In circulating the official information which records the splendid victories of our Russian Allies, he would remind the troops that the enemy must before long withdraw troops to the East and relieve the tension on our front.
Oh that our victories would come in speedy succession; not for the sake of the victory, but of the end!
Now, after these battles and victories the fate of the disputed duchies must surely be settled, and yet the questions and the doubts were always going on.
Then the victories and defeats bring out quite new combinations; then kingdoms diminish or increase, or shape themselves in relations before unforeseen.
The two most influential nations on the Continent were revelling in thoughts of war; the one proudly looking back on the victories she had gained, the other longingly expecting her impending revenge.
There was joy over the victories guaranteed in the manifestoes, just as if they had been gained already.
This condition of things was ended by Wellesley's victories at Assaye and Argaon (1803), which forced the Bhonsla raja to cede his territories west of the Wardha, Gawilgarh and Narnala.
Close to the cathedral there is a triumphal arch decorated with bas-reliefs known as the Porte Noire, which is generally considered to have been built in commemoration of the victories of Marcus Aurelius over the Germans in 167.
It is a reasonable conjecture that the tales ofvictories over Grendel and the fiery dragon belong properly to the myth of Beaw.
A stern Protestant, he exacted heavy contributions from the Catholic cities which he took, and his repeated victories caused him to be regarded by German Protestants as the saviour of their religion.
He gained several great victories over the Persians, by sea and land, and beautified the city with the spoils of the enemy.
Clovis did not as yet consider hisvictories complete; the conquest of Brittany was soon followed by that of Alaric II.
The victories of Marius mark a new epoch in Roman history.
It has been well said that his victories over his motley followers were hardly less wonderful than his victories over nature and over Rome.
Meantime Wallenstein, after some slight victories in Saxony and Silesia, remained inactive.
These two splendid victories filled all Europe with joy and admiration.
Hannibal might doubtless still hope for victories, but no longer such victoriesas those on the Trasimene lake and on the Aufidus; the times of the citizen-generals were gone by.
Scipio embraced the first moment of apparent peace to resign his command (in the end of 548), and to report at Rome in person the victories which he had achieved and the provinces which he had won.
He might hope that, in possession of Capua, he would be able to seize one of the Campanian ports, where he might disembark the reinforcements which his great victories had wrung from the opposition at home.
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England boasts no monument of her modern victories so impressive as the bridge named for the most memorable of them.
One of the latest of memorable associations connected with the inns of New York, is that which identifies the 'City Hotel' with the naval victories of the last war with England.
The victories won, however, provide a foretaste of the confirmations that will in time bless the efforts of Bahá’í communities struggling with the same challenges on other continents.
His own life was now swiftly moving to its end, but the three years left to Him after the conclusion of the world war seemed, in retrospect, to provide a foretaste of the victories that the Cause itself would know as the century unfolded.
Within a few months messages from the World Centre began sharing the news of a succession of victories in country after country.
During the century’s concluding years, many National Spiritual Assemblies won impressivevictories of their own in the field of external affairs.
It had been, in the words of Shoghi Effendi, “a period whose splendours no victories in this or any future age, however brilliant, can rival.
Half a century of unprecedented victories of capitalism all over the world.
Again, the regimental names and associations had been changed and the old territorial or royal and princely designations had been reëstablished; the Napoleonic victories had been erased from the battle-flags; the Eagles had been taken away.
Victor and Oudinot had been fighting hard with Schwarzenberg, but the news of Napoleon's victories had finally caused the cautious Austrian to stop.
Being highly sensible of the great merit of the Portuguese to whom he chiefly owed this and the former victories over his enemies, the emperor conferred great favours upon them.
Happy had it been for him if he had returned to India, satisfied with the victories he had already achieved.
So the day passed in discussing the victories of the armies, the oppression and tyranny practiced by the committee, and the prospects of the future.
I believe that victories are more important to France at this juncture, citizen president, than any slight disregard of the letter of the committee's authority.
They have been chosen to serve the Republic only for a time in a more exalted position than their fellow citizens, yet they have become swollen with pride, and take to themselves the credit of the victories won by their armies.
Those Victories are still miserable, that leave our sins unsubdued; flushing our pride, and animating to continue injuries.
The Trophees of my charitie will be more glorious and durable over them, then their ill managed victories over me.
The victories of faith which Moses gained were very fine.
The intelligence of faith is bright, and its victories glorious; but in the accounting of the God of all grace, its boldness surpasses all.
Two victories distinguish him--one over the armies of the kings, and one over the offers of the king of Sodom.
The signal combination of victories filled the North with enthusiasm and the President with profoundest gratitude.
Thus far, most of the political victories had been with the slave-power, and the South became correspondently arrogant and defiant.
But Lee fought on the outer line also at Second Bull Run, winning one of the neatest victories in modern warfare.
These, fellow-citizens, are the victories we commemorate.
The summons was to assemble for congratulation upon those great victories which have given assurance of the integrity of the Union, and I am here for this purpose.
Thus the reverses in New Jersey and Pennsylvania had cast a gloom over the country, which could not be altogether dispelled even by the brilliant victoriesof Saratoga and the capture of Burgoyne and his army.
Flushed with his victories in this quarter, and intoxicated with the delight of conquest, Thothmes, on his return to Thebes, raised his thoughts to a still grander and more adventurous enterprize.
On all sides victory crowned his arms; but he stained the fair fame that his victories would have otherwise secured him by barbarous practices, and cruel and unnecessary bloodshed.
Egypt was as prone as other countries to "worship the rising sun;" and Piankhi's victories had by this time marked him out in the eyes of the Egyptians as the favourite of Heaven, their predestined monarch and ruler.
In the midst of her victories she wept for the souls of those who were killed; and while she incited others to combat, she herself did not use her sword.
Solicited by Godolphin, under the advice of Halifax, to write a poem on the victories of Marlborough, he wrote one so popular that he rapidly rose in favor with the Whig ministry.
The victories of the former had made him the most famous man in Europe and the greatest subject in England.
Napoleon gained his first great victories in defence of its ideas.
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