Westminster Abbey, or Victory.

Westminster Abbey, or Victory.

Woe to the vanquished!
[Lat., Vae victis.]

Woe to the vanquished!
[Lat., Vae victis.]

Then should some cloud pass over
The brow of sire or lover,
Think 'tis the shade
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Then should some cloud pass over
The brow of sire or lover,
Think 'tis the shade
By Victory made
Whose wings right o'er us hover!

We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.

We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.

Not one of all the purple host
Who took the flag to-day
Can tell the definition
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Not one of all the purple host
Who took the flag to-day
Can tell the definition
So clear of victory,
As he, defeated, dying,
On whose forbidden ear
The distant strains of triumph
Break agonized and clear.

The best policy is to declare victory and leave.

The best policy is to declare victory and leave.

A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)

A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for read more

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.

Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a read more

Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.