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Unreproved   Listen
adjective
Unreproved  adj.  
1.
Not reproved.
2.
Not having incurred reproof, blameless. (Obs.) "In unreproved pleasures free."






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Unreproved" Quotes from Famous Books



... Com, and trip it as ye go On the light fantastick toe, And in thy right hand lead with thee, The Mountain Nymph, sweet Liberty; And if I give thee honour due, Mirth, admit me of thy crue To live with her, and live with thee, In unreproved pleasures free; 40 To hear the Lark begin his flight, And singing startle the dull night, From his watch-towre in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise; Then to com in spight of sorrow, And at my window bid good morrow, ...
— The Poetical Works of John Milton • John Milton

... kitchen window, which had formerly been stuffed up, when the wind blew too hard, with an old or new hat, was glazed. There was now light in the house. Light! the great friend of cleanliness and order. The pig could now no longer walk in and out, unseen and unreproved; he ceased to be ...
— Tales & Novels, Vol. 2 • Maria Edgeworth

... despise him not; for he indeed, And such as he in spirit and heart the same, Are God's own children in that kingdom bright, Where purity is praise, and where before The Father's throne, triumphant evermore, The ministering angels, sons of light, Stand unreproved because they offer there, Mixed with the Mediator's hallowing prayer, The innocence of ...
— Ishmael - In the Depths • Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

... I dislike it extremely," returned Lady Hayes with such an obvious look of satisfaction the while that Darsie laughed in her face, and laughed unreproved. ...
— A College Girl • Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

... her to share her room, and watch over her conduct, entreating her at the same time to warn her of every fault she might commit. Her strictness with her spiritual children, though tempered by love, was extreme. She never left a single imperfection unreproved, and allowed of no infractions, however slight, of the rule. Sometimes, when through shyness or false shame, they concealed some trifling offence which they were bound to confess, she read their hearts, and reminded them not to give Satan a hold upon them by such reserve. She ...
— The Life of St. Frances of Rome, and Others • Georgiana Fullerton

... care derides, And laughter holding both his sides. Come, and trip it, as you go, On the light fantastic toe; And in thy right hand lead with thee The mountain-nymph, sweet Liberty; And, if I give thee honour due, Mirth, admit me of thy crew, To live with her, and live with thee, In unreproved pleasures free; To hear the Lark begin his flight, And singing startle the dull night, From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise; Then to come, in spite of sorrow, And at my window ...
— MacMillan's Reading Books - Book V • Anonymous



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