56 examples of leaguer in sentences

"Yet say not that 'tis in thy power To yield or all my hopes to kill; For thou shalt learn that all the world, In leaguer, cannot bend my will. "And France can tell how many a time I fought upon the tented field, And forced upon their bended knee Her loftiest paladins to yield.

But I saw Joe Carbrook just now, and if he is an Epworth Leaguer I am the Prince of Puget Sound.

And I had my heart set on being a Big Leaguer myself.

"Anyway, when I walked in the door, Bill Bradley said, 'Hello, Big Leaguer.

The inner door stood ajar, and peered into that leaguer of shadows with a long slit of daylight like a pointing finger.

she will doe you service, Captaine, in a Low Country Leaguer.

Holland's Leaguer was the name of a notorious brothel in Southwark.

In a few weeks after the appearance of the adversaries opposite each other at Petersburg, the lines of leaguer and defence were drawn, and the long struggle began.

These were they who saved our Indian Empire, and who, by the direction of their great organized armies, brought those who but a few years before had been our mortal enemies to fight cheerfully on our side, and, carrying to a successful termination the leaguer of Delhi, stemmed the tide of the rebellion, and broke the backbone of the Mutiny.

He can bear the sight of the dead grass on the cliff-edge, weary, feeble, expostulating with its old tormentor the gale; then the fierce screams of the blasts as they rush up across the layers of rock below, like hounds leaping up at their prey; and far beneath, the horrible confused battle-roar of that great leaguer of waves.

MS. play founded on Sidney's Arcadia Low Country Leaguer Lustique Machlaean Macrios Magical weed Makarell Make ready March beere Marlins Marlowe's Hero and Leander quoted Marriage, restrained by law at certain seasons Martial quoted Mary muffe Masque (MS.) containing a long passage that is found in Chapman's Byron's Tragedie Massinger, his share in the authorship of Sir John Van Olden Barnavelt Mawmets

As the wolves in winter circle Round the leaguer on the heath, So the greedy foe glared upward, Panting still for blood and death.

Lionel Lincoln; or, The Leaguer of Boston.

Be that as it may, he made the most of such opportunities for the exercising of his gift as came to one for whom the long purse leveled most barriers; had been making the most of the present leaguer of a woman's hearta citadel whose capitulation was not to be compassed by mere money-might, he would have said.

[203] Guy Eder de Beaumanoir de Lavardin, Baron de Fontenelles, was a Breton noble, who, according to De Thou, had been a celebrated Leaguer and brigand.

He therefore drew them off from the castle, and during the day circled round and round the place, seizing several carts of provisions destined for the wants of the infantry, and holding them in a sort of leaguer.

"A Texas leaguer," said Wilbur, "but it's all right.

REDWOOD'S TWO DAYS V. THE GIANT LEAGUER BOOK I. THE DAWN OF THE FOOD.

THE GIANT LEAGUER.

The inner door stood ajar, and peered into that leaguer of shadows with a long slit of daylight like a pointing finger.

The object of the league, as I shook it out of the head leaguer by the ear, was to catch the head bookkeeper, whom the boys didn't like, and whom they called the black caitiff, alone in the vault some night while he was putting away his books, slam the door, and turn the combination on him.

The chief strength of the enemy lay on the other side of the river; but they having also some notice of our design, had sent over forces to strengthen their leaguer on this side.

By this means the enemy were kept employed, and our foot, with the waggons, appearing on that quarter where they were least expected, easily defeated the advanced guards and forced that post, where, entering the leaguer, the other part of the garrison, who had sallied that way, came up to them, received the waggons, and the dragoons entered with them into the town.

We came up with the enemy's leaguer about the break of day, and having been discovered by their scouts, they, with more courage than discretion, drew out to meet us.

Oh for a life of leisure and broad hours, To think and dream, to put away small things, This world's perpetual leaguer of dull naughts; To wander like the bee among the flowers

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