Careful Words

reproof (n.)

reproof (v.)

reproof (adj.)

Reproof on her lips, but a smile in her eye.

Samuel Lover (1797-1868): Rory O'More.

  The Retort Courteous; . . . the Quip Modest; . . . the Reply Churlish; . . . the Reproof Valiant; . . . the Countercheck Quarrelsome; . . . the Lie with Circumstance; . . . the Lie Direct.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): As You Like It. Act v. Sc. 4.