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The tsars’ successors, the Soviets, proclaimed lofty ideals but in governing such a vast land they, too, became consumed by the tyrannic paranoia that plagued their forebears. Prison without a roof 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z
He added, “We are really putting into place a system that might be used by more tyrannically inclined governments in the future.” Writers Say They Feel Censored by Surveillance 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z
In the images that result, you get the sense that, like those working men and models, they were simply another set of specimens for his tyrannically democratic photographic vision. Behind the masque: Kanaval captures the hidden Haiti 2010-07-06T06:01:00Z
Early in the Golden Age of Hollywood, in 1937, two events underlined how tyrannically moguls would exercise authority over starlets. Moguls and starlets: 100 years of Hollywood’s corrosive, systemic sexism 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z
The second is among those who are ... politically traumatized by their hyper-partisan, paralytic, paranoid worldview that Democrats, socialists, communists and Marxists have long conspired to tyrannically infringe upon their rights and freedoms. "We call that kind of love a cult": Experts on the latest disturbing poll of Trump supporters 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z
His favorite theme is the widely chronicled corruption of the royal family, which he hammers for spending extravagantly and ruling tyrannically. He Mocks Saudi Arabia on YouTube. Yes, He Fears for His Safety. 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z
To Mosul, Maliki dispatched Shiite soldiers and police whom many former residents have described as tyrannically sectarian. The Fight for Mosul 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z
She had hoped to band all women together to adjure tyrannic man. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z
However tyrannically disposed, the language of commanders and officers is nearly sure to be free from disgraceful epithets, blasphemies, and scurrilous abuse, cursing and swearing. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z
One can almost believe so; for tyrannic government came in with the Austrian, who ruled here because of Don Juan's death. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z
We are all subject to the tyrannic sway of imagination’s empire. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z
In spite of the tyrannic cares of their jealous guides, mankind seem desirous to burst from the pupilage, wherein so many causes combine to retain them. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z
Impulses of other kinds may exercise just as tyrannic a sway, though it is harder to recognise the elements that make up the mental condition in other cases. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z
That many who have had this power have been tyrannically or unfortunately prevented from using it, is certain; but there is nothing either ridiculous or contemptible in this. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z
Used chiefly against Judaism and Islamism, occasionally the Inquisition became the tool of a tyrannic king for private vengeance. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z
O! may you live to hail that glorious day When Britain homeward shall pursue her way— That race subdued, who filled the world with slain And rode tyrannic o'er the subject main!— The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z
Bestir yourself, since you are under this tyrannic vault; drink wine, since you are in this world, a seat of woe. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z
The previous question is often abused and used tyrannically; but on the whole it is a most invaluable aid to legislation. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z
Juliet now stood in scarcely less dismay than she had been witnessing all around her; panic-struck to find herself in the power of a person whose character was so wantonly tyrannic and irascible. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z
I have been always tyrannically held down by the strong hand. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z
Se�or Maestro, Tyrant and Darkest Despot:—When you will receive this note I will be gone and out of the reach of your most unjust, tyrannic and unholy arm. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z
If this vomit make you spew out your filth, your tory filth, your idolatrous filth, your tyrannic filth, and restore you to your health, shall it not be good for you? Reasons against the Succession of the House of Hanover with an Enquiry How far the Abdication of King James, supposing it to be Legal, ought to affect the Person of the Pretender 2011-07-07T02:00:26.913Z
She knew how to show herself friendly and full of kindness to all who felt themselves compelled to pay to her the tribute of her love-worthiness, without tyrannically abusing her magic wand. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z
Yet those commands, however arbitrary and unfeeling, were more supportable than those with which, after every other source of tyrannic authority had been drained, the day was ordinarily concluded. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z
Public opinion is so tyrannically intolerant, and its penal power so fearful, that we cannot expect the whole truth to be told, or even to be seen, at once. The Bible: what it is 2011-05-31T02:00:29.687Z
I shall never win Rachel,' he said, 'and I want nothing else that anybody can give me; and what is the use of putting my head under the tyrannic old yoke?' Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z
But this great consolation tyrannic destiny would not allow. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z
Florence, too, we must except from the tyrannic system, for a democratic government prevailed there for many years to come, and also Rome, where the Papacy prevented Colonna and Orsini from establishing a despotism. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z
"And what if I will not obey the orders you so tyrannically impose upon me?" asked the princess defiantly. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z
She lifted her head toward the ceiling, but dropped it again, as if tyrannically awed downward, and bent it low over, till her whole form tremulously cringed to the floor. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z
They made use of their power, and used it tyrannically; and soon it became as though it never had existed. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments
Drive this monster of tyrannic fear from your mind, and enjoy the inestimable freedom of an emancipated human being. An Atheist Manifesto
A special commission outrageously violated the forms of law, acting with mean hate, arbitrarily, tyrannically, and perfidiously, like a Spanish Inquisition. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II.
