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The latter had been obliged to look on while all this had been progressing, impotent, in spite of their valor, to stop proceedings.
New columns took the places of the first, and in those who came after, brutalities of vengeance were added to prodigies of valor.
The French used their victory with moderation, and treated the prisoners well, especially Ignatius, in consideration of his quality and valor.
Tories and patriots, war and adventure, love and valor crowd its pages and hold the reader's attention from first to last.
The fiery valor of the assault, and the unshakable firmness of the resistance, are perhaps without parallel in the annals of war.
It took only two or three meetings with the revengeful sophomores to teach Ken that discretion was the better part of valor.
"It's also something that plays up the valor and superiority of man and therefore offers a vindication for her submission to him."
Francis I., in his report of the battle, extolled in the most glowing terms the prodigies of valor which Guise had displayed.
The first division was composed of two hundred horsemen and six thousand infantry; hardy mountaineers, light of foot and of great valor.
Here they were a terrible foe: in an open country, against a trained European force, they were, despite their ferocious valor, far less formidable.
The valor of the Chinese evaporated as they saw the boats approaching, and scores of them leaped overboard and swam for shore.
They promised rewards for nothing but valor, and threatened punishments for nothing but cowardice; and even of these they speak obscurely.
After prodigies of valor, and seeing the battle lost, the latter wished to save the Maid's life at the cost of their own.
The stubborn soldiers, however, discovered a low spot in the rampart, placed three ladders against it, and climbed with reckless valor.
The Great King fled before his valor; an immense booty, and the conquest of Mesopotamia, were the immediate fruits of this signal victory.
The greatest valor was displayed by the warriors on each side, and it is difficult to say which army were victors or vanquished.
And with the valor of her tongue she so chastised his sluggish resolutions that he once more summoned up courage to the bloody business.
Our notions of honor and valor being what they are, no situation could be created more likely to bring about deadlocks and precipitate fights.
Sir John French commends the valor of the Belgians, who, he says, exhausted by weeks of constant fighting, maintained these positions gallantly.
And, fighting side by side, each nation was filled with a generous rivalry and sought bravely to outdo the other in deeds of valor.
Were I to say that any valor of ours had carried us unhurt through this tremendous combat, the reader would laugh me to scorn.
She found herself alone, surrounded by the enemy, and having performed prodigies of valor, she was compelled to surrender herself a prisoner.
These twenty-four thousand heroic patriots might have put their valor to some account in one decisive battle could they but have acted in harmony.
On the laborious march you have been patient and energetic, and in the skirmish and battle second to none in stubborn valor and success.
Its imprint upon the future was deep and lasting, its heroic sacrifice an inspiring tribute to the courage and valor of the American people.
The valor of the Chinese evaporated as they saw the boats approaching, and scores of them leapt overboard and swam for shore.
Screamed Sin, and forthwith flung herself with more valor than discretion upon the wallowing mass in the middle of the dusty road.
Certainly the Angora Government could hope for no miracles of valor to offset the handicap of a lack of the tools of modern warfare.
No tale, however, is better authenticated, or, as an example of what disciplined human valor is capable of achieving, better deserves to be told.
Thereupon ensues one of those hand-to-hand encounters that are so rare in recent war, and that are the sorest test of valor and discipline.
Yet, strange mixture of energy and cruelty, of valor and bigotry that he was, his treatment of the Indians was most oppressive.
To those heroes who by their valor, their vigor and their inspired devotion to right and patriotism have so nobly fought and conquered.
Feeling that they must rely upon their valor and watchfulness, and not upon secrecy, they built a fire, and ate a good supper.
And, more glorious still, every inch won from barbarism by her blood and valor, has been handed over to civilization and human progress.
His death was greatly deplored and is so even at the present day, for doubtless his valor and wisdom have been greatly needed.
We were soon in no want of help; the tribes poured in at the sight of the conflagration, and no valor could resist their enthusiasm.
In every case pain is inflicted, so that the valor of the youth can be tested; and he is expected to endure everything without flinching.
I know the valor of Carolina, that, man to man, she is invincible; but, unaided and alone, she would have fallen in the Revolution.
Pompey who, by his valor, his glory, his achievements, stands conspicuously the first of all nations, of all ages, of all history.
Prowess and valor imply both daring and doing; we do not speak of the prowess of a martyr, a child, or a passive sufferer.
They consist of effigies of heroes and warriors, generals and commanders, soldiers on foot and horse, the genii of strength and valor, wrestlers, etc.
Surely love of freedom, valor, genius, patriotism and religious fervor was not planted in America by the seeds brought over in the Mayflower alone.
They had fought well, but had been forced to yield before superior numbers, one individual of the little army having performed prodigies of valor.
There were very few engaged in the battle that ensued, yet that few fought with wonderful valor, and suffered a terrible slaughter.
As the rebels attempted to close with us our men seemed to be endowed with the valor born of desperation, and clubbed them back.
They were a brave, proud and warlike race, who gloried in the preservation of a character for valor, descended from the remotest times.
Then several of those present addressed the fowl, beseeching it to point out the ones who would display most valor during the attack.
And, while the bloodiest field, none had so splendidly illustrated the stubborn valor of the men and the brilliant courage of their leaders.
His excellency at first refused but finding that discretion was the better part of valor, at once ordered the soldiers to the castle.
I do not wish my reader to think for a moment that I want to say anything derogatory of the valor of the American soldier.
However, it was certainly a case of discretion better than valor, as one weapon was only a shotgun and the rank undergrowth gave no advantage.
