June 3, 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee, the father of my deceased colleague, assumed the command of the Army of Northern Virginia three days after the retiracy of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, caused by a wound received in the battle of Seven Pines. ❋ Various (N/A)
Such inventions as to obligate, to concertize, to questionize, retiracy, savagerous, coatee (a sort of diminutive for coat) and citified appeared in the popular vocabulary and even got into more or less good usage. ❋ Henry Louis (1921)
Knowing this, I would respectfully suggest the retiracy of those ❋ Unknown (1906)
Presidents and shaped policies, in his voluntary retiracy. ❋ Unknown (1906)
They resent any change in public opinion, because the change would mean their own retiracy to back seats in politics and from public attention. ❋ Unknown (1901)
On June 3, 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee, the father of my deceased colleague, assumed the command of the Army of Northern Virginia three days after the retiracy of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, caused by a wound received in the battle of Seven Pines. ❋ Various (1892)
To their own relief the guiltless eaves-droppers, who found no moment favorable for revealing themselves after the comedy began, issued from their retiracy. ❋ William Dean Howells (1878)
Latin wrangle before the Emperor and at the altars; but they spare me in this beloved retiracy. ❋ Lewis Wallace (1866)
Byzantine sisterhood to veils, except when in the retiracy of their chambers, she was at all times brave enough to emphasize the abhorrence by discarding the encumbrance. ❋ Lewis Wallace (1866)
It was well ventilated, for five panes of glass had suffered compound fractures, which all the surgeons and nurses had failed to heal; the two windows were draped with sheets, the church hospital opposite being a brick and mortar Argus, and the female mind cherishing a prejudice in favor of retiracy during the night-capped periods of existence. ❋ Unknown (1863)
General Burnside had not come West with a purpose to content himself with the retiracy of a department out of the theatre of actual war. ❋ Jacob Dolson Cox (1864)
Jefferson, the father of the opposition, who had declared that his retiracy from the political world should be profound, was alarmed at these manifestations of the declining strength of his party, and he was moved to let his voice be heard once more. ❋ Benson John Lossing (1852)
And if, as you will say, you perform those foul rites in a state of retiracy, are you not adding the sin of hypocrisy to your preëxistent guilt? ❋ Various (1840)
a brick and mortar Argus, and the female mind cherishing a prejudice in favor of retiracy during the night-capped periods of existence. ❋ Louisa May Alcott (1860)
