If a rascally African prince attempts to sell his people, he ought to be first sold himself; and the buyer, who acts so daringly opposite to the Christian precept, is yet more blameable.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton
Remember, dearest creature, that the fault of a blameable person cannot warrant a fault in one more perfect.
"Clarissa, Volume 5 (of 9)"
Samuel Richardson
If I were an American, it would make me rabid, and certain of the free citizens are furious, I understand, while others 'speak peace and ensue it,' admire as much of the book as deserves any sort of admiration, and attribute the blameable parts to the prejudices of the party with whom the writer 'fell in,' and not to a want of honesty or brotherhood in his own intentions.
"The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2)"
Frederic G. Kenyon