| 单词 | quarrelsome |
| 例句 | Both were spoiled, driven, self-centered, quarrelsome, jealous, mistrustful, and ever unhappy. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The officer in front swung his head around swiftly with a quarrelsome expression. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Turner crawled away from the ledges and stood up unsteadily, as if the blast had loosened the granite beneath him and it was swaying with the quarrelsome waves. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z "What quarrelsome creatures these humans are," said Bree to the mare. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z It has a quarrelsome nature but, being excessively vain, it will become docile on any occasion when it is called to act as an ornament. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Europe expended millions of her treasures, and the blood of two million of her people; and a handful of quarrelsome knights retained possession of Palestine for about one hundred years! Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Miraculously, she didn’t compensate by becoming hard or quarrelsome. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He was a tall, gangly, intense, quarrelsome teenager, a quixotic chess prince who exhibited occasional flashes of charm and grace. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z To Franklin, Lee was “jealous, suspicious, malignant, and quarrelsome.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The best solution he could see would mean dispatching her to Eastwatch and asking Cotter Pyke to put her on a ship to someplace across the sea, beyond the reach of all these quarrelsome kings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The continent’s quarrelsome societies helped them siphon off millions of people. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Organizing the charrette with such a quarrelsome crew was itself a task. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z A battle raged between two titans: the professor Booker T. Washington and the brilliant, mercurial, and quarrelsome W. E. B. Du Bois. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z There were blue jays, which are very quarrelsome birds, and black-and- white peckers that pecked holes in the yucca stalks and the poles of my roof, even in the whale bones of the fence. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He was gesturing in a quarrelsome, agitated manner with another man. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are done with Eastwatch. We did not like it there. A queen should be mistress beneath her own roof. We found your Cotter Pyke to be an uncouth and unpleasant man, quarrelsome and niggardly.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sickly, feeling abandoned by his parents, quarrelsome, unsociable, a virgin to the day he died, Isaac Newton was perhaps the greatest scientific genius who ever lived. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They include a quarrelsome married couple just fleeced out of their retirement nest egg. Can old age still have a happy ending? 2013-02-07T23:17:00Z He’s quarrelsome on Twitter, always ready to tussle with any old nobody who’s talking trash. At top of charts, Wale feels underrated — not that there’s anything wrong with that 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z She takes him to see a venerated copy in an art gallery, but their prickly, quarrelsome relationship takes a strange turn when he is mistaken by a cafe owner for Binoche's husband. Cannes film festival: Kiarostami's scenes from a fake marriage 2010-05-18T21:00:00Z They speculate on how their father survived and how his experience affected their quarrelsome family. Movie Review: ‘Six Million and One,’ From the Documentarian David Fisher 2012-09-27T21:54:14Z She writes about so many scavenging kids, boisterously quarrelsome families and corrupt officials that the book is too crowded. Books of The Times: Katherine Boo?s First Book, ?Behind the Beautiful Forevers? 2012-01-30T23:08:37Z It was a tough call who Jimmy was going to fire, but that honour finally went to two sisters, Linda and Michaela, on the grounds that they weren't just incompetent but quarrelsome too. TV review: Boardwalk Empire, A Farmer's Life for Me 2011-02-02T07:00:05Z And now, rather than fretting about walking sticks, back surgery, and herniated disks, I can go back to worrying about the unintended consequences of dividing my kingdom among my three quarrelsome daughters. Learning 'Lear': Feeling the Pain 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Longtime readers of Glück’s verse will know that intense, sometime quarrelsome sisters often figure in her work. In Louise Glück’s New Book, Infant Twins Offer Contrary Worldviews 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Some of his political positions were similarly quarrelsome and provocative. Gore Vidal, 1925-2012: Gore Vidal, Elegant Writer, Dies at 86 2012-08-01T05:20:14Z The heroine then bands together with a gang of seven quarrelsome dwarves to reclaim what is rightly hers. Kristen Stewart courted for "Snow White" 2011-01-27T07:12:41Z Karas focuses on Zeus' boyhood, showing what happens when Zeus frees his quarrelsome siblings from the belly of their father and banishes the Titans to the underworld. Feast for the eyes: A baker's dozen of new picture books for kids 2010-03-18T22:30:00Z Ms. Barkin’s character, Lynn, the biological mother of Dylan, the groom, is the most sophisticated of Doris’s three loud, quarrelsome daughters. | 'Another Happy Day': Sam Levinson?s ?Another Happy Day? - Review 2011-11-17T22:41:13Z He directed this movie — from a script David Hemingson wrote — and moody, quarrelsome people are his specialty. ‘The Holdovers’ Review: Three Sad Souls Stranded for Christmas 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z So the movie stays behind, too, and I knew I was in very good hands because, even though that meant almost two more hours with this moody, quarrelsome duo, I didn’t mind. ‘The Holdovers’ Review: Three Sad Souls Stranded for Christmas 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Even drunk, desperate and quarrelsome, these sullen salts rarely raise or otherwise vary their voices. Theater Review: ?Early Plays? by O?Neill From Wooster Group at St. Ann?s 2012-02-23T05:07:20Z Besides, she was, he thought, a fussy traveller, moody and sometimes quarrelsome. The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev by Simon Morrison – review 2013-03-30T08:59:01Z IS and the global movement from which it sprang emerge as a sprawling, quarrelsome, frequently dysfunctional extended family. Inside account 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z The fourth, David’s quarrelsome twin brother, Bill, would join the company a decade later and rebel, igniting a feud with Charles that would span the next 15 years. The Truth About Koch Industries 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z “La Luna” is the fable of a boy who joins his quarrelsome father and grandfather in a rowboat that they paddle into the middle of the sea. Movie Review: Three Programs in ?Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012? 2012-02-09T23:35:18Z Directed by Katie McHugh for Yonder Window Theater Company, the play opens on a quarrelsome, mercurial marriage strained by years of caring for an incapacitated child, whose perilous health is a nonstop emergency. In This Playwright’s Dystopia, Forgetting Is Forbidden 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z He has four quarrelsome siblings in various states of discontent. Books Of the Times: Tana French?s Thriller ?Faithful Place? 2010-07-11T21:25:00Z Taking its title from a picturesque corner of the Bronx, this quirky comedy of New York life revolves around a quarrelsome, shouty blue-collar family addicted to secrets and lies. City Island 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z The celebrants add up to a microcosm of humanity: selfish, quarrelsome and noisy. New York Film Festival: Determined Women and Uncertainty in the World 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z It's simply impossible for me to 'belong' to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group. Anne Rice 'quits being a Christian' 2010-07-30T13:23:00Z The Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni famously depicted them as quarrelsome, if good-hearted simpletons, getting into brawls for trivial reasons. ‘Little Venice’ Finally Gets its Moment 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Both arrangements ended badly, however, and not just because Thompson was alcoholic and quarrelsome. Film: Jim Thompson?s ?Killer Inside Me? Is Made Into a Film 2010-06-03T17:07:00Z Together they form an insular, if quarrelsome, family. Review: Kevin Kline Serves Ham in Soignée Silk in ‘Present Laughter’ 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z They're vain, competitive, ingenious, witty, sulky, timorous, creative, ironic, adaptable, adventurous, quarrelsome, collaborative and romantic. Rio's extinction fears are for the birds 2011-04-11T09:48:52Z Asked how he thinks former colleagues at the magazine like the quarrelsome Mr. Podhoretz — who titled one of his memoirs “Ex-Friends” — will react to the book, he said, “I really don’t know.” Benjamin Balint?s Inside Look at Podhoretz?s Commentary 2010-06-11T22:30:00Z Bremer was born into a quarrelsome household in Milwaukee, the son of a truck driver and a homemaker. He shot George Wallace to be famous. Now he lives in silence. 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z "The Social Network," director David Fincher's drama about the quarrelsome creation of the online juggernaut, debuted as the No. 1 weekend film with $23 million. Fans friend 'Social Network' with $23M debut 2010-10-03T21:21:00Z Faust and the devil are less like prey and predator than like quarrelsome business partners, the mismatched halves of a metaphysical buddy picture. ‘Faust’: Alexander Sokurov’s version casts a dreamy spell 2014-01-09T21:21:26Z This means, for starters, that they are funny simply to look at, these two quarrelsome, symbiotically bonded tramps, in their dusty bowler hats and shredded boots. Review: A ‘Waiting for Godot’ as Comically Futile as a Looney Tune 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Apparently it makes humans mean, quarrelsome and violent. At Alnwick Castle, (don’t) pick your poison in this deadly garden 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Or so it would seem, judging by the restrained tones, whether fond or quarrelsome, in which people converse. Review: 3 Generations Aching to Connect ‘On the Shore of the Wide World’ 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z What they are exceedingly good at is embodying the playfully quarrelsome couple -- and how better to promote their brand? "The Fabulous Beekman Boys": Can farming cure a midlife crisis? 