By setting these observances at defiance you insult their framers, act traitorously towards your sovereign, and assail the foundations of your House; for your attitude is a direct reflection upon others; and if you render such a tribute to one who is incompetent to receive it, how will you maintain a seemly balance when a greater occasion arises?
"Kai Lung's Golden Hours"
Ernest Bramah Commentator: Hilaire Belloc
An armed and turbulent rabble of illiterate barbarians had suddenly appeared in the north and, not giving a really sufficient indication of their purpose, had traitorously assaulted the capital.
"Kai Lung's Golden Hours"
Ernest Bramah Commentator: Hilaire Belloc
And to the end that this might be the better achieved, a hundred or so had traitorously taken up arms, and were pressing forward to support the little company that came, with such contemptuous daring, to storm our fortress and prepare the way for Valentino.
"The Shame of Motley"
Raphael Sabatini