It cut to the very quick of his emotion for her-that extraordinary sentiment which can exist in a man's heart without Impairing in any way his authentic fidelities.
"Command"
William McFee
Thus in St. Thomas through the bitterness of some, of whom better things might have been expected, the missionaries were at one time imprisoned for fifteen weeks; but soon after the governor and most of the planters on the island were convinced, by experience, that the instruction of the negroes in the principles of religion, instead of Impairing, promoted the interests of their masters; and therefore they were pleased to see their slaves attend on the preaching of the gospel.
"Thoughts on the Religious Instruction of the Negroes of this Country"
William Swan Plumer
It is, in fact, a real speech, which might have been delivered to a dull-headed audience without much Impairing credibility.
"Bardell v. Pickwick"
Percy Fitzgerald