ill humour
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Mrs. Brown was in a very ill humour.
From Rachel Gray by Julia Kavanagh
Lenz never in his life had a card in his hand, or played a game at bowls; other men drive away their ill humour by these resources, and pass away their time.
From Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. III. by Berthold Auerbach
He showed no ill humour, however, towards his brother, for having pressed him to undertake a useless enterprise, when, undoubtedly, he would have preferred being by the side of Marie de Clairvaut.
From Henry of Guise; (Vol. I of 3) or, The States of Blois by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
The Baron addressed himself in ill humour to Alfred, and the conversation took a different turn.
From The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels by Connop Thirlwall
Sometimes his ill humour vented itself on the model.
From Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter by Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams) Champney
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