Jackson made warlike gestures, while domestic political opponents ridiculed his bellicosity. Separately, the mythology of British Israelism has been blamed for fostering "nationalistic bellicosity". William was a figure of complex temperament, capable of both bellicosity and flamboyance. He was famous for his bellicosity and his patronage of poets. Except for this incident, Randolph generally saved his bellicosity for the floor of Congress.