It was an easy thing to over-run the unprepared Belgian soil--but the Belgian spirit is unconquerable.
Unprepared and peace-loving, they have stood the shock of a perfectly equipped and war-loving army.
There was a second's pause before he uncoiled the powerful spring that was himself, and hurled his body on his unprepared victim.
Totally unpreparedfor the fate awaiting them, the Yellow Dogs came on.
Negotiations were prolonged, also, by the fact that at the outbreak of the war Italy was, in a military sense, quite unprepared to engage in a desperate struggle.
What can be said for the student who comes into the classroom unprepared to lift her own weight, unprepared to help others?
It is sufficient to say that the outbreak of war when it did come found our nation not unprepared to meet the conflict.
During these eight years many of our people clung to the hope that the innate decency of mankind would protect the unprepared who showed their innate trust in mankind.
A strong and united nation may be destroyed if it is unprepared against sudden attack.
We were familiar with the magazine illustrations of the Pasig long before our pedagogic invasion of Manila, but we were unprepared for the additional charm lent to these familiar views by the play of color.
But we wondered what boat had come in in such a storm, and, the unexpected always happening, were not wholly unprepared to learn that that disreputable old tub the General Blanco had made harbor safe and sound.
One is, however, unprepared for the white-domed vision beyond, which at once inspired admiration and awe.
Johnson:--'He was scarcely ever known to start a new topic himself, or to appear unprepared upon those topics that were introduced by others.
Preserve me, Sir, by your prerogative of mercy, from the necessity of appearing unprepared at that tribunal, before which Kings and Subjects must stand at last together.
I felt that the holiest relations fail to instruct the unprepared and perverted mind.
I did not believe in God; for why had He permitted the dart to enter so unprepared a breast?
The passions that sometimes agitate these maidens of his verso are the surprises of noble hearts unprepared for evil; and even their mistakes cannot cost bitter tears to their attendant angels.
Margaret was unprepared for the idea, for she had not been so much with her father as Dora, and was, therefore, not aware of the conversation that had lately passed between him and Mrs Herbert.
In the middle of the day two of the principal tenants came to say that they were unprepared with their rent, and to beg for a little delay.
The two flag-officers were much mortified at the success of this daring act, due as it was to the unprepared state of the fleets; and Farragut instantly determined to follow her down and attempt to destroy her as he ran by.
Having no faith in her coming down, the vessels were found wholly unprepared to attack; only one, the ram General Bragg, had steam, and her commander unfortunately waited for orders to act in such an emergency.
She was wholly unprepared for the intelligence, a few days later, that Thurston had gone, in the most sudden manner, to Europe.
Something new in him had revealed itself to her; it blunted the edge of her anger; she was unprepared for it.
It is to be hoped that Commander Adair will keep the garrison shut up in their fort, and so the people up the country, not knowing what has happened, will be unprepared for us.
By their means every night an English and French steamer had stood in and shelled the town, greatly to the astonishment of the Russians, who were utterly unprepared for such a mode of attack.
Twas a bold stroke, the boldest of any I had made that morning; but I was wholly unprepared for its effect upon the lawyer.
But when he would give me space I set the hopelessness of pursuit, all unprepared as we were, in plainest speech.
But for her stopping of me I should have come unpreparedinto the camp of the enemy.
They were perfectlyunprepared to believe it, and, as a matter of fact, they did not believe until they had seen.
It is as incredible that they were unconsciously mistaken; for they were wholly unprepared for the Resurrection, and sturdily disbelieved all witnesses for it, till they saw with their own eyes, and had 'many infallible proofs.
It was all the more dreadful to her, because she had been totally unprepared for any such trial.
Don't let misfortune find you in this unprepared state of mind.
Robert Lancaster and Francis Bullard, summoned by telegraph from London the previous afternoon, had not been unprepared for such an announcement.
Trouble had been threatening on the Rand for some time, but Bullard was quite unprepared for a catastrophe such as he was now called upon to face.
And yet, so unprepared for maritime war, the Americans went boldly out on the ocean with a few public vessels and active privateers to defy the royal navy of England.
When the demand was refused, the Leopard sent no less than twenty round-shot through the surprised and unprepared Chesapeake, and British officers boarded her, and carried away the men.
I had not been unprepared for this, and be sure I made haste to explain the situation to His Majesty.
The Emperor will not have been unprepared for such weather as this, and you will see how he will deal with it.
I was rejoiced to find that the rains had not swollen the river, for I was apprehensive that heavy falls had taken place in the mountains, and was unprepared for so much good fortune.
Not to be quite unprepared for treachery on their part, we passed a sleepless night, keeping the strictest watch both with our eyes and ears, and holding our weapons in readiness to repel violence were it offered.
Prepared or unprepared to die, He stands before his Judge on high.
It is a great advantage if inexorable facts do not find us unprepared and unexercised, and if our breast has been steeled to bear adversity.
The patriots held their fire until it was given to the enemy almost in their very bosoms, and then, having no time to reload, made a general rush upon the foe, who were altogether unprepared for the furious charge.
When hostilities impended the United States was unprepared for war, but by amazing activity, energy and skill the preparations were pushed and completed with a rapidity that approached the marvelous.
The latter was by far the more powerful vessel, and the Chesapeake was quite unprepared for action; nevertheless, her commander refused to accede to a demand that his crew be overhauled in search for British deserters.
From every gate of the city these tried soldiers poured, and rushed upon the unpreparedwings of the hostile host.
