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"Rebelled," in the following examples, cannot with any propriety be called a passive participle:    "Rebelled, did I not send them terms of peace,     Which not my justice, but my mercy asked?"

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold

Ve deemed der throne of "Nick" secure From Gottless hordes who scheme and scoff; But foes of mineund Thine, impure, Rebelled und bowled der Romanoff!

From By Trench and Trail in Song and Story by MacKay, Angus

The Dame, by this in part relieved The prospect of escape perceived, Rebelled a little at the diet.

From Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II by Dobson, Austin