2010-06-16T12:01:00Z “C’est le ballet,” as the recurring song by that title makes clear with its quarrelsome, keening notes, takes on a sardonic meaning, along the lines of “business as usual.” ‘Little Dancer’: Big roles for women in the Susan Stroman, Tiler Peck ballet musical But, in fact, the sleepless, quarrelsome night that unfolds before us will end in a dance. Exponential Festival: Unexpected Theater in Unfamiliar Real Estate 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Much of the story covering almost 40 years of a determinedly alternative, politically quarrelsome and now hard-to-track New York art world is here. Museum & Gallery Listings for Feb. 13-19 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Fallada was an unattractive character: a heavy drinker and a morphine addict, he was self-centred, spendthrift and quarrelsome. Right to write 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Packed with some of the most garishly tasteless 1970s décor imaginable, the film’s Park Avenue apartments start to resemble the hamster cage owned by Julie’s two quarrelsome sons. Video: Late Preminger, the Un-Swinger 2011-05-13T23:13:01Z Their neighbor — the one-legged, man-crazy and quarrelsome Fatima — virulently objects to the noise, and the ensuing dispute ends with Fatima setting herself on fire after promising to “put you in a trap.” The poor: America?s piggy bank 2012-05-17T14:31:00Z The family lives “seven in a two-bedroom in a fourth-floor walk-up with leaking pipes, flaking paint, inconsistent heat, quarrelsome neighbors, and a landlord who remembered them only when the rent was due.” Think you've had enough Jane Austen remakes? This novel will make you think again 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Americans have a long tradition of quarrelsome politics, dating back to before the Boston Tea Party. Democrats and Republicans share core values but still distrust each other 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z But with no bill yet in hand — and Democratic support seemingly unattainable — some House Republicans have acknowledged in recent days that their quarrelsome majority is far from averting an emerging fiscal crisis. With as little as seven weeks left, GOP races to ready debt ceiling bill 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z Democracy tends to be messy and often quarrelsome. Opinion | The House China committee is off to a promising start 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Medusa’s decapitator, the Greek hero Perseus, becomes a useful idiot who acts out of ill-considered and selfish interests and succeeds only through the reluctant interventions of quarrelsome gods. 10 noteworthy books for February 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Over the years, Ms. Lollobrigida had acquired a reputation as quarrelsome and demanding, a performer with insatiable vanity and unbridled desire for control over the set. Gina Lollobrigida, Italian film siren of the 1950s, dies at 95 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Their slim House majority means party leaders will have to unite what has been a quarrelsome caucus to achieve much of anything. The Republican wave that wasn't could dim Trump's White House hopes 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Russian opposition figures abroad have historically been a quarrelsome bunch, and the current crop is no different. Russian Anti-War Activists Seek Common Goals (When They’re Not Bickering) 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z NATO, large and unwieldy, sometimes quarrelsome, has remained remarkably united. Op-Ed: Here's how to even out the 'burden-sharing' for Ukraine 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Police Metropolitan Superintendent Gideon Ikumu said in a statement Tuesday that police reinforcements were sent to “restore order when a rowdy and quarrelsome crowd threatened to harm election officials and disrupted polling.” Papua New Guinea police accused of killing woman at polls 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z In a speech last fall, Yenor mocked feminists as "medicated, meddlesome and quarrelsome" and universities as "the citadels of our gynecocracy." The other cancel culture: How a public university is bowing to a conservative crusade 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Biden’s first stop Sunday was the memorial outside Robb Elementary School, located in a quiet grid of streets overhung with pecan trees and roamed by quarrelsome chickens. ‘This shouldn’t happen in Uvalde’: As Biden flies in, town takes stock 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Another passenger on the flight, Sarah Burchfield, told SFGate that she had seen the man who Tyson punched at an airport bar earlier appearing loud and quarrelsome. No charges for Mike Tyson for punching airplane passenger 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z The decision by the Norwegian Nobel Committee to honor Muratov late last year divided Russia’s beleaguered and quarrelsome opposition. Facing Putin’s wartime censorship, a Nobel laureate fights to keep truth in Russia alive 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Under Caruso’s tenure, the sprawling, quarrelsome board was whittled down from more than 57 members to 40, and by the end of this year, 35. USC was in a free fall. Then it turned to Rick Caruso 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z This book poked fun at greedy merchants, heartsick lovers, quarrelsome scholars, and pompous priests. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The marriage became quarrelsome, according to a press account at the time of their divorce in 1926 — reportedly granted on bigamy charges because Bakovsky was legally wed to another woman at the time. Sergei Tolstoy, ‘bohemian’ descendant of Leo Tolstoy, dies at 99 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z He gave our diverse, quarrelsome football audience an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty to debate. Perspective | Cam Newton, a diminished athlete but a maturing adult, is still impossible to ignore 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z They witnessed Verstappen edge Hamilton for first place Sunday, doubling his points lead in the standings as the drivers’ somewhat quarrelsome championship chase nears its conclusion. Formula One racing is gaining traction in the United States, and an emerging fan base is along for the ride 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Ares, the Greek god of war, was frequently drunk, quarrelsome, impetuous and a lover of violence for its own sake. Remembering 9/11: The evil we do is the evil we get 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z In addition, kings and the Church both saw the Crusades as an opportunity to get rid of quarrelsome knights who fought each other. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They shared a house with relatives and were a loud, quarrelsome family. Walter Yetnikoff, combative and beloved record-industry titan, dies at 81 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z With this whimsical, well-researched book, Borchert has done full justice to this forgotten literary achievement and the eccentric, often quarrelsome characters who created it. Review | When unemployed writers set out to chronicle America 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z The biggest danger to leaders like Jansa and Orban, however, are signs that their quarrelsome opponents are finally getting their act together. Populist leaders in Eastern Europe run into a little problem: unpopularity 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z The group’s board included Morton Irvine Smith, scion of a quarrelsome California family that once owned much of the land on which Orange County was built. A Teacher Marched to the Capitol. When She Got Home, the Fight Began. 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z “These admirably written pieces,” the critic Richard Schickel wrote in a review for the Los Angeles Times, “are marked by a generosity of spirit that never deteriorates into the quarrelsome.” Morris Dickstein, influential literary critic and public intellectual, dies at 81 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z In all of our L.A. decades, the most quarrelsome pronunciation of all is the name of the city where we live. San Pedro, Los Feliz, even Los Angeles: Why do we pronounce our place names this way? 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z And at the end of the 2020 campaign, an anxious, quarrelsome country seemed to be turning a question back at him: Are you sure? Biden Says Trump Is ‘Not Who We Are.’ Do Voters Agree? 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z Disagreeable people tend to behave in quarrelsome, cold and selfish ways, and the trait is reasonably stable throughout life. Getting ahead isn't a nasty business, US study reveals 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z The coronavirus crisis has ushered in new chapter in the often symbiotic, occasionally quarrelsome relationship between distributors and exhibitors. Movie theaters implore studios: Release the blockbusters 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z He enjoys walks, but sometimes it’s raining too hard, and he gets quarrelsome when he’s isolated in their two-bedroom apartment. Thousands of Washingtonians care for loved ones with dementia. During the coronavirus pandemic, some have never felt more alone. 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z And Bacevich acknowledges that his chosen authors frequently disagree with one another “much as do progressives, not to mention Marxists, socialists, fascists, anarchists, libertarians and distributists. Intellectuals tend to be a quarrelsome lot.” Review | Defining the essence of American conservatism (and excluding Trump) 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Such stories were repeated by family members who called him quarrelsome and superior, neighbors with tales of explosive confrontations, and a young man whose car changed lanes in DeAngelo’s path. For men attacked by the Golden State Killer, victim is a hard word 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z The company terminated him, citing a rule prohibiting conduct that is "negligent, insubordinate, dishonest, immoral, quarrelsome or discourteous." Judge orders Union Pacific to rehire engineer who defecated on train 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Italy’s populist government edged toward collapse Thursday evening, with far-right leader Matteo Salvini calling for a new election and saying the country’s two quarrelsome coalition members were no longer functioning as a majority. World Digest: Aug. 8, 2019 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z That’s the unwritten code of civility and compromise Virginia’s lawmakers have long said sets them apart from the quarrelsome mob in Congress. Meet the Virginia lawmaker who protested Trump at Jamestown 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z The Democratic field looked stronger, if more quarrelsome, on Wednesday night than it did on Tuesday. At the Democratic Debate, Joe Biden Defends the Party’s Past 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z The old confederations of quarrelsome kingdoms lay in ruins. Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z A wider scan of the American map reveals a menagerie of unlikely characters, from quarrelsome jumbo shrimp to menacing thunderbolts, from in-your-face rubber ducks to aggrieved prairie dogs. A baseball branding bonanza, and 2 guys helping it happen 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z The divisions within the Conway marriage captures the quarrelsome mood of the country these days and also shows the explosive nature of politics in the US. Is the Conway marriage a lesson for America? 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z A commanding figure with huge eyeglasses and a generous mustache, Lankesh was a compulsively productive, endlessly quarrelsome English professor, fiction writer, poet, playwright, filmmaker, essayist and journalist. Railing Against India’s Right-Wing Nationalism Was a Calling. It Was Also a Death Sentence. 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Since coming to power eight months ago, the most unpredictable and quarrelsome government Italy has ever known has managed to pick a colossal fight with, yes, France. Opinion | High Unemployment? Stagnant Economy? Just Bash the French 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Intolerant individuals are often characterized as quarrelsome, distrustful, egocentric and more competitive. Is Only-Child Syndrome Real? 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z He has come up with a portrayal of Edward Werner as an isolated, "quarrelsome" figure who was "suspicious of others" and paid informants for evidence. A girl's murder in Peking and a literary feud 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z In a tag team press release, the quarrelsome quartet accused the governor of grandstanding and not having the authority to create a redistricting commission. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Mr. Xi’s advisers may not be as splintered as the quarrelsome Trump team, but they, too, seem to represent disparate ideas. At Stake When Xi and Trump Meet: The Possibility of a New Cold War 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z That is the most likely scenario, given the Wizards’ locker room and leadership issues and Howard’s quarrelsome career descent. Perspective | Dwight Howard’s best and worst qualities match the Wizards’. Buckle up. 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z By continuing to engage in “trivial and stupid” debates, you are being equally as immature and stubborn as your quarrelsome co-worker. Remember, it takes two co-workers to butt heads | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Mikhail Bakunin described him as “ambitious and vain, quarrelsome, intolerant and absolute…vengeful to the point of madness”. Rulers of the world: read Karl Marx! 