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Example sentences for "malcontents"

Lexicographically close words:
malaria; malarial; malarious; malate; malcontent; male; malecontent; malecontents; malediction; maledictions
  1. But Marie Antoinette was now fast losing what popularity she had once enjoyed with the Parisians, and even her presence and example "did not prevent the malcontents from continuing their indecent manoeuvres.

  2. Such tactics naturally had the effect of exasperating the malcontents to the last degree and of alienating many whose sympathies had hitherto lain with the persecuted actress.

  3. The voices of the malcontents were drowned in the bursts of applause, which increased in volume and frequency the moment it became known that an opposition was at work.

  4. Meanwhile, in 1868, the malcontents discovered a party which could be opposed to the constitutional majority and whose programme contained all kinds of thorough-going reforms.

  5. But I'm just, Treplin; only the malcontents are put to work in here.

  6. The malcontents were formed in line in the centre, and on looking at them I saw that little was needed to provoke strife.

  7. But the malcontents were demonstrative, and had secretly organized and armed themselves, and had the control of the polls; and no Union man approached but felt that his life was jeopardized by the act.

  8. The malcontents had attempted to send in a supply of provisions into Neuheusel; but their design was disappointed by the Germans.

  9. In the meantime some malcontents reached the Court of France and complained to the King that Andrea Doria had not captured Sicily, which they averred he could easily have done.

  10. While the camp was weakened by the absence of so many men on these expeditions, the malcontents at the settlement took occasion to attempt another mutiny.

  11. Several expeditions are sent out to obtain food, and this opportunity is seized by some malcontents to arouse another mutiny, which ends as did the former.

  12. Six or seven of the malcontents had been carried bodily overboard; and as for the remainder, when they found their tongues again, it was to bellow to the saints and wail upon Lawless to come back and take the tiller.

  13. The malcontents drew together a little abaft the mast, and it was plain they were like barnyard cocks, "crowing for courage.

  14. He surrounded the malcontents with his troops, but they offered their throats to the knife, declaring that they would rather die than endure the desecration of the Holy City.

  15. David gathers his tribesmen and many malcontents about him, and makes the Cave of Adullam his stronghold.

  16. The most conspicuous figure among the military malcontents was Gates himself, who, although sluggish in all things, still had a keen eye for his own advancement.

  17. The few malcontents were silenced by a law which made "even the first thrust of the pressman's lever a crime," and until 1729 there was neither printing nor desire for printing in any general sense.

  18. The number of malcontents become continually increased, while the impotence and corruption of the Government, or rather the Manchoo subjugators, is daily more apparent to them.

  19. He transformed a rebellion of civil malcontents into a great rendezvous and rallying-point for his oppressed co-religionists.

  20. All malcontents of every shade comprehended, as by a secret of freemasonry, that in this journal they had an ally.

  21. Oh, there are always malcontents who still count on Spain, and some think even the League may be revived.

  22. They say there are still some of the malcontents to be gathered in.

  23. Maxtlatzin was the most prominent of the many nobles who espoused the rebel cause, and Quauhtli was the choice of the malcontents for the rank of high-priest of Quetzalcoatl.

  24. At the end of it, when the malcontents were carrying their champion away, they were stopped suddenly at the sight of one bursting through the circle into the light, and a hush fell upon the quarrel.

  25. One of the malcontents from Boonesboro came to our fire to argue.

  26. Pontcalec, a man of mind and power, joined the malcontents and encouraged the growth of the struggle.

  27. It was composed of all the malcontents who made common cause with those members of the parliament who were irritated by the frequent bursal edicts, notably that which, in 1648, created twelve new appointments of maîtres de requêtes.

  28. I do not suppose that Gogarty has given you any information about the malcontents in this area.

  29. There were a certain number of malcontents anywhere.

  30. Since the Imperial Japanese Government has considered it imperative to support the Chinese people, we should induce the Chinese revolutionists, the Imperialists and other Chinese malcontents to create trouble all over China.

  31. For us to incite the Chinese revolutionists and malcontents to rise in China we consider the present to be the most opportune moment.

  32. Probably the two malcontents considered themselves to have a grievance against their ruler; at Legbourne Dame Sibil's complaint that the Prioress would not let her visit a dying parent gives a clue to her annoyance.

  33. At the end of the year, however, harassed Archbishop Greenfield went where the wicked cease from troubling; and the two malcontents at Keldholme seized the opportunity to triumph.

  34. Though certain of success, he wished to avoid the odium of employing force, and the danger of having malcontents for subjects.

  35. Nevertheless, so revolting had been his cruelties, and so numerous were the malcontents who had sent to invite aid from Thebes, that Pelopidas did not despair of overpowering him.


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