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In a generation which had smarted under the persecution of Antiochus and shed its blood in defence of its liberty and ancestral traditions, such bitter fanaticism is not unintelligible.

From Introduction to the Old Testament by McFadyen, John Edgar

He had smarted under the indignities of house agents long enough, and this seemed to promise revenge—a fine revenge.

From Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Very emphatically was it said by one whose whole being had smarted under such affliction, “Adder's poison is under their lips.”

From Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series by Robertson, Frederick William

At the Grant reception, he had been piqued by her sarcasms; he had smarted under the surprise which her laughing coolness and gayety gave him.

From Horace Chase by Woolson, Constance Fenimore

He had been cherishing a fiction that he was in love with Miss Dwight and more than once he had smarted beneath the lash of her contempt.

From The Highgrader by Hutchison, D. C.