Even this superstition was governed tyrannically by fashion. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II.
But a new exhilaration effectively drove away all other emotions—the delirious appetite for gain which had come irresistibly and tyrannically into his life with the dramatic intensity of his first speculation. Making Money
The forms of constitutional liberty may have been observed, but the spirit of tyrannic dictation has been the presiding genius of the day. The Alternative: A Separate Nationality, or The Africanization of the South
Yes, with round-eyed astonishment, I saw that this almost tyrannically high-handed ruler had someone to placate—someone to deceive. Life on the Stage
It was in the nights, of course, that retrospect most tyrannically had its way. The Furnace
True, You were so: but your known defects have raz'd That style of wedlock, and enfranchis'd us From that tyrannic yoke. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15
Something that was to be done and suffered seemed to lie far without; the object of their lives and souls, from which friends, parents, with their daily earth-customs, were tyrannically withholding them. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847
Love! what tyrannic laws must they obey Who bow beneath thy uncontrolled sway! Thomas Stanley: His Original Lyrics, Complete, In Their Collated Readings of 1647, 1651, 1657. With an Introduction, Textual Notes, A List of Editions, An Appendis of Translation, and a Portrait.
European topic still has its place, and Louis Napoleon with his adroit but tyrannic manœuvres, fills up a large space of the talk. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4.
With peasant marriages the seigneur could interfere even more tyrannically than with those of his feudal wards. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10)
The Irish peasant, after suffering centuries of oppression and tyrannic wrong, at last got the charter of his liberation. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3)
I dare say these poor starving creatures would willingly have sought protection under the shadow of our mercy, rather than return to be the slaves of a tyrannic government. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment
Love, with what strange tyrannic laws must they Comply, which are subjected to thy sway! Thomas Stanley: His Original Lyrics, Complete, In Their Collated Readings of 1647, 1651, 1657. With an Introduction, Textual Notes, A List of Editions, An Appendis of Translation, and a Portrait.
The menagerie, or forms and powers of the spine, is a book of fate: the bill of the bird, the skull of the snake, determines tyrannically its limits. The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse
With peasant marriages the seigneur could interfere even more tyrannically than with those of his feudal wards. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10)
“Utility” is maintained to be that which absolutely, almost tyrannically, determines form and development in the realm of the living. Naturalism And Religion
When Mary came to the throne, she soon exerted her authority in tyrannically ejecting and persecuting this amiable and learned prelate. Old and New London Volume I
What tyrannic mistress dare To one beauty Love confine? Thomas Stanley: His Original Lyrics, Complete, In Their Collated Readings of 1647, 1651, 1657. With an Introduction, Textual Notes, A List of Editions, An Appendis of Translation, and a Portrait.
