Both Uses of
chastise
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- Bathsheba would have submitted to an indignant chastisement for her levity had Gabriel protested that he was loving her at the same time; the impetuosity of passion unrequited is bearable, even if it stings and anathematizes—there is a triumph in the humiliation, and a tenderness in the strife.†
Chpt 19-21
- I deserve the chastisement your words give me.†
Chpt 22-24 *
Definition:
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(chastise) to scold or criticize