All 3 Uses of
intrigue
in
Gulliver's Travels
- And from this time began an intrigue between his majesty and a junto of ministers, maliciously bent against me, which broke out in less than two months, and had like to have ended in my utter destruction.
Chpt 1intrigue = secret scheme or plot
- Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
Chpt 1
- He professed both to abominate and despise all mystery, refinement, and intrigue, either in a prince or a minister.
Chpt 2 *intrigue = secret schemes or plots
Definition:
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(intrigue as in: involved in intrigue) a secret scheme or plot