My noble and illustrious friend betray'd By crafty faction, and tyrannic power! The Earl of Essex
"We perceive," he writes to a friend, "that we have sometimes shown too much indulgence; but this is better than to proceed tyrannically, or to surrender the keys of the Church." The History of Freedom
"There's nothing the matter," he said, in a tyrannic voice. Coquette
The whole man, mind and body, having come to an agreement, tyrannically dictates conduct. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25)
We tyrannically imprison birds and fishes as "pets." Tyranny of God
It is surely one of the literary glories of a distinguished family that Mr. and Mrs. Meynell succeeded in helping Thompson to emancipate himself from the enslavement of a tyrannic habit. The Hound of Heaven
He was, she said, dissatisfied with the government under which he lived, having been cruelly and tyrannically treated by the prince. Cyrus the Great Makers of History
She replied to his tyrannic voice with one as hard and stabbing as a gimlet. Coquette
As regards the second derivation, we must bring this objection against it, that the fundamental signification of ruling, from which that of ruling tyrannically is said to have arisen, is entirely foreign to the Hebrew. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2
Bettina stood where he had left her, trembling with indignation from the sense of being treated tyrannically by a person who exercised an arbitrary power over her which she could not dispute. A Manifest Destiny
Although that dominion is very mild per se, some subordinate government employes generally make it intolerable, for tyrannically availing themselves of the name of the king, they endeavor to trample everything under foot. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.
She was a widow and a man-grabber; she still had a tyrannic beauty and a greed of conquest. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards
They had ruled tyrannically, and with their deaths our fear passed away, having inflicted due punishment with so little bloodshed. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.
The side by which energetic characters lend themselves to comedy is the exaggeration of some special trait which determines their course as tyrannically as ambition governs the character suited for tragedy. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3)
Virtue such as thine, From the fierce trial of tyrannic pow'r, Shines forth with added lustre. The Grecian Daughter
He imparts to his little ones no tyrannic power. Letters of Madam Guyon
The flogging practices of this tyrannic head of the "Third Section" are still in every one's recollection. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879
He was trembling through fear that the Spanish government might call him to account for this tyrannic act. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots
Despite his moral weakness, he was a Redmond all over, and had a spice of the arrogance that had belonged to them in the old feudal days, when they had ruled their vassals most tyrannically. Wee Wifie
As an instance of the early development of the tyrannic tendencies of human nature, it is, in a philosophical point of view, quite unique. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot
He had been falsely accused, cruelly imprisoned, and tyrannically arraigned; and that, too, before a licentious governor, an unjust and dissipated ruler, and an unprincipled infidel. Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors
In glancing at the reign of Alexander II., the eye involuntarily runs over the full panorama of tyrannic outrages. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879
In point of fact it is possible for a majority to act tyrannically, by insisting on a slight convenience to itself at the expense, perhaps, of real suffering to a minority. Liberalism
If Simon was still Simon the Righteous, his sons acted tyrannically. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII
That if he did not obtain for every State all they wished, they must attribute the sacrifice he might be compelled to make of his inclinations, to the tyrannic rule of necessity. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI
When Mr. Harlowe condescends to sign his much valued Name, the dictatorial Spirit of an indulged tyrannic Disposition indites every arbitrary Command. Remarks on Clarissa (1749)
To break the sceptre of tyrannic Rage; From Woe’s wan cheek to wipe the bitter tears; Ye years, again roll round! The Minstrel; or the Progress of Genius with some other poems
He anchors his yacht in the middle of the Thames—as if the tyrannic authorities of the Port of London would ever allow a yacht, or any other craft, to anchor in midstream! When Winter Comes to Main Street
He ruled tyrannically, in the name of the people, for thirty years, but was expelled by the oligarchy, which regained power. Ancient States and Empires
They loved him tyrannically, on the condition that he should conform to all their prejudices. The Hero
Therefore, they have no show of making aught of such feasts as ours, which are tyrannically urged upon such as in their consciences do condemn them. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2)
This detestable combination of dissenting and tyrannically territorial influences had been used to build a Methodist Chapel upon land of which he, during his incumbency in the parish, was the freehold possessor! The Vicar of Bullhampton
