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But he had left the burden of his blood-guiltiness behind him, and it lay on the guiltless soul with the weight of the world.

From A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June by Ouida

"Madame," replied the still imperturbable parson, "the crime of blood-guiltiness cannot be imputed to you, for you did not know what you were doing."

From Romance of California Life by Habberton, John

How the horror of blood-guiltiness must have tortured him!

From Idolatry A Romance by Hawthorne, Julian

The equalizing of labor and capital, which is a beautiful violet to us, is a very angry red to them; and the soft-toned hues of their system of servitude are crimson with blood-guiltiness to ourselves.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

Never have the blood-guiltiness on your head of teaching evil to others, or leading their minds to dwell on it.

From Stray Thoughts for Girls by Soulsby, Lucy H. M.