What severe animadversions on the bad taste, or the want of candour of the writers, and all because they were too good-natured to give pain to the authors!
"The Idler in France"
Marguerite Gardiner
As long as I'm master of this vessel, sir, I'll sail her according to the counsels of my own discretion-and thank you to keep your animadversions to yourself!
"Alias The Lone Wolf"
Louis Joseph Vance
We shall venture to add, that, had the gallant Admiral hesitated to make the attempt, he would have rendered himself obnoxious to animadversions, not only from all the squadron under his command, but from every one on the Rock of Gibraltar who witnessed the enemy's squadron of inferior force setting, as it were, that of Sir James at defiance; while it would have afforded the French and Spaniards a just, or, at least a plausible subject of exultation.
"Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I"
Sir John Ross