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These were for the most part of a maledictory and unencouraging nature, so that after reading a few, Yin endeavoured to pass without being in any degree influenced by such ill-judged outbursts.

From The Wallet of Kai Lung by Bramah, Ernest

With the night, the dream-like landscape, and the maledictory harangues which had haunted me during the darkness, passed away, and the morning found us nearing the mountains.

From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by Wylie, James Aitken

A Friedrich working, all along, in Poland especially, amid what circumambient deluges of maledictory outcries, and mendacious shriekeries from an ill-informed Public, is not now worth mentioning.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 21 by Carlyle, Thomas

Kenny charged them with a look of indignation and shooed them to retreat in maledictory Italian.

From Kenny by Nuyttens, Joseph Pierre

Hugo bestowed a few choice Sicilian epithets of a maledictory character upon Dino Vasari and Brian Luttrell both; then he returned to the table and studied the latter pages of Father Cristoforo's letter.

From Under False Pretences A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline