| 单词 | laying waste |
| 例句 | He took part in the great Calydonian Hunt, when the King of Calydon called upon the noblest in Greece to help him kill the terrible boar which was laying waste his country. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I was laying waste to the competition in the chess club, but that always happened. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Even as it besieged Boston, the virus also spread down the eastern seaboard, laying waste as far as Georgia. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The Warlord thrashed about, killing, conquering and laying waste to all in his dream. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Neither did he see a colossal earth goddess laying waste to the world. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The humid environment helped the spread of a fungal disease called leaf rust currently laying waste to coffee plantations across Latin America. Colombian coffee at the crossroads 2013-05-13T19:48:00Z Often such critics put people first and look down on other species, an attitude that is laying waste to the natural world and harming us all in the process. Animal Doctor: Weighing the expenses of responsible pet care 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z But in this era of terrifying dystopias, Jonathan Lethem imagines a kinder, gentler apocalypse: no pandemic laying waste to humanity, no asteroid shattering the Earth, no zombies snacking on us. Review | Jonathan Lethem’s ‘The Arrest’ imagines a kinder, gentler apocalypse 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z Over the course of the show, his character morphed into an amalgam of Tina Turner, Sly Stone and Prince, laying waste to the Public Theater in explosive concert scenes. Memorable Theater of 2016: Twining Twins, Bathroom Sex and Cod Kisses 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z COYLE: This has been the cruelest of categories, laying waste to most expectations and some very sensational performances. Oscar Predictions: Will ‘Power of the Dog’ reign supreme? 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Her resolve is hardened when the Germans storm Paradise Island, laying waste with their guns even as the women valiantly defend their turf. Can We Build a Better Blockbuster? Wonder Woman Points a Way Forward 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z A new blogger called the Angry Chef has been laying waste in superbly forensic style to the flaws in dietary advice and a general failure to understand the science of food and cooking. The prophets of modern dieting want you to feel guilty about food 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z But that’s also a hope: without such podium fireworks, this might well be one of the most predictable awards shows ever, with showbiz ode La La Land laying waste to the evening. Oscars 2017: our final predictions 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z The most involved chase sequence in the movie finds Tintin and company creatively racing through, and laying waste to, Bagghar, much as Indy does to a stretch of Cairo in “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” | 'The Adventures of Tintin': ?The Adventures of Tintin? by Steven Spielberg - Review 2011-12-20T22:03:02Z She’s the ancient god of an island tribe, summoned from her slumber, fried by reckless nuclear testing and hellbent on laying waste to the city of Tokyo. Apocalypse bow-wow: the new breed of arthouse animal horror 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Even the dubious employees at Hawkins Lab don't look prepared for the creature laying waste to the town. The Stranger Things Season 2 Trailer Hints It's Up to Eleven and Will 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z For now, Vajdich is stuck watching a war laying waste to Ukraine — and yelling into the phone at home, where everyone gets an earful. How a D.C. lobbyist tried to stop Putin’s pipeline before war started 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z They’re so full of the work of disparate artists that they become overarching, laying waste to the term. 3 Art Gallery Shows to Explore From Home 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Just around the time that the sleepy town threatens to become sleepier, a cluster of small spaceships zips out of the nighttime sky, simultaneously laying waste to the area and stirring your interest. Movie Review: Extraterrestrials Land at the O.K. Corral 2011-07-28T18:58:54Z Her altruistic motive pertains to the recent tornado that leveled the town, killing 17 people and laying waste to the high school. | 'How the World Began': Catherine Trieschmann?s ?How the World Began? - Review 2012-01-09T03:01:00Z The social photo platform, and the cameraphone more generally, have produced a radical shift in the experience of art — turning virality into the principal marker of success, and laying waste to heritage sites worldwide. 5 Artists to Follow on Instagram Now 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Ms. Reaves makes sculpture that is also furniture, not so much by blurring their shared border as by laying waste to it. The Lower East Side as Petri Dish 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Others in the team were art restorers recruited when it became obvious that the Allies, in freeing Europe, risked laying waste to its rich cultural landscapes. Not All Monuments Men Were Men 2014-01-29T18:13:42Z Blister rust, an introduced fungal disease, is laying waste to increasingly rare whitebark pines; the invasive banded elm bark beetle is felling elms already weakened by drought or Dutch elm disease. The U.S. Issue: Endangered Species: A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Endangered Species 2011-05-13T20:22:51Z The best scene is a fistfight that caroms through Britt’s mansion, laying waste to a whole Sharper Image catalog’s worth of bachelor playthings. | 'The Green Hornet': Have Cool Car and Mask (and Sidekick), Will Travel for Justice 2011-01-13T22:53:25Z Gilderoy realizes that he, too, will soon be laying waste to various forms of produce in the service of movie art. ‘Berberian Sound Studio’ and Movies About Audio Men 2013-06-07T20:04:45Z Here Ms. Streep smokes, rants, bites her fingers, slurs her speech and spews obscenities with the gusto of a tornado laying waste to a small town. Movie Review: ‘August: Osage County,’ With Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts 2013-12-26T15:07:50Z She is also a ruthlessly efficient killer, laying waste to 200-pound men, flipping them and hurling them down stairwells and into walls. Charlize Theron’s Sick Work