10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISCONTENT»
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Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...
He £the earl Traquair] renounces his commission, and none miscontent, and
shortly thereafter rides back to the king." Spalding, i. 201. ,Miscontentment, s. A
ground of discontentment or dissatisfaction ; Fr. mescontentment. " It pleased his
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A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
Nearly suffocated with a bad smell, Fife ; Scomfist, synon. MISCONTENT, adj.
Dissatisfied. " He £the earl Traquair] renounces his commission, and none
miscontent, and shortly thereafter rides back to the king." Spalding, i. 201.
Miscontentmekt ...
[To measure] I was your good lord till that ye began 17 15 So masterfully upon
you for to take With my servants, and such mast'ries gan make That wholly my
mind with you is miscontent; Wherefore I will that ye be resident With me no
longer.
John Skelton, Paula Neuss, 1980
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The Chambers Dictionary
[mis-] misconstrue mis-ksn-stroo' or -kon'stroo, vl to construe or to interpret
wrongly [mis-] miscontent mis-kan-tenl , (archaic) n, adj, and vi discontent. — adj
miscontent ed — n miscontent merit, [mis-] miscopy mis-kop'i, vl to copy wrongly
or ...
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State Papers Published Under the Authority of His Majesty's ...
We have resavit zour writing fra Rothesay Herauld, bering in effect that ze belevit
not we woolde haif bene miscontent that Sir Rauf Sadlier had bene entretit in
zour place of Temptallon; and now, seing ws alterit tovertis him, ze desyre ane ...
The French Ambassadour, and most of the nation, at the King's command, have
left Rome, to declare their miscontent with the Pope for his sideing with Spaine.
You see, in my publique, the best side of our affaires. The Church-matters goe
well ...
Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland), 1841
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The letters and journals of Robert Baillie ...: ...
The French Ambassadour, and most of the nation, at the King's command, have
left Rome, to declare their miscontent with the Pope for his sideing with Spaine.
You see, in my publique, the best side of our affaires. The Church-matters goe
well ...
Robert Baillie, David Laing, 1841
When he came, he seemed to be miscontent, as desirous to remaine still in
Glasco. But in the mean tyme the gift passeth the seales, the tenor whereof, 850."
Then follows a copy of the Commission, datcd at Greenwich, the penult of May
1615.
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The Memoirs of Sir James Melvil of Halhill ...
There was at this time an universal Miscontent in the Country, and great Bruits of
an Alteration. Whereupon a Letter was written to me by Colonel Stnart, at his
Majesty's Command, ordaining me with all Diligence to repair to Court; or, in case
...
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State Papers: Published Under the Authority of His Majesty's ...
We have resavit zour writing fra Rothesay Herauld, bering in effect that ze belevit
not we woolde haif bene miscontent that Sir Rauf Sadlier had bene cntretit in
zour place of Temptallon; and now, seing ws alterit tovertis him, ze desyre ane ...
Great Britain. Record Commission, 1836
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISCONTENT»
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miscontent is used in the context of the following news items.
New report pinpoints Kirkcaldy town centre's parking problem
Mr Cormie said the report had been commissioned in response to overwhelming miscontent among BID members surveyed six months ago. «Fife Today, Nov 14»
Thousands of Canadian students protest fee hike: 85 arrested …
... by police brutality towards peaceful protesters, stressing that it would only “fuel public miscontent” and support for the student movement. «RT, Apr 12»
