Canada with ease, thought only of keeping out of Montcalm's way, pleading in excuse that they feared to trust the "provincials" -- who had thus far done all the fighting that had been done, and won all the successes. ❋ Julian Hawthorne (1890)
General James Wolfe who was regarded almost as a military saint had called the provincials the dirtiest, most contemptible, cowardly dogs you can conceive. ❋ Benson Bobrick (1997)
"But the provincials were the last to leave the field at Ticonderoga." ❋ Unknown (N/A)
"We Occidentals," said Martin Decoud, using the usual term the provincials of Sulaco applied to themselves, ❋ Unknown (1904)
The great bulk of the population still consisted of the conquered provincials, that is to say, of Romanized Celts, of a Gallic race which had long been under the dominion of the Cæsars, and had acquired, together with no slight infusion of Roman blood, the language, the literature, the laws, and the civilization of Latium. ❋ Rossiter Johnson (1885)
Among the provincials was a partisan of great repute, of the name of Rogers. ❋ James Fenimore Cooper (1820)
The most wealthy of the provincials will be attracted by the powerful motives of interest and duty, of amusement and curiosity. ❋ Unknown (1206)
Italy gave fashions, as well as laws, to her Latin provincials. ❋ Unknown (1206)
Mignon returned to the salon, and Modeste, having received a last bow from the two friends as the carriage turned, went back to her seat, a weighty discussion took place, such as provincials invariably hold over Parisians after a first interview. ❋ Unknown (2007)
The attitude toward "provincials" that brought about Braddock's fatal error because he could not listen to advice, was destined now to bring to England the loss of her valuable colonies in America. ❋ Clayton Edwards (N/A)
Will you believe it, Colonel Corkran began his job by sneering audibly at 'provincials' to some beastly friend of his, come to see him off at Marseilles? ❋ Unknown (1889)
Yet I must resolutely deny that any sort of hoydenishness or indecorum is an especial characteristic of radicals, or even "provincials," as a class. ❋ Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1867)
The 'provincials' will feature some top soccer talent in the 13 - to 18-year-old age range with teams representing all regions including Vancouver Island, Coastal (2), North Coast, ❋ Unknown (2009)
"We Occidentals," said Martin Decoud, using the usual term the provincials of Sulaco applied to themselves, "have been always distinct and separated. ❋ Joseph Conrad (1890)
"provincials" to distinguish themselves from the British troops. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
British regulars regarded their rank as superior to those of provincials whatever their grade, and this royal captain would surely claim precedence over a Virginia lieutenant colonel.35 ❋ David A. Clary (2011)
Facing demotion in the aftermath, Washington resigned his commission, then in 1755 attached himself as a volunteer to General Edward Braddock, who was leading a new force of redcoats and provincials against the French on the Ohio. ❋ David A. Clary (2011)
As soon as Dunbar left Fort Cumberland, the provincials there began to desert because, as Dinwiddie put it, they thought “they were left by the regulars to be destroyed by the barbarous enemy.” ❋ David A. Clary (2011)
The rear was guarded by about a hundred provincials under Adam Stephen, while parties of flankers ranged on either side.6 ❋ David A. Clary (2011)
