factious
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Mr Blake, however, was allowed to return to his living, but 'not without the cumbrance of a Factious Lecturer,' and was not in full possession till after the Restoration.
From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Northcote, Rosalind
Factious and selfish as much of their conduct proved, they were true to their principles, and their principles were those for which England had been struggling through two hundred years.
From History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 by Green, John Richard
Factious and rich, bold at the council board, But cautious in the field, he shunn'd the sword; A close caballer, and tongue-valiant lord.
From The Aeneid English by Virgil
Factious persons practise to set the two brethren at variance. couzened.
From Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (3 of 12) Henrie I. by Holinshed, Raphael
Factious nobles, bishops, and cardinals, with no God but pleasure and ambition, contended around the throne or the sick-bed of the futile King.
From Pioneers of France in the New World by Parkman, Francis
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The Federalist Papers, No. 10 by James Madison
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