The processions I see very often, are a pageantry as offensive, and apparently contradictory to all common sense, as the pagodas of China.

With his small army on the right bank of the Delaware, toilsomely increased to about four thousand men, he now meditated offensive operations against the unsuspecting British, who had but just chased him out of New Jersey.

His army was reduced to three thousand men, incapable of offensive operations, without suitable clothing, food, or shelter, "As the poor soldiers," says Fiske, in his brilliant history, "marched on the 17th of December to their winter quarters, the route could be traced on the snow by the blood which oozed from bare, frost-bitten feet.

The which was incomprehensible and offensive to Hilda.

Florrie had been doing very well, but she was not yet quite equal to her situation, and the mistresses were now performing her lighter duties while she changed from the offensive drudge to the neat parlour-maid.

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If Austria succeeded, the constitutional life of Hungary, in many ways so offensive to Russia, was overthrown: if Austria failed, she became a dependency of Russia.

The crisis came one morning when the Golden Dustman's bearing towards Rokesmith was even more arrogant and offensive than it had been before.

"Such things as we have been long accustomed to, though they be evil in their own nature, yet they are less offensive."

With us, Maxima pars victus in carne consistit, we feed on flesh most part, saith Polydore Virgil, as all northern countries do; and it would be very offensive to us to live after their diet, or they to live after ours.

The "Fremdenblatt" was not offensive, but little or nothing was said in the columns of any Vienna paper to explain that the violation of Belgian neutrality had left His Majesty's Government no alternative but to take part in the war.

It does not convey any meaning; there is no beauty in it; it increases the size and price of books; it corrupts the taste of the young, is offensive to persons of good sense, and mortifying to those who take pride in the literary reputation of their country.

When towards the end of March the long-threatened great offensive against Paris began, the "sacred" fury between fellow-citizens reached its height, and there is no doubt that if the invasion had succeeded, before the Germans had arrived at the gates of the city, the gallows at Vincennes, that altar of the country's vengeance, would have known many victims, innocent or guilty, accused or condemned.

It had been ascertained that the French Government, which urged this blockade as the ground of its Berlin decree, was willing in the event of its removal to repeal that decree, which, being followed by alternate repeals of the other offensive edicts, might abolish the whole system on both sides.

Yet he was not so elated by the power he had collected, as to think of commencing offensive operations, but prudently determined to remain quiet, unless the Etrurians should become aggressors.

The soldier must be continually impressed with the extreme importance of the offensive due to its moral effect.

Should an attack fail, it should be followed immediately by another attack before the opponent has an opportunity to assume the offensive.

If, due to circumstances, it is necessary to take the defensive, constantly watch for an opportunity to assume the offensive and take immediate advantage of it.

The offensive should he continually encouraged.

Men should be impressed with the importance of acting always on the offensive in bayonet combat, of pushing their attack with all their might.

The offensive alone gives decisive results.

A quick and energetic offensive minimizes losses.

They not only resisted the enemy's attack but took the offensive, and, in spite of their overpowering numbers, gave them a tremendous punishment.

The pressure of French regiments marching steadily and swiftly from the south-east and south-west after weeks of retirement, was forcing in his outposts, chasing back his cavalry and revealing a strong and resolute offensive.