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Hail! Thou as victor crowned.
[Ger., Heil dir im Siegerkranz.]
Hail! Thou as victor crowned.
[Ger., Heil dir im Siegerkranz.]
Before this time to-morrow I shall have gained a peerage, or
Westminister Abbey.
Before this time to-morrow I shall have gained a peerage, or
Westminister Abbey.
To the victors belong the spoils. (The spoils to the victors.)
To the victors belong the spoils. (The spoils to the victors.)
Victory and defeat are each of the same price.
Victory and defeat are each of the same price.
I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some read more
I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose!
The best policy is to declare victory and leave.
The best policy is to declare victory and leave.
You know how to win victory, Hannibal, you do not how to use it
[Lat., Vincere scis, Hannibal; victoria read more
You know how to win victory, Hannibal, you do not how to use it
[Lat., Vincere scis, Hannibal; victoria uti nescis.]
We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms,
Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms.
We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms,
Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms.
A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)
A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)