To screen himself from whatever might irritate him, to escape an unpleasant thought or unhappy reflection, to avoid, above all things, the slightest approach of self-censure, was Martin's great philosophy; and he esteemed the man who gave him any aid in this road.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
It is quoted here at the risk of censure, because it is a typical phase of our lives which cannot be illustrated otherwise.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
In some way this harmless-seeming question implied censure.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford