slanderers of the True-Born Englishman frequently figure in its proceedings.
"Daniel Defoe"
William Minto
Grabalotti declines to say much about his infancy; he seems to have been pretty often reminded of the scandal of his birth, and as often he registered a vow that, sooner or later, he would close for ever the mouths of the slanderers.
"John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1"
William Powell Frith
As he approached, the King's ear was yet ringing with the tones of the insidious voices of those who had been striving to blast his reputation; but the eyes of his slanderers, as if conscious that he knew their vile intent, sank abashed before his steady and confident gaze.
"The Prime Minister"
W.H.G. Kingston