Meanings of great harshness in English

His followers were treated with great harshness, but the rebellion was completely suppressed.

From that moment Bailly was treated with great harshness.

But, I pray you, tell me on your conscience, do you praise this lady for such great harshness?

Thus was I a source of disunion-thelady treated me with great harshness, and the gentleman with too much attention.

The Governor treated the informers with great harshness, put them under heavy bonds, and sent one of them to jail.

The prime minister Louvois sent soldiers to enforce this proclamation, and the unfortunate Huguenots were treated with great harshness and cruelty.

The negroes dread it, and with much reason; for it is powerful, and uses its power with great harshness whenever they meet.

He was treated with great harshness and severity, but, declining their questions, by pleading his oath of secrecy, was at last dismissed.

He made a prisoner of Denys, who was at that time engaged in trade in Cape Breton, and treated him with great harshness.

A subject race has always its wrongs, and there is no doubt the haughty Magyar nobles treated the Wallacks with great harshness and indignity.

Japan, following her usual plan of following periods of great harshness by spells of mildness, sent Count Inouye as Envoy Extraordinary, to smooth over matters.

He had been taken from place to place and treated with the greatest harshness.

Of all the Roman Catholic nobles, these two had treated their Protestant vassals with the greatest harshness.

Antonio despised and disliked this man very much, and treated him with the greatest harshness and scorn.

Nevertheless, she did not exaggerate her effects, but only played her former part, without awakening attention by greater harshness.

He treated his American prisoners with greater harshness and refused to believe their nation was strong enough to bring him to terms.