1 For he thought that in saving the Capitol, he had himself done as much as Camillus to preserve Rome, and that in respect of his other warlike achievements he was no whit behind him.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo MachiavelliGet Context In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VIII. 2 Never did any man by the most splendid achievements gain for himself so great a name for wisdom and prudence as is justly due to Junius Brutus for feigning to be a fool.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo MachiavelliGet Context In BOOK 3: CHAPTER II. 3 The Venetians, if their achievements are considered, will be seen to have acted safely and gloriously so long as they sent to war their own men, when with armed gentlemen and plebians they did valiantly.
The Prince By Nicolo MachiavelliGet Context In CHAPTER XII — HOW MANY KINDS OF SOLDIERY THERE ARE, AND C... 4 We have seen the magnificent grandeur and the magnificent achievements of one of the great metropolitan cities of the South.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. WashingtonGet Context In Chapter XVII. 5 I am bound to say that in all the accounts which you have been so good as to give of my own small achievements you have habitually underrated your own abilities.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By A. Conan DoyleGet Context In Chapter 1. Mr. Sherlock Holmes 6 A collection of my trifling achievements would certainly be incomplete which contained no account of this very singular business.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In VI. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual 7 I mentioned the prudent management of our treasury; the valour and achievements of our forces, by sea and land.
Gulliver's Travels(V1) By Jonathan SwiftGet Context In PART 2: CHAPTER VI. 8 My feelings are profound, but I possessed a coolness of judgment that fitted me for illustrious achievements.
Frankenstein By Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) ShelleyGet Context In Chapter 24 9 Later he began to study his deeds, his failures, and his achievements.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen CraneGet Context In Chapter 24 10 His starched collars and got-up shirt-fronts were achievements of character.
11 Let our remotest posterity recall your achievements this day with pride.
War and Peace(V4) By Leo TolstoyGet Context In BOOK 10: CHAPTER XXVI 12 He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the other.
13 And as he felt the frenzy of her achieving her own orgasmic satisfaction from his hard, erect passivity, he had a curious sense of pride and satisfaction.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H LawrenceGet Context In Chapter 3 14 But the Turkish Knight was denied even the chance of achieving this by the fluttering ribbons which she dared not brush aside.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyGet Context In BOOK 2: 6 The Two Stand Face to Face 15 Conversely, when two consecutive princes are of rare excellence, we commonly find them achieving results which win for them enduring renown.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo MachiavelliGet Context In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XIX.