He is a wretch, insensible and dead 75 To all the charities of social life, Whose pleasure is in civil broils alone.
But me the son of Saturn, Jove supreme 450 Himself afflicts, who in contentious broils Involves me, and in altercation vain.
For myself, I stick to my determination to meddle no more in the broils of this kingdom.
Scenes of broils and civil war are not for lads of your age.
The intestine broils of Ireland were happily composed this year, by the prudent management of the marquis of Hartington, lord lieutenant of that kingdom.
But first, inflam’d with wonted valour’s heat, Amidst our sorest siege and thickest broils She stoutly fought, and fiercely waged wars.
Combine together 'gainst the enemy; For these domestic and particular broils Are not the question here.
When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils root out the work of masonry, Nor Mars his sword, nor war's quick fire shall burn: The living record of your memory.
So shaken as we are, so wan with care, Find we a time for frighted peace to pant And breathe short-winded accents of new broils To be commenc'd in stronds afar remote.
Among ourselves Give him allowance for the better man; For that will physic the great Myrmidon, Who broils in loud applause, and make him fall His crest, that prouder than blue Iris bends.
In a few hours he expired of vexation, at finding himself outmanoeuvred in his favourite game of intrigue, and at seeing those broils which he had done so much to foment, thus brought to an unexpected close.
Indeed, the whole state of parties in that strife curiously illustrates the chances and changes on which depended success in the intestine broils of Italian feudatories and captains of adventure.
While the king was engaged in these operations fifty galleys arrived from Scerdilaidas, who had been prevented from sending more by the plots and civil broils throughout Illyria, caused by the despots of the various cities.
I see thy mind spurning the three worlds as if they were straws before it, and tasted all their sweets to its full satisfaction; it is above the endless broilsof the world, and is quite charming in itself.
And in August he went over sea into Normandy, on account of the broils that some had with him by the confines of France, and chiefly on account of the Earl of Anjou, who held Maine against him.
All this year remained the King Henry in Normandy on account of the broils that he had with France, and with the Earl of Anjou, who held Maine against him.
Then sith these dangerous broils are overpass'd With shedding of so little English blood.
The civilbroils were ended; trade had revived; wealth had been accumulating.
Less threatening, but more perpetually troublesome than the danger of a Danish invasion, were William's broils with Philip of France, who even in time of peace was always stirring up strife.
Nevertheless, these broils multiplied, and the King at last grew so weary of them that one evening he called the Princesses before him, and threatened that if they did not improve he would banish them all from the Court.
Thou only couldst the captive lands restore; But thou, with inbred broils and faction press'd, 570 From Egypt needst a guardian with the rest.
No civil broils have since his death arose, But faction now by habit does obey; And wars have that respect for his repose, As winds for halcyons, when they breed at sea.
We have not space to give the pictures of the family broils in this unhappy household.
We cannot stop to note all the family broils occasioned by Joan’s jealousy.
Among the many broils that took place in Saltash between the corporation and the great body of townsmen the most serious was in 1806, when the Rev.
At last Peter could endure domestic broils no longer; so one day he took every penny he had, and started for the United States.
He had withered, in fact, not through the process of years, but through the tropical fervor of his soul, which burnt like a vehement rushlight in his bosom, inciting him to incessantbroils and bickerings.
It is a mistake, my son, to mix yourself up in broils which do not concern you; but in the present instance it may be that your adventure will turn out to be advantageous to your prospects.
He thought it probable, however, that if his men remained in the town, broils would arise between them and any of the Genoese sailors who might land.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "broils" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