His sagacity indicated a policy equally protective of the advantages which the valor of the army had achieved, and humane to the conquered.
They choose as leaders, by general vote, either the eldest members of illustrious families or those whose warlike valor, or even eloquence, has been approved.
These events are memorable as examples of the personal valor and resourcefulness of the American frontier fighter, particularly the Scotch-Irish, during the Revolution.
It does not mean virtue in the narrow modern meaning of the term, nor yet in the narrow original meaning, of warlike prowess or valor.
The sterling valor of the Englishman early made itself felt in the demands made by him upon the reluctant kings who ruled him.
Your prowess in action has already been tested in the past, and when fighting under my magnanimous father I myself proudly recognized your valor.
There were South Carolinians with him who were now engaging in their maiden effort, and were winning imperishable fame by their deeds of valor.
Characteristically Peter refused to take any of the credit of the victory which had been gained by the skill and valor of his generals.
The daring exploit of running by the forts must be recorded as another evidence of the historic valor and coolness of the American navy.
Your hopelessness and daring, your wrongs and valor, your injuries and thirst of vengeance, warn me, alike, that words are weak, and exhortation needless.
Connected with these, were instances of heroic valor on the part of the sufferers, which are not surpassed by any on the historic page.
It seemed to him like a return to the age of heroes, when men walked grandly and rose to place by great deeds of valor alone.
Nowhere did the enemy assail and renew the assault with such rage, and nowhere did our troops fight with such inspiring valor.
The interest and authority acquired in the demesnes thus preserved by his valor became extensive, and in process of time hereditary in his race.
And had the valor of the patriot band on Breed's Hill been less, the greater might have been the estimate placed on Ward's judgment.
They caught the contagion of his valor, and, collecting themselves, swept the Spaniards and their allies from the field with awful carnage.
Your renown for valor and goodness made my heart beat, unworthy of you as that heart is, seeing that I am a poor, degraded creature.
Those in power at the capital were painfully blind to its sufferings on the toilsome march, or its deeds of valor on the bloody field.
The curious conception of honor as superhuman valor and magnanimity combined with formal propriety leads to impossibilities like those in a child's book of wonders.
The young man's eye kindled, and in his heart there rose a better chivalry, a truer valor, than any Di's knights had ever known.
He was a prince truly great; for, having acquired the kingdom by his valor, he maintained and improved it by his justice and clemency.
There was a touch of solemnity in my mood, as though I had performed some feat of valor or rendered some great service to the community.
A furious battle ensued, both sides fighting with prodigies of valor and persistence, that resulted in breaking forever the power of the Cherokee nation.
By address in the lists, by valor in war, by constant courtesy and loyalty, it was the duty of the aspirant to please them.
In his view, artifice is wisdom; and he honors the skill that can circumvent, no less than the valor that can subdue, an adversary.
The use of flags was introduced as a means of inciting the troops to deeds of valor, while priests were employed to provide a like stimulus.
It is a glorious heritage of the English-speaking race that the men of other nations regard sea valor as the birthright of its sons and daughters.
To relinquish the prize, which the fortune of war had now placed within reach of their valor, was a thought not to be entertained.
In consideration of his loyal valor, his life has been mercifully spared, and his punishment limited to degradation from the service of the Shogunate.
The Turks, provided with artillery by the English admiral, Sir Sidney Smith, repelled the assaults of the enemy, despite their wonderful valor.
The words of Polybius: "Most of them remained on the spot after having defended themselves with the utmost valor," were consecrated words before Polybius.
A well-trained militia may be depended upon to fight with valor against a foreign foe, and may at the same time serve as a check upon usurpation.
Admittedly, it requires more than ordinary courage to face a bayonet charge, just as it calls for a high order of valor to use that deadly weapon.
He possessed all the qualities which could engage the affections of the populace; a distinguished valor, an affable address, a thoughtless generosity, a graceful person.
In this particular time of exaltation we can see in action religious ecstasy, the cult of valor, and the stirring of more fundamental and more primitive feelings.
The road to the Salt Works was thus opened, and their destruction accomplished by the bravery and matchless valor of the gallant Sixth.
His father had risen by valor from the ranks, and the instincts he had stubbornly held in check at last asserted themselves dominantly.
This engine gave us wings; but if it should be disabled no valor of ours could beat back the hosts about us, no skill elude their rage.
The consummation of the policy of Frederic was in his grasp; but the magnificent prospect which skill and valor had obtained, superstition blasted.
Richard with the money he had brought from Cyprus, liberally rewarded the valor of the soldiers and diffused new courage among the troops.
If either had doubted this evidence of his valor, he was ready to strip to the buff, and satisfy their eyes with the veritable scars.
By no cleverness or strength or valor may these flames be quenched, for no man can undo the enchantments by which they have been kindled.
At dawn, though, they would be in line ready for battle, and they would fight with the steadiness and valor of the Old Guard.
They pulled down and set up sultans at their will; their valor had departed, but their unconquerable pride remained as part of their heritage.
To the last, he expressed his contempt for his own mutinous and half-famished troops, and his admiration for the disciplined valor of his opponents.
His tailor deserved no decoration for this seemed a secondary sort of costume and headgear in a group loaded down with gold braid and valor medals.
"I have little confidence in the valor of the handsome warrior who sleeps behind those ramparts," muttered the Prince, glancing at the silent castle.
Shall I describe a sanguinary battle, in which prodigies of valor were displayed by our party, and a hundred brigands were compelled to bite the dust?
What deeds of valor were performed by our Western boys, whose couch at night was the snowy earth, reddened with the blood of carnage!