Ill-nature

Ill-nature was not the fault of my cousins in general; they saw I was vexed and hurt at the recollections of the preceding evening, and endeavoured, with clumsy kindness, to remove the painful impression they had made on me.

Rob Roy 2005

Ill-nature was written on her face, but in this her face was a false face.

The Belton Estate 2004

But, if I know any-thing of myself, the Quality, called Ill-nature, is not my Characteristic.

An Essay on the Antient and Modern State of Ireland Henry Brooke

Forgive me if I think it Ill-nature in you to leave the Town, at a

A Letter to A.H. Esq.; Concerning the Stage (1698) and The Occasional Paper No. IX (1698) Anonymous

But let not this Reflection fall upon my Auditors without Distinction; for though Candour and Benevolence are silent Virtues, they are as visible as the most vociferous Ill-nature; and I confess the Publick has given me more frequently Reason to be thankful than to complain.

An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume II 1889

Nero, the most vain Coxcomb of a Tyrant that ever breath'd, cou'd not raise an unfeigned Applause of his Harp by military Execution; even where Praise is deserv'd, Ill-nature and Self-conceit (Passions that poll a majority of Mankind) will with less reluctance part with their Mony than their Approbation.

An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume I 1889

Ill-nature was not the fault of my cousins in general; they saw I was vexed and hurt at the recollections of the preceding evening, and endeavoured, with clumsy kindness, to remove the painful impression they had made on me.

Rob Roy 1887

Ill-nature was written on her face, but in this her face was a false face.

The Belton Estate Anthony Trollope 1848

Ill-nature or Vanity, at the Expense of others; and in introducing

Fielding 1843

Ill-nature or Vanity, at the Expense of others; and in introducing

Fielding 1843