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The country is unrecognizable from the one that the war-worn British left on Aug. 15, 1947. At 70, India Shows a New Vigor 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z
Lined up across the lawn in front of the aviation center headquarters were some of the Army’s war-worn helicopters. Senate derails Army bid to take Guard helicopters 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z
Gamely her war-worn men doubled off to the light quick-firers, three rousing cheers announcing the fact that, although badly battered, the gallant British seamen knew not the meaning of the word surrender. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z
They were distinguished patrons of art, and did everything to restore the war-worn country to peace and prosperity. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z
In the face of beliefs such as these, the stone-wall resistance put up by our three war-worn Army Corps must have been a source of equal astonishment and exasperation to the wire-pullers in Berlin. The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres 2012-03-17T02:01:05.397Z
The levee and streets of the city were thronged with thousands of weather- and war-worn heroes, that had heroically suffered and fought for the capture of the place. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z
After these, three regiments of foot passed; stern, war-worn men, muddy and travel-stained, in buff coats, and with long pikes trailing behind them. A Little Wizard 2012-02-15T03:00:38.160Z
There was some high instinct in her, in spite of her rather battered and war-worn appearance, which seemed to urge her to protect him. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z
Right pleasant were such sounds to the ears of the war-worn soldiers. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z
By 10 a.m. on the 31st the transfer of positions was complete, and Sir Horace and his gallant but war-worn A.C. withdrew to Hazebrouck. The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres 2012-03-17T02:01:05.397Z
My war-worn clothes did not diminish the number of my friends and admirers, otherwise my veteran visit would have been an unhappy one. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z
The major, war-worn though he was, was still young enough in spirit to be thrilled by the mechanical regularity of his battery's fire. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z
The ladies of the place gave the war-worn veterans a hearty welcome and a warm reception. Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers 2011-09-29T02:00:13.017Z
To eyes already war-worn it was a pleasant sight. The Red Cross Barge 2011-09-05T02:00:20.603Z
She knew that there was no room for drones and unproductive consumers in that war-worn country. Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z
Do you think I don’t know perfectly, that you wouldn’t lose a chance of getting the first glimpse of a certain broken-down and war-worn ragamuffin?” The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z
But twenty thousand tattered, exhausted, war-worn fugitives effected their escape. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z
They held their line magnificently, but they could not have been less than filled with thanksgiving that they were now to have the help of the least war-worn of all their allies. Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z
In close formation came the various regiments of the invaders, men whose fresh uniforms and faultless equipment gave the appearance of troops straight from their regimental depots rather than war-worn veterans. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z
They waited in grim silence, those war-worn soldiers of the Queen. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z
Soon the last of the war-worn veterans was lost in the darkness. Army Boys in France or, From Training Camp to Trenches 2011-06-15T02:00:18.907Z
As our war-worn troops went through Phil-a-del-phi-a they were hailed with shouts and cheers from the throngs that filled the streets. The Life of George Washington in Words of One Syllable 2011-05-23T02:00:10.807Z
With his eyes shining with pardonable pride, the monarch rode slowly down the war-worn lines, stopping at intervals to bestow honours and praise as cases of individual merit were pointed out to him. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z
Hush'd be the camps today; And, soldiers, let us drape our war-worn weapons; And each with musing soul retire, to celebrate, Our dear commander's death. Colors of Life Poems and Songs and Sonnets 2011-05-09T02:00:03.610Z
Where the war-worn First Brigade stood waiting but uncalled to stem the tide of battle, a crouching lion, alert for the onslaught, rears his majestic front, like the lion couchant of the Green Mountains. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z
These were the words of war-worn veterans with swords still unsheathed. Papers of the American Negro Academy. (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 18-19.) 2011-02-23T03:00:31.787Z
Dugommier, a scarred and war-worn veteran, was now placed in the supreme command, and cordially sympathized with his young artillery officer in all his plans. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z
Grizzled war-worn veterans had wept unrestrainedly as she sang the simple ballads that recalled their youth. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z
The streets of Washington were thick with hungry, war-worn men. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z
Further carnage seemed useless, since French honor had been vindicated, and when the war-worn Marmont withdrew into the town he was received as one who had done what man could do. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z
Their seats were empty; not even the war-worn figure of General Sickles was to be distinguished. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z
Kumasi was entered the same evening, a bugler of the war-worn garrison of the fort sounding the “general salute” as the relieving column came in view. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens"
Now was the opportunity also for the chaplains to dispense the gifts from home to the war-worn men. With our Fighting Men The story of their faith, courage, endurance in the Great War
The war-worn soldiers, ragged and barefoot, behold it, and utter curses against the Confederate government for having deprived them of clothing and food. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z
The strength of the army, both horse and foot, was straightway displayed upon the square; and the war-worn Christians once more marched against the triumphing infidel. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico
She is betrothed to Finn mac Cumhal, whom we are to regard at this period as an old and war-worn but still mighty warrior. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race
You should have seen her eyes, all you other fellows, when I undid the yellow leather belt from about my war-worn waist, and gave her the pouch of cartridges to put away. Deep Moat Grange
Paul, a French private in war-worn uniform, stands by the steps, gazing adoringly at the statue. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors
“Thus,” said Theodore, “fades the angel of peace from the visionary eyes of the war-worn soldier, when it ascends in the dusky clouds of early morning, while he slumbers on the field of recent battle.” Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact
When they come back, war-worn, to what will they return? The Great Discovery
At six, P. M., while on our way, the Fourteenth Kentucky Cavalry passed us, begrimed with dust, and looking like war-worn veterans, as they really are. My First Campaign
Now at this she came near, so near that he was conscious of all her warm and fragrant loveliness and thrilled to the contact of her hand upon the sleeve of the war-worn Ramillie coat. Our Admirable Betty A Romance
Texas, with every element of prosperity in her people and territory, was war-worn, and suffering from pecuniary embarrassments in which her revolution plunged her. History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1
“Thus,” said Theodore, “fades the angel of peace from the visionary eyes of the war-worn soldier, when it ascends in the dusky clouds of early morning, while he slumbers on the field of recent battle.” Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact
At this time, too, Mr. Pitt, the great commoner, the friend of common sense and English liberty, in his old age, war-worn and sick, had compromised with his vanity for a title. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence
There is no passion in the pleasure he has set amid perilous seas, for he would have us understand that there alone could the war-worn and the sea-worn man find dateless leisure and unrepining peace. The Cutting of an Agate
"Truly I fear it hath seen its best days!" sighed the Major, glancing down wistfully at the war-worn garment in question. Our Admirable Betty A Romance
Yet in the bottom of their hearts the savages entertained a sufficiently wholesome respect for those hardened, war-worn sharpshooters. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War
Around the sculptured base of this now were seated groups of soldiers, their war-worn looks and piled arms contrasting strangely enough with the great porcelain vases of flowering plants that still decorated the rich plateau. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune
Then he called for three cheers for the war-worn and ragged warriors, and amid a salvo of artillery and resounding hurrahs the Guides rode at the head of the line and marched past the flag. Barclay of the Guides
As for me, I could neither partake of the high hopes of the one, nor sympathize with the war-worn nature of the other. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II
"I am that shattered wreck, madam, and what remains of me is very humbly at your service!" and setting hand to bosom of war-worn coat he bowed with a prodigious flourish. Our Admirable Betty A Romance
The blow was a fatal one to the aged and war-worn Campeador, who died of anger and grief in July 1099. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati"
A subaltern's guard of grenadiers, divided into small parties, did duty in the garden; and it was striking to mark the contrast between these bronzed and war-worn figures, and the reckless tatterdemalion host around us. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune
Around the sculptured base of this now were seated groups of soldiers; their war-worn looks and piled arms contrasting strangely enough with the great porcelain vases of flowering plants that still decorated the rich “plateau.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850
The war-worn veterans, who now turned their footsteps homeward, and those who stood there, watching their going that day, knew too well how certainly these "good-byes" might be "farewells." In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House
A people makes reply, East, West, North, South, one honour and one might, From sea to sea, from height to war-worn height, The old word rings out—to conquer or to die. The Lord of Misrule And Other Poems
A training camp, padre, is a plot of ground traversed by imitation trenches, where officers who have never been near the line teach war-worn veterans their business. General Bramble
How eager would her tender hands unbrace The ponderous armour from my war-worn limbs, And pluck the helmet which oppos'd her kiss! Percy A Tragedy
Doubt shall dream I dreamed her true As her war-worn servant! Collected Poems Volume One
I had to spread these people out, over a country still grassless, with teams of war-worn oxen, mules and horses that died by the dozen on my hands. The Passionate Friends
There were many such underground ways in the war-worn old province. Angelot A Story of the First Empire
This war-worn and envied veteran of a few months, perfectly aware that his military career had ended, was now trying to accept the situation and habituate himself to the loathly technique of commerce. The Crimson Tide A Novel
Here also is preserved the war-worn banner of Spain, which was carried by Cortez from the time of his first landing at Vera Cruz throughout all his triumphant career. Aztec Land
Not one of those boys, I dare say, in his heart wanted to go; they have seen too many of their brethren return war-worn, missed too many who will never come back. Another Sheaf
The war-worn duke, covered with wounds which he deemed his most glorious ornaments, often appeared at court accompanied by his sons. Henry IV, Makers of History
This had the advantage of rendering his cuffs and decorations less conspicuous and giving him in five minutes all the war-worn appearance of a veteran. From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade
And together they ran on toward the war-worn, weary figures of the men in the shallow trenches. Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam
The troops which you are going to contend against are mostly fresh recruits, that know nothing of the discipline of the camp, and can never successfully confront such war-worn veterans as you. Hannibal Makers of History
Indeed, the anxious, war-worn, unsettled Napoleon actually contemplated an alliance with Austria. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.)
Seventeen galleys, also, were handed over to the Venetians: the war-worn relics of the once powerful fleet which had menaced Venice itself. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure
Above them all Woden wove the magic spell Oblivion, the Rest of the war-worn warrior. Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry
The first week on Walker's Ridge passed fairly uneventfully, and by the end of it the garrison looked war-worn veterans. The Tale of a Trooper
Paul’s life had been an eminently unconventional one: the man’s face certified to that—hard, bronzed, war-worn, seamed and scarred with strange battle-marks—the face of a man who had dared and done most things. A Stable for Nightmares or Weird Tales
Such were the shouts which burst from every side as the war-worn victors appeared, with palm branches in their hands. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History
No courtier of the Russian court, and no diplomatist, except the English ambassador, followed the war-worn veteran to the grave. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
He told the General that I was looking rather war-worn and that I should be needed for further grenade training on my return. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918
If anyone went in his grimy, war-worn garments, and many now have nothing else, he was glowered at by these toffs, as if he had no right to be there. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"
But when he said it that day to the dark-haired, white faced, war-worn soldier on the cot in the hospital near Rouen, the words came straight from a big, and brave, and tender heart. The Flag
Lord Northbrook had succeeded in getting together many of the survivors from all over India and they stood around His Royal Highness in their old war-worn uniforms. The Life of King Edward VII with a sketch of the career of King George V
She treated the Loyalists with a liberality far exceeding that of the United States to the war-worn soldiers of Washington. The Tribune of Nova Scotia A Chronicle of Joseph Howe
The sky was like a mountain mere, The lilac buds were brown, What time a war-worn cavalier Rode into Taunton-town. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X)
But the hours when the general-in-chief was war-worn, weary, tender, and subject to human regrets like other men, were not those which he revealed to the world. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.)
Upon a shelf a row of battered tankards, suggesting many a bout, shone dully, like a line of war-worn troopers, while a great pewter pitcher, the worse for wear, commanded the disreputable array. Under the Rose
After mouldy Halifax, and war-worn Louisburgh, the little town of Sydney is a pleasant rural picture. Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses
"And I didn't know you were a war-worn veteran toughened by previous campaigns," she countered gaily. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure
We have seen that the southron, war-worn, starving, could pour out his soul in noble song. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death
She mingled fêtes and amusements with warlike toil: jousts and tournaments delighted at intervals the war-worn soldiery; and dances, games, and illuminations filled up the delicious summer evenings. History of the Moors of Spain
Incidentally, a graphic picture of life in the war-worn city of the Hapsburgs. Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage
So saying, he carried her off, unresistingly and almost unconsciously; his war-worn locks and long gray beard mingling with her light-brown tresses, as her head reclined on his strong square shoulder. The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III
Why should we mourn, thy labor done, That thou art called to thy reward; Rest, Freedom's war-worn champion! The Liberty Minstrel
Their fresh uniforms, bright equipments, and well-groomed horses contrasted so forcibly with the war-worn appearance of our command that I was completely dazed. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson
They are war-worn veterans, carrying the scars of a score of victories written all over them. Preventable Diseases
It is a soldierly way, after all, of lying wrapped in the old war-worn blanket,—the little dust returned to dust. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience
All in the pleasant month of May, With war-worn colors and drums, Still through the livelong summer's day, Regiment, regiment comes. Our American Holidays: Lincoln's Birthday A Comprehensive View of Lincoln as Given in the Most Noteworthy Essays, Orations and Poems, in Fiction and in Lincoln's Own Writings
Behold the war-worn and hungry Spaniards, lean and tattered from marching and privations in the inclement uplands, now installed in comfort in the centre of the powerful Tlascalan capital. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development
Their bayonets were evidently too bright for our war-worn weapons, and the direction from which they came and, a little later, the color of their uniforms being distinguishable, no longer left room for doubt. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson
No place that I have seen in the Southern States shows so little traces of the war, and it formed a delightful contrast to the war-worn, poverty-stricken, dried-up towns I had lately visited. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863
Every market-day, numbers of these war-worn veterans have been seen asking for some green vegetable from the tempting piles, which were forbidden fruits to them. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience
Seldom have I parted with more emotion from any one than these war-worn veterans. Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure
Dusk was awaited in a much war-worn trench in front of Wieltje. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
With joke and song and laughter answered the war-worn men, scores of whom had alternately dozed and cooked and eaten and drunk all the live-long night. Under Fire
Partly from inability to get his war-worn forces further away, and partly from a disinclination to abandon this important tactical point to the enemy, he consolidated here and prepared to withstand a siege. With the British Army in The Holy Land
But through the war-worn desert always the road unrolled—the brave white road. Everyman's Land
"What a pity you haven't got a congenial, romantic companion in the car, like that lad," said the Knight, rather sharply, "instead of a war-worn veteran of over thirty." The Heather-Moon
He beheld a war-worn and weather-beaten countenance, full of energy, and expressive of an iron will; but the gentle wisdom, the deep, broad, tender sympathies were altogether wanting in Old Blood-and-Thunder’s visage. The Literary World Seventh Reader
Reverently the bearded, war-worn men uncovered and stood with drooping heads while their grave young officer read the solemn words. Under Fire
And to-morrow, when the war is ended, who will come marching home again, old campaigners, war-worn remnants of once mighty armies? Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army
Close down below us, in sloping green meadows, a lot of war-worn horses en permission were grazing peacefully. Everyman's Land
A pale war-worn figure stood beside him, leaning on a carbine; his hat drawn over his eyes, and his body wrapped in a tattered roquelaure. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel
As a general rule, when a billet carried by two war-worn Franc-tireurs was presented at the door of a chateau, the proprietor would gracefully excuse himself with many suave and flattering expressions. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World
Flint was alone at his office at the moment, and knew not this strange trooper, and looked askance at his heterodox garb and war-worn guise. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier
Then followed the thrilling narrative, a disclosure of official secrets while groups of war-worn Tommies listened with eager interest. Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army
Presently Fort Meigs was left with no more than five hundred war-worn men to hold out against British operations afloat and ashore. The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17
B. was packed with pale, war-worn, dirty but cheerful French troops entraining for their Front. Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915
Scarcely the war-worn Greeks shall win such favour of heaven, Neptune's bonds of stone from Dardan city to loosen, Dankly that high-heav'd grave shall gory Polyxena crimson. The Poems and Fragments of Catullus
At this juncture the mate, passing around McGuffey on his way to the deck, winked solemnly at Mr. Gibney, who hung his war-worn head in simulated shame. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates
After several rounds of dancing, and of striking at the post, by the warriors, Mi-a-ke-ta, or The Little Soldier, a war-worn veteran, took his turn to strike the post. Great Indian Chief of the West Or, Life and Adventures of Black Hawk
Oh, such a starved old cat, Jean, gray and war-worn. The Tin Soldier
The war-worn and the weary leaped up ready, fresh, and true! Successful Recitations
American labor leaders were sent to Europe to strengthen the wavering ranks of trade unionists in war-worn England, France, and Italy. History of the United States
After his stirring speech, the General called for three cheers for the little band of ragged and war-worn heroes, who stood before them. The Story of the Guides
His troops were weary and war-worn, and his transport inordinately swollen by spoils. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
And now new faces were seen among the tired and war-worn ones. The Tin Soldier
However, since leaving England the Division has lived down the scorn that was heaped upon it, by upholding the traditions handed down by older and more war-worn units. Over the Top With the Third Australian Division
They certainly looked splendid in their bonnets and kilts—a striking contrast to my war-worn, travel-stained comrades of the Movable Column. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief
By order of Major-General Sir Sidney Cotton the whole of the garrison was paraded to receive the shattered remnants of that war-worn corps. The Story of the Guides
So war-worn were the victors of Crecy that all the profit they could win from the battle was the power to continue their march undisturbed to the sea coast. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
The Major was in fine fettle as the war-worn old veteran, and Gwennie and Dulcie spurred him on with open and undisguised admiration. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-28
The Australians had expected to see a gaunt, prematurely aged man, war-worn and battle-broken, and were surprised to see a dashing, gallant-looking man, who might in appearance comfortably have passed for five-and-thirty. Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front
When Charles VI. made an effort to secure their assent to the Pragmatic Sanction, the war-worn barons replied haughtily, "We are accustomed to be governed by men, not by women." The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power
It depicts a pathetic congregation of old, white-haired, war-worn pensioners attending divine service in the chapel of Old Chelsea Hospital, with the variegated lights from the stained-glass windows flooding them with soft gentle colours. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police
If the Somme could not be crossed, there was every chance of Edward's war-worn army being driven into a corner at Saint-Valery, between the broad and sandy estuary of the Somme and the open sea. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
The eyes of the soldier-boy, who had oftentimes tenderly and lovingly gazed upon the war-worn and faded flag floating over the ranks, now saw it not. Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War
In spite of all this they presented, at the inspections to which I have referred, a most soldierlike, splendid, though somewhat war-worn, appearance. New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915
Frail ivy vines 'round rusting cannon creep; The tattered pennants droop against the wall; The war-worn warriors are sunk in sleep, Beyond a summons of the trumpet's call. The Littlest Rebel
Sheathed in mail and armed, that face and bulky figure to some imaginations might have found its prototype in some huge, grim, war-worn "man-at-arms" of mediaeval times. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police
The weary and war-worn host of Montfort, then, was out-generalled in such fashion that effective resistance to a superior force, flushed by recent victory, was impossible. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
Thirty thousand war-worn veterans were marshaled under the banners of Charles XII. The Empire of Russia
Women press around, young and old, beautiful alike in pure emotion of patriotic joy, eager to greet their war-worn men. With Steyn and De Wet
A pain was in his throat—and in his heart—a pain that gripped him, till two great tears rolled down his war-worn cheek and were lost in his straggling beard. The Littlest Rebel
The vales of rest Are waiting for the war-worn breast, And glorious angels fondly spread The sweetest roses for his bed. Oklahoma and Other Poems
From a stick held over her shoulder depends another bundle, and over all she is carrying a war-worn and ludicrous umbrella. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees
In spite of all this they present a most soldier like, splendid, though somewhat war-worn appearance. Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front
A splendid tomb has since been erected to Napoleon in the Chapel of the Invalides, where he rests under the care of the war-worn soldiers of France. France in the Nineteenth Century
Many older people had found interesting the strange adornment of the walls, where amid antlered trophies of game, buffalo heads and war-worn Indian relics, could be read something of the owner's tastes and history. Westways
Many were searching eagerly among the war-worn band for the dear ones they would never meet again on earth. For The Admiral
Around and behind him were people in plain civic dresses and two or three war-worn veterans—evidently officers of rank—arrayed in a uniform of blue and buff. Twice Told Tales
The Osmanli were murmuring against "the corsair"; it was time to let them see whether they or their war-worn leader possessed the greater wisdom. Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean
The social tribes its choicest influence hail:— And, when the drum beats briskly in the gale, The war-worn courser charges at the sound, And with young vigour wheels the pasture round. Poems
At last Mendoza raised his head, and there was a strange look in his old eyes and a sort of wan greatness came over his war-worn face. In the Palace of the King A Love Story of Old Madrid
He returned to his beloved Dauphiné, war-worn and almost as one who has outlived life. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4
It shames me to behold Such tardy welcome to my war-worn blade! Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Francesca da Rimini
From his meridian throne the eye of day Beheld the kindlings of the funeral fire, Where, like a war-worn Roman chieftain, lay Upon his pyre The poet of the broken heart and broken lyre. The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland
Young men in the twenties for the most part, they seemed even more war-worn than the French. A Volunteer Poilu
He treated war-worn veterans like Bobby Little with immense respect, and this, too, was counted to him for righteousness. All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand
The war-worn officer, the patriotic merchant, and the humble capitalist, who had relied on the honor and justice of the country, were paid in public stocks which found favor abroad. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator
There hung a war-worn aviator's uniform of leather, gauntlets, a sheepskin jacket, a helmet, resistal goggles, a cartridge-belt still half full of ammunition, a heavy service automatic. The Flying Legion
What travellers are there through this distracted, war-worn region? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862
The backwoods folk, the stark hunters and tree-fellers, and the war-worn regulars who fought beside them in the forest, pushed ever westward the frontier of the Republic. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807
When, in the fall of 1783, the Continental army was disbanded, the war-worn and victorious soldiers, who had at last wrung victory from the reluctant years of defeat, found themselves fronting grim penury. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790
A war-worn wanderer was he, And absent many a year From the cottage-home he fain would see, From that resting-place where he would be, The spot to memory dear. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 568, September 29, 1832
His mother commanded him to don "the saffron robe," then, with him and his young bride, she fell full armed upon the foe, and the heroic trio died before the eyes of the war-worn garrison. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil
Their blue coats with the turned-back flaps were war-worn and flaked with the dust of long marches. The Soul of the War
A crowd of dirty, war-worn looking soldiers were clustered about the entrance in groups. Bullets & Billets
There were some wonderful choruses along those war-worn roads we traveled. A Minstrel in France
The young officer was exceedingly attentive to an anecdote which, thus told by its bronzed, war-worn, and soldier-like narrator, possessed the fascination of romance with the interest of reality. M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur."
It was the weakness of war-worn Rome that gave the Germanic races their first opportunity. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86
The one who led was a man between fifty and sixty years of age, war-worn and weather-beaten, with a broad, thoughtful forehead and eyes which shone brightly from under his fierce and overhung brows. The White Company
Think of the rottenest, wettest, windiest winter's night you can remember, and add to it this bleak, muddy, war-worn plain with its ruined farms and shell-torn lonely road. Bullets & Billets
In the intervals they wear no insignia, their war-worn harness and grim weapons being sufficient to attest their calling. Thuvia, Maid of Mars
Around and behind him were people in plain civic dresses, and two or three war-worn veterans, evidently officers of rank, arrayed in a uniform of blue and buff. From Twice Told Tales
The sun shines brightly upon the walls of the great home; and the war-worn veterans dearly love to bask in its life-giving rays, or to rest in the shade of its towering walls. The Boy Life of Napoleon Afterwards Emperor of the French
Before Christmas it had been decided at home—where the war-worn father now was, after a horrible campaign at Cartagena—that Edward, the younger son, was also to be allowed to join the Army. The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolf
Apart from the huts the desert contained nothing except men in war-worn, dirty khaki, and clouds of dust. Bullets & Billets
There is always something of no common interest in seeing the bronzed and war-worn soldier mixing in the crowd of light-hearted and brilliant beauty. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2
And there amid our great heroic dead--   The war-worn sons of God, whose work is done-- His face shall shine, as they with stately tread,   In grand review, sweep past the jasper throne. War Poetry of the South
Small garrisons were temporarily left in the Khyber posts, and the war-worn regiments were dispersed through the stations of North-Western India. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80
Faces, were not so ruddy—they began to look war-worn. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee
Their huge limbs, inured to combat and _war-worn_, were useless to their own defence, and to the injury of others. Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
A running fire of kind and civil speeches poured in on me from all quarters, and amidst all that crowd of bronzed and war-worn veterans, I felt myself the lion of the moment. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2
The war-worn soldier has little heart for boasting, but he may be able to say, 'I have not been beaten.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII
The Salvation Army of America exults with war-worn but invincible France. The War Romance of the Salvation Army
His interviews with "the war-worn veterans," with whom he had been associated in times of danger, for the liberties of the country, were peculiarly interesting and affecting. Memoirs of General Lafayette : with an Account of His Visit to America and His Reception By the People of the United States; From His Arrival, August 15th, to the Celebration at Yorktown, October 19th, 1824.
Grant's negligent and war-worn uniform did not remind any one of the gay and brilliant period of "Old Fuss and Feathers," the veteran Scott. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form
My sister, canst thou not recall Doré, that bathed the castle wall, And that old Moorish tower, war-worn            And grey, From whence the gong struck out each morn            The break of day. Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems.
Every village will have its war-worn veterans to tell the story of Antietam, and Gettysburg, and Port Hudson, and many another field of daring achievement. The American Union Speaker
No, he would be a soldier, and return after long years, all war-worn and illustrious. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 3.
Russian reinforcements which might have saved Wallachia came in time to protect Moldavia; and the war-worn Rumanian army was retired to refit, the defence of the Sereth being left to the Russians. A Short History of the Great War
Crowds of soldiers, European as well as native, stalwart Sikhs and Punjabees, came down to welcome us on our arrival, the road on each side being lined with swarthy, sun-burnt, and already war-worn men. A Narrative of the Siege of Delhi With an Account of the Mutiny at Ferozepore in 1857
Joyce, now an aged and war-worn veteran, did the duty of adjutant. Wyandotte
Swift and silent his war-worn veterans fell to their appointed ranks; his trumpets blew and they began to fall back on Belsaye town. Beltane the Smith
Leaps the dark ship forth, as we, with hearts grown surer,   Eyes averse, and war-worn faces made afraid, O'er the waste warm reaches drive our prow, sea-cleaving,   Past the luring death, into the folding night. In Divers Tones
And now there was a cross-fire of welcomes and "We have missed you so much," and "How well you look!" and fine sweep of curtseys, very pretty and refreshing to a war-worn veteran. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker
He was exchanged at last; and you remember, when he came home on a short furlough, how manly and war-worn he had grown. Public Speaking
Penniless, broken in pride and war-worn, the survivors of the men whom he urged into the toils of secession, returned sadly home, scattering aimlessly over the West. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance
The thronging crowds, the gay flags, the merry bands, and the ringing cheers, were a welcome greeting for the little knot of war-worn men who had fought so loyally for queen and country. The Shagganappi
His coat was of fustian and was stained with rust from his armor, for he had just come back from fighting, and was still clad in his war-worn clothes. English Literature for Boys and Girls
The contrast between those two men, one so rebellious, the other so grimly enduring, both so shabby and war-worn, and those splendidly fresh boys outside, seemed to me the most utterly symbolic episode imaginable. The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me
And, presently, I went and sat me down upon the bench beside the door, with the war-worn shoes upon my knee. The Broad Highway
When the fatal days of the surrender of Paris come, Armand returns saddened and war-worn, but safe. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance
Only the sympathy of heaven avails in man's extremity; and that sympathy, thank God, his war-worn people have had. Leah Mordecai
In truth, my son, these brave, abused, and war-worn soldiers had only the well-worn shoes and clothes they had made the campaign of the Peninsula in. Siege of Washington, D.C., written expressly for little people
They were a sturdy lot, this fresh "bag" from the hills, of a fine fighting age, and much less famished and war-worn than one could have wished. Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort
Several dogs, looking like war-worn veterans, were sunning themselves in various parts of the premises. David Crockett His Life and Adventures
He will make us see as living men the hard-faced archers of Agincourt, and the war-worn spear-men who followed Alexander down beyond the rim of the known world. Theodore Roosevelt
His war-worn army needed rest, recruits, and supplies. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
Then the British settled down to comfortable winter quarters in Philadelphia, and Washington marched his war-worn patriots to Valley Forge, about twenty miles away. This Country of Ours
Impressible, quick in sympathy, his grim lip lighted often with a smile, and his war-worn cheek was no stranger to a tear. Pioneers of France in the New World
On the morrow he awoke to the persuasion that at last, of a truth, was his fortune made, and that hereafter there would be no more pike-trailing for his war-worn old arms. Love-at-Arms
She had looked on them pretty much as a war-worn, powder-tried veteran looks on the curled dandy of some fashionable, home-staying corps. Under Two Flags
Pepperrell's strange army, ragged and war-worn after the long siege, entered the town by the south gate. The Conquest of New France A chronicle of the colonial wars
They overtook Foxy, speeding down to retail the adventure to Keyte, who in his time had been Troop Sergeant-Major in a cavalry regiment, and now, war-worn veteran, was local postmaster and confectioner. Stalky & Co.
But the war-worn warriors were not to be allowed their will. Bob, Son of Battle
He was thinking perhaps of the comfort that such wine would bring to a company of war-worn soldiers in the valley of the Agueda. The Snare
A moment, and the resolute courage in her conquered; her eyes opened and rested on the war-worn faces of her "children"—rested in a long, last look of unspeakable wistfulness and tenderness. Under Two Flags
This Helen most faithfully promised to do; and her aged father retired to his armory, and donned his ancient war-worn corselet. Burlesques
Did he suppose that even were there no Florimond, it would be left for a harsh, war-worn old greybeard such as he to awaken tenderness in the bosom of that child? Saint Martin's Summer
Their fresh uniforms, bright equipments and well-groomed horses contrasted so forcibly with the war-worn appearance of our command that I was completely dazed. Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee
We've all knocked about a little bit, sir, but The Infant's the war-worn veteran. Soldiers Three - Part 2
So saying, he carried her off; unresistingly and almost unconsciously, his war-worn locks and long, grey beard mingling with her light-brown tresses, as her head reclined on his strong, square shoulder. Kenilworth
The celebrated Master of the Templars was a tall, thin, war-worn man, with a slow yet penetrating eye, and a brow on which a thousand dark intrigues had stamped a portion of their obscurity. The Talisman
Then, stripping up his sleeve, the war-worn veteran bared his arm, or, exposing his naked bosom, pointed to his scars, as the best title to his estates. History of the Conquest of Peru; with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas
His loves and his battles were over for that season, and now, gaunt and war-worn, he had withdrawn from the herd to graze by himself and recruit his exhausted strength. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life
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