond a probably satirical reference by William of Malmsbury, all that is known of Walter is an account of a discreditable death. Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See The perpetuation of it could only proceed from the consciousness that the disclosure of his person would be discreditable to his fame. Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. Previously to this discreditable act, the Department of State had committed one of imbecility. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters One fact is the discreditable condition of the streets of Washington during and after the civil war. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer I am convinced there is something discreditable in the background, and it may be well to be armed with proofs in case of need.” Sword and Gown A Novel The doctor regarded it as a discreditable performance, unworthy a great and generous nation. The Emigrant Trail Each is a discredit to the human race, already discreditable enough, God knows. Damn! A Book of Calumny They felt that he could produce something that was not discreditable, and that was all that could reasonably be expected of an American. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters This view is more discreditable to the young people than is their criticism damaging to Emerson. The Last Harvest If we analyse the expressed wishes of England, we shall find a mixture of real religious faith and of worldly, and sometimes discreditable, motives. The Age of the Reformation But if we should feel convinced that Shakespeare's memory was influenced by the sound of Daniel's cadences, this need not be considered discreditable to Shakespeare. Elizabethan Sonnet-Cycles Delia - Diana LeFleur had notified them that he believed he was on the track of some discreditable incident in the past of their rival which would banish him from their path. Ralestone Luck Invention was tasked to furnish discreditable reasons for all that he said and did. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters She said people would think me from the country, which is considered discreditable, and as this reminded me that I had as yet seen nothing growing, I asked to be shown the gardens and groves. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) His claiming or accepting it under the circumstances has been considered discreditable and a breach of faith by many modern writers. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 And, though but a small part of the sixty works can be called good, the inferior work is not discreditable: it is free from affectation, extravagance, nastiness, or balderdash. Studies in Early Victorian Literature It is not specially discreditable that very soon and for a long while part of them, or of those who were influenced by their report, reverted to their former prejudices in regard to Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln Equally surprising was the unconsciousness of the biographer, that there was anything discreditable in what he disclosed. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters If men want to quarrel, there are plenty of French officers who would be quite ready to oblige them, but a quarrel among ourselves would be regarded as discreditable to the corps. In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain But after engaging he committed palpable and even discreditable mistakes. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy It is painful to contemplate this whole affair, for it is alike discreditable to the national faith and the national arms. Great Indian Chief of the West Or, Life and Adventures of Black Hawk The blowing up of Lancaster Castle and good Mr. Covel, by the conclave of witches at Malkin's Tower, was no discreditable imitation of the grand metropolitan drama on provincial boards. Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster The record in these matters of the highest legislative body in the land is still the most discreditable of that of any nation in Christendom. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters But of the highly discreditable practice of imputing corrupt motives to those who differ from us there cannot be two opinions. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" My father soon took measures to ascertain what manner of life he had led while pursuing his studies in New York; and the information he gained was very discreditable to Mr. Almont. The Path of Duty, and Other Stories I felt that I had let you pledge yourself in the dark; that in my care for Lucia, and confidence in you, I had to some extent bound you to a discreditable engagement. A Canadian Heroine, Volume 3 A Novel His nature is amazingly complicated, and yet our judgment of it is simplified by his passion for telling everything, no matter how discreditable or how ignoble the detail may be. Among Famous Books In the long list of controversies which the student of literature is under the necessity of examining, none seems so uncalled for and so discreditable to the assailants as this. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters She had not taken a blue daffodil; she said so; she also said at another time she had failed in the object of her coming and that failure and success would have been alike discreditable. The Good Comrade She had declared to the man who was to have been her husband that his life was discreditable,—and, of course, no man would bear such language. Phineas Finn The Irish Member I felt that this could result in nothing discreditable to us. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie As an historian he is deficient in conscientiousness and candour; he appears as a partisan of Dionysius, and seeks to throw a veil over his discreditable actions. On the Sublime Besides being incapable, he regarded him as eminently dishonest; as vaunting impartiality while elevating discreditable and improbable hearsay into positive assertion, and fortifying his falsehoods by a pretentious parade of figures and official documents. