69 examples of wars' in sentences

And after that, was I an engineer, And in the wars 'twixt France and Germany, Under pretence of serving Charles the Fifth, Slew friend and enemy with my stratagems.

The proclamation of the 'Holy War' produced a general agitation of the Mohammedan against the Christian elements in the Empire, and the Christian nationalities had soon good reason to fear that Turkish chauvinism would make use of Mohammedan fanaticism to make the War popular with the mass of the Mohammedan population.

The first was headed 'A Holy War' and set forth the great principles of nationality, respect for treaties, and protection of the weak, which in our opinion are the main motives of the Allies in this war.

But with us Germans it is still more terrible, because it is fought out by us with more love for the strife than any other war.' "Does it not sound truly horrible for the greatest benefactor of a nation, which has to thank him for having realized its century-old dream of unity, to say in all calm and as something quite obvious, that his own nation engages in a civil war 'with more love' than any other war?

Octavia says to Anthony, of the difference between him and her brother, "Wars 'twixt you twain would be As if the world should cleave, and that slain men Should solder up the reft" This thought seems taken from the story of Curtius leaping into the Chasm in the Forum, in order to close it, so that, as that was closed by one Roman, if the whole world were to cleave, Romans only could solder it up.

Why during the so-called 'Hundred Years' War' was England in reality the invader and not the invaded?

The Acts quoted were passed about the time of the 'Jenkins' Ear War' and the war of the Austrian Succession; but the fact that foreigners were allowed to form the majority of a British vessel's crew is worthy of notice.

Lord Somers, in writing for William III, speaks of the endless and sanguinary wars of that period as wars 'to maintain the liberties of Europe'.

From a parish magazine: "I know 'the war' still continues but these do not explain everything.

Mr. Herbert Spencer, indeed, attempted to turn a single hasty generalisation from the history of biological evolution into a complete social philosophy of his own, and preached a 'beneficent private war' which he conceived as exactly equivalent to that degree of trade competition which prevailed among English provincial shopkeepers about the year 1884.

There was already war 'twixt him and me When he deliver'd the Commander's Staff Into my hands; for there's a natural, Unceasing war 'twixt cunning and suspicion; Peace exists only betwixt confidence And faith.

He is now cultivating in peace the gifts which in war' 'Sufficed to keep him out of danger!'

The older men talk of the days of the Eureka Stockade and the younger of 'shearing wars' in North Queensland, while the traveller moves timidly among them wondering what under the world every third word means.

ON THE TEXT [Footnote A: Compare Michael Drayton's 'Barons' Wars', book i.: 'Then those of Kent, unconquered of the rest, That to this day maintain their ancient right.' Ed.]

'But she'll mak' ye a rael guid wife when ye come back frae the wars' 'Oh, whisht, Miss Tod!' cried Christina.

"De nex' day," Uncle Dave finished, with a whimsical smile, "I see de bos'n readin' in de paper 'bout de war 'twixt America an' England.

'Fore ole Marster died, she got so thin an' peaked I war 'fraid she war gwine to die; but she seed him out.

I won'er what color Masser t'ink war' Captain Kidd?

Now, de modder of your Euclid, Masser Al'erman, war' a pretty woman, do' she

Den a war' young heself, and I use to visit at de Al'erman's fadder's; afore a English come, and when ole Patroon war' a young man.

"I think it alway better to travel on 'e land, when a gentle'um own so much as Masser Oloff Der war' 'e time a ferry-boat go down, wid crowd of people; and nobody ebber come up again to say how he feel.

Ere war' drown six people in dat werry-boat.

" "Well, den I s'pose 'ere war' one Yankee; but I, know all war' drown, for 'e Gubbenor lose he fine coach-horses in dat werry-boat.

you should have sent for the farrier to administer to the sufferer, thou black hound!" "'Em go for a butcher, Masser, to save he skin; for he war' too soon dead.

he no wish to kill he people wid work, or old Phyllis war' dead, fifty year, next winter.

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