He sayd Dick was inexcusable, and that noe good End coulde justifie a Man of Honour in overcharging the Truth; and that, since I was innocent, I shoulde write to my Husband to clear myself.
"Mary Powell & Deborah's Diary"
Anne Manning
It has, we suspect, a much less philosophic origin, and proceeds from the unsafe practice of overcharging the verbal gun in order to make more noise in the ear of the listener.
"Essays Æsthetical"
George Calvert
There was no difficulty in guessing that this proceeding was a farce, and that by overcharging the crime it was the intention of the government to favour the acquittal of the accused; and accordingly they were acquitted.
"Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I"
Pierre Antoine Edouard Fleury de Chaboulon