Then England's enemies will fill the world With evil rumors; and the formal pomp Of these proceedings to the minds of all Will only signalize an act of outrage.
It is by virtue of his life-long search to find in such mighty interests as these their rational consistency, that mental values of the highest grade pervade and signalize his character.
For him to signalize his primacy by any decoration would be an incongruity.
From the earliest moment of his accession it became clear that Mahomet intended to signalize his reign by the capture of Constantinople.
A great number of volunteers immediately assembled to signalize themselves under the eye of this renowned general.
No ambition to signalize themselves appeared among the officers, from the uncertainty whether their services were to be rewarded or condemned.
The troops expressed an eager impatience to signalize themselves against the enemies of the liberties of Europe; but the superstitious drew unfavourable presages from the dilatoriness of the embarkation.
The arrival of so powerful a reinforcement in Palestine rekindled the zeal and enthusiasm of the Christians, and it might be expected that they would signalize their arms by some great enterprise.
New Crusaders, however, eager to signalize their valour against the Mussulmans, arrived daily.
With that dignity which never failed to signalize his official actions, he held up the Bill for a moment in silence; he looked steadily around him on the last agony of the expiring Parliament.
It appears to have been considered a customary thing for a new sovereign to signalize himself, as soon as possible, by some display of this description.
He set sail from the ports of Holland in the month of March, determined to signalize himself by some great exploit, now necessary to redeem the disgrace which had begun to sully the reputation of the Dutch navy.
Othon, his son, did not signalize his name nor justify his descent by any memorable action; and in him ingloriously perished the name of the Carlovingians.
Yet, at this very period, and while anxiously wishing this great object, he could not resist the desire for another campaign; one more exploit, to signalize the epoch at which he finally placed his sword in the scabbard.
He was a spirited, bold, courageous young man, quite tired of leading an indolent life at Rome, and impatient to signalize himself.
Farther, Maurice had with him the King’s best troops, impatiently longing to signalize themselves.
She spoke to him as freely as ever of her hopes and fears; she took his arm as readily, nor did a blush welcome his coming or a tremor of the voice signalize his departure.
Hearson Cove, where we found a boat and party from the ship waiting for us, James having been despatched by a shorter route to signalizeour return.
This exposition will fitly commemorate and signalize the giant progress that has been achieved.
An opportunity occurred before long for Arnold again to signalize himself.
The late quiet yeomanry armed themselves and scoured the country in small parties to seize on stragglers, and the militia began to signalize themselves in voluntary skirmishes with regular troops.
Those who should signalize themselves by acts of bravery would be noticed and rewarded; those who proved craven would be exposed and punished.
It was evident he meant to signalizehimself by celerity of movement in contrast with protracted delays.
The friendship between these illustrious men was destined to survive the Revolution, and to signalize itself through many eventful years.
Few occasions, during the present war, have offered to signalize Marine valour.
The reduced state of the French Marine did not allow of many opportunities to signalize our Fleet during this year; but whenever they occurred, our superiority was uniformly conspicuous.
But none burned more to signalize his zeal and courage on this occasion than Robert, Duke of Normandy, who was fired with the thoughts of an enterprise which seemed to be made for his genius.
But although I was thus debarred from receiving any new impressions, the old ones still continued in full force; and at last came the long desired opportunity to signalize myself.
In the selfish desire to signalize myself, I had hazarded the life of a fellow-being, and brought upon him weeks of suffering which no act of mine could now alleviate.
I was in ecstasy for sometime after; but wishing to do something to signalize myself, I now placed it in the hands of the Rev.
I longed for some opportunity to signalize myself!
General Ching, who was a man of almost extraordinary energy and restlessness, resolved tosignalize his return to the field by some striking act while Major Gordon was completing his preparations at Quinsan for a fresh effort.
They were often heard murmuring among themselves, lamenting their lot, and expressing the strongest desire to signalize themselves.
He gathered around him a retinue of young men who were ambitious to signalize themselves.
After the mutual and repeated discharge of missile weapons, in which the archers of Scythia might signalize their superior dexterity, the cavalry and infantry of the two armies were furiously mingled in closer combat.
THE GREAT AGE TO COME The ages of its infancy and childhood are past, never again to return, while the Great Age, the consummation of all ages, which must signalize the coming of age of the entire human race, is yet to come.
Such a revolution did not signalize the disestablishment of a state-church.
Now--because I am ready to believe you--say if it is to burst upon me suddenly or to signalize a long career.
The anarchy which prevailed in Lombardy after Gian Galeazzo's death makes it difficult to do more than signalize a few of these usurpations.
