142 adverbs to describe how to won

The time of the second half was slipping away, and it now looked as though the middies might gradually have won by the steady, bull-dog quality of their tactics.

The first year after Henry's coronation as King of England was spent in securing his newly-won possession.

Abdallah was a stern and upright man, whose uncompromising nature would speedily win Mahomet's respect.

Twas for a hundred golden louis, and it was bravely won by an hour.

She was quoting from the following hymn, which she frequently repeated to her friends, and which she said more than any other expressed the present state of her feelings: "I only enter on the rest, Obtained by labour done; I only claim the victory By Him so dearly won.

And while another stone Swings to its socket, haste with trowel and hod! Win the old smile a moment ere, alone, Soars the great soul to bear report to God.

The triumph was complete; Tacony nobly won the victorious garland; and as long as he and his rider go together, it will take, if not a rum 'un to look at, at all events a dl to go, ere he be forced to resign his championship.

This was doubtless Caesar's chief reason for his constant endeavor to win the goodwill of the young poets, and he ultimately did win that of Calvus and Catullus.

Indeed, Pinckney's plan was the future Constitution of the United States in embryo; and when it is read and contrasted with the document which has so justly won the acclaim of men throughout the world, it is amazing that so young a man should have anticipated and reduced to a concrete and effective form many of the most novel features of the Federal Government.

But if I can't win honestly, mater dear, I'll quit the game, for even money can't compensate a girl for the loss of her self-respect.

During this period from April 25th to October 28th, 1919, the lumber trust saw with chagrin and dismay each of the state cases in turn either won outright by the defendants or else dismissed in the realization that it would be impossible to win them.

Fortunately Lady Medlincourt won the rubber, and having collected her winnings, she followed him into the morning-room.

The neck of the funnel was closed; the war practically won.

Their love is lightly won and lightly lost; And then their hate is deadly and extreme:

No point was claimed as won, until it was not merely won but securely held.

It seemed but a few years ago that John McDonald had wooed and won Isabella McIntosh,wooed her with difficulty in the bosom of her family of six brothers and five sisters, and won her triumphantly in spite of the open and contemptuous opposition of one of the five sisters.

Had Grace Van Cortlandt been more sophisticated, less natural, her beauty might have failed to make this conquest; but the baronet found a charm in her naiveté, that was singularly winning to the feelings of a man of the world.

I'll guard the front, and you keep your eyes on the hinder parts, though a jackdaw could scarcely win over these craigs.

I saw at that moment that for whatever had happened or might happen I might thank myself; might thank the doubt I would not avow to my own mind, but could not conceal from her, that Eveena had condescended to something like jealousy of one whose childish simplicity, real or affected, had strangely won my heart, as children do win hearts hardened by experience of life's roughness and evil.

In the reign of Charles I., one Peter Crewys, an adventurous younger son of this obscure but ancient Devonshire family, had gained local notoriety by raising a troop of enthusiastic yeomen for his Majesty's service; subsequently his own reckless personal gallantry won wider recognition in many an affray with the parliamentary troops; and on the death of his royal master, Peter Crewys was forced to fly the country.

Death wins inevitably.

Meanwhile the Germans had begun another attack in the Flanders sector, with the object of wresting from the British the control of Messines Ridge, which dominated the lowlands of Flanders and had been so gallantly won by the Canadians in the previous year.

But occasionally, when Louise tired of her novel and her cushions in the hammock, the two girls would play tennis or croquet togetherBeth invariably winning.

There was a simple earnestness of manner in every thing that he said or did that irresistibly won both confidence and love; and Helen and her husband entertained not the slightest doubt of the sincerity of his attachment to their child, or of his full intention to offer his hand to her, as soon as he could feel any certainty of its being accepted.

Because, to speak frankly, the present volume will do little to add to the reputation so deservedly won by the other.

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