How dared this lady to marry a man so distinguished, and then to treat him ill and tyrannically? My Recollections of Lord Byron
She was very careful of her five little ones, this seven-year-old mother of theirs, and never seems to have exerted the somewhat tyrannic authority usually wielded by such youthful guardians. Emily Brontë
They foolishly the Kite believed, Who having now the pow’r received, Began upon the Doves to prey, And exercise tyrannic sway. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes
The young and brilliant Countess D'Agoult, wearied with a tyrannic and unsympathetic husband, left him and placed herself under the care of Liszt. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations
It was like the resurrection of Prussia in 1813, against the tyrannic domination of the French emperor. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845
See, then, how, even as the tyrannic state is the most utterly enslaved, so the tyrannic man is of all men the least free; and, beyond all others, the tyrant of a state. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics
Omit them, at the same time banning the house-to-house caroller, and you tyrannically limit men's devotional impulses. From a Cornish Window A New Edition
"Since you so tyrannically insist upon my remaining, I will finish this garland while you are having your mysterious explanation." Fairy Fingers A Novel
What we are now facing is not slavery,—an institution that may be abolished by statute—but its offspring, Caste—a spirit pervasive, subtle, sophistical, tyrannic. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement
But, if the Commons granted what the king required, he would be made independent of them, and he would rule tyrannically, as the kings of England did before him. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
And surely science can become dogmatic, and even tyrannically build a hierarchy on a hypothesis no less than theology. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8
The men were also badly and tyrannically treated; and often their pay was kept back from them. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea
What is it but the mere abuse of language to call him free, who is tyrannically deprived of all the motives to exertion which animate other men? Diary in America, Series One
This place—this solitude oppresses me; I cannot endure the isolation to which I am unnaturally and tyrannically condemned. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851
Another article, "On Prometheus," clears Æschylus from the charge of impiety, because he appears to make Zeus act tyrannically towards Prometheus in the "Prometheus Vinctus." The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
For a great while I had struggled with my misgivings, so tyrannically will hope lord it even over conviction itself, until it was impossible for me to any longer mistake. The Frozen Pirate
Here and there an individual may be found who, being entrusted with an irresponsible power, would not desire to use it tyrannically. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile
Yet in spite of all this, you are now released from that crowd's tyrannically overwhelming consciousness as you never were before. Practical Mysticism A Little Book for Normal People
No one save a madman or a sea-captain could have conceived such a thing, much less have carried it into effect tyrannically. The Red Eric
Mr Smallsole has behaved tyrannically and unjustly; he punished the lad for no crime; so that what between the master and me, I am now on the horns of a dilemma. Mr. Midshipman Easy
He felt that he was unjustly and tyrannically treated, yet he had no means of breaking away from his thraldom. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War
He, who had meant to govern tyrannically to his final hour, to die with a powerful and grim gesture of command, had to accept the ignominy of submission. Clayhanger
Tried before a court in which every rule of evidence was tyrannically set aside, he was convicted on hearsay and condemned to death. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859
You will see them, green-skinned in the tyrannic light of early morning, battering at the iron grating of their hotel for the porter to open up and let them in. Europe After 8:15
Up rose, then, that bald, gray old man, his hands trembling with constitutional infirmity and age, upon whose consecrated head the vials of tyrannic wrath had been outpoured. Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams.
Even so, when duty has become life's ruling atmosphere, One stern tyrannic thought which makes All other thoughts its slave, it matters little that the body should fail. The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad
Darius felt the full force of the letter; and as he suffered, so he became terrible and tyrannic in his suffering. Clayhanger
Children and pet animals make such discoveries very quickly, and are apt to use their power somewhat tyrannically. Six to Sixteen A Story for Girls
Borrow represents himself as tyrannically imposing himself upon the girl as teacher of Armenian, enlivening the instruction with the one mild double entendre, of “I decline a mistress.” George Borrow The Man and His Books
That he was pious after a fashion is most likely, but that he also practised the tyrannic cruelties of his age is undoubted. Roumania Past and Present
