B., in his subsequent narration of the incident, said that the idea was so abhorrent to him that it nerved him up until their escape was made.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs
The universal "I had better;" "I had rather," is abhorrent to him.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
He was not opposed to it because he regarded it as inaffective as a punishment or a deterrent of crime, but simply because taking life, and especially human life, was abhorrent to him.
"Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions"
Slason Thompson