Some abuses may be reformed by appeal to the constituted authorities; others can be abolished only by the blazing indignation of a righteous soul who cannot longer endure the sight.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
For my part I think a man that cannot bear temptation is very poorly reformed.
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr
"We thought if we could get a young man with the education, who seemed reformed, we would give him a chance," she said.
"The Pioneers"
Katharine Susannah Prichard