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But this his patron will impute to his want of judgment; for this poet's heroes are commonly such monsters as Theseus and Hercules are, renowned throughout all ages for destroying.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 by Scott, Walter, Sir

"Because you cannot understand a manner of life a little different from your own you will impute evil."

From The Duke's Children by Trollope, Anthony

And we think no one who has attentively surveyed the state and character of the lower orders of the community, in this country, will impute exaggeration to the picture.

From An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance by Foster, John

It is a strange thing you will impute that to me, when I never so much as heard the name of Arabella Stuart, but only the name of Arabella.

From State Trials, Political and Social Volume 1 (of 2) by Stephen, Harry Lushington, Sir

Now Christ has delivered as positive a precept against our doing this as the promise can be that he will impute it to us, if we do not impute it to our own merits.

From Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor