Warre

They fared sumptuously every day on the food stored within the magazine; while "daily out of the woods" they took wild hogs, the "very good sort of a beast called warre," that Dampier ate, besides great store of turkeys, pheasants, and numberless guanas, ❋ John Masefield (1922)

About the beginning of this tragicall warre, the Moscouite, to cloke his tyranny and ambition vnder some faire pretense amongst other of his demaunds, made mention also of a tribute which should be due vnto him out of the bishop of Dorpat his iurisdiction, whereof notwithstanding hee could neither bring any iust account, nor affirm any certainty: howbeit there is no man liuing to be found which either can tell of his owne remembrance, or from the relation of others, that any such tribute was euer paid vnto the ❋ Unknown (2003)

For to let pass y* infinite examples in sundrie nations and severall places of y* world, and instance in our owne, when as y '- old serpente could not prevaile by those firie flames & other his cruell tragedies, which he by his instruments put in ure every wher in y' days of queene Mary & before, he then begane an other kind of warre, ❋ Unknown (1792)

From the mists, Mr. Davies summons the kingdoms of Alt Clud, Burgundia, Aragon and Tolosa; he records their emergence, their flowering and theirdemise—whether by "internall diseases" or by "forraign warre," in Thomas Hobbes's words. ❋ Henrik Bering (2012)

And when you assent to this "warre of all against all," putting it into bloody practice, life can truly become a nasty, brutish and short affair, in our communities, our country, and on the world stage -- unless you're at the top of the heap, of course, with the help of armies and police officers and compliant serfs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hobbes says, “during the time men live without a common Power to keep them all in awe, they are in that condition which is called Warre; and such a warre, as is of every man, against every man” (Leviathan, 1.13). ❋ Unknown (2009)

In 1645, Emanuel Downing, brother-in-law of John Winthrop, wrote to him of his desire for a "juste warre" with the Pequots, to enable the capture of enough Indian men, women, and chiddren to exchange in Barbados for black slaves, saying the colony would never thrive "until we get ... a stock of slaves sufficient to doe all our business." ❋ Unknown (2007)

He makes flat warre with God, and doth defie With his poore clod of earth the spacious skie. ❋ Peter Heller (2007)

It so fell out, that in the continuance of this warre, the ❋ Unknown (2004)

Being mounted on horseback, and humbly taking their leave of the King, the Count would not ride home to his owne dwelling, but into Tuscany, where he heard of a warre between the Florentines and the Senesi, purposing to take part with the Florentines, to whom he was willingly and honourably welcommed, being created Captaine of a worthy Company, and continuing there a long while in service. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Nor did he bestow so many lookes upon her, but his praises infinitely surpassed them, as thinking that he could not sufficiently commend her, following the Duke step by step in affection; for being now growne amorous of her, and remembrance of the intended warre utterly abandoned; no other thoughts could come neerer him but how to bereave the Duke of her, yet concealing his love, and not imparting it to any one. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Germaines, mighty dissentions grew betweene both the Nations, insomuch, that it drew a dismall and a lingering warre. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Thus parted Signior Thorello and his friends, from Saladine and his company, who verily determined in the heighth of his minde, if he should be spared with life, and the warre (which he expected) concluded: to requite Thorello with no lesse courtesie, then hee had already declared to him; conferring a long while after with his ❋ Unknown (2004)

But yet in the end, by the meanes of Noble Friends and Kindred on either side, labouring to have such discontentment appeased, endangering warre betweene the Kingdomes: after a limited time of banishment, Chynon returned joyfully with his Iphigenia home to ❋ Unknown (2004)

These two speciall observations, allowable in my judgement, and living now in mee, seizing on my youthfull blood and yeeres, have found no mean inducement to love, in regard of my husbands far distance from me, medling in the rude uncivill actions of warre, when he should rather be at home in more sweet imployment. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Thus Menghino being favoured (on the one side) by the by Chamber-maide, and Giovanni (on the other) by trusty Grinello; their amorous warre was now on foote, and diligently followed by both their sollicitors. ❋ Unknown (2004)

For, whereas in passed times, they spent their dayes and paines in making peace, when Gentlemen were at warre or dissention, or treating on honest marriages, betweene friends and familiars, and ❋ Unknown (2004)

Beleeve me noble Count, there is not any enemy, how strong soever he be, but I hold him weake and easie to be vanquished, by him who is skilfull in the warre, where a man may learne to conquere his owne appetite. ❋ Unknown (2004)