I cannot read, but my delight is to hear others read; and I tax all my friends most unmercifully and tyrannically against their consent. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States
So she was liberal and troublesome—off-handed and dictatorial—not without good nature, but administering her benevolences somewhat tyrannically, and, for the most part, doing more or less of positive mischief in the process. The House by the Church-Yard
I’ the sacred ear tyrannic arts they croak, Pervert his mind, his good intentions choke; Tell him of golden Indies, fairy lands, Leviathan, and absolute commands. Andrew Marvell
Gouly harangues the convention to inflame it against England, which has usurped, as he said, a tyrannic dominion over the sea. Historical Epochs of the French Revolution With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death
Positive dogmatists are tyrannically endeavoring to crush the belief in a soul, that All which makes the-present life happy on earth, the hope of our heritage in a future state. Percy Bysshe Shelley as a Philosopher and Reformer
She sway'd by sinful beauty's destiny, Finds her tyrannic power must now expire, Who meant to kindle Goltho in her eye, But to her breast has brought the raging fire. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II
That man, for the rest of his life, inveighed against the petty and mischievous interference with private industry tyrannically waged by public bodies. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent
The elect of the Jessean line To this firm law their sceptre did resign; And shall this base tyrannic brood invade Eternal laws, by God for mankind made? Andrew Marvell
These propensities gave the colour to her mind, before the passions began to exercise their tyrannic sway, and particularly pointed out those which the soil would have a tendency to nurse. Mary A Fiction
But you smiled on me before them all—those fools, those tyrannic fools——" "But you mustn't abuse my other friends! The Palace of Darkened Windows
The bold, sure line of a Roman road divided it, cutting tyrannically through the cowed hovels of the town as an arrow drives through a flock of pigeons. The City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem
When our great sires this land explored, A shelter from tyrannic wrong! The Yankee Tea-party Or, Boston in 1773
It was in tragedy especially that the periphrasis reigned most tyrannically, and that the introduction of the mot propre, i.e., of terms that were precise, concrete, familiar, technical even, if needful, horrified the classicists. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century
At least," added he, stifling a sigh, "over the violent ones, though I fear, refinement and reflection only renders the tender ones more tyrannic. Mary A Fiction
Least of all would I fix the transitory spirit of civil fury by perpetuating and methodizing it in tyrannic government. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12)
If these princes had shown a tyrannic disposition, it would be much to be lamented. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12)
"One stern tyrannic thought, that made All other thoughts its slave; Stronger and stronger every pulse Did that temptation crave,— Still urging me to go and see The Dead Man in his grave!" The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood
I have behaved shamefully to her, suspiciously, and tyrannically—invariably, unceasingly; and now I may sit here long enough and repent it, to no purpose. The Pilot and his Wife
As Krishna killed Kamsa, so the modern Indian must kill the European demons that are tyrannically holding India down. India, Old and New
Israel now thought that it could not be the warm heart of the king, but the cold heads of his lords in council, that persuaded him so tyrannically to persecute America. Israel Potter
That writer is too well read in men not to know how often the desire and design of a tyrannic domination lurks in the claim of an extravagant liberty. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12)
All this they tyrannically robbed me of, and yet my owner, Wm. Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself
Versluys was by no means of a cruel disposition, wherefore, strictly speaking, he shed no blood, yet acted as despotically and tyrannically as the other, though with more subtilty and under a fairer appearance. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
He makes himself offensive by silly talk about sister republics, implying that all other forms of Government are essentially tyrannic. Out To Win The Story of America in France
It had gripped his sister no less tyrannically; stripping them, he considered, of their essential liberty. The Three Black Pennys A Novel
Not satisfied with this spoil, they most tyrannically stripped 100 persons of all their apparel. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times
She had a qualm, for her conscience was apt to be tyrannic, and its empire over her had been strengthened by the long, steady course of hard work which she had accomplished. The Lion's Share
It is the power which the House of Commons has enjoyed for centuries, which it has frequently asserted and sometimes even tyrannically exercised. The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10)
You need not be informed that the violence and rapacity of a tyrannic ministry have forced the citizens of America, your brother colonist, into arms. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 5, February, 1885
