France was then at peace; the war against the Albigeois was drawing towards its end: most of the knights and barons, reared amidst battles, could not endure rest, and sighed for an opportunity of signalizing their warlike temperament.
Selingan and his companions sought every opportunity for signalizing their skill in arms and their romantic bravery.
The satraps, whom he was obliged to trust, embraced the first opportunity of regaining the affection of their countrymen, and of signalizing their immortal hatred to the Persian name.
The two sieges allowed him some remarkable opportunities of signalizing his personal valor, which, in the improved state of the military art, can seldom be exerted by a prudent general.
At the age of seventeen, Crispus was invested with the title of Caesar, and the administration of the Gallic provinces, where the inroads of the Germans gave him an early occasion of signalizing his military prowess.
In his march from Autun, through the heart of the Gallic provinces, Julian embraced with ardor the earliest opportunity of signalizing his courage.
The marvelous accomplishmentssignalizing the rise and establishment of the Administrative Order of the Faith in Latin America have been eclipsed.
Longfellow's poems as yet were very few, printed in literary journals, and not yet signalizing his genius.
The mere men of the sword, who had no families to protect, were loud for signalizing their fall by some illustrious action.
The knights stood looking on with idle weapons, waiting until they should have an opportunity of signalizing their prowess by scaling the walls or storming the breaches.
The last chapter was intended more especially for my own particular edification; but we all laughed heartily at my grandmother's ideas of signalizing herself.
The occasion presented no opportunities of signalizing themselves, but by the most exemplary good conduct, under the following Officers: Captain Weir, (Major Commandant.
It also afforded an opportunity ofsignalizing the discipline and intrepidity of the Battalion of Marines, which dealt destruction and carnage around them.
At the age of seventeen, Crispus was invested with the title of Cæsar, and the administration of the Gallic provinces, where the inroads of the Germans gave him an early occasion of signalizing his military prowess.
The inferior officers fell ignobly by sickness and despair, without an opportunity ofsignalizing their courage, and the commanders lived to feel the scorn and reproach of their country.
Ethelfrid then, as I was relating, having obtained the kingdom, began at first vigorously to defend his own territories, afterwards eagerly to invade his neighbours, and to seek occasion forsignalizing himself on all sides.
Where the Principle of Honour was in high Esteem, Vanity and Impatience must have always prompted the most proud and forward to seek after Opportunities of Signalizing themselves, in order to be stiled Men of Honour.
Wallace, though he attended the English army in their march, found but few opportunities of signalizing that valor which had formerly made him so terrible to his enemies.
He likewise pretended to ridicule the use of firearms, which confounded all the distinctions of skill and address, and deprived a combatant of the opportunity of signalizing his personal prowess.
Renaud de Chatillon, after having filled the city of Ascalon with terror and mourning, was desirous of signalizing his reign by some warlike enterprise.
In every kind of peril they sought all opportunities of proving their strength and skill, or of signalizing their valour.