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z In his forthcoming book, McCain calls himself “a champion of compromise in the governance of a country of 325 million opinionated, quarrelsome, vociferous souls.” McCain: Trump more interested in appearing tough than in the nation’s values 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z The Skylight production is most effective at capturing family interplay, quarrelsome when boundaries are overstepped, fond when common ground is regained. Women, united: Evil stirs 'The Madres' to action in Argentina 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Even in the current quarrelsome time, that contrary movement is evident—including among real-life native Americans, who are, though still deprived, becoming less impoverished and more confident. Looking at Indians, white Americans see themselves 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z By continuing to engage in “trivial and stupid” debates, you are being equally as immature and stubborn as your quarrelsome co-worker. Remember, it takes two co-workers to butt heads | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z That the world is a contradictory and quarrelsome place is hardly breaking news. AP Essay: Against tense global backdrop, let the Games begin 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z And yet, these struggling, money-losing, quarrelsome, small-circulation constructions of pixels and paper do, sometimes, manage to affect the course of history. Why conservative magazines are more important than ever 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z In the course of a 70-minute interview at the mansion, Mr. Brown was relaxed, discursive, self-reflective and at times quarrelsome as he spoke about his past and his future. For Jerry Brown, the Face of California’s Old Order, the Ranch Is Calling 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Why was an absolute monarchy weaker, in practice, than quarrelsome republics? When it comes to Trump, a deal isn’t a deal 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z But Brady’s quarrelsome posture doesn’t change the underlying truth: Trump promised to close this loophole and focus on the middle class. Republicans ignore one of Trump's key promises on taxes 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z The absence of big achievements has contributed to the president’s lagging popularity, which in turn has lessened his control over his quarrelsome party. Trump's turn to Democrats: A reflection of temporary pique or a larger breach with Republicans? 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Even before Sunday's attack, Maduro's consolidation of power had left many protesters disappointed with what they see as a quarrelsome and self-interested opposition coalition. Specter of coup, surge in violence haunt Venezuela 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z Mr. McCain quickly moved on to critique the current state of the Senate and his own role in a partisan, quarrelsome era of American governing. McCain Returns to Washington to Cast a Vote to Help the President Who Derided Him 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z But his last known writing shows how Mr. Liu, whose fame began in the 1980s as a quarrelsome literary academic, remained an artistic soul who drew inspiration from Ms. Liu and feared for her future. Liu Xiaobo’s Dying Words for His Wife 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z The Knight Institute has been spared a presidential blockade but says its “right to hear” political commentary and dissent is impinged whenever Mr Trump lops off another quarrelsome user. Twitter users sue Donald Trump for excluding them 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z That role had previously fallen to Mr Anwar, but it has become clear to all but a few holdouts that he cannot continue to manage the quarrelsome coalition from his cell. Mahathir Mohamad’s return shows the sorry state of Malaysian politics 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Even before Sunday's attack, Maduro's consolidation of power had left many protesters disappointed with what they see as a quarrelsome and self-interested opposition coalition. Specter of coup, surge in violence haunt Venezuela 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z But Democrats and Republicans alike seem particularly adrift and quarrelsome these days. In President Trump's wake, divisions mark both Democratic and Republican parties 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Her brother, Mr. Binh, said that he was still struggling to digest the news that Ms. Huong, who had never even been a quarrelsome sibling, was now a murder suspect. In Kim Jong-nam Killing, a Common Migration Tale Takes a Dark Turn 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z The quarrelsome Senate Judiciary Committee passed its bill on a strong bipartisan vote with the imprimatur of Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, the Republican chairman. Senate Dysfunction Blocks Bipartisan Criminal Justice Overhaul 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Diarmuid Martin, the Archbishop of Dublin, will be sending his seminarians, or students, to the Irish College in Rome, Italy, instead of to St Patrick’s College in Maynooth because of a “quarrelsome attitude.” Irish Archbishop Worried by Gay Culture in Priest College 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z And Putin will respond, ‘Donald, I agree, let’s be friends. You are being used by these people in Eastern Europe. They are quarrelsome. We know these people. Let’s shake on it.’ On a night of triumph, Donald Trump angers NATO allies and GOP foreign policy establishment 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z When I met him, flop-eared goats and quarrelsome geese were rooting around on the floor, and the yard was strewn with pieces of dried rawhide that would be turned into chew toys for dogs. What It Takes to Clean the Ganges 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z That same day, the four more quarrelsome justices issued dueling concurrences in a series of cases about offenders sentenced to die in prison. Rulings and Remarks Tell Divided Story of an 8-Member Supreme Court 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z China’s free-trade area and its rule of law were vastly more extensive than in Europe’s quarrelsome fragments, divided by tariffs and tyrannies. Why the West (and the Rest) Got Rich 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z It felt quite a lot like stepping back into that other violent, impoverished world, where anxiety runs high and people are quarrelsome. American capitalism has failed us: We’re overworked, underemployed and more powerless than ever before 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z He was a good student and promising skier, but he was also restless and quarrelsome. Bill Johnson, ‘bad boy’ of skiing and Olympic downhill champion, dies at 55 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Daffodils are quarrelsome, said the longtime lead gardener for LDS Temple Square’s celebrated grounds in downtown Salt Lake City. Genius behind Mormon Temple Square’s famed flowers dies 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z “This balkanized and quarrelsome political group can’t agree on the time to have dinner, but it seems to agree on having Ryan.” Chorus of voices pushing Paul Ryan toward speaker gavel grows louder 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z It sees with dismay that the earth is now ruled by puny, quarrelsome man. Why we like to believe that dinosaurs were scaly - BBC News 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z But the state party is famously quarrelsome, and it is not clear if Ms. Haley and her allies will prevail. South Carolina to Vote on Addressing Governor’s Call to Remove Confederate Flag 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z One day, perhaps, the younger model will explain why his quarrelsome election team was almost – there was one woman, possibly for appearances – male enough to satisfy the segregationist, Hunt. Sexist remarks are just the tip of an ingrained culture| Catherine Bennett 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z He liked to take a drink—more so than Kunkel acknowledges—but drinking did not make him boastful or quarrelsome or self-pitying, the way it did so many writers of his generation. The People You Meet 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z She said in an interview that the current Council had become too quarrelsome and ineffective. With State Control, North Carolina Republicans Pursue Smaller Prizes 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z The paper suggests "that comparatively large proportions of residents of these areas were uncooperative, quarrelsome, and irritable". Where does my personality fit in? 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z He refrains very purposely from any theatrics, but as Memphis led 22-9 before a quarrelsome game developed, his face showed the old tension. The Jim Calhoun Way 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z "Their quarrelsome reputation was legendary," wrote Sidney Allinson in his book The Bantams. The army units for those under 5ft 3in 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z How does she engage the media, which long has been a quarrelsome issue for her? Clinton builds a different campaign for 2016. Will she be different, too? 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z He won a record 65 percent of the vote, but rather than celebrating, he retreated to his office in a quarrelsome mood. Mario Cuomo, New York Governor and Liberal Beacon, Dies at 82 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z It was not clear when the agreement would come into force, but the quarrelsome groups are under pressure to avoid potentially ruinous penalties associated with military takeovers. African Mediators Fail to Name Civilian to Lead Burkina Faso After Unrest 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z “Men and women drank with a desperate, addicted, quarrelsome single-mindedness.” In Hard-Drinking Sydney, Rowdy Beer Barns Make Way for Sleek Bars 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Senate candidates are both trying to carve away voters from the other's base of support after a quarrelsome debate. Ky. Senate candidates pursue each other's base 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Detached from its story, Israel is a quarrelsome, flawed democracy on the edge of the Mediterranean. The continuing menace of anti-Semitism Blaming Afghanistan’s quarrelsome political elite for 300 years of government dysfunction and conflict, he vowed to avoid such polarization. Ashraf Ghani rejects sharing power if he wins Afghan presidential recount Is our quarrelsome and partisan Congress up to that task? Guest: Tax inversions threaten U.S. economy 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Thomas Moore was an Irish immigrant, a coal shoveler and, according to friends and family interviewed by The Times, a quick-tempered and quarrelsome person when drunk, which was often. A Copper, a Dust-Up and Death 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z So unless founders are unusually quarrelsome, it’s rare that they block proposed hires. Before We Hire You, Step Into Our Founder's Office For A Chat 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z The next closest contenders, Jobbik and a quarrelsome alliance of leftist parties, are predicted to get 10 percent to 20 percent each. Election in Hungary Tests Nation’s Tilt to the Right 2014-04-06T01:29:37Z It looked as if a flock of quarrelsome crows had flown in through an open window, gorged themselves, and flown away again. Haruki Murakami: “Samsa in Love.” 2013-10-21T04:00:00Z A quarrelsome media, sneers and jeers, doubts and suspicions. Hollande Should Stand Firm 2013-09-04T17:15:00Z Given that rough consensus in an otherwise quarrelsome profession, he added, “To watch it be ignored like this is exasperating, horrifying, disheartening.” U.S. Cuts Take Increasing Toll on Job Growth 2013-08-03T00:54:56Z That belief—in a conservative America—unites the Republicans’ quarrelsome tribe. Lexington: What if Mitt Romney had won? 2013-07-25T14:59:45Z And they had sent, as it turned out, a quarrelsome band of gentlemen and servants to bring freedom to the free. Edmund S. Morgan, Historian Who Shed Light on Puritans, Dies at 97 2013-07-09T05:25:03Z But there's one major difference between theirs and other quarrelsome partnerships. These Two Robots Are Very Much in Love 2013-05-14T15:45:04.697Z Thirty five of them thought of the big triangle as mean, and used adjectives like aggressive, warlike, belligerent, quarrelsome, angry, bad-tempered, dominant, and irritable. Animating Anthropomorphism: Giving Minds To Geometric Shapes [Video] 2013-03-08T15:45:00.607Z Despite the urgency to act, the rhetoric Thursday was quarrelsome and personal. White House meeting a last stab at fiscal deal 2012-12-28T12:57:00Z Last May, its quarrelsome political parties missed a deadline to write a new constitution. Feuding politicians take Nepal to brink of ruin 2012-11-11T21:46:30Z The meme was a presumptuous allusion to Abraham Lincoln’s quarrelsome war cabinet, and the Beltway punditocracy waited eagerly for the egos to clash and the backstabbing to begin. Hillary Clinton’s Last Tour as a Rock-Star Diplomat 2012-06-27T09:00:09Z They are very quarrelsome people, brawlers and sowers of discord. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Thou wouldst even quarrel with thy oldest and dearest companion--thou who art no way quarrelsome. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z Liquor makes some people hilarious, others it makes quarrelsome. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z In another point of view, I am inclined to think that smoking has conduced to make the society of men, when alone, less riotous, less quarrelsome, and even less vicious than it was. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z His attendants, or some say his children, sympathized heartily with his quarrelsome tastes, and delighted in following his lead. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The servants got out of hand; they brought discredit on the nuns by the indiscretions of their lives; they gossiped about their mistresses in the neighbourhood, or were quarrelsome and pert to their faces. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z He was wilful, headstrong, and quarrelsome; frank, straightforward, and generous; brave as the bravest, and utterly intolerant of arbitrary control. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z She was quarrelsome and much disliked while Orlean was the opposite and would cheerfully deprive herself of anything necessary. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z The night was one long, miserable, quarrelsome night. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z From this position, being scornful and quarrelsome, unable to adapt himself to changed circumstances, and altogether “above his station,” he drifted finally into the workhouse. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z The Tehuelche, when drunk, becomes quarrelsome, and murders are then common, although the squaws hide all weapons before a festival begins. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Slyne knew by his tone that he had dismissed dull care from his mind and was prepared to be quarrelsome again. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z According to his temperament, he is amorous, or musical, or quarrelsome. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z For the greater portion of the time Lytton was morose, quarrelsome. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z They are irritable and quarrelsome, inclined to lying and stealing, and they have no sense of shame. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z He’s a bossing, quarrelsome sort of a fellow. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z There isn’t a man I know as would be willing to stack up against Baylay when he’s roused and in one of his quarrelsome moods. Phil Bradley's Snow-shoe Trail The Mountain Boys in the Canada Wilds 2012-02-27T03:00:13.497Z It is a noisy, strong-winged, quarrelsome bird, closely resembling the Dusky Thrush in its manners. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Many of the Teals are quarrelsome in disposition; but this species, I think, exceeds them all in pugnacity, and when two pairs come together the males almost invariably begin fighting. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Naturally petulant and quarrelsome, they are also ever intent upon mischief; the fear of punishment alone restraining them. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The streets of Johnstown were dark, save for the rare lanthorns of the watchmen, but there seemed to be many people abroad, most of them noisy and quarrelsome. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z There was to be no toleration of quarrelsome behaviour; plunder, the fruitful source of contention, was to be distributed by lot. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Being older men, who have done their turn in the trenches and are now marked down for the less actively quarrelsome life, they nevertheless prefer to live in this sort of place. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 21st, 1916 2012-02-21T03:00:19.417Z One learns, however, to have a fondness for these blossoms and a growing desire to gather them; but their tangling, quarrelsome habit forbids one, if any other flowers are in question. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z They begin to talk amiably, then become quarrelsome, and finally fall into loving agreement. How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z There was the porter's lodge, wherein lounged the armed retainers, and where upright, clean, and ready were the three formidable instruments designed to entangle, throw down, and pin a quarrelsome or unwelcome visitor. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Mirza not only does not speak Turkish, but has no "backbone," and Johannes, besides having the disadvantage of being an Armenian, is really half a savage, as well as disobedient, bad-tempered, reckless, and quarrelsome. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Then, when the children became too quarrelsome to be any longer tolerated out of bed, a bowl of punch was brought in and Auld Lang Syne was sung. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z To me they appear as aggravating as ever: equally suspicious, quarrelsome, and uncivil. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z June 9th and 10th.—Aversion to company, did not wish to see anyone, not even intimate friends; great aversion to my work; had to punish myself to even visit a patient; quarrelsome, impatient, irritable. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z Piper was, in fact, very drunk, and his potations always had the effect of making him extremely quarrelsome. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z “He is inordinately given to drink, and is of so quarrelsome a disposition that he is almost constantly involved in some broil.” The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z Hence they were necessarily de-Germanized in a few generations, after a toilsome and quarrelsome period of transition. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z They feed upon insects and young buds, and are particularly quarrelsome among themselves, often losing the greater part of their tails in their combats. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z We do not wish to make our children quarrelsome or offensive, but we do wish them to be patriotic Canadians, full of loyalty to their flag, their Empire, and their King. Brock Centenary 1812-1912 2012-01-21T03:00:06.650Z The male is fierce and quarrelsome, and when enraged has a savage appearance, and utters deep, hoarse sounds. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z This perpetual warfare, like the squabbles of a roomful of quarrelsome children, seems to be almost wholly and directly due to the uncomplicated operation of the instinct of pugnacity. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z Jealous and quarrelsome at home, fussy and petty in their own local and domestic affairs, they cannot understand magnanimity in others. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z Here, just as in that larger madhouse, the world, pride makes the men surly and quarrelsome, while the ladies must be indulged in a little harmless vanity. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Strains of music proceeding from the tea-houses, costermongers' cries, shrieks of quarrelsome children, and high-pitched voices in admonition; shouting and noise of all sorts and in endless variety are heard. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z They are Drunkards, quarrelsome, and so vindictive,324 that they think any sort of Revenge sweet. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-07T03:00:17.127Z He will be mischievous like a mouse, fond of milk like a cat, quarrelsome like a dog, filthy like an ape, savage like a boar, and high-tempered like a queen.” Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z At daybreak we will meet in even numbers these quarrelsome signors. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z As the Indians were very apt to drink to excess, and when drunk were very quarrelsome and disorderly, the commissioners strictly forbade the sale of any liquor to them. The Life of Benjamin Franklin Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes 2012-01-04T03:00:46.617Z Besides, occupied with his own thoughts, he did not realize that the Professor, stirred up, doubtless, by Atilio's animosity, had become somewhat quarrelsome. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z "There is nothing more odious than a quarrelsome couple." Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Nothing occurred to give serious uneasiness, though the men were so touchy and quarrelsome as to raise a slight tempest, now and then. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z Though often differing in appearance, and language, and manner, they were almost uniformly friendly, and in the few cases where they proved hostile, they were drunk, which makes civilized men, as well as savages, quarrelsome. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z The men were often unruly and quarrelsome, but he always kept order, and got over the pressure for trust with such tact that his master never lost a customer. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z I warn you that Fouvenard is extremely quarrelsome in his cups. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z We had been in bed a little while and were dropping off to sleep in spite of the ceaseless quarrelsome voices, when a worse out-break than usual thoroughly awakened me. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Besides that, he's a quarrelsome man, and a desperate character. Boy Scouts: Tenderfoot Squad or, Camping at Raccoon Lodge 2011-12-15T03:00:17.777Z Passage would send the bill to certain demise in the Democratic-controlled Senate, triggering the final partisan showdown of a remarkably quarrelsome year of divided government. Republicans plan to push payroll tax cut bill through House, despite White House veto threat 2011-12-13T23:12:24Z It appears he was quarrelsome in his cups. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z He was a rough, vigorous dog of three or four years old, thoughtless, violent, and quarrelsome. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z But ambition long deferred, activity long restrained, a certain coarseness of grain which is coming to the surface, have turned him into a bully, quarrelsome and dangerous. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z Mr. Lovely Senior appeared again, maudlin and quarrelsome. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z She knew the hatred of the neighbourhood: the tavern of Copa with its quarrelsome people inspired her with fear. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z Council after council was held at Fort McKay, and large bands of lazy, quarrelsome savages, encamped about the fort, were fed and were loaded with presents; altogether, the occupation of Wisconsin proved an expensive luxury. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z He never gets obstinate and quarrelsome, as some men do—only vaguely argumentative and subsequently sleepy. A Mere Chance, Vol. 3 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:45.990Z Humble, mild, patient, tolerant, and disinterested whenever they have been weak, they become haughty, quarrelsome, intolerant, avaricious, and rebellious subjects to princes whenever they were certain of their empire over the people. Critical Examination of the Life of St. Paul 2011-11-24T03:00:45.230Z "Ay! but depend on't, he has already been informed of last night's affair and will be prejudiced against you on account of your quarrelsome overtures." The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Both the systematic names of this bird are descriptive of its quarrelsome propensities: machetes is Greek for 'a warrior', pugnax Latin for 'pugnacious'. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The treaty set boundaries between the quarrelsome tribes, and agreed on a general peace upon the border. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z He was not himself of a quarrelsome disposition. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z I did not see one drunken or quarrelsome person on either of the fair days, which I think may be taken as a token of the sobriety of the Spaniards. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z It was ten o'clock of a wet windy night and the chairmen were growing quarrelsome as they stamped up and down in the street below. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z In Wales, it has from its quarrelsome habits acquired the name of Penn y llwyn, or, master of the coppice. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z "But you have the reputation, in the quarter, of being a noisy, quarrelsome fellow, and of drinking rather hard, too." San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Elephants, living in herds, expel quarrelsome individuals and force them to wander alone far from the rest. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z Hot-blooded, quarrelsome, and ready to stab on the slightest provocation, the young man soon fell into trouble. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z In their delight at the discomfiture of the quarrelsome Whigs, the citizens expressly stipulated there should be no hint of War and War's alarms in the construction of their Hall. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Manolito, though he had an expressive and even handsome face, was mischievous, obstreperous, quarrelsome, and saucy; one good quality was observable in him: he was not inclined to be spiteful. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z He is neither a drinking man, nor a quarrelsome man, nor a frequenter of wine shops; the best thing you could do would be to take him for a model. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z But had the Captain really hurt you with his sword, I should have had the quarrelsome fellow chopped into kindling wood. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z They were singular personages, those Montagnards: their quarrelsome nature and their self-conceit were displayed even in measures which least allowed of it. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z One of them, she said, was so crazy after valerian that it was given to her all the time, and it made her just ugly and very quarrelsome. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z In a second or two after I heard the fluttering, I received repeated blows on the head and face, indubitable proofs that I had a quarrelsome fellow lodger. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z What has he ever done to be called that? because he's a bit noisy and quick-tempered and quarrelsome? because he gets a little tight, now and then? San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Now Caspar Rufenacht was a jealous, quarrelsome fellow; and the Frau Margaret was pretty; and he led her a devil of a life. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z I shall look forward to a pleasant visit with you, and a quarrelsome time with your father, to whom, despite his neglect of me, I beg to be remembered. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z From a loving, happy cat he was transformed into a cross, quarrelsome creature that no one could love. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z Although very gentle in his dealings with those for whom he cared, Benton originally was rather quarrelsome and revengeful in character. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z In his own mess he was quarrelsome to a degree. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z It was quarrelsome; and hissed and spluttered morosely at the fire. The Cricket on the Hearth A Fairy Tale of Home 2011-10-02T02:00:12.587Z He was one of the most quarrelsome men that ever lived. Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. 2011-10-01T02:00:35.717Z He was a very obstinate and quarrelsome man. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z He was always a worthless, quarrelsome soldier and a shirk. Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers 2011-09-29T02:00:13.017Z He was aware of behaving like a quarrelsome old woman, now that he had a probable murderer on his hands and didn't quite know what to do with him. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z The convicts laughed at him; but they feared him, on account of his susceptible, excitable, and quarrelsome disposition. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z From all accounts he was a man of very disagreeable character, conceited and quarrelsome. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Douglas squirrel or Sierra chickaree.—Very abundant and thrusts itself upon the public by its quarrelsome and scolding disposition. Sequoia [California] National Park 2011-09-21T02:00:31.497Z When litters in confinement were fed with fresh greens, there was nearly always quarrelsome squeaking and scuffling, as the young competed for food. Aspects of Reproduction and Development in the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) 2011-09-19T02:00:13.453Z They are the most quarrelsome, high-tempered people in existence—that is, all except Edward and me.” The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z Thus were they opposed then; he, with feet stretching widely apart in his Swedish boots, they, shoulder to shoulder, quarrelsome, threatening, enormous. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z “The animals are especially quarrelsome and competitive when the food supply is restricted,” Southwick concluded dryly. Freedom to Riot: On the Evolution of Collective Violence 2011-09-06T18:45:05.107Z Bayard was dreaded by the enemies of his country because he was so steadfast and brave; but we never find that he had one personal enemy, or that he harboured a quarrelsome thought. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z For the Swedes grievous days and still more grievous nights now began, for these days and nights were uproarious and quarrelsome. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z He himself was always noted for a quarrelsome disposition, and as a prima donna his wife had an almost equally bad temper. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z The riots and civil wars which were so frequent in those quarrelsome times amply justified these precautions. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z There would be fewer sullen, quarrelsome, dull-witted men or women if there were fewer children starved or fed improperly in heart and brain. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z The peace of the country was not really established until the year 1239, when some of the quarrelsome nobles had gone on a crusade to the Holy Land. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z He is never quarrelsome if it can be avoided; he is as shrewd at a bargain as any Scotchman, and in all his dealings displays an odd mixture of cunning and credulity. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z “It would appear that he has a quarrelsome disposition,” Matheson said. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z I once heard of a man who had his nose broken for laughing at a quarrelsome individual in the street. The Triumph of Jill 2011-08-31T02:01:25.060Z The “Capella” became quarrelsome, and began to strike the seas heavily. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z "To the sabres with the stubborn!" cried the more quarrelsome. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z Around me in arm-chair groups by the fire, or quarrelsome knots suspended over the day's bill of fare, were sleek, full-bodied creatures of dignified girth and portentous gravity—fathers of families, successes in life. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z Here and there on the hard ground a pigeon traced its feathery footprints, startling the quarrelsome sparrows, and above in the clear sky a buzzard drew widening circles, an ink-blot on the blue. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z He is also quarrelsome at such times, and should another bull happen to trespass on what he considers his territory there may be trouble. Habits, Haunts and Anecdotes of the Moose and Illustrations from Life 2011-08-23T02:00:29Z You quarrelsome men are just wearing me out. A Proposal Under Difficulties A Farce 2011-08-22T02:00:57.327Z At their best, epileptics are cross, irritable, quick-tempered, unreasonable, and quarrelsome, and they will often give a blow at slight, or even for no provocation. How to Care for the Insane A Manual for Nurses 2011-08-22T02:00:55.510Z He is a quarrelsome fellow, according to Beaumont and Fletcher:— A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z In the course of his suspicious, jealous and quarrelsome life he appears to have inflicted a venomous sting upon almost every human being that ever crossed the path of his inordinate and intriguing ambition. 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 A night full of uproar and cries followed, "a very quarrelsome night." With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Durbuddhi, who was naturally of a wicked and quarrelsome temperament, flew into a rage at once at the excellent advice of the prince. Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z Jock was not a quarrelsome dog, and he was quick to learn and very obedient, but in one connection I had great difficulty with him for quite a little time. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z But he was a born fault-finder, a born idler, insolent and quarrelsome. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z Is a man quarrelsome, and eager too To fight with me? The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z It turned out that they were followers of Samuel Lashch, commander of the royal vanguard, an officer of the king, for the rest a celebrated adventurer, wrongdoer, turbulent, quarrelsome, but a great soldier. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z To be sure, Mrs. Quinn was getting rather quarrelsome and overbearing, but she was good company for the most part. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z And then, with a quarrelsome rasp in his tone: "Are you getting ready to switch again?" The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z Most of them were old gaol-birds, all of them were the slaves of drink—quarrelsome or good-tempered according to their respective temperaments. Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z And some men, from their quarrelsome disposition when drunk, are like wild beasts, on which account it is that Bacchus is likened to a leopard. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Mr. Palmer, in speaking of the morality inculcated in the mysteries of the Northern Australians, adds to the elements of ethics mentioned by Mr. Howitt in the south, the lesson "not to be quarrelsome". Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z His refusal to drink with McClory’s friends was a first ground of offence, but the whiskey had not yet brought the drinkers into the quarrelsome mood. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z Smith and the daughter of the Lawrenceville magnate had a small table to themselves, and if the talk were not precisely quarrelsome, it leaned that way at times. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z It did not suffice to warm half the people around it, and these were very quarrelsome, but it was a great luxury to be occasionally warm. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z It took the whole afternoon to wander from one room to another, explaining where the mother had gone, comforting those that began to fret, feeding the hungry, quieting the quarrelsome. Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z These persons are often quarrelsome, in spite of the fact, that their constant employment is the production of harmony. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z He was irrepressible, contentious, and brilliant on all occasions, quarrelsome in the extreme, and a thorn in the side of whatever Government was in power unless he was a member of it. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z They were all half-drunk and quarrelsome, especially the doctor, who strutted about more like a bloodthirsty pirate than an elderly spoiler of ships' provisions. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z As every virtue has its concomitant shade, we have to lament that the Welchman’s ardent spirit sometimes inclines him to be quarrelsome; yet, as there is generosity at the bottom, his passion seldom becomes vindictive. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z The crows could not come, because they were so quarrelsome, and the cherry-birds were too great thieves. Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z Neither she nor Steve mixed with their neighbours—she from choice, he from necessity; for he was disliked and feared as a quarrelsome and dangerous man. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z When that quarrelsome lord was laid by the heels, folks said directly that all churches were to be shut in the country; but, look you, was it so? King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z This woman was known to be very unpopular with her neighbours, in consequence, it was supposed, of a quarrelsome disposition. Stranger Than Fiction Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore 2011-07-06T02:00:50.100Z They are a quarrelsome lot and their captain has a proud stomach. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z In fact, so confoundedly quarrelsome did he wax that it became a source of wonder how Fordham stood it so equably, and at last some one said so. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z “What?” roared old Calmour, who was just in the quarrelsome stage and was glad of an object whereon to vent it. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z It was not the first time Bracebrydge had rendered himself offensive and quarrelsome in the presence of ladies, and the inherent caddishness of this gallant worthy was best recognised by the silence of contempt. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z What is there about the English Sunday atmosphere that is apt to render contentious people more quarrelsome still, and those not naturally contentious—well, a little prickly? The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z We are getting sleepy over this, and that’s the preliminary stage to getting quarrelsome, you know. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z For example, a young man, after some quarrelsome words, threatens to shoot his sister. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Haldane looked at him with a sort of good-natured contempt, seeing before him just an ordinary raffish young pup who had probably got quarrelsome in his cups and come off worst. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Under the previous government, the Poles were seen as a quarrelsome and difficult partner. As Nationalism Surges in Europe, Poland Begins Bloc Presidency 2011-07-02T01:30:45Z "Napoleon" was not at all quarrelsome, and the two dogs happily took to each other, and soon became great friends. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z Mr. Jenner Weir, also, finds that all male birds with rich or strongly-characterised plumage are more quarrelsome than the dull-coloured species belonging to the same groups. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z Sam McKee and three other men played solo on the table, noisily and quarrelsomely after the manner of their kind. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z I never could abide fighting—there's something so plaguy quarrelsome in it. The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old; a play in three acts 2011-06-26T02:00:10.547Z Unkind and quarrelsome dispositions in children are the germs of such evil fruit. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z Then he rose and left her, and Mrs. Campbell was conscious of a secret wish that the good old quarrelsome days would come back, even though it were Theodora and David who brought them. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z They have, also, become so quarrelsome that they often fight together like the males of the most pugnacious species. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z Well, it wasn't that he was quarrelsome like most mean men are. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z Leon is quarrelsome and his companions are afraid of him. Mentally Defective Children 2011-06-19T02:00:24.963Z The severity which he used against the foes of the doctrine in his writings did not proceed from a quarrelsome or angry disposition, but from great earnestness and zeal for the truth. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z A prepossession of this kind was an unhappy one, and easily affiliated itself with the spirit of the house, which was markedly a quarrelsome spirit. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z After the quarrelsome stage succeeds one of torpor, and from this the revellers arise with appetites which only meat, and plenty of it, can assuage. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Jack Drake, a whisky seller at Wood Lake, whose outfit was supplied by Samuels & Partridge, naturally of a quarrelsome disposition, was especially so when under the influence of liquor. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z Certainly Mrs. St. James must have exaggerated when she had described him as a "horrid, quarrelsome little boy"; for a better, nor a more peaceful young man never existed. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z Cut out that rough stuff and 44 beat it!” he said to the two quarrelsome men. Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam 2011-06-07T02:00:13.313Z The old lady had felt the irritation of the dinner table, and though she herself was wholly to blame for its quarrelsome atmosphere, she was not influenced by a truth she chose to ignore. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z Mr. Lang in the Gadshill edition of Dickens wrote: ‘Edwin and Neville are quarrelsome cubs, not come to discretion, and the fatuity of Edwin, though not exaggerated much, makes him extremely unsympathetic.’ The Problem of 'Edwin Drood' A Study in the Methods of Dickens 2011-06-05T02:00:15.443Z If old Mrs. Paxton-Steele, of England, hadn’t been so quarrelsome with the chambermaid this morning, we should never have stared at her on the piazza. The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine 2011-06-05T02:00:14.760Z He spoke of one Mary Oliver as “a poor wretch;” also of Mrs. Hibbins as “the miserable old woman,” and specified the “natural crabbedness of her temper which made her turbulent and quarrelsome.” Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z But this playing hot and cold on her part kept me in a sort of inward fever, and made me what I had never been in my life before, irritable and quarrelsome. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z He and the police had a quarrelsome history. Magazine Preview: Watching the Murder of an Innocent Man 2011-06-02T14:40:59Z And on her entering the housekeeper's room, she had displayed a large handkerchief, having an artistic and warlike border of quarrelsome cats and dogs. Nearly Bedtime Five Short Stories for the Little Ones 2011-06-02T02:00:26.960Z “Of all the stingy children!” exclaimed Tess, in a strangely quarrelsome mood for her. The Corner House Girls on Palm Island 2011-06-01T02:00:23.043Z The attachés of our show got into trouble with the quarrelsome element of the crowd and ended by boasting that they were all Yankees. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z There was no hope of peace or prosperity if the country came under the dominion of men brave on the battlefield and foolish and quarrelsome in their councils. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z It makes some people blab out just the things they don't want known; it makes some people quarrelsome; it shuts up some people's mouths altogether. Dorothy's Double Volume I (of 3) 2011-05-15T02:00:11.283Z Their breeches reach as low as the feet, and are white, and they wear a sort of short cloak, sewed together in front.—Their disposition is quarrelsome. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z Scrambling over moor and bog hither was bad enough, but parleying with quarrelsome thanes and with vulgar braggart churls such as these, I would not endure with a kingdom thrown into the bargain. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Contending for a position in quadrilles, at either head or sides, indicates an irritable and quarrelsome disposition altogether unsuited for an occasion where all should meet with kindly feelings. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z Al-Zawahiri is known to be arrogant, quarrelsome and long-winded in his video rants, not the kind of terrorist to endear himself to potential followers and induce them to reach into their pockets. Al-Qaeda's Big Post-Bin Laden Cash Crunch 2011-05-03T05:50:00Z Under the first class the child is obstinate, quarrelsome, malignant, even immorally inclined, and is often spoken of as being wicked or vicious. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z But the Mantuans were not so hard of heart, and the quarrelsome city, in the hands of one who, like his Master, was meek and humble of heart, had become a city of peace. Pope Pius the Tenth 2011-04-26T02:00:21.967Z But the Dane persisted in his irritating and quarrelsome jesting. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z That may well be," returned Jacob, "but it seemeth to me that Master Timothy is surely of a quarrelsome disposition. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z These quarrelsome monks are a great nuisance and will bring upon us misfortunes. The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus 2011-04-19T02:00:18.493Z As for the politicians who were too proud, or too unstable, or too quarrelsome to work in harness with their fellows, the shores of our public life have been strewn with their wrecks. Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day 2011-04-19T02:00:17.257Z If a man is fussy and quarrelsome he is quietly told to get out of the game, and that is the end of it. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z But the quarrelsome humour in him was never so rampant as when he was in his cups. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z People called him crotchety, surly, quarrelsome, what not! Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z There are some who do not know the need of self-restraint; if they are quarrelsome we may excuse their behavior. The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus 2011-04-19T02:00:18.493Z It is not only, however, the crotchety man, or the quarrelsome man, or the tactless man, who, because he cannot work with anybody else, poses as “independent.” Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day 2011-04-19T02:00:17.257Z She was not mischievous or quarrelsome, but she was a fearless investigator. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z "The Baron is drunk and quarrelsome as usual to-night," said Pierre to his comrades, as he issued from the tent. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z I thought at first you might be quarrelsome. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z We found the people, as I observed of the other, very inoffensive and sincere; not quarrelsome, nor treacherous, nor mischievous in the least. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z "No whist with the widow; if you were younger, I 'd say no small plays with Bess Boyle,—has a brother in the Antrim militia, a very quarrelsome fellow." The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z When primed by spirits, they become quarrelsome; and scarcely a Sunday or holiday passes without savage fights between the workmen of different mines. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z They are both so quarrelsome that they will not easily enter into a fair Treaty. A Character of King Charles the Second 2011-03-31T02:00:18.840Z For moral support, I joined Mr. and Mrs. D'Aura, a quarrelsome couple who were celebrating their tenth anniversary with a short vacation in Banning. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z When full of bad whisky, however, they are apt to become quarrelsome and brutal, so that no man can feel sure of his safety in their company. Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives 2011-03-28T02:00:28.167Z An Association of States with custom-house lines around each, is sure to be quarrelsome. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z For enforced repression tends to produce ugly temper, baseness, or subtlety, according to the child's temperament, which is also in imperfect social harmony, if not absolutely quarrelsome. Education in The Home, The Kindergarten, and The Primary School 2011-03-27T02:00:15.947Z Bob and Selden were quarrelsome, and all the others laughed at them, which ended by making them surly. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z "Something between a Roman matron and a quarrelsome landlady from a bachelor boarding-house." Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z It is well known of all the neighbors that thou, and thou alone, art ever quarrelsome,” retorted the wife. Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India 2011-03-14T03:01:03.290Z It affords small scope, place or encouragement for the unprincipled, corrupt, supremely selfish, proud, ambitious, miserly, sordid, quarrelsome, brutal, violent, lawless, fickle, high-flying, loaferish, idle, vicious, envious and mischief-making. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z For a wonder, the quarrelsome couple were perfectly at one on this point. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z The hubbub subsided slightly, and only the women continued their quarrelsome chattering. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z Examples: Balbus, in order to make a living, has to associate with persons of quarrelsome character, and as a result often hears shocking disputes. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z As the two-act play unfolds, we watch the quarrelsome parents react none too well over the next few days to Timmy’s unexpectedly adult behavior. | New Jersey: Misery Most Proud, in Two Acts 2011-02-19T01:24:59Z Sometimes the women were peevish or quarrelsome; always the children were ignorant and dirty. Your Negro Neighbor 2011-02-14T03:00:35.203Z I apologize for my seeming slight to your quarrelsome abilities, and I concede your will and strength to fight your own battles. In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z Jack Mitchell always was quarrelsome when in liquor, and on that day he happened to accuse another Kentuckian of cowardice. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z In character they are proud, cunning, quarrelsome, and tenacious. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The new king at Paris was a young boy, whose councils were swayed by a knot of quarrelsome and selfish uncles; the vigour of the attack on England began to slacken. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z They were gay and noisy—some half intoxicated with pulque, and inclined to be quarrelsome. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Your father and mother are anxious about how their reckless and somewhat quarrelsome son may fare in a foreign land. Danira 2011-02-06T03:00:59.460Z “First of all, he is known to be a quarrelsome fellow; he protects a peasant girl of the village, and regards her with a benevolence, to say the least of it, very suspicious.” The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z In captivity, if kept alone, they are peaceable; but if not in solitary confinement they are very quarrelsome, and fight continually. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The young Mississippian is not the irascible, hot-headed, and quarrelsome being he has been represented, although naturally warm-hearted and full of generous feelings, and governed by a high sense of honour. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z Martin again—Saturday—came to have his revenge, but seemed quarrelsome; so I affected an engagement, and declined play. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z He had observed that they were quarrelsome, doughty and well armed. Little Tom 2011-02-02T03:00:21.113Z In the last age," says Johnson, "when my mother lived in London, there were two sets of people—those who gave the wall and those who took it, the peaceable and the quarrelsome. London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 2011-01-28T03:00:22.900Z When everybody was in a boisterous good-humour—except the two Vranics, for strong drink only rendered them peevish and quarrelsome—the subject of the visit was broached. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Yet as long as quarrelsome religious groups keep resorting to the law, judges can hardly avoid getting dragged in. Law and religion: Faith in courts 2011-01-06T10:47:49Z However, owing to his poverty or to his quarrelsome disposition, he was regarded with intense dislike. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z "No, I will not promise—you must not be so quarrelsome." Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z The other was a blocky paint owned by Watson Charters, a quarrelsome man who was greatly impressed with his own importance. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z Not daring to venture into the streets by themselves, they spent the money at the bar, and so effectually that, when their entertainer returned, both were very drunk and very quarrelsome. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z There was once an old man whose wife was exceedingly quarrelsome. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z The normally quarrelsome and feckless National Assembly passed a unanimous resolution pledging full support for Ortega in defense of Nicaraguan patrimony. Costa Rica's Border War with Nicaragua: A Boost for Ortega? 2010-11-19T18:35:00Z By administering to the peaceable elephants a decoction of the "thauverd," they can be made quarrelsome and ferocious for the combats arranged for the Shah's guests. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z Although Chancellor Merkel remains Germany's most popular politician, according to one recent poll, a majority of the public see her as weak and incapable of bringing her quarrelsome cabinet to heel. 2010-01-22T11:04:00Z The object of the quarrelsome visit was perfectly plain: the preacher braced himself for combat. Higgins A Man's Christian In one corner, a knot of Italians talked, amicably no doubt, in their rapid, quarrelsome manner. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion Those troublous little robbers, the quarrelsome sparrows, supply the material for some few proverbs. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources They are an ornament to the farm premises, and are useful in destroying reptiles, insects, and garbage; but they are quarrelsome in the poultry-yard, and destructive in the garden. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. Their blood once inflamed, even the most peaceable among them become quarrelsome and sanguinary, and commit murders which, in their reasonable moments, inspire even themselves with horror. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas Perhaps he fears that unknowing folk might mistake him for a quarrelsome fellow. Higgins A Man's Christian Unlike our other butterflies, he is also a very quarrelsome creature, and will not hesitate to fiercely attack a brother Emperor who dares approach the branch he has selected for his throne. Butterflies and Moths (British) He was after all a harsh quarrelsome person, very different from his brother, a stout, kindly fellow with an open hand, and a sumptuous table. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Macbeth, notwithstanding his prosperous reign, was regarded as a usurper, and was consequently very unpopular with the loyal Scotch, who, though proud and quarrelsome, were always devotedly true where they recognized an obligation of fealty. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) Like the Sicilians, they are quick-tempered and passionate, though not particularly quarrelsome. The Story of Malta He could tell Lem was in a quarrelsome mood, and trembled as they hunted about in the back of the waggon for their blankets, swearing and growling all the time. Left on the Prairie I saw them fighting around me like quarrelsome, chattering sparrows around a tree; I saw them pillage and carry away in their beaks the ripe fruit of my days. Woman Never before had he been accused of unamiability of disposition, but his temper seems suddenly to have changed, and he was called "haughty, overbearing and quarrelsome." The Home Life of Poe Some travellers, knowing his quarrelsome character, preferred to take themselves and their conveyance to the inn opposite. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Following the long white road before us, the eye at length rested on the blue smoke of quarrelsome, disaffected Reus, which prospers in spite of its Republican tendencies. Glories of Spain The predatory Junkers of the saddle had become quarrelsome, drink-loving landed proprietors. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. She exhorted her husband, and vowed a pilgrimage; and it appears that after that, the quarrelsome couple lived together peaceably. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. Which thing the blessed apostle Paul foreseeing, writes to Timothy and warns, that a Bishop must not be quarrelsome, nor contentious, but gentle and teachable. The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism Upon Testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries Perhaps the irritation from this made them quarrelsome; for temper and temperament have been two most important factors in the story of the Dutch in South Africa. A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland The one quiet and conservative, the other quarrelsome and republican. Glories of Spain When sober, Black Mike was sulky, and when drunk, quarrelsome, so that Terry had many excuses for not loving him. Terry's Trials and Triumphs Pluralistic and quarrelsome animism has become monistic and harmonious spiritism. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude The first person I worked for was a half-breed woman, who had a rough, quarrelsome lot of children that I had to wait upon. Olof Krarer, The Esquimaux Lady A story of her native home "Still the same quarrelsome old chanticleers," laughed Edwin, closing his book. The Children of the World He was very flighty, had a wild look in his eyes, and was very quarrelsome. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document But Blake, being surly and quarrelsome even when sober, gave the lapel a savage jerk, and reached out with his other hand. The Land of Strong Men He was gay and depressed, daring and cautious, quarrelsome and forgiving, stern and affectionate, by turns. Tony Butler "In other words you are quarrelsome?" said Mortimer shortly. The Firebrand He is not quarrelsome, but will not allow himself to be trodden upon. Wait and Hope A Plucky Boy's Luck You've got such an uproarious country, and such a cursed set of quarrelsome devils in it, that a peaceable man is clean out of fashion amongst you. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency "That's very quarrelsome wine, that dry champagne," said Frobisher, lazily; "don't drink any more of it." Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) "He 's a quarrelsome old blade, too," said Mark, "particularly if he suspects he's been 'put upon.'" Tony Butler And anyway it is heaven's own truth, I am a quarrelsome, ungrateful dog! The Firebrand When a man says to you, 'I am pursued by bad luck,' or, 'This is my usual bad luck,' you know that he is lazy, quarrelsome, unreliable, foolish, or a drunkard. Rambles in Womanland We may trust, Miss Lindsay, that some conciliatory spirit shall arise to quell the quarrelsome humors of the people, and bring all things back to tranquillity. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency They were quarrelsome birds, and were often seen falling through the air fighting vigorously. A-Birding on a Bronco They were the most excitable, quarrelsome, restless pair of orbs that ever beamed in a human head. Tony Butler Argumentative I may be, and it is my nature, but to the man who flings it in my teeth that I am of a quarrelsome disposition, I have but one answer. The Firebrand If anything has gone wrong with his business during the day, he comes home frowning, snarling, quarrelsome, looking for more trouble and grievances. Rambles in Womanland A quarrelsome rascal; he would needs pick a quarrel with me last night. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency Cestius was a man of great ability, but vain, quarrelsome and sarcastic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" It completely turned her head; she gave herself airs, became overbearing and quarrelsome, and Hearn found himself obliged to leave Cincinnati to escape from an impossible position. Lafcadio Hearn He was very quarrelsome and lived on the worst possible terms with his children, who, however, were all of them more or less disreputable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" Footnote 2: A play on the name, here meaning quarrelsome. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle He gave the reins to his natural overbearing and quarrelsome temper, treating his men with excessive rigour and indulging in unscrupulous licentiousness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" He was the companion of his father in many of his expeditions about Germany, and he was with him on that fatal trip to Eisleben in January, 1546, to reconcile the quarrelsome Counts of Mansfeld. Harper's Round Table, August 27, 1895 And then we come to the great offence—your quarrelsome habits. Jack Hinton The Guardsman "I don't quite know," I replied; "but I think the turkey was quarrelsome and could not quite hit it with the plum pudding." Windyridge The drunken Russian however is not as a rule quarrelsome, he only becomes more lovingly demonstrative and foolish. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia These settlers were as quarrelsome as many of their predecessors and got on ill together. The Greater Republic A History of the United States The Irishman or Scotchman when drunk is quarrelsome and pugnacious; the German or the Englishman, stupid and brutal; the Spaniard or Italian, revengeful and treacherous. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. After this remark the conversation became rather quarrelsome. The Eagle's Nest Inglefield could be bumptious and quarrelsome at times, but he had a poor life of it, with a detestable wife, and an appointment of no great emolument, nor holding out any particular prospect of advancement. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising He was not a quarrelsome lad; far from it. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War It was said that corn was a quarrelsome creature, because it rose by the blade, and fell by the ears with those that cut it. The Handbook of Conundrums Surely you would not forget yourself like a boy or a quarrelsome old woman.” 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War "Is he not a bore, and the worst of all bores too,—a quarrelsome one?" One Of Them But soon the evident attempts of Lord Seymour to rival his elder brother, and perhaps to supplant him, aroused the jealousy of Somerset, or more likely of his quarrelsome and haughty wife. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History His manifold jests regarding quarrelsome women and their qualities, and regarding the hardships of married life were merely products of his humor. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Exceedingly few in number, and quarrelsome in the extreme, they resented every intrusion upon the waters of the lake as a personal affront, and made perpetual war upon neighboring tribes. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. The sparrow is a regular cosmopolite; we have found it wherever we have found man; ever with the same vivid, petulant, quarrelsome character; ever with the same sharp, angry cry. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Even my worst enemy could hardly accuse me of being a bad-tempered man, let alone a quarrelsome one. A Frontier Mystery During the early part of their wedded life they lived together very harmoniously; for where there is plenty of all things needful none but the most quarrelsome contract habits of dispute. Black Forest Village Stories They were too commonly selfish and jealous, vain, greedy, quarrelsome, unthrifty; they flattered the great, however unworthy these might be; and in religion many of them were more like the old heathen Greeks than Christians. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation His face was marked by several scars, and although he was not of a quarrelsome disposition, he had been in several duels. Waldfried A Novel The quails on the other hand are pugnacious to a proverb—"as quarrelsome as quails in a cage." Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 If they are jagged and much bitten, you may be sure she is peevish, irritable, quarrelsome, and too ready to show her teeth at the smallest provocation. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) I knew M. Dujarrier, the general manager of La Presse, and feel convinced that he was not a bit more quarrelsome or eager "to go out" than Louis Blanc. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections Here, in the old, quarrelsome times, battles were fought between the different guilds. An American Girl Abroad Sydney Smith used to say of a certain quarrelsome man, "His very face is a breach of the peace." A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time They sure seem to be a quarrelsome race, Adam," he said, "they're not noticing what we do. The Enormous Room "O, I didn't mean a reflection on them," said Gerald, disregarding the other's quarrelsome aggressiveness. Eleven Possible Cases The long-nosed quarrelsome creature who usually came out to the transports, and who always found out everything that was going on, was sick in the hospital out on the Monastir Road. Command Just like greedy, quarrelsome boys that forgot their manners long ago, if they ever had any. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North Claimed to have been discharged from the regular army a short time before enlisting in Company K. Was an intemperate, boisterous and quarrelsome man. Company K, Twentieth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry Roster and Record But in spring their behaviour undergoes a remarkable transformation; they avoid one another and become quarrelsome, so much so that whereas the outstanding feature of the winter is sociability, that of the spring is hostility. Territory in Bird Life To judge from contemporaneous accounts, he must have been as hot-headed and quarrelsome as the Florentine goldsmith of similar talents and versatility. Cathedrals of Spain "A brave soldier, but a quarrelsome friend," said the surgeon, stooping down to examine the wound, with all the indifference of a man who regarded life as a mere problem. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II The Javans are neither quarrelsome nor covetous, and even when they turn robbers they seldom kill or ill-treat those they plunder. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 Angela had naturally a bright, cheery face, when she was not depressed or quarrelsome. The "Genius" Perhaps it was her money that was the attraction; he may have found out that she was imperious, quarrelsome, miserly--in short, a disagreeable person to have much to do with.' The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. He began to think with triumph what a mean life he had escaped from in the old quarrelsome family, and what a happy, honorable life he should have in the army. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales He was noticeable for beauty of face and expression, active and energetic, intensely pugnacious, and even quarrelsome. Life of John Keats The hours are flying, and I shall have the last word, like a quarrelsome woman, in spite of you. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II The worst of it is, that of all the people that on earth do dwell, your Troutbeck statesmen, we have heard, are the most litigious—the most quarrelsome about straws. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) By the time the boy had reached twelve years he had become rebellious, quarrelsome and idle. Their Son; The Necklace The boy is not to turn fop, or be quarrelsome; at the same time not to take an affront. The Tatler, Volume 3 Sir Pitt Crawley, coarse, uneducated, sordid, quarrelsome, his small, sharp mind an epitome of vulgar shrewdness, is a personation to force laughter from the lungs of a misanthrope. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 Amos was not a quarrelsome lad; although the acknowledged leader in his particular circle of friends, he had never been a bully, neither had he submitted tamely to an imposition. Under the Liberty Tree A Story of The 'Boston Massacre' He was not of a quarrelsome disposition; yet somehow the memory of those three blows he had struck gave him a deal of satisfaction. Doubloons—and the Girl The women were of the usual class, a herd of poor quarrelsome, bickering females who went from house to house seeking alms. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 Artistically designed wrinkles made her look seventy-five at the least computation, and suggested in addition, a quarrelsome disposition. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted She was not at all sorry that they had vanished; they were a sour and quarrelsome family! Ditte: Girl Alive! Great preparations were made for the occasion, excepting in one borough of the city, which was deserted, for it had been assigned to all quarrelsome wives. Tales from the Lands of Nuts and Grapes Spanish and Portuguese Folklore Nor does the poet fail to recall the affrays in the upper boxes, when some quarrelsome rake was often pinned to the wainscoat by the sword of his insulted rival. Old and New London Volume I "Envious, jealous, cunning, treacherous, quarrelsome, he looked upon all other painters as his enemies." Weird Tales. Vol. I They are jealous, quarrelsome, and cruel; firm friends and bitter enemies. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies We do not think of calling the robin or bluebird particularly quarrelsome, yet fancy one of these birds allowing another of his species to come to his home-tree! Upon The Tree-Tops Day before yesterday Stark had had his fill at the White Swan, and when he became a trifle noisy and quarrelsome his wife arrived on the scene and behaved simply disgracefully. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day Here these noisy, quarrelsome young rascals stayed to gossip, idle, and fight. Old and New London Volume I Art survives: the state of this chilly, quarrelsome little planet has never grown so desperate that artists have lost faith. Pot-Boilers Although excitable he is not quarrelsome or savage, and if reasonably treated no doubt would make a quiet, faithful pet. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes He is quarrelsome and unfriendly with his kind, and aggressive and malicious toward others, says the Oracle. Upon The Tree-Tops Whenever he had taken more than was good for him he was in a quarrelsome mood, and in such a case he usually made trouble. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day The very next year the quarrelsome street broke again into a rage, and four persons lost their lives. Old and New London Volume I Their totem was a fox; and the French of the Great Lakes had dubbed them Foxes—had asserted that, like the fox, they were quarrelsome, tricky and thievish. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women Robins are such quarrelsome birds that it is impossible to keep two of them in an aviary, or even to keep one robin with birds weaker than himself. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes "I don't like fighting, Jack, when it can be avoided, and I don't think that you are quarrelsome though you do get into so many fights." Facing Death The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines I. Ode 18. mentions this Story likewise, as a Caution to Men not to be quarrelsome in their Cups. The Lovers Assistant, or, New Art of Love He had a very happy knack of reasoning and laughing quarrelsome neighbors into reconciliation and good-humor. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. |
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