The army of the Netherlands would be reinforced with all the fighting-men that could be spared from the fleet.
Olaf knew well that if his life was spared for a while it would be only to put him to death finally with the cruelty the heathen Vikings delighted in inflicting on their enemies.
When Erik found he was not the King he spared his life.
After midnight the alarm in the Franco-Spanish fleet had passed off, and all the men who could be spared had turned in.
Only those were spared that flew northward into "Splatchett's.
I did not witness the ascent, and so was spared seeing the catastrophe.
The writer had not spared the members of the family.
I am glad, at least, that the man, evil as he was, was spared this last crime of the grossest ingratitude.
Why they should have spared my life I could not imagine.
Every horse that could be spared was lent to the military, who formed a mounted patrol of forty men, while parties of infantry, guided by native trackers, were constantly on the scent for the convicts.
That your life should have been spared is altogether beyond my comprehension, still more so why they should have left you your money and watch.
Then suddenly he continued, "now I understand why it was my life was spared by those fellows.
They saved my life in the first place, and spared it at what was a distinct risk to themselves.
Sverre not only spared his life, but he treated him with the greatest consideration.
Hearing that she had borne a son, the wily queen spared no effort to get her in her power.
After the battle, the earl, with his usual generosity, spared his life, and sought in many ways to secure his friendship.
It would have comforted her greatly to have asked Miss Sophia's advice, but she felt that any knowledge of the accident, however remote, must be distressing, and she still spared her in this as in everything else.
Nothing should deny him that honor and happiness--if he were but spared to see another morning's light.
The sacrifice of Agag being quite repugnant to later custom, it was sought to account for it by saying that Saul spared the king, but Jehovah required his death, and caused him to be hewn in pieces at the altar by Samuel.
Even after Josiah's reformation Jeremiah complains that the sister who hitherto had been spared is in no respect better than the other who a hundred years before had fallen a victim to the Assyrians (iii.
It is because Jehovah smote the first-born of Egypt and spared those of Israel that the latter thenceforward are held sacred to Him.
Herod was compelled to drain the cup to the dregs; he was not spared the knowledge that he had murdered his children without a cause.
In June 63 the place was carried by storm; Pompey personally inspected the Holy of Holies, but otherwise spared the religious feelings of the Jews.
So the Seminole Indians spared the rattlesnake, because they feared that the soul of the dead rattlesnake would incite its kinsfolk to take vengeance.
Hence they multiplied and became dangerous; people made offerings to them in the hope of being spared by the monsters when they crossed in the ferries.
Had she possessed his bull Apis, she would not have spared him.
In the end, however, he was spared the necessity of falsehood.
But Tremayne's rashness in adventuring down in this fashion spared him even that necessity.
The Volga banks were overrun by Tartar hordes, who took their spoil from every farm, and only spared the towns from fear.
The raiders had been here and helped themselves bountifully, but they had spared the house for another time, and that other time came soon, and nothing was left on the site of this beautiful home but ubiquitous chimneys.
Remember me at all times at a Throne of Grace, that my life may be spared to become a useful minister of Christ.
To crown her earthly blessings, her mother has been spared to her in all life's changing scenes.
But if you come upon me unawares, I shall have been spared that consciousness of confession face to face involved by a deliberate welcome.
Moreover, in all these higher cases alike, the young are fed with milk by the mother, and so spared the trouble of providing for themselves in their early days, like the young codfish or the baby tadpole.
Why might not Heaven have spared to her this last--the one ewe lamb, so tenderly carried in her arms, and warmed in her lonely bosom?
She did not look at me when she said it: she spared me that embarrassment.
He drained the cup of glory to the last drop, and went jubilant to his peace, blessedly spared all part in the disaster which was to follow.
Another court would not have taken advantage of her state, seeing that her life was at stake here, but would have adjourned and spared her.
It would have spared him something; but nobody would trust my account of you.
Frampton tells me the Inglewood harvest is in very good condition; but I will see the bailiff, and give you more particulars, when I can be better spared from home for a few hours.
I wished you to have beenspared this unpleasant business.
However, that trouble was spared him by Mr. Mansell; but still Louis would not let him off, on the plea that James's side of the house should make as imposing a demonstration as possible.
Yes; we all knew it was a threat of your uncle; but we spared you the knowledge, thinking that all might yet be accommodated, and never expecting it would come on you in this sudden way.
They felt thankful that such decay had been spared their grandmother, and Clara sighed to think that her uncle might be on the brink of a like loss of faculties, and then felt herself more than ever bound to him.
I do not think she is unkind to Mary,' said Louis; 'I could be almost glad that the dear Aunt Kitty is spared all this worry.
Lady Conway rejoiced in being spared the fabrication by which she had intended to dismiss her paragon without hurting his feelings, thanked Fitzjocelyn more than ever, and was sure that dear Walter would do very well.
The frame, hitherto so vigorous and active, had been spared long or weary decay; and tranquil torpor had mildly conducted the happy, gentle spirit to full repose.
If I am spared to bring up these children, I hope to make them understand the difference between independence and pride.
Little Catharine is so fretful, that Ellen cannot be spared from the nursery.
The grand nurse had almost abdicated on the double addition to her charge, and had only been bribed to stay by an ill-spared increase in wages, and a share in an underling, who was also to help Charlotte in her housemaid's department.
We should have been spared these sights, and the pain of knowing that we cannot prevent this appalling misery and cruelty.
The enemy's bullet hasspared me, so let me perish by the hand of my own rifleman.
Romans conquered both Macedonia and Greece, and completely destroyed Corinth, but spared Athens, which was deprived of its fortifications under Sulla, on account of the great memories which gathered round it.
The Tiber had overflowed Rome, and destroyed quite a quarter of it, butspared the convent of St. Andrew.
