Certain I had not married for love, her rancorous disposition soon led her to resent, or rather to revenge, my want of affection.
"The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I"
Sophia Reeve
Malagrida having thus retained almost supreme power over the consciences of the chief persons in the realm for a long series of years, his hatred was rancorous and deadly against the man who had deprived him of it; and the Minister had occasion for the utmost watchfulness and talent to guard himself against the secret machinations and the public attacks with which he and the rest of his order attempted to destroy him.
"The Prime Minister"
W.H.G. Kingston
He was in despair; for years that man pursued with his rancorous pen every opera by M. Patel."
"Melomaniacs"
James Huneker