1 I say peaceful, because I shall have occasion in another place to speak of conquest, which some esteem a way of beginning of governments.
2 But conquest is as far from setting up any government, as demolishing an house is from building a new one in the place.
3 First, It is plain he gets no power by his conquest over those that conquered with him.
4 They that fought on his side cannot suffer by the conquest, but must at least be as much freemen as they were before.
5 And the conquering people are not, I hope, to be slaves by conquest, and wear their laurels only to shew they are sacrifices to their leaders triumph.
6 The Normans that came with him, and helped to conquer, and all descended from them, are freemen, and no subjects by conquest; let that give what dominion it will.
7 When sticks and stones and beasts form the sole environment of a people, their attitude is largely one of determined opposition to and conquest of natural forces.
8 I turn to the men: gentlemen, make conquest, rob each other of your well-beloved without remorse.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VII—THE WISDOM OF THOLOMYES 9 In that campaign, the object of the French soldier, the son of democracy, was the conquest of a yoke for others.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER III—THE ANKLE-CHAIN MUST HAVE UNDERGONE A CERTAIN... 10 These bare feet, these bare arms, these rags, these ignorances, these abjectnesses, these darknesses, may be employed in the conquest of the ideal.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XII—THE FUTURE LATENT IN THE PEOPLE 11 This march savored of an attack, and certainly of a desire for conquest.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 6: CHAPTER IV—BEGINNING OF A GREAT MALADY 12 This carriage which has become colossal through its freight, has an air of conquest.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 6: CHAPTER I—THE 16TH OF FEBRUARY, 1833 13 With a little more heart, he might have been contented with this new conquest; but the principal features of his character were ambition and pride.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In 33 SOUBRETTE AND MISTRESS 14 I abhor every common-place phrase by which wit is intended; and 'setting one's cap at a man,' or 'making a conquest,' are the most odious of all.
15 My cousins say they are sure I have made a conquest; but for my part I declare I never think about him from one hour's end to another.