Left alone with his mother he wildly reproaches her, and at last so far forgets himself, that he is about to kill her, had not his father's ghost appeared once more, exhorting him to take vengeance but to spare his mother.
Almost beside herself with rage, the Queen threatens to take vengeance on the King and to free Assad at any risk.
At the sight of this the men of Kalnik groaned and hastened to take vengeance.
Suppose he, Hmelnitski, should conclude peace, the cut-throats may continue to murder and burn in his name, ortake vengeance on his head for their deluded hopes.
Then he struck down Jeodzian at once, and set out totake vengeance on the Kurtsevichi.
Philip dispatched the notorious Duke of Alva to take vengeance on the turbulent heretics, and overran the Netherlands with his butcheries.
He told me the story with tears, and begged me totake vengeance on his foes.
The lady probably confided her displeasure to him, and begged him to take vengeance on the manager, who had committed so many offences against her.
I only saw the deceitful wretch who had profited by my foolish credulity so many times, and I resolved to enjoy or take vengeance.
True, we are told that in later days he did take vengeance, by supporting the claims of Eadgils, the pretender, against Onela, the slayer of Heardred.
I will give thee thy life," says their leader, "if thou wilt swear to us an oath not to take vengeance on any of those who have been in this business.
It seems far more likely, from the way in which the expression is used here, that the children of the Eotens are the people upon whom Hengest intends to take vengeance.
The phrase about the sword seems therefore to mean that Hengest used this sword in order to take vengeance on the Eotens, presumably for their treachery.
The afflictions of Job were novindicatory punishments to take vengeance of his sins.
This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, "May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes.
Then as Cyrus grew to be a man, being of all those of his age the most courageous and the best beloved, Harpagos sought to become his friend and sent him gifts, because he desired to take vengeance on Astyages.
But is it right to take vengeance; for me to hurt a man to-day solely because he hurt me yesterday?
God is a consuming fire, I have justly provoked thee to wrath, and to take vengeance of me for my transgressions.
Jdt 8:35 Then said Ozias and the princes unto her, Go in peace, and the Lord God be before thee, to take vengeance on our enemies.
So, not being able to take vengeance on his enemy, he bethought himself of the second great aim of this expedition.
And so they gave cause enough to Count Guido to take vengeance on them.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "take vengeance" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