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters The saddest feature in the whole affair is, that Regina begins to suspect there is some discreditable mystery about her mother and herself; but Peyton says it is marvellous how delicately she treats the subject. Infelice He began rapidly to review his own antecedents, and to scrape p. 18his memory for discreditable incidents. Masques & Phases Mr. Lloyd George’s part in the matter of Reparations is the most discreditable episode in his career. Essays in Liberalism Being the Lectures and Papers Which Were Delivered at the Liberal Summer School at Oxford, 1922 You are mistaken; we were both deluded for the moment by his picturesque account of a common, not even a discreditable, fact. The House of the Vampire They would explain by the first easy discreditable reason. The Half-Hearted Her instinct told her that there was in the air some discreditable secret. The Sheriff's Son I blame myself for having allowed you to bring me to utter and discreditable financial ruin. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 It is not discreditable to the sex to assert that a man is first attracted marriage-ward by the desire of the eye. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) One of the very few instances where a painting of the kind is spoken of, was connected with a very discreditable scandal. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century Nor, though he had already sufficient strength of character to learn to do his work well, did he ever regard the work itself as anything but unsuitable, and almost discreditable. Life of Charles Dickens Till the emergence of the religious question the English party in Scotland consisted of traitors and mercenaries, and their efforts to strengthen English influence form the most discreditable pages of Scottish history. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) It was discreditable then, as it is now in Europe, for any branches of families of the higher class to engage in any pursuit of honorable industry. King Alfred of England Makers of History There is nothing discreditable to others in these figures; they simply indicate the difference of feeling which did and indeed naturally must exist. The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs It is needless here to enter into the details of the excited and discreditable agitation by which the custom of occasional conformity was at length, for a time, defeated. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century A most discreditable episode indeed, in a land formerly renowned for respect for womanhood, and for the warm-hearted generosity of her sons. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent She looked as though she were hiding something discreditable but delightful. The Enchanted April The result is in no way discreditable to Greece. The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological Perhaps this cold welcome was not altogether so discreditable to the British public as it would have been, had its sole cause been the undoubted but unpalatable truths told by the writer. Matthew Arnold The rupture, which he courted, was deferred by the discreditable compliance of the Great King with his requisition. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. The girl hung her head, and answered in a lower voice, as if her reply were a distasteful, discreditable admission: "I was bookkeeper at a hotel—a wretched place, where I was miserable, very miserable." The Wharf by the Docks A Novel I perfectly agree with you, Sir William," said Hartley, "and I despise the government which can stoop to such discreditable treachery, for it is nothing else. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two He knew, from furtive observations, as well as from general report, that a discreditable intimacy existed between him and Mary Mahon. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One It was not the kind of paper—if, indeed, it existed at all—that more persons would be allowed to see than were parties to the very discreditable affair. Come Rack! Come Rope! Though Mitchell was guilty, the manner of his taking off was flagrantly unjust and most discreditable to all concerned. A Short History of Scotland There are stories told of his college-life very discreditable to his fame. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest I think the reason is one that is not discreditable to those concerned. Humanly Speaking Indeed it p 287is somewhat discreditable that the great towns and princes of Germany cannot achieve what the Swiss do by co-operation and local action.' The Age of Erasmus Lectures Delivered in the Universities of Oxford and London In short, I was discreditable and harmless and unlovely as the young Yahoo can be. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned What! was this beautiful pale young creature the Countess of Hurstmonceux, the rival of Nora, the wife of Herman Brudenell, the "bad, artful woman" who had entrapped the young Oxonian into a discreditable marriage? Ishmael Or, In the Depths He didn't know what mad thing you might expect of Grandma, the Demon, but surely nothing very discreditable could occur in the presence of that innocent dog. Bunker Bean It was as if she regarded her affection for her husband as a youthful folly, and her marriage as a discreditable episode of which she was now ashamed. The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson) And now Hugo's annual sale was to be more astonishing than ever; some said that he meant at any cost to efface the memory of those discreditable incidents before mentioned. Hugo A Fantasia on Modern Themes Under these circumstances building a one-story house would be likely to prove a flying-not in the face of Providence, but, what is reckoned more dangerous and discreditable—flying in the face of custom. The House that Jill Built after Jack's had proved a failure He recalled suddenly the charges that there was more than the customary political log-rolling—that there were mysterious "discreditable dealings" in the Governor's election to office. One Man in His Time If all thought were audible none would be deemed discreditable. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales |
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