They are unworthy supporters of a Crown who only defend what they approve of.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Some who side with them, especially old supporters of the French Revolutionary Commune, have still a certain belief in a municipal council; but the Russian anarchists, at any rate, look upon this as a piece of faithless accommodation.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
Infuriated that his recent supporters should so easily desert him, he now flung himself upon Peter, who at once gave way beneath the bigger boy's weight.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole