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“I did not—I am sorry to say,” stammered out the girl, confused and self-accused, “very sorry I didn’t.”

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne

She had entered upon that stage of life where a human being is self-accused for being unloved, unsought,--despises herself because others despise her,--finds herself ugly because she gives pleasure to none.

From Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. by Hillern, Wilhelmine von

Now that the fellow had actually gone, a self-accused prisoner in the inspector's charge, the feeling that he was still taking part in some fantastic drama seemed stronger than ever.

From A Master of Deception by Marsh, Richard

"I did not, I am sorry to say," stammered out the girl, confused and self-accused; "very sorry I didn't."

From Gwen Wynn by Reid, Mayne

No wonder that the fugitive Prophet slunk down into some dark corner, and sat bitterly brooding there, self-accused and condemned, till weariness and the relief of the tension of his journey lulled him to sleep.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Maclaren, Alexander