It has, last, but not least, inflicted an irremediable blow on academic convention and has wrested from it the prestige of teaching which ruled tyrannically for centuries past over the young artists. The French Impressionists (1860-1900)
Indeed, he had dealt with them very harshly and tyrannically. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I
Those French thinkers threw such heat and light into Jefferson’s young mind, that every filthy weed of tyrannic quibble or pro-slavery paradox must have been shrivelled. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862
The measures of the king and ministry were rendered more tyrannically violent by an opposition which had not yet acquired sufficient confidence in its own strength to resist royal injustice with the sword. Twice Told Tales
Two years later Mr. Davidson met the king, and, refusing to submit conscience to his tyrannic will, was cast into prison. Sketches of the Covenanters
The tyrannic routine begins instantly he is out of bed. The Plain Man and His Wife
The Miao—or, at least, the Hua Miao, own no lands, and are body and soul in the tyrannic clutch of the tyrannic I-pien. Across China on Foot
It seems Local Option is sure of adoption, and what a tyrannic majority May "opt" for one day, you're unable to say, and in vain you appeal to Authority. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 23, 1891
Then uprose that bald, gray old man of seventy-five, his hands tremulous with constitutional infirmity and age, upon whose consecrated head the vials of tyrannic wrath had been outpoured. The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights
He had impoverished, imprisoned, exiled, and even slaughtered his subjects in great numbers, without other fault than their refusal to submit conscience to his tyrannic will. Sketches of the Covenanters
The wagon-bosses were frequently rough, overbearing men, who not only went armed, but who often treated their drivers tyrannically. Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler
Perhaps it deserves not much to be wondered at, that at their first escape from tyrannic shackles they should act extravagantly, and treat their kings as they have sometimes treated their idol. Cowper
Now, the growing reputation of Antipater and his sons excited the envy of the principal men among the Jews, especially as they saw that Herod was violent and bold, and was capable of acting tyrannically. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History
It had not occurred to him that he had treated the Marchioness tyrannically; he treated her like anybody else; he now perceived that this was to treat her tyrannically. The Pretty Lady
A delegation was sent to the king with a strong remonstrance against his tyrannic course. Sketches of the Covenanters
Unfortunately, or luckily, no language is tyrannically consistent. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech
He stood for the personification of tyrannic power. Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
His love could not be otherwise than selfish; but it was none the less capable of ruling him tyrannically. Overland
Again she hath recourse To tears and prayers, again she feels the smart Of a fresh wound from his tyrannic dart. Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham
By the time that the sun has attained height enough in the heavens to make his power tyrannically felt, our baskets are filled. Nancy
How then, O brother songsters, can You take it lying down, and meekly Submit to this tyrannic ban Laid on you by The British Weekly? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 1, 1917.
And when men, with fires and shouting,   Break your old tyrannic pales; And where ruled a single spider   Laugh and weep a million tales. The Wild Knight and Other Poems
And experience, flowing over its boundaries tyrannically and effacing its limits, is as dangerous to truth and knowledge as reason once was, when it owned no check in nature, and used no test but itself. Occasional Papers Selected from the Guardian, the Times, and the Saturday Review, 1846-1890
One stern, tyrannic thought, that made All other thoughts its slave; Stronger and stronger every pulse Did that temptation crave,— Still urging me to go and see The dead man in his grave! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 340, Supplementary Number (1828)
It cannot be denied that there are cases in which the slaves are tyrannically treated, but this is extremely rare. A Woman's Journey Round the World
I tell ye, yeomen, that even those among ye who have been branded with outlawry have had from me protection; for I have pitied their miseries, and curst the oppression of their tyrannic nobles. Ivanhoe
Oh, I had hoped To band all women with my maiden throng, And make them all abjure tyrannic Man! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan
This law decreed that the Offender should be plunged into a private dungeon, expressly constituted to hide from the world for ever the Victim of Cruelty and tyrannic superstition. The Monk; a romance
The measures of the King and ministry were rendered more tyrannically violent by an opposition, which had not yet acquired sufficient confidence in its own strength to resist royal injustice with the sword. From Twice Told Tales
And can I then but pray   Others may never feel tyrannic sway? Poems on various subjects, religious and moral
