uncomplying

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My wish is, not to stand aloof, the uncomplying bigot of opiniâtretè, but cordially to join issue with you in the furtherance of the work.

From The Letters of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert

The law commandeth mercy, not compliance: And thus for mercy's sake he's uncomplying.

From Nathan the Wise; a dramatic poem in five acts by Taylor, William

On these terms they lived; and their character, influenced accordingly, was watchful, suspicious, and timid—yet obstinate, uncomplying, and skilful in evading the dangers to which they were exposed.

From Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter, Sir

Not only was the uncomplying Avaugour recalled, but the bishop himself was requested to nominate a successor.

From Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 by LeSueur, William Dawson

But Súdáveh still kept in view her own design, and still laboring for its success, sedulously read her own incantations to prevent disappointment, at any rate to punish the uncomplying youth if she failed.

From The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 1 by Gottheil, Richard James Horatio