98 examples of souldiers in sentences

The death of Anthony is thus related in North's Plutarch, "Life of Marius" "But he (Marius) sent Annius one of his captaines thither ... and when they were come to the house which the drawer had brought them to, Annius taried beneath at the doore, and the souldiers went up the staiers into the chamber, and finding Anthonie there, they began to encourage one another to kill him, not one of them having the heart to lay hands upon him.

For Anthonies tongue was as sweet as a Syrene, and had such an excellent grace in speaking, that when he began to speake unto the souldiers and to pray them to save his life, there was not one of them so hard-hearted as once to touch him, no not onely to looke him in the face, but looking downewards fell a weeping.

Annius perceiving they taried long and came not downe, went himself up into the chamber and found Anthonie talking to his souldiers, and them weeping, his sweete eloquent tongue had so melted their hearts: but he, rating them, ran furiously upon him and strake off his head with his owne hands.

Come, fellow souldiers, halfe the fight is past: The bloodiest battell comes to an end at last.

Bellina and a company of Souldiers with him.

I have then The people on my side; I have the souldiers; I have that army which your rash young King Had bent against the Christians,they now are mine: I am the Center, and they all are lines Meeting in me.

If, therefore, these strong sinewes, The Souldiers and the Commons, have a vertue To lift me into the Throne, Ile leape into it.

A Souldiers good wish blesse you, Lady. Onae.

" "Right well, deere gossip, ye advized have," Said then the Foxe, "but I this doubt will save: For ere we farther passe, I will devise 195 A pasport for us both in fittest wize, And by the names of souldiers us protect, That now is thought a civile begging sect.

Shame light on him, that through so false illusion Doth turne the name of souldiers to abusion, 220 And that which is the noblest mysterie

And now the Foxe had gotten him a gowne, And th'Ape a cassocke sidelong hanging downe; For they their occupation meant to change, 355 And now in other state abroad to range: For since their souldiers pas no better spedd, They forg'd another, as for clerkes booke-redd.

You must disburse; that is the souldiers phrase.

There is a treasurer in the county, Captaine, pays souldiers pensions: if any be due to you Ile write my letter, you shall receive it.

Iron and Steele is most convenient for Souldiers; but, since you say it, Nephew, he shall have it: how much must it be? Suc.

If I find my Souldiers tractable they shall find me but a reasonable Captaine.

The following extract will give a taste of the author's quality: Enter Canutus, Edricus with other Lords and souldiers.

And Souldiers.

Look forth Souldiers.

Enter Hubert, Hemskirk, Wolfort, Bertha, and Souldiers.

Well, I believe there are better souldiers than I, that never saw two Princes fight in lists.

The Souldiers.

A little glory in a souldiers mouth Is well-becoming, be it far from vain.

Alas Mardonius, rise you shall not kneel, We all are souldiers, and all venture lives: And where there is no difference in mens worths, Titles are jests, who can outvalue thee? Mardonius thou hast lov'd me, and hast wrong, Thy love is not rewarded, but believe It shall be better, more than friend in arms, My Father, and my Tutor, good Mardonius.

And, they continue, "the vsinge of our sayde stocke is by the two wardens & the rest of the eight men w[hi]ch for the same stande sworne, And it is bestowed aboute her ma[jes]ties service, for buyenge of armor, settinge forth of souldiers w[i]th powder & shott....

c. 4, known as the Statute of Charitable Uses: "Whereas Landes, Tenements, Rentes ... Money and Stockes of Money," it is there rehearsed, "have bene heretofore given, limitted ... and assigned ... some for Releife of aged, impotent and poore people, some for Maintenaunce of sicke and maymed Souldiers and Marriners, Schooles of Learninge ...

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