They were soon after joined by Front-de-Boeuf, who had been disturbed in his tyrannic cruelty in the manner with which the reader is acquainted, and had only tarried to give some necessary directions. Ivanhoe
Hildebd: But pray reflect — If you enlist all women in your cause, And make them all abjure tyrannic Man, The obvious question then arises, "How Is this Posterity to be provided?" The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan
The whole man, mind and body, having come to an agreement, tyrannically dictates conduct.  Lay Morals
The blue-and-silver garden, like a scene in a theatre, seemed to taunt him with all that tyrannic tenderness against which his worldly authority was at war. The Innocence of Father Brown
The memory is sometimes so retentive, so serviceable, so obedient; at others, so bewildered and so weak; and at others again, so tyrannic, so beyond control! Mansfield Park
Nay, their endeavour keeps in the wonted pace; but there is,     sir, an eyrie of children, little eyases, that cry out on the top     of question and are most tyrannically clapp'd fort. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
A King of autocratic power we— A despot whose tyrannic will is law— Whose rule is paramount o'er land and sea, A presence of unutterable awe! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan
Awed by his Nobles, by his Commons cursed, The oppressor ruled tyrannic where he durst, Stretch'd o'er the poor and Church his iron rod, And served alike his vassals and his God. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1
Of Beckford Walpole says:—'Under a jovial style of good humour he was tyrannic in Jamaica, his native country.' Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780
Vulson, whom he publicly and tyrannically claimed as his own and would allow no other to approach. Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene
Malcontents accused her of using her power tyrannically:—   "Not Gordon's broad and brawny Grace,   The last new Woman in the Place   With more contempt could blast." The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1
She thinks he has treated her cruelly and tyrannically, and she will not pretend to worship him. There & Back
"One stern tyrannic thought that made All other thoughts its slave." The Isle of Unrest
Henry told me he meant to fight that battle in New York; that he would have a church that would stand by him to resist the tyrannic dictation of Southern slaveholders. Authors and Friends
I obey something tyrannic"—she spread out her hands again—"I am forced to be withered, to feel pain, to be dying slowly. Daniel Deronda
I yearned bitterly for that passionate, if somewhat tyrannic, devotion to my every need and comfort, and for the serene, untroubled haven her love and mere presence had ever afforded me. Peregrine's Progress
Stangrave was half sitting in a low chair by her side, half kneeling on the footstool before her, looking up beseechingly, as she looked down tyrannically. Two Years Ago, Volume I
You can not comprehend how such an imp manages to subjugate you so tyrannically. Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos The Celebrated Beauty of the Seventeenth Century
She could not see his face, but she knew that he was looking at her with his expression at once tyrannic and benevolent. Hilda Lessways
Three kings who governed tyrannically or unwisely were curbed or deposed. Halleck's New English Literature
Yet while he ruled tyrannically, his private life was above reproach. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 05 The Middle Ages
These decisions have often been apparently partial, and, sometimes, tyrannically oppressive. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 06 Reviews, Political Tracts, and Lives of Eminent Persons
Oswald The Crew Gave me a hearty welcome; they had laid The plot to rid themselves, at any cost, Of a tyrannic Master whom they loathed. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 1
She shook hands with the tyrannic father, who was, however, despite his reputation, apparently just as nervous as the son. Hilda Lessways
Their world is a workhouse, tyrannically ordered, and full of pusillanimous jealousies. England and the War
Such citizens as had property to preserve concluded that, after all, their ancient kings had been less tyrannic than King Mob. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17
It was sometimes also the result of education in an army on the peace establishment, where any spontaneity was snubbed as an impertinence or tyrannically crushed as a breach of discipline. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863
In an unknown language the words are tyrannically prominent. Sadhana : the realisation of life
But though an absolute prince, still he dare not rule tyrannically: he must rule justly, and in accordance with the ancient customs and laws. General History for Colleges and High Schools
Some think that a tyrannic government over those near us is the greatest injustice; but that a political one is not unjust: but that still is a restraint on the pleasures and tranquillity of life. Politics: A Treatise on Government
From this time Claire and Byron wrote letters of recrimination to each other, which, considering Byron's obduracy against the feelings of the mother, Shelley and Mary came to hold as tyrannically unfeeling. Mrs. Shelley
Henry told me then that he meant to fight that battle in New York; that he would have a church that would stand by him to resist the tyrannic dictation of Southern slaveholders. Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe
Mr Smallsole has behaved tyrannically and unjustly; he punished the lad for no crime; so that between the master and me, I am now on the horns of a dilemma. Mr. Midshipman Easy
In Prussia the law tyrannically seizes every youth of twenty, and, no matter what his calling or profession, compels him to military service for seven years. The Duel Between France and Germany
The lad would have copied Rousseau's "Contrat Social" had he been told to do so; and thus, drawing each letter in turn, he filled page after page with lines of "tyrannically" and "unconstitutional." The Fat and the Thin
For the heavy yoke of modern fashion has been flung on the neck of Al Kahira, and the irresistible, tyrannic dominion of "swagger" vulgarity has laid The Victorious low. Ziska
That he was disposed to do his servants good, on important occasions, is no great mitigation; benefaction can be but rare, and tyrannic peevishness is perpetual. Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 1
In societies tyrannically customary, uncongenial minds become first cowed, then melancholy, then out of health, and at last die. Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society
So little does the magistracy, when it is inclined to act tyrannically, stand in need of tyrannical laws to effect its purpose.  History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second
The words he chose were very long and took up the whole line, and he evinced a marked partiality for such expressions as "tyrannically," "liberticide," "unconstitutional," and "revolutionary." The Fat and the Thin
I warrant, my Kinsman's talking of me, for my left ear burns most tyrannically. The Puritaine Widdow
It is this that forms the otherwise mysterious connection of church and state; the church human, and the state tyrannic. Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 4 (1794-1796): the Age of Reason
Maggie wondered, as she looked about her, how she could have raised in her own imagination, around the Chapel and its affairs, so formidable an atmosphere of terror and tyrannic discipline. The Captives
Her lips parted; from them came another trumpeting—tyrannic, arrogant and clangorous. The Metal Monster
There be rulers who have ruled with a foul tyrannic sway, i. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10
Is it unfair to infer, that her virtue is built on narrow views and selfishness, who can caress a man, with true feminine softness, the very moment when he treats her tyrannically? Vindication of the Rights of Woman
My father was a man of two souls: One soul of infinite tenderness and one of tyrannic proportions, knowing no limits in his rage, incapable to control himself. My Life and My Efforts
With this empty piece of casuistry, Am�lie, like others of her sex, placed a hand of steel, encased in a silken glove, upon her heart, and tyrannically suppressed its yearnings. The Golden Dog
The Scandinavian princes complained that the legitimate trade between the Baltic and France was tyrannically interrupted. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4
They ruled awhile and theirs was harsh tyrannic rule, iv. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10
One day a person informed him that his staff 'was behaving very badly, acting tyrannically in the most outrageous manner at the theaters and everywhere else, striking women and tearing their bonnets to pieces. The French Revolution - Volume 2
Man, the peasant especially, is tyrannically bowed down to the impoverished ground on which he lies exhausted. The Ancient Regime
All-important reasons, however, forbid me, imperiously, tyrannically, to let the manuscript go out of my possession for a single day, for even a single minute. The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
Nay, their endeavour keeps in the wonted pace; but there is, sir, an eyrie of children, little eyases, that cry out on the top of question and are most tyrannically clapp'd for't. Hamlet
Tengga's followers meantime swaggered about the Settlement behaving tyrannically to those who were peaceable. The Rescue A Romance of the Shallows
For the next fortnight she took Oscar to walk daily, and watched him tyrannically. A Start in Life
A. No: for all are in contradiction to the reason and the understanding of men, and tyrannically impose on him a blind and impracticable belief. The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature
Though they did not say much, he was intelligent enough to see that they would offer a strenuous passive resistance, and as he did not wish to act tyrannically, he let the matter drop. Russia
But when a lady comes tyrannically to insult a ruined lover, and make manifest the cruel triumphs of her beauty, the barbarity of it something surprises me. Love for Love: a Comedy
The first complaints and the sole trouble which appeared on the surface were financial—he barely made a living and she complained thereat continually, bitterly and tyrannically. The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10
Nay, their endeavour keeps in the wonted pace; but there is, sir, an eyrie of children, little eyases, that cry out on the top of question and are most tyrannically clapp'd fort. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Most tyrannically; for you see he has got the start of me, and I, the poor forsaken maid, am left complaining on the shore. Love for Love: a Comedy
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