| 单词 | factious |
| 例句 | Would this new and factious approach to daily living bleed into the Super Bowl? Lady Gaga’s All-American Super Bowl Halftime Show 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z And so the fault lines are drawn, the children made actors in a home as harsh and factious as the rural South Dakota landscape in which the novel is set. If the Bleak South Dakota Plains Don’t Break Them, Their Family Just Might 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Furthermore, for a few ephemeral years, a factious nation thought of itself as a space-faring people. Neil Armstrong’s legacy could have been much different 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z Elegantly shot and edited, the movie closely tracks the new factory’s growing pains, which turn increasingly factious as the company’s management practices clash with the expectations of American workers accustomed to hard-won labor rights. Sundance Documentaries Expose Truths, Both Glorious and Bitter 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z “We call on all Nigerien democratic patriots to stand up as one to say no to this factious action that tends to set us back decades and block the progress of our country,” he said. Mutinous soldiers say they’ve taken Niger; the government says a coup won’t be tolerated 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z “In a country that’s highly factious, it the factor that unites everyone,” Mark Jones, who studies Latin American politics at Rice University in Houston, told The Associated Press. EXPLAINER: Why are Argentines such ardent World Cup fans? 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z “An increasingly authoritarian China, mixed with a global growth downturn, mixed with a domestic recession, mixed with a populist president, mixed with an election year, equals an increasingly factious discourse on China.” Coronavirus pandemic pushes U.S. and China closer to cold war 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Johnson on Thursday challenged the factious House of Commons to call an early election on Dec. 12 and the chamber is due to vote on that on Monday. EU to decide on Brexit delay on Friday - or not, officials say 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z It would require a major shift from London and Johnson will face his factious parliament at a rare Saturday session after the summit. Brexit deal 'more and more difficult' this week, EU summit to mull delay 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Those backing a shorter respite for Britain said it would keep up the pressure on the factious House of Commons to ratify the stalled EU exit deal. Germany, France backed short Brexit lag on eve of EU summit: officials 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Queen Elizabeth in January sent a delicately coded message to Britain’s factious political class over Brexit, urging lawmakers to seek common ground and grasp the big picture to resolve the crisis. A prayer for Brexit: Church of England spiritual leader to plead... 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Lincoln also warned that “a nation which endures factious domestic division is exposed to disrespect abroad, and one party, if not both, is sure sooner or later to invoke foreign intervention.” Trump is latest to give State of Union at time of turmoil 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Even after successive purges, the administration remains leaky and factious. Trump attacks Kavanaugh accuser 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z It was a microcosm of the community that sports fandom offers, perhaps the last remaining vestige of across-the-board connection in our factious society. Perspective | I was sick. D.C. sports helped me push through. 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Given the factious legacy of the 2016 race, this path forward is more urgently needed than ever before. A way forward, south of the Potomac 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z But implementation of them remains slow and his government factious. Help needed 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Already, some Democrats have privately speculated, if somewhat factiously, that a President Clinton could appoint Obama, a constitutional law professor by trade, to the court. Justice Hillary? What could have been 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Criminal gangs, including one offshoot of the Knights Templar calling itself the Viagras, re-infiltrated Michoacan cities, and factious rivalry among the vigilante groups also triggered clashes. Death toll rises in Mexico's roiling Michoacan state 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Diplomacy is an inevitable, even necessary, part of running the world’s main health organization, vital to getting to factious countries to cooperate for the sake of global health, her critics acknowledge. Health Agency’s Ebola Response Is Called Too Cautious 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z “The drawback is, of course, that it can infiltrate factious elements into the very heart of the Libyan state apparatus, which could further undermine its power,” he told TomDispatch by email. Militias and mayham: The truth about American military assistance in Libya 2014-04-16T15:14:00Z The will was expected to set off another round of squabbling among members of his large and factious family over the Nobel Peace Prize laureate's financial legacy. Mandela Left $4 Million Estate to Family, Staff and A.N.C. 2014-02-03T15:04:21Z The Albigenses were treated with equal benignity; ... the Catholic Church deplored all acts of vengeance, however great was the provocation given by the ferocity of those factious masses.” A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z It is in this last sense that the term is used in the New Testament, usually with an implicit censure of the factious spirit to which such divisions are due. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z To Herbert the Prince wrote at greater length, giving an account of the wreck of the Admiral, and of the factious opposition he had encountered among his officers. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z Fear and interest hinder the factious spirits from executing their wishes. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z There was one of 1612 in which a crown was half covered by a broad-brimmed hat, with verses reflecting upon "the aspiring, factious Puritan," who presumed to "overlooke his king." Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z The people, worn-out with labours and privations of various kinds, and disgusted with the situation of the settlement, which was in a poor and unhealthy country, grew discontented and factious. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z So far the Governor's course had been hampered only by factious opposition from the chief offenders, but this opposition assumed formidable dimensions when the question of "writs of assistance" was brought forward. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Probably Henrietta and her favourite cared little whether the creditors were paid or not; but more than a mere question of debts was at stake, the exiled Court was as factious as ever. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z They leagued against their father: Vala, abbot of Corbia, a factious but revered monk, encouraged their rebellion: like them, he heaped invectives on the emperor, his wife Judith, and his minister Bernard. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z Born in extremest poverty, he has struggled upward against the crushing weight of factious systems, to an influential position in society. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z The countenance is vulgar, and the expression of the features violent and exaggerated: it might stand as the portrait of a bold factious rebel for ever. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z While he lived in Scituate he was regarded as a highly respectable citizen and of "a busy and factious spirit." The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Blake stigmatised Rupert as "that pyrate"; and Rupert declared the Parliamentarians to be only "tumultuous, factious, seditious soldiers and other disorderly and refractory persons," and Blake a "sea-robber." Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z These whimsical Tories are the frailest of reeds, the Whigs the most factious and vindictive opponents. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z A factious opposition, and an adjournment for the holidays, kept it suspended till the 22d of March, 1832, when it passed the Commons, and was sent to the Lords. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Incensed by the dilatory and factious proceedings of the House, Cromwell dismissed the parliament on the 22nd of January 1655. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z I see it coming, if God does not give us faithful pastors and ministers the devil will disrupt the church by factious spirits, and will not leave off nor cease till he has finished it. Life of Luther with several introductory and concluding chapters from general church history 2012-01-12T03:00:13.267Z We have seen him petulant, factious, hungry, bitter. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z It was now an open struggle for ascendancy between a few factious leaders and their partisans—a civil war carried on between fierce and formidable Oligarchs. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z Later still, the pagans in their envy of the Christians, called them "useless beings, dangerous and factious citizens, the enemies of the Empire and of the Emperors." The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z Nevertheless, the arrival of this factious lady at so critical a moment was part of that tragic ill-luck of the King and Queen of England on which their contemporaries remarked. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z These Cittadini had to prove legitimate birth in the city; three generations during which the family had exercised no mechanical arts; freedom from any criminal stain, debts to the state, or factious behaviour. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z There was, it is to be observed, nothing factious in this; the opinion of Pitt was natural, and not distasteful to Pelham. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Among the Bianchi present was the chronicler, Dino Compagni; "desirous of unity and peace among citizens," and, before the council broke up, he made a strong appeal to the more factious members. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z The factious Visigoths then dropped their strife, united in arms under King Athangild, and checked the further progress of the imperial arms. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z To make things worse he found already in England another Frenchman more fascinating and more factious than himself, with whom he formed a close friendship. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z His able and successful administration at Hyderabad, amidst the fierce opposition of factious parties, affords an admirable illustration of his superior practical wisdom. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z For long years afterwards he could not endure contact with the orator who sneered at him and at Hanover, and who even insinuated with factious injustice doubts of his personal courage. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z But the city was in a woeful plight; harassed still by factious magnates and burghers, plundered by foreign adventurers, who pretended to serve her, heavily taxed by the Angevin sovereigns–the Reali–of Naples. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z Assuredly they are injuring, more or less, the cause of liberty, and giving all the advantages they possess, to arbitrary power; especially to the factious, despotic, and violent power of the tyrant court of Rome. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z Much of his objection, especially to the part compromising the territorial claims of the two governments, was well founded; but much was also factious and groundless. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z I will be factious for all distressed damsels; who would much rather have their cause tried by a full jury, than a single judge. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z He first of all required them to banish Fénelon from their house as being a factious and rebellious person. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z And then this Bourbon, factious as he was, married Jeanne, daughter of the Baron d'Estissac, by whom he had no children. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z It was arranged that he should invade Spain, while the factious Moslem chiefs should make diversions in his favour at three different points. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z In the Senate they assailed with turgid eloquence every administration measure, whether it was good or bad, very much of their opposition being purely factious in character. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z The silly crowd, by factious teachers brought To think that faith untrue, their youth was taught, Run on in new opinions, blindly bold, Neglect, contemn, and then assault the old. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z “The imminent change in the party’s presidency and the election of a new prime minister reflect the factious nature of the country’s politics,” Moody’s said. Kan Replacements Emerge as Moody’s Cautions on Japan’s Debt 2011-08-25T02:29:01Z The contest was bitter, personal, factious and full of intrigue. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z During the year preceding the action of the Privy Council, Franklin had heard that Hillsborough had expressed himself about him in very angry terms, calling him a Republican, a factious, mischievous fellow, and the like. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Inspired by mutual jealousy, these noblemen, of course, detested each other; but Arran was the more factious and absurd. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z Whether there was any truth in this report or not, it is certain that James became anxious to get rid of so factious and dangerous a nobleman. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z It was to this Scotland, the active and factious Scotland just described, that the young queen of nineteen years was brought—brought from a different atmosphere and with an unpropitious training. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z The Learys indeed, scarce pretended to rivalry—rather to factious opposition. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z And Crates the Theban said— Do not prefer a dainty dish to lentils, And so cause factious quarrels in our party. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Whether he would succeed in the experiment of governing by his factious and deeply-divided Parliament was, to say the least of it, a question of the gravest uncertainty; and they governed their conduct accordingly. William the Third 2011-07-31T02:00:12.077Z Still, however, in common with the body of his political friends, in and out of Congress, he abstained from all factious opposition, and all measures calculated to embarrass the government. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z When Fletcher demanded appropriations to assist in the war, the assembly proved factious, claiming that the governor was violating the chartered rights of the colony. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z In the year 1265, then, Dante was born in Florence, then one of the most powerful and flourishing, but also, alas! one of the most factious and turbulent of the cities of Europe. Dante Six Sermons 2011-06-24T02:00:17.117Z In attempts to do so, alike in national and in state politics, it impaired its morale by internal dissension, by intrigues, and by inconsistent factious opposition to Democratic measures on grounds of ultra-strict construction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Now, look thou here, Martin Martinez," who was one of the most factious of the disaffected; "words are of little use when men can prove their meaning by experiments like this. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z In many passages it is tedious—a record of petty strategies of partisan warfare—and, more dreary still, of factious jealousies and polemical hatreds. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z But, to make good their claims, they must act, not in a factious, selfish spirit, but in that of brotherly fairness and generous trust. Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time 2011-05-30T02:00:12.077Z In my life I have seen few more anarchic, factious, unpatriotic achievements than this of Gladstone and his Parliament in respect to such an Ireland as now is. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z One man who can arrest a tedious, long-winded, factious, time-killing debate, is worth forty who can provoke or keep one up. Congressional Government A Study in American Politics 2011-04-15T02:00:18.863Z The situation of public affairs occasioned those continual debates concerning the Agrarian Laws, and the consequent popularity acquired by the most factious demagogues. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z While a confederation of factious refugees was made at Targowitz, according to the ancient usage of the anarchy, the Russians precipitated themselves upon the distracted kingdom in two great masses. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z We were aware that, early in the evening, a much milder censure than usual upon some factious Liberal manœuvre had passed our lips. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z “It will be as well to have these men shot instantly,” continued the alcalde; “if they are not the two pretenders, they are at any rate two of the factious.” The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Baltasar.—Not among the young people; the greater part of the Madrilenian Carlists capable of bearing arms departed long ago to join the ranks of the factious in the Basque provinces. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z The factious hoped to see him soon ruined by a cabal; and the women flattered themselves that they should soon have a younger minister. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z "It would be licensing factious subjects to oppose government with impunity." Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z Civil possession would not answer, for that exposes him, as in the case of Kansas, to be annoyed by a factious Congress, and a rebellious territorial legislature. Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z “I told you she was a facciosa,” said Martin; “none but a factious animal would have taken such a leap.” The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z I found great confusion reigning there; numerous bands of the factious were reported to be hovering in the neighbourhood. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z At last, we learned that he was at the head of one of those factious parties in England, calling themselves patriots, who stir the people up to discontent by disseminating false principles among them. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z Warwick represented the better side of the victorious cause; he was no mere factious king-maker, and his later nickname of “the last of the barons” by no means expresses his character or his position. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z Their resistance was identical in both factious to the highest degree. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z He said that if he fell into the hands of the factious, he was a lost priest, for that they would first make him say Mass, and then blow him up with gunpowder. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z There was much talk of robbers, and flying parties of the factious, on which account our escort was considerable. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z This action for a time appeased the factious followers of Perez; but for a matter of hours only, and the next day they assembled anew. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z Foes of the family, such as Warwick and Southampton, saw in his factious conduct the means of ruining both the brothers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z There are some early instances of factious opposition, which do him no credit. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z I was at that time at Labajos, in the province of Segovia, and the division of the factious chieftain Balmaseda was in the immediate neighbourhood. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z We found everything in confusion at Valladolid, a visit from the factious being speedily expected. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z But these men have seized upon it by unfair and factious means, and would squander it upon their minions. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z The exit left the prime minister no choice but to submit his resignation to King Albert II, throwing this factious nation of 10.5 million into another bout ... Belgium's Government Collapses 2010-04-22T13:47:00Z These men, however, became turbulent and factious, and it was not until the emperor Leo I. had regenerated the native Roman soldier 596 that the balance was maintained between the national and the hired warrior. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" This was not all: wherever he went, he found himself considered in the light of a factious and discontented person, and was frequently assailed by the nationals with blows of sabres and cudgels. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z To call them a factious society, for being concerned in the league, is a reproach that falls only on the times. The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion Foreign powers were arrayed against the people, the Emperor from Spain, the Pope from Rome, and the Turks from the Mediterranean; enthusiasts and factious spirits were powerful, the hierarchy had not yet fallen. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. But as a young man he was repelled by "the factious dishonesty of Voltaire, and his perversion of so many worthy subjects." Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 But something must have affrighted the factious, for little by little the noises died away. The Firebrand It had been hinted to Lopez that as the factious were expected, it was intended on their arrival to denounce him to them as a liberal, and to cause him to be sacrificed. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z But with a howl of horror the wretched victim of party silliness and factious sophistry pitched head-first amidst the pile of papers—MAD!!! Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93, September 10, 1887 "The rebellion has become general; Milan openly defies us; Genoa grows each day more factious, and even Venice, despite our Chancellor's eloquence, has assumed an air of insolence." Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. It was he who gave the death-blow to their factious disputes, and referred the nation back to itself and its own national glory and power. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise It was said that Plato's old age had been embittered by dissensions in the school caused by the factious spirit of Aristotle. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy At the dead of night, we were aroused from our sleep by a cry that the “factious” were not far off. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z He fought also in Syria and in Nubia, besides overcoming factious opposition in his own land. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Louis was faithful to the spirit of this agreement, and France had no longer to fear his factious activity. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) "Of the Convention which exists wherever we are; the rest are but a handful of factious men, who are about to be dispersed by armed force." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 Before the faithful adherence to that plan all factious or sectarian opposition that impedes and obstructs so many other charities has fallen away entirely. The Children of the Poor But Margaret's council objected to her placing herself in the hands of so factious a population; and she answered the magistrates by inquiring what guaranty they could give her for her personal safety. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 The factious leaders, although they brought no commission with them, insisted on the abrogation of the existing charter, rejected the authority of Smith, whom they hated and feared, and undertook to usurp the government. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia Then let the culprit suffer, whether it be accused or accuser, and the unfaithful, incompetent, and factious step to the rear. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin Divisions in the liberal party are to be seriously apprehended from a factious spirit on questions of economy, on questions of education in relation to religion, on further parliamentary change, on the land laws. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) So easy still it proves in factious times, With public zeal to cancel private crimes. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 The factious spirit of the Corsicans themselves was, however, their worst enemy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Crashaw bitterly denounces the Papists, and the Brownists, and factious separatists, and exhorts the Virginia Company not to suffer such to have any place in the new colony. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia He was in that state of factious discontent which belongs to us amiable English. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 I stated that if the opinion of parliament were against me I should not factiously prolong the contest but should withdraw from it. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) The Scottish kings, moreover, were “cribb’d, cabin’d, confin’d” by the ambitions and jealousies of a turbulent and factious nobility, who, in their relations to the State, were too frequently dominated by unpatriotic and selfish motives. Border Raids and Reivers When once a number of agriculturists have formed a combination with an understood object, they are less liable to be thrown into disorder by factious differences amongst themselves than any other class of men. The Hills and the Vale The colonial governors and the British ministry had often been thwarted and annoyed by the republican and independent, and sometimes factious spirit, of the colonial assemblies, and longed to see them curbed. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia Here, take these factious monsters, drag them forth To sudden death. Cato A Tragedy, in Five Acts The bringing up a child in this state of society was a far more simple enterprise than in our modern times, when the factious wants and aspirations are so much more developed. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine Friction and even factious strife would still exist. Concerning Justice Where factious malice never more can reach us! The Earl of Essex But the theory inspiring the instructions was one which denied to the colonists any but the most partial responsibility and independence, and which regarded their party divisions as factious and at times treasonable. British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 I know what you mean by bishops—rascals like yourself, Kidderminster bishops, factious, snivelling Presbyterians!' The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence Pitt’s spirit was too lofty to admit of his entering on any merely factious opposition to the government he had quitted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" Republicans, on the other hand, were dissatisfied because so little was accomplished, and the factious imputed military delay to mismanagement and want of energy in the Administration. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 Nevertheless she seemed now to claim for herself credit for a clear exposition of the contents of this Bill, in spite of constant interruptions from a factious Opposition. When Ghost Meets Ghost But events and their own factious excesses had broken their power. British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 Jeffreys presided at the trial, and told the jury:— "The letters are factious, seditious, and malicious letters, and as base as the worst of mankind could ever have invented." The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence I cannot call to mind a single instance, during the three years I passed at Hofwyl, in which even a suspicion of an electioneering cabal or other factious proceeding attached to an election among us. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 But when a factious spirit stands up and in his supposed wisdom grunts forth: I am a holy, pious man. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent Tom Duncombe, who at first said he would vote for Sutton, and now votes the other way, puts it on the true ground, ‘that it is a good factious vote.’ The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III Peel will not be violent or factious, but he thinks an attentive Opposition desirable, and he will not desert those who have looked up to and supported him. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II The General Council of the International treated us as factious, the press as dreamers; almost all treated us as fools; this time is past. Anarchism and Socialism The governor was no longer young, and the factious opposition in the colony and the want of support in England wrought upon his health and spirits. The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 Such are the factious spirits and monastic saints, who base their holiness and uprightness solely on an external, peculiar life and on self-elected works. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent Not only the President's constitutional advisers, but the Republican members of Congress, embracing many captious, factious, and theoretical controversialists, acted in harmony and concert. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 The Government were in high spirits at the result, and thought the fatigue well repaid by the display of devotion on the part of their friends and of factious obstinacy on that of their enemies. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II A great clamor was raised against the Cincinnati Society, and factious patriots pretended to see in it the foundation of an hereditary aristocracy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 All the jealousy, the factious spirit, and the prejudice, which petty local sovereignties are bound to engender, flourished apace; and the general effect was to develop what European statesmen of a certain period termed Particularism. The Fathers of Confederation A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion Consequently divisions and factions ensue as numerous as the teachers and their creeds; as exemplified in the countless sects to this time prevalent in Popedom, and in the factious spirits of all time. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent Let the Unionists hold their ground a bit, till it dies out, or until the rival factious destroy each other. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule His work in the convention was altogether subordinate to that of Madison and one or two other leading spirits; but his part in reconciling various factious elements in the convention was of the greatest importance. Benjamin Franklin No man knew more thoroughly the measureless value of an established church, the endless, causeless, and acrid bitterness of sectarianism, and the mixture of unlearned doctrine and factious politics which constitute their creeds. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 He had been imprisoned as 'a factious person,' because he refused to contribute to the support of the soldiers stationed in the country for the suppression of the meetings of the Covenanters. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines Paul speaks with particular plainness to the fault-finding and insolent cavilers against Christians and to other factious leaders when he says, "Ye were led away unto those dumb idols, howsoever ye might be led." Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent The representatives of the people, it was designed, should now hear no longer the ambiguous and factious harangues of a weak-minded demagogue, but the true and candid utterances of a Constitutional Government. Pius IX. And His Time One European officer rendered very important services to Greece, and so conducted himself as to acquire the respect and esteem of every party in that singularly factious land. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 At first he was disposed to believe, because of his "previous impressions of the fairness of Mr. Madison's character," that there was nothing personal or factious in this hostility. James Madison Faction and its adjective, factious, have always an unfavorable sense. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions The Pope, however, gave validity to them all, granting great indulgence to these factious fraternities. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent The Pope himself he railed was a factious person, as a fomenter of sedition and revolt. Pius IX. And His Time If the House persisted, it was clear that the motives were factious, and he hoped the Queen would allow him to threaten a Dissolution of Parliament, which he was certain would stop it. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 From the investigation of abuses the less was feared because the late opposition was ascribed to a factious resistance to Somerset's administration. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) Or of what use is it to preach righteousness to a sinner if he remain in sin? or to an erring, factious individual if he forsake not his error and his darkness? Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost In this point—the glorification of Christ—do the true Christians distinguish themselves from false Christians, hypocrites and factious spirits, who likewise triumphantly boast of the Spirit and of their divine office. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent We have a public sentiment in favor of the right which can not be shaken by corrupt, factious, and transitory influences. The Land of Thor But when he saw that his severe measures did not protect himself, and perceived the rapidly approaching danger, he changed his tactics; the minister of the monarchical reaction became again the factious revolutionist. Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 Where have anti-Christian or Pagan nations, in a single instance, been actuated by any motive save the restless, factious determination to sink one tyrant for the sake of elevating another? The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, March, 1880 When they were gone, the light disappeared; factious spirits and false teachers followed immediately. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost Steel sharpens steel; so one glory perfecteth another: and I am of belief, that they who are glorious, must have been factious. The Buccaneer A Tale Will it be answered that we are factious, discontented spirits, striving to disturb the public order, and tear up the old fastnesses of society? History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I Many were learned and respectable men; neither factious in their principles nor violent in their passions. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The disasters of the Duke of Brunswick reanimated the factious spirit which the vigorous measures of the Government had previously succeeded in subduing. Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 This seems to have put the finishing touch to the factious state of feeling at Bau. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak They turned to him, and asked him triumphantly what he thought now of his factious opposition to so brave a warrior. Hannibal Makers of History The autocrat exclaims that it is only a turbulent Kossuth or a factious Mazzini who feels that uneasy discontent which preys not on the hearts of his millions of legal slaves. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I I repeat it to you, you have among you factious persons. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. In Ireland, the departure of Lord Buckingham was followed by a revival of the factious intemperance his energy had for a season suppressed. Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 The Duke Cæsar de Vendôme, son of Henry IV. and The Fair Gabrielle, had early carried his pretensions to a great height, and had shown himself restless and factious as a legitimate prince. Political Women, Vol. 1 But the directors, accustomed to follow the lead of Masters and Hilbrough, and suspicious of Meadows as habitually factious, voted the president's proposition. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York Then, when the people had gained the ascendency, ambitious and factious demagogues in turn, got the control, and these adventurers, now called Tyrants, assumed arbitrary powers. Ancient States and Empires Mr Lain� is a wicked man; the rest are factious. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. Why did they carry matters so factiously and violently? The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) And he has come to that place where he would be ready to take even you as an under-shepherd of this factious ewe lamb. The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance The betters are the factious noise of the alley, or the gamesters beadsmen that pray for them. Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters He denies that the prevailing discontents are due to some factious libellers exciting the people, who have no interest in disorder, but are only roused by the impatience of suffering. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History As he evinced the strength of his resolution by dismissing the most factious of his opponents, the rest became alarmed and submitted to what was inevitable. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History This competition with native seamen was one of the pleas likewise of the New England opposition, too much of which was obstinately and reprehensibly factious. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 Afterwards, in the House of Commons, he acted as one who thought the Americans factious in peace and feeble in war. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America Cæsar's speech:— “Be factious for redress of all these griefs; And I will set this foot of mine as far, As who goes farthest.” Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher But though he met successfully the fears and jealousies of the English farmers and manufacturers he was foiled by the factious ignorance of the Irish landowners, and his bill was rejected by the Irish Parliament. History of the English People, Volume VIII Modern England, 1760-1815 A factious union of the Whigs with their opponents, though it roused the Duke to a burst of unusual passion in Parliament, effected its end by convincing him of the impossibility of further resistance. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 Steadfast in purpose, he was never overwhelmed by misfortune and never yielded to factious opposition. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration There had been hard and factious division in the navy of Decatur's day, culminating in the duel in which he fell; and the lieutenant, at least, was associated by family ties with Decatur's antagonist. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life Who did not exclaim earnestly that men, factious and infamous, who had torn the republic by their tumults, were slain justly? The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 The very tribunes, factious and reckless as they were, potent for ill and powerless for good, presumed not to interpose. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 Upon this last point, one word: we have seen nothing more grossly factious in the conduct of the Whigs, than the assertion, that these magistrates ought not to have been dismissed. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 Nevertheless, the Rockingham and Grenville parties took advantage of the dissatisfaction of the landed gentry, acted together in a factious spirit, and defeated the government proposal by 206 votes to 188. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration In proofreading I struck out "factious;" as needless, and as a generalization on insufficient premises. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life The tribunes of the people, awed for once by the imminence of the peril, forgot to be factious. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 The disintegrating effects of the party system, or rather of its factious use by the Whig leaders, have been explained in these pages. William Pitt and the Great War Several months after his resignation he could write, 'personal or factious opposition to your Lordship I am incapable of.' The Tribune of Nova Scotia A Chronicle of Joseph Howe Footnote 64: Lord Derby severely attacked Lord Aberdeen, in his absence, and declared himself the victim of a factious combination. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 Indeed, I felt this so strongly that I had written of him as "the great, but factious, leader of the opposition." From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life It is weak when suspicion and factious opposition prevail; or when the subordinate princes exercise their authority without respect to the general good. The Kingdom of Heaven; What is it? The Bill passed the Commons on 31st May; but owing to dilatory and factious procedure in the Lords, it was held over until the year 1792. William Pitt and the Great War Adams wrote of him in 1821: "He is above all sectional and factious prejudices, more than any other statesman of this Union with whom I have ever acted." The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement There were one or two measures introduced into the Assembly during the session just closed worth mentioning, en passant; as showing the progress really made by a "factious" Assembly. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 The Duke of Wellington, according to his custom, refused to be factious, and when Melbourne said that it would be highly inconvenient to produce any instructions, he declared against the motion and left the House. The Greville Memoirs (Second Part) A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 1 of 3) The royal governors, even when personally competent, were hampered by want of means and by factious opposition. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America After the signature of the Peace of Jassy with the Turks early in January 1792, she began openly to encourage the factious efforts of Polish malcontents. William Pitt and the Great War His convictions were positive, frankly expressed, and without the least concealment, but never in the manner of factious criticism. Fifty years with the Revere Copper Co. A Paper Read at the Stockholders' Meeting held on Monday 24 March 1890 The Lower House, however, was beginning to be, on the whole, somewhat factiously disposed. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Sir Charles was alarmed and increased his guards; he refused admittance to the deputation, and represented their constituents as a factious and feeble minority. The History of Tasmania, Volume I Pope lived at this time “among the great,” with that reception and respect to which his works entitled him, and which he had not impaired by any private misconduct or factious partiality. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II In all probability they may be ascribed to the factious wrangling at Westminster and the revival of the mutiny at Spithead on 7th May. William Pitt and the Great War They had been the great battle-grounds of races; they were the refuge of the discontented whites; and they were open to the operations of factious people from France. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance "It will be as well to have these men shot instantly," continued the alcalde; " if they are not the two pretenders, they are at any rate two of the factious." The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure This, perhaps, ill affected and factious men may spread among the people, when the prince only makes use of his just prerogative. A Sketch of the Life of the late Henry Cooper Barrister-at-Law, of the Norfolk Circuit; as also, of his Father All the morning he had to attend a factious hustings or a court—assemblies deliberative or judicial. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 Fox became in succession fierce, factious, and half frantic; still his great adversary stood on the vantage ground of law, and was imperturbable. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 Peace, factious priest, and faithless soldier! thou Unit'st in thy own person the worst vices230 Of the most dangerous orders of mankind. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry In pursuance of that policy he had reduced the great fabric of the Whig party to a ruin, and had driven the factious demagogue who opposed him into an ignominious obscurity. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III But, ordinarily, they were regarded, as a party of mad fellows, more ornamental than useful, and entirely too clannish and factious to be entrusted with power. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War No doubt much of the opposition was simply factious and partisan, but it had, after all, solid basis in principle. History of the United States, Volume 2 Very probably this popular devotion to the cause of France was inspired in part by the factious opposition which was irritating the Administration on purely domestic issues. Union and Democracy He may oppose the attempts of factious individuals to sow among the ignorant the seeds of discontent, tumult, or discord. The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings The English Government was now resolved to show that it would temporize no longer with the factious colonists. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III They had wasted all their inheritance but great memories, and had acquired a truculent and factious spirit. Peter the Hermit A Tale of Enthusiasm Rather were they henceforth more factious than ever, opposing Jefferson and Madison even when they acted on purely federalist principles. History of the United States, Volume 2 Of his own factious insolence he seems to have been altogether oblivious. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion Protests and discussion about "charters" and "liberties" were distasteful to them, and whoever disputed Parliament in any case was denounced as strong-headed and factious. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn The factious person to whom Knox alludes was Robert Logan, who was arrested by order of the Magistrates of Edinburgh, and committed to prison, 9th September 1560. The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) Men had long whispered "autocrat" but had generally been silenced during the war by the admonition not to weaken the government by factious criticism. Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. From this to making him not merely a factious partisan, but an unfair fighter, who mobs his enemies half to death with Myrmidons before he engages them himself, is not far. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) During the discussion on the Salary Bill he shrieked and raved himself hoarse in denouncing what he called the "factious insolence" of the Opposition. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion I inclose a number of slips from papers published in Missouri, to show the extent to which this factious opposition to the government has been carried. Forty-Six Years in the Army The Duke of Bedford says he sees no ground to oppose upon: he disapproves of mere factious opposition; that no good can arise from such conduct either to ourselves or the public. Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The Anglo-Irish songs, though most of the last century, are generally indecent or factious. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry The selection of this early date, though inspired by the most patriotic motives, was made an additional pretext for factious warfare. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 Their purpose in drawing up and signing this compact was simply, as they state, to restrain certain of their number who had manifested an unruly and factious disposition. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 Nor were there wanting persons who were ready to avail themselves, for factious purposes, of every fresh symptom of national disquietude to inflame the passions of the people. Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 1 The usual double-dealing, and factious contention of party, succeeded this painful scene in the council. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. Unwilling to struggle longer against the mean personalities and factious opposition of his own party in Congress, he tendered his resignation to Mr. Madison. Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII He recognized that "a nation which endured factious domestic division is exposed to disrespect abroad; and one party, if not both, is sure, sooner or later, to invoke foreign intervention." Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 He was devoid of personal ambition; he never had any humour for mere factious struggles. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre The necessities of the state, or rather the peculations of its former factious leaders, addressed themselves immediately to the purses of the people, by a summary process completely predatory. The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. Magnanimity is not a prominent ingredient in political character, and some factious objections were made, by Mr. Aiken soon put a stop to them. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis The administration are placed in a dilemma, from which it is impossible for them to escape censure by some, and factious crimination by many. Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. It was a question of principle, though it was raised in a factious way, and subsequent history showed that the mover, after his tactical victory of the moment, could not effect any practical solution. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies Moreover, all Oppositions that Lord Melbourne has ever seen are more or less factious. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 His hesitation was probably due to the factious state of the city. London and the Kingdom - Volume I This seems to me an inevitable consequence; but I admit this proposition on the clear understanding that such an extension should be established on a fair, and not a factious, basis. Sketches They return to their tribunal, and on purpose commanded one of the most factious of the people, who stood in their view, to be called upon by name. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 No one could suspect them or him of giving a factious opposition to Government. Can You Forgive Her? Walter wrote to him in great alarm; their correspondence was discovered to the King, and reported to be of a factious tendency. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel In this the Notables were not factious; they merely had enough sense of the gravity of the situation to perceive that a real remedy was needed, and that Calonne's proposal did not supply it. The French Revolution A Short History The governor said that York was one of the most factious towns in the kingdom. The Cathedral Church of York Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See As no dangerous symptoms at that time appeared, we are left to conjecture, from this incident, what opinion Charles had conceived of the factious disposition of his people. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. So slow is the progress of truth in every science, even when not opposed by factious or superstitious prejudices. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell Philip, on the other hand, had declared himself protector of the league; had entered into the closest correspondence with Guise; and had employed all his authority in supporting the credit of that factious leader. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. While this cloud was gathering at home, Edward carried his views abroad, and endeavored to secure himself against his factious nobility, by entering into foreign alliances. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III. William, king of Scotland, had also entered into this great confederacy; and a plan was concerted for a general invasion on different parts of the king's extensive and factious dominions. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John Even Lord Russel, whose conduct in this negotiation was only factious, and that in an ordinary degree, is imagined to be dishonored by the same discovery. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. A petition against peace was framed in the city, and presented by Pennington, the factious mayor. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell Those who say so, sire, are insolent and factious persons; but whoever they may be, if your majesty prefers to listen to them, I have nothing further to say. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" The parliament during factious times was nothing but the organ of present power. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III. The opposition to the government has been, in many ways, factious and hypercritical: it has been opposition for opposition's sake, and it has met, in part, the fate of such immoralities. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 The court and church party, who were now named on juries, made justice subservient to their factious views; and the king had a prospect of obtaining full revenge on his enemies. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. He met with opposition from many, among whom Cromwell distinguished himself; and this was the first public opportunity which he had met with, of discovering the factious zeal and obstinacy of his character. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell "God bless you and grant you a safe deliverance from factions and factious men." A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett The honest and honorable merchant is the natural antagonist of the factious politician, the ambitious statesman, the glory-seeking warrior. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O He, during a prolonged Parliamentary experience, had encountered much factious opposition. Phineas Redux A jury was named, consisting entirely of royalists; and though they were men of credit and character, yet such was the factious rage which prevailed, that little justice could be expected by the prisoner. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. Command a mutinous army by means of seditious and factious officers? The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell The opposition was represented as being confined to a few factious men, whose conduct was not generally approved, and who had been emboldened by the weakness of the means used to restrain them. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States Not factious Sects, the Rabble, or the rude Erring, unthinking, vulgar Multitude: But the chief Tribes and Princes of the Land, Who durst for Moses’s ancient Statutes stand. Anti-Achitophel (1682) Three Verse Replies to Absalom and Achitophel by John Dryden This state of things recalls to mind the Ireland of the early nineteenth century, when the judges were prefects armed with a penal code, and the jurymen vulgar, capricious, and factious partisans. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative These few sentences pronounced by a plain, gallant soldier, noted for probity, had a surprising effect upon the audience, and confounded all the rhetoric of his eloquent and factious adversary. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. The royalists, the Presbyterians, forgetting all animosities, mingled in common joy and transport, and vowed never more to gratify the ambition of false and factious tyrants by their calamitous divisions. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell An old writer says that his body was followed to burial by "a very great company of factious and schismatical people;" in other words, dissenters from the state church. Our Day In the Light of Prophecy How to the Prey these factious Jews do run! Anti-Achitophel (1682) Three Verse Replies to Absalom and Achitophel by John Dryden Not proud to the poor, nor a slave to the great, Neither factious in church, nor pragmatic in state, He keeps himself quiet within his own sphere, And finds work sufficient in preaching and prayer. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century This treatise was presented, by the grand jury of the city and county of Dublin, as a scandalous, seditious, and factious pamphlet. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish The federal authority had so long been factiously opposed, that the popular respect for its laws needed to be renewed. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States These temples, it will be repeated, are the council-chambers of the factious. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution On the next day the Regent prorogued the Assembly until November, and appointed Vasconcellos, a man of great standing and political power, but factious, selfish, and immoral, as Minister of the Empire. South America Th' ambitious brother of my martial sire In every bosom fans the growing fire: His throne he rais'd on Jutland's faithless coast, Thence o'er the country spread his factious host. Gustavus Vasa and other poems Yet the temper of my countrymen was not easy to govern, for it was exceedingly factious. Dialogues of the Dead General Buonaparte, and you, soldiers of France, the President of the Council of Five Hundred announces to you that factious men with daggers interrupt the deliberations of the senate. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte Do you not see that it is necessary to separate the factious priest from the people whom he misleads, and send away these plague-spotted men to the lazarettos of Italy and Rome? History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution “The Elder Brother replies, ‘What, will you be an Atheist, and a factious man, will you not believe God?’ The Digger Movement in the Days of the Commonwealth As Revealed in the Writings of Gerrard Winstanley, the Digger, Mystic and Rationalist, Communist and Social Reformer But his invincible obstinacy and factious disposition were a great obstacle to Gustavus in the introduction of Lutheranism into his kingdom. Gustavus Vasa and other poems He treated the nobles of Pompey’s party as well as those of his father’s, if they did not themselves, for factious purposes, keep up the distinction. Dialogues of the Dead I know not, for my part, what factious men would have; but this I am sure of, my predecessors never did anything like this, to gain the good will of their subjects. Andrew Marvell Would not the well-intentioned and loyal citizens have again obtained the mastery over the factious and turbulent in the confusion and terror that would prevail? History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Why should I forego dalliance and sauntering and society, and expose myself again to the clamours of a stupid factious public? Life of Adam Smith And it can't be denied that there's Tory members in the House as factious as any of them pestilent Radical chaps that get up strikes out of doors. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax It was, accordingly, no mere factious spirit that drove him into opposition to Hamilton. History of the United States Had one tenth part of them beset his outward voyage, his factious crew would have risen in arms against the enterprise, and he never would have discovered the new world. Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia The changes made in the constitution of the kingdom are laid to the charge of the soidisant factious. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution To be a bishop a man must be learned in a learned age, factious in a factious age, but always of eminence,' &c. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century They had no ideas of government themselves, but of their degenerate Senate, nor the people of liberty, but of the factious opposition of their tribunes. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 There were Tories, however, in the colonies as in England—many of them of the official class—who denounced the merchants, lawyers, and Whig aristocrats as "seditious, factious and republican." History of the United States I concur in opinion with you, that in the present factious division of your State, an angel from heaven could do no good. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 "They concert with our enemies, and then they call us factious!" History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution It was intolerable, after loss of home and property in the cause, as they believed, of truth and duty, to be called factious separatists, authors of needless schism. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century Counsel him, To blot the opinion out of factious numbers, Only to have his ordinary train Waiting upon him. The Noble Spanish Soldier To contemporary eyes the rebels were factious assertors of class privileges and feudal immunities. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) In republics, the people become factious and idle, when they become any way wealthy. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged To unite themselves with the factious, was to become factious themselves. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution The contrast is immense between the lofty-minded and single-hearted men who worked with Ken and Nelson and the factious partisans who won the applause of 'High Church' mobs in the time of Sacheverell. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century Nevertheless, as a safeguard against the possibility of factious opposition, the right of veto has been reserved to the Provincial Executives and in the last resort to the Governor-General in Council. Indian Unrest Open the closet, and let in the council; Bid Dugast execute the cardinal; Seize all the factious leaders, as I ordered, And every one be answered, on your lives. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 The man who feels himself prosperous and happy, will not easily be perswaded by factious declamation that he is undone. The History of Emily Montague This hypothesis would then be established, that every individual of the royal family must be for the future a corrupt courtier or factious partisan! History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Thus all the principal men held a sort of factious and independent authority; they despised the king, they oppressed the people, and they hated one another. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) His factious followers had sent home calumnious reports about him, and Ribault brought out orders to send him home to stand his trial. Great Epochs in American History, Vol. II The Planting Of The First Colonies: 1562—1733 But when they became a multitude, they were rent, again and again, and each will have their own factions: for factious spirits they had from the beginning. The Grounds of Christianity Examined by Comparing The New Testament with the Old How can you expect them not to be factious and warlike? Essays on Political Economy Bordeaux was a parliamentary country; the parliaments had every where encouraged the spirit of resistance, and had often created a factious feeling against the king. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution This leader had made some figure in the conduct of their wars and factious. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) All were compelled to take sides or be crushed between the contending parties or factions; for this division of the people was only factious. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest With you, this silence of mine and of others was represented as factious, and as a discountenance to the measure of your relief. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) Their causes no longer lurked in the recesses of cabinets or in the private conspiracies of the factious. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) What remained to the king thus pressed between an assembly, which had usurped all the executive functions, and those factious clubs, which usurped to themselves all the rights of representation? History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Think whether this be the way to prevent or dissolve factious combinations against the Church or the State. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) Both these opinions were laid before the States, who declared for a toleration: this was the cause gained to the Arminians; but the Gomarists were favoured by the People, and grew very factious. The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius Containing a Copious and Circumstantial History of the Several Important and Honourable Negotiations in Which He Was Employed; together with a Critical Account of His Works Perhaps it would be full as dangerous to have the people under the conduct of factious pastors of their own as under a foreign ecclesiastical court. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) This address was moved in an hot, a divided, a factious, and, in a great part, disaffected House of Commons; and it was carried, nemine contradicente. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) Amidst all these events, so favourable to a factious man, what was my behaviour? History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution "But the leaders of the factious societies are too wild to succeed in this their undertaking." The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) The factious spirit and the oppression of the ruling caste did the rest. Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union These being a desperate and factious set, did not distress us much by their departure, but rather added to our future security. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 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 Blind and headlong zeal or factious fury were the whole contribution brought by the most noisy, on that occasion, towards the satisfaction of the public or the relief of the crown. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) I sided with the tiers état, not from factious feeling, but from justice. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution The Commons do not abet humorsome, factious arms: they aver them to be rebellions. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) It seemed as though the old austerity which Dante and Villani praised were about to return without the factious hate and pride that ruined medæival Tuscany. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots For myself, in no factious spirit, but solemnly and in loyalty to the Constitution, as a Senator of the United States, representing a free Commonwealth, I protest against this wrong. American Eloquence, Volume 2 Studies In American Political History (1896) This has been treated by the noble lord in the blue ribbon as a wild, factious language. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) The clubs were the exterior strength, where the factious of the assembly gave the support of their names in order to intimidate the national representation. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Velleius Paterculus says of him, that his style of eloquence and his cast of mind bore a resemblance to Curio, but raised him above that factious orator. A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements Under his rule commerce flourished; the towns were adorned with splendid edifices; foreign wars were carried on for the aggrandizement of the State without regard to factious rancors. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots More than this, the restless, the factious, the discontented began to link their fortunes to a party whose triumph would involve confiscation of the bloated wealth of the only rich class in France. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 Finding such resistance to be considered as factious by most within doors and by very many without, I cannot conscientiously support what is against my opinion, nor prudently contend with what I know is irresistible. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) Every one was factious—every one was a soldier—every one was a leader. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution By a judicious and energetic address, he pacified their factious irritation so completely, that the assembly unanimously submitted the nomination of a supreme toqui to his choice. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 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 A second pamphlet, Hannibal at the Gates, strongly urging party union and the banishment of factious spirit, was equally unmistakable in tone. Daniel Defoe The result was a meeting of the factious peers in Dublin, at which they engaged to keep the "King's peace." An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Mr Cobden himself, and some of his colleagues, are not unaware of the fact, and have, in the factious and political sense, latterly trimmed their course accordingly. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 The prince left the king's apartments reconciled with himself, and more than ever resolved to withdraw himself from the factious party. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution He should use his "legal prerogatives" to check "the illegal claims of factious oligarchy." Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham A nation which endures factious domestic division is exposed to disrespect abroad; and one party, if not both, is sure, sooner or later, to invoke foreign intervention. Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865 In fact, it is certain that Queen Victoria absolutely forbade any such step; but the mischief done by sentimental orators, heedless newspaper-editors, and factious busybodies, could not be undone. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) I have had a great deal of trouble from the factious disputes and violent heats of a most impudent, troublesome party here in regard to that silly fee of a pistole. Montcalm and Wolfe Thus derision was united to the plots against the unfortunate monarch; the legislators derided the power their hands had disarmed, and applauded the factious. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Constantine ascended the vacant throne, the factious opposition of his brothers having been appeased by the interposition of the empress-mother, the senate, the soldiers, and the clergy, who allowed them the possession of the Morea. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 419 Volume 17, New Series, January 10, 1852 The aims, the logic, the very language of factious diplomacy were eschewed. The Felon's Track History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848 Surely we in Australia do not want the factious strife of religious, racial, and class sections, which so nearly brought on a revolution last year. Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government They were all subject to popular legislatures, through whom alone money and men could be raised; and these elective bodies were sometimes factious and selfish, and not always either far-sighted or reasonable. Montcalm and Wolfe You will have seen by Sir James' speech, the very complete triumph his firmness and energy have obtained over the factious cabal of their most contemptible assembly. The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock In their domestic policy the states threatened to become the prey of a factious radical democracy, and their relations one to another were by way of being constantly embroiled. The Promise of American Life To take a view in particular of all your factious labours would cost more time than I am willing to afford them. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 Now, we altogether deny that electors should be given the opportunity to subordinate the national interests to factious interests. Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government The Parliament of 1892-5 was barren of results for Ireland, being consumed by factious strife, at Westminster between the Houses and in Ireland between the parties. John Redmond's Last Years A thousand bards thy right disown: They plot to turn, in factious zeal, Duncenia to a common weal; And with rebellious arms pretend An equal privilege to descend. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 The temper of the local democracies, which, for the most part, controlled the state governments, was insubordinate, factious, and extremely independent. The Promise of American Life He expressed his disapprobation of the award; the factious inhabitants of London chose him for their leader; and his presumption was nourished by the daily accession of outlaws from different parts of the country. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) Confused, uninteresting, factious as it had been on points of politics, it had at least taught Frenchmen something of parliamentary tactics and the practical system of compromise. France in the Nineteenth Century They abstained from all factious proceedings, and merely stated that they had been driven from the city by the wealthy classes. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I But these, you say, are factious lies, From some malicious Tory's brain; For, where directors get a prize, The Swiss and Dutch whole millions drain. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 Both the domestic and the foreign policies of the Republic have of late years been weakened by the persistence of a factious and anti-national spirit among radical French democrats. The Promise of American Life You regard what constitution may suit the state, and are in an anxious dread for Rome, what preparations the Seres and the Bactrians subject to Cyrus, and the factious Tanais are making. The Works of Horace The Republic has grown in strength, and factious opposition has decreased during his administration. France in the Nineteenth Century Many even besought him to put down the malignity of his personal enemies, sweep away laws, decrees, and other pernicious nonsense, and carry on the government without fear of a factious opposition. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I Finally it was ratified, for the opposition was a purely factious opposition, representing the smallest kind of politics with a leaven of even baser motive. African and European Addresses The crown, with the aid of a succession of able ministers, suppressed a factious nobility at home, and gradually made France the dominant European Power. The Promise of American Life Here had the Autocrat reared a monument to our great Democrat,—gaining praise for Jefferson long after his enemies and their factious laughter had died out forever. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 And there is great unwisdom in setting up factious opposition to the fiat of Omnipotence. The Jericho Road Then the demon of mischief entered into the heart of Eurylochus, a factious knave, who had more than once thwarted the counsels of Odysseus. Stories from the Odyssey They were schismatic and factious to the very core, and so they needed the exhortation to be left last in their ears, as it were, that everything should be done in love. Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) A civilized nation may bear the yoke of a factious and unrestrained multitude for a short interval; but these storms soon pass away, and reason resumes her sway. The Art of War That his conduct on this occasion was extravagant and even factious, he afterwards heartily regretted. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I Then his opposition to the present Ministry has been factious, and to punish him, he was left the other day in a minority of fifty per cent. Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 And fifty years later, his son, Charles II, triumphed over the Whig Parliament at Oxford, which was trying by factious violence to force the Exclusion Bill on a reluctant king and nation. The Charm of Oxford Philammon, a young monk, was consigned to the care of Cyril, the Bishop of Alexandria, and a factious, cruel man, with an imperious will. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries The suspicion is abroad," he said, "that the national cause will be sacrificed to Whig supremacy, and that the people, who are now striding on to freedom, will be purchased back into factious vassalage. Speeches from the Dock, Part I It would have become law on two occasions had it not been for the factious opposition of Papineau, whose one vote would have given the majority constitutionally necessary. Lord Elgin Is one of the best poets in England, but very factious in conversation; a thin hollow-looked man, turned of 40 years old.—Swift. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings The factious course pursued by the English Opposition was much less excusable than the line of the Anglo-Irish leaders. Burke During the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the overgrown powers and factious spirit of the nobility had been restrained. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History The leaders, as they are called, were just as factious as the leaders of their opponents. Famous Americans of Recent Times But Congress, factious and domineering, had undertaken to poison the minds of the American people. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 6, part 2: Andrew Johnson That their perpetual caballing with her factious subjects, against her authority, had forced her into such measures, as otherwise she would not have engaged in. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings But the brilliant achievements of Lucullus were nullified by the mutinous conduct of the troops, and the factious conduct of the home government. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History When at last he triumphed by a greater than two-thirds vote, an attempt was made to reconsider; but the new Professor held his own, and the factious were drowned in hisses. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 Instead of selecting for the Councils the best men of the whole community, as Mr. Girard evidently desired, the citizens of Philadelphia persisted in preserving factious distinctions, and in October, 1832, the Federal candidates prevailed. Famous Americans of Recent Times I did not care for any factious object, nor was I what is called anti-monarchical. Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) The well-known intention of the legislature in this respect would, I hoped and believed, reconcile the factious and produce tranquillity. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 4, part 2: John Tyler In these fierce days of factious noise The Sage experiences few pleasures So genuine as this outburst frank Of "true Canadian opinion." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, August 23, 1890 It is this: That the little factious pamphlets written about the end of King Charles II's reign, "lie dead in shops, are looked on as waste paper, and turned to pasteboard." The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 03 Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church — Volume 1 The Federalists had their way, but failed to win a partisan advantage from the fact, through their factious opposition to the military measures of the administration. Famous Americans of Recent Times The factious deputies might have some end in't, And my ambitious cousin gain a crown: But what advantage could there come to you? The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 The Parliaments were re-established, and soon verified all the predictions of Turgot by conduct more factious and violent than ever. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II They are both men of integrity, where no factious interest is to be promoted; and both lovers of truth, when they are not heated with political debate. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler I know not, for my part, what factious men would have; but this I am sure of, my predecessors never did any thing like this, to gain the good-will of their subjects. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume IV One fact alone suffices to prove that, in bringing on the Nullification troubles, Calhoun's motive was factious. Famous Americans of Recent Times Oh! that again our raptur'd eyes could see Their ripening crops bloom yellow o'er the land; Their happy shepherds, like their pasture, free–– No more a factious race, a ruffian band. Poetic Sketches Their conduct ever since the death of Richelieu had been factious and corrupt. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II "Nobody was ever at one and the same time more factious and more dictatorial," is the clever dictum of M. Saint Marc Girardin. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 Meanwhile Turenne had easy work with the secondary generals remaining at the head of the factious army; by his able manoeuvres he had covered the march of the court, which established itself at St. Germain. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 Better a factious and unscrupulous minority than none at all. Famous Americans of Recent Times He was always warning the factious that to provoke the wrath of the king and the princes was to expose themselves to almost certain death. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 3 Being a malcontent, he had ceased to attend the Court, where his original reception had been most gracious, which he had returned by some factious votes, and a caustic lampoon. Venetia Commence by liberally granting the requirements and wishes of the public, and prepare yourselves to defend, even by force, all that violent, factious, and extravagant systems would assail. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 Consequently he encountered little or no factious opposition. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey Though measures decisive and energetic will ever meet with censure from the unprincipled, the disaffected, and the factious, yet virtue must eternally triumph. A Williams Anthology A Collection of the Verse and Prose of Williams College, 1798-1910 "The eternal clamours of a selfish and a factious people." The Grammar of English Grammars It is not fanciful to say that the civic life of a free and factious republic is represented by the heavy walls and narrow windows of Florentine dwelling-places. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts But let him not tell of Titan battles, or those of the giants or centaurs, the fictions of bygone days, nor yet of factious quarrels, nor gossip, that can serve no good end. Pantheism, Its Story and Significance Religions Ancient and Modern The life of Mahomet recorded their perseverance in idolatry and rebellion: their conversion had been reluctant, their elevation irregular and factious, and their throne was cemented with the most holy and noble blood of Arabia. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 A daring spirit, rising with impunity, proceeded to violate the safeguard of private houses; and fire was employed to facilitate the attack, or to conceal the crimes of these factious rioters. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 The consciousness of that melancholy truth, inspires a degree of persevering fury, seldom to be found in those civil wars which are artificially supported for the benefit of a few factious and designing leaders. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 What! bending beneath the yoke of an insolent and factious oligarchy; bowed down by the domination of cruel laws; groaning beneath tyranny and oppression on every hand, at every side, and in every corner. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people He said that if he fell into the hands of the factious he was a lost priest, for that they would first make him say mass and then blow him up with gunpowder. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society They that are glorious, must needs be factious; for all bravery stands upon comparisons. The Essays of Francis Bacon He was afterwards known only as the factious demagogue and the professed gambler! The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) "Mourn—for thy lays are Rancour's lays— Disgraceful to a Briton born; And hence each theme of factious praise Consigns thee to thy Country's scorn." The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 Marius knew that he had the people and the tribunician college with him, and that even the most perverse ingenuity could never construe the measure as a factious opposition to the interests of the State. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate At last he said: ‘I will not give you permission now: but let the war be concluded, let the factious be beaten, and the case will be altered; come to me six months hence.’ Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society Of course it is!" observed Chia Lien; "but it isn't that I entertain any wish to be factious; my only object is to devise some plan or other for him. Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Summoned by a factious tribune to declare whether he had observed the laws, he replied, 'I swear I have saved my country!' History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 A factious intemperance then characterized debates of the Commons, while the House of Lords stood in the front of the Revolution, and secured the permanency of its best issues. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays There was then some truth in it, owing to the pertinacity of factious clamour. Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 From Corunna I propose to travel through the mountains to Oviedo in the Asturias, provided that town be not speedily in the hands of the factious. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society The factious themselves, in short, were alternately proscribed, as soon as they ceased to belong to the ruling faction. Paris as It Was and as It Is When the constitution was accepted by the other departments, it saw the opportunity for admitting that it had been in error, when it thought it was taking arms against a mere factious minority. History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 We may learn from this and fifty other passages, that it did not require the factious prejudices of Prynne or Burton to look with aversion on the proceedings of Laud. The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge Order the people to be quiet; let their factious demands and seditious movements be promptly and firmly repressed by authority; and they would sink into insignificance and silence. An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance At the dead of night we were aroused from our sleep by a cry that the ‘factious’ were not far off. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society What a deplorable picture of the people, who blindly obeyed the will of a few factious leaders! Paris as It Was and as It Is The personal attachment of some of its members, his name, the fears of the court, the popularity his opinions enjoyed, hopes rather than conspiracies had increased his reputation as a factious character. History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 In the fourth edition Johnson gives a second definition of patriot:—'It is sometimes used for a factious disturber of the government.' Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 The country from its beauty, its wealth, and its factious state, was an alluring prize to foreign invaders. Outline of Universal History The way is long, and is infested by robbers and factious; yet I go forth without much fear, hoping that the Lord will prove my shield and guard as on other occasions. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society But the victorious Maccabees, who had delivered their country from the oppression of foreigners, encountered a more formidable enemy in the factious spirit of their own people. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time Did he only seek to establish his democracy of virtue by the ruin of the remaining immoral members of the Mountain, and the factious of the committee? History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 The mind of Mr. West, however, had no enjoyment in political cabals, in the petty enmities of partizans, or the factious intrigues of party leaders. The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq. Composed from Materials Furnished by Himself See lofty Ximenes with solemn gait Move from the cloister to the walks of state, And thro the factious monarchies of Spain, Curb the fierce lords and fix one royal reign. The Columbiad It had been hinted to Lopez that, as the factious were expected, it was intended on their arrival to denounce him to them as a liberal, and to cause him to be sacrificed. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society Its inhabitants cease to perceive their connection with the state, and are seldom united in the execution of any national, or even any factious designs. An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition What! they had dared to persist in a factious opposition which he, the Emperor, had defied them to exhibit! The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise Caesar's speech:— Be factious for redress of all these griefs; And I will set this foot of mine as far, As who goes farthest. Literary Remains, Volume 2 In no part was this more truly exemplified than among the inhabitants of Isabella, the most idle, factious, and dissolute of the island. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) At the time I alluded to, I was at Labajos, in the province of Segovia, and the division of the factious chieftain Balmaseda was in the immediate neighbourhood. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society But I doubt their being able to resist the low factious malignity to the church which has characterized them as a body for so many years. Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge Thus, to a perfect stranger, did Sir Charles Malet conduct himself; seeking only to do his duty openly, honestly, and conscientiously, without being guided or warped by party feelings, or factious views or motives. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2 Hold my hand: Be factious for redress of all these griefs: And I will set this foot of mine as far, As who goes farthest. The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded While Columbus was involved in a series of difficulties in the factious island of Hispaniola, his enemies were but too successful in undermining his reputation in the court of Spain. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) Terms of reproach and abuse were collected from those factious publications in London, and poured indiscriminately upon all the natives of Scotland, who were by no means backward in retorting the abuse. An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2 So that all impartial men, in some measure, condemned the acts, and seemed to detest both the factious men who framed them, and the method by which they had been promoted in the province. An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1 Would to God I knew the shop wherein are forged these divisions and factious combinations, that I might bring them to light in the confraternities of my parish! Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 He was driven from his throne by factious nobles and a rebellious son, and died in exile, leaving behind him the reputation of being the wisest fool in Christendom. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities The moment was critical; the Vega was ripe for a revolt; he had the fomenter of the conspiracy in his power, and an example was called for, that should strike terror into the factious. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) But he found himself foiled in all his ambitious and factious designs, and he had become excessively unpopular in the army. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched All exclaimed that wicked and factious men, who had troubled the state with their seditious practices, had justly forfeited their lives. Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War It is not true, I feel it is not true; 'Tis factious care that clouds his brow, and calls For all this timed absence. Count Alarcos; a Tragedy "He entreated the assembly to come forward and save the country from ruin, by dissolving the factious clubs and inflicting exemplary punishment on the authors of the late disgraceful riots." Memoirs of General Lafayette : with an Account of His Visit to America and His Reception By the People of the United States; From His Arrival, August 15th, to the Celebration at Yorktown, October 19th, 1824. He tacitly permitted many abuses; endeavoring by mildness and indulgence to allay the jealousies and prejudices awakened against him, and by various concessions to lure the factious to the performance of their duty. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) They snuffed the factious air, and felt the coming storm. Coningsby This, perhaps, ill-affected and factious men may spread amongst the people, when the prince only makes use of his due prerogative. Second Treatise of Government You are a factious Fellow, I'll take a Course with you. The Tryal of William Penn and William Mead for Causing a Tumult at the Sessions Held at the Old Bailey in London the 1st, 3d, 4th, and 5th of September 1670 Perhaps, however, his knowledge did not extend so far as to the politics of a nobleman who had taken no violent or factious part in public affairs. Autobiographical Sketches The authors of these evils are the factious men against whom I have assembled you to-day. The Companions of Jehu Bent upon their own factious aims, the combatants have no time to concern themselves with the doings of an English traveller, whose object out there is ostensibly to botanize and shoot. The Treasure of the Incas It was vain for them to rely upon a majority of forty-six, vain for them to call a motion for information factious. Selected Speeches on British Foreign Policy 1738-1914 And do you not plainly seem to condemn such for factious Fellows, who answer not your Ends? The Tryal of William Penn and William Mead for Causing a Tumult at the Sessions Held at the Old Bailey in London the 1st, 3d, 4th, and 5th of September 1670 In the time of Leopold the factious nobility were kept in check, and the industrious classes, mercantile and agricultural, encouraged. After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 That to him, as dictator, his master of the horse was unbearable: what power or influence could a consul have against a factious and intemperate colleague? The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 The rest of the speech in seven lines, ending whispers, will, there, service, factious, hand, servant. l. Philaster Love Lies a Bleeding A thousand horrid prodigies foretold it: A feeble government, eluded laws, A factious populace, luxurious nobles, And all the maladies of sinking states. Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes Bushel, said, You are a factious Fellow; I will set a Mark upon you; and whilst I have anything to do in the City, I will have an eye upon you. The Tryal of William Penn and William Mead for Causing a Tumult at the Sessions Held at the Old Bailey in London the 1st, 3d, 4th, and 5th of September 1670 Fox at once went into what even those most disposed to cherish his memory admit to have been a factious opposition. The Constitutional History of England from 1760 to 1860 In these circumstances, where the whole sum of life's duties amounted to voting, all the business a man could have was to attend the public assemblies, electioneering, or factious. Miscellaneous Essays The betters are the factious noise of the alley, or the gamesters bedesmen that pray for them. Character Writings of the 17th Century Unfortunately the experiment proved a complete failure, largely owing to the factious and self-seeking Polish nobility who have always been the worst enemy of their country. The War and Democracy The only hope of the opposition was now in delay; and factious divisions were made on every point possible as the bill went through the committee. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10 European Leaders At home, Elizabeth had to contend with a jealous Parliament, a factious nobility, an empty purse, and a divided people. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers So easy still it proves in factious times With public zeal to cancel private crimes. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World William, King of Scotland, had also entered into this great confederacy; and a plan was concerted for a general invasion on different parts of the king's extensive and factious dominions. The History of England, Volume I The next day these favorable appearances were more than counterbalanced by fresh evidences of the increasing power of the factious and unscrupulous demagogues. The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France The Tories, in the tumults and dangers attending the flight of James II., had promoted his elevation; but they were secretly hostile, and when dangers had passed, broke out in factious opposition. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women The crown was encumbered with debts; the nobles were ambitious and factious; the people were poor, dispirited, unimportant, and distracted by the claims of two hostile religions. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers Thou that wert late a factious ringleader, And in the open field gav'st me fierce fight: Art thou again gathering another head, That with such rudeness thou dost entertain The gentle coming of thy sovereign? A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 There was a never-ceasing and a natural tendency to dissolution, in her factious system, which was only resisted by the alertness of her aristocracy, and the political buttresses which their ingenuity had reared. The Bravo I would have knocked the factious dogs on the head, to be sure; but I was not vexed.' Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 Indeed, it pays him better to pursue this course; for, instead of spending money in the suppression of factious insurrections, he gains by mulcting both parties. Travels in Morocco, Volume 1. Even the parliaments, which were courts of law, were full of antiquated prejudices, and sought only to secure their own privileges,--at one time siding with the Queen-regent, and then with the factious nobles. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers His manners were highly polished; his piety active and sincere, and infinitely more mild and tolerant than that of the factious Sectarians who form the great majority of the American priesthood. Domestic Manners of the Americans This scrambling raven, with his needy beard, Will I whet on to write a comedy, Wherein shall be compos'd dark sentences, Pleasing to factious brains: And every other where place me a jest. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 The Emperor himself was married to the daughter of Elak, but some factious men about the two courts, by misrepresentations of the princes to one another, changed their former friendship to enmity. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) Remonstrance against her assessments was treated as factious disloyalty, and refusal to pay was promptly punished as revolt. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) They were factious, and were not disposed to submit to legitimate authority. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers While this cloud was gathering at home, Edward endeavored to secure himself against his factious nobility by entering into foreign alliances. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation Ferdinand and Isabella, on their accession, saw at once that the chief source of the distractions of the country lay in the overgrown powers, and factious spirit, of the nobility. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 |
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