indocility
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I am not supposing any indocility, or unwillingness to listen.
From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 by Alexander H. (Alexander Hay) Japp
Corneille, as has been said above, was one of Richelieu's five poets, but he was indocile to the Cardinal's caprices; and either this indocility or jealousy set Richelieu against Le Cid.
From A Short History of French Literature by George Saintsbury
Hence a certain indocility and rigidness of mind which they only escape who live out of the fashion or have strength to lead it or to live above it.
From The Faith of the Millions (2nd series) by George Tyrrell
He manifested an independent spirit from his youth, and was expelled from a Jesuit school on the double charge of indocility and patriotism.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
In this Essay I have treated of nothing more than the inherent restiveness and indocility of man, which accompany him at least through all the earlier sections and divisions of his life.
From Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author by William Godwin
