The Aramaic document of the Book of Ezra[766] assigns to Zechariah a share with Haggai in the work of instigating Zerubbabel and Jeshua to begin the Temple.
Robert openly declared his discontent, and was suspected of secretly instigating the king of France and the earl of Brittany to the opposition which they made to William, and which had formerly frustrated his attempts upon the town of Dol.
While he was urging the Americans to claim a share in the Newfoundland fishery, he was instigating the British government to refuse the concession!
But inflamed by disappointment at Benares, he hastened to the fortress of Chanar, to put in execution the atrocious design of instigating the nabob, son of this princess, to matricide and plunder.
In equally bitter terms Mr. Canning censured the foreign diplomacy of the country, instancing the case of one minister being at Paris to negociate peace, while another at Berlin was instigating war for the same object.
He has so far succeeded in instigating the Boer nation to acts which involve the forfeiture of their special heirlooms.
Nor does the fact that Plancina was protected by Livia furnish any proof that the aged and much-maligned empress was guilty of instigating the crime, if crime it was.
The punishment for instigating a crime was the same as for actually committing it.
There was the soreness at her heart still present to her, making her wretched, instigating her to hurt him if she knew how to do so, in spite of her regard for him.
There was a melancholy tone about his voice as he said this, which made her think for the moment whether or no he had been right in going into Parliament, and whether she had been right in instigating him to do so.
They are instigating the hopeless ones at every moment and sending them to the British Legation, while on the other hand they ask private assistance and protection from the government so that they may procure wealth.
The sons of the Kingdom are scattered throughout the whole world, but the ignorant Pharisees have arisen with the utmost hatred instigating persecutions.
They regarded the strangers at the fort as instigating the deed and responsible for it.
The prisoners were accused ofinstigating the war with the savages, of counselling the mortgaging of Manhattan to the English, and of threatening Kieft with personal violence.
Gonzaga, having accused Gian Giacomo Leonardi, a doctor of laws at Pesaro, of instigating the murder, was challenged by the latter, who thereby gained the favour of Duke Guidobaldo II.
Antonelli and Jastro had been sent to jail and were awaiting trial because they had been accused of instigating the murder of a woman who was shot by a striker aiming at a policeman.
In fact, the information received by General Schuyler convinced him that Sir John was secretly instigating the Indians to hostilities, and was thus likely to produce much mischief on the frontiers.
It is natural, because even simple observations assure us that the mental content of perception follows uniformly the instigating physical stimulus and the muscular movement the instigating mental content which we apprehend as will.
The agents of the Northwest Company, in instigating the expedition, had talked of immense booty to be made by the fortunate captors of Astoria.
It is attributed sometimes to Shirley, who had a chief hand in instigating the preparations of the expedition.
It seems to me a misconception of rain-rites to describe them as endeavours to aEurooemakeaEuro rain; for they plainly aim not at making, but at inducing, instigating or propagating it.
Indeed, it had the contrary effect of instigating Madame Zamenoy and Lotta Luxa to new exertions.
There's no one to measure what's left of the sausage," said Lotta, instigatinghim to new feats.
Afterwards she brought an action against the parson for instigating the outrage, and obtained £20 damages.
As to this second part of the indictment: I am accused of instigating the unpropertied classes to hatred and contempt of the propertied classes.
There has been no incitement against the propertied classes of the community; there has been no instigation against those against whom I am accused of instigating to hatred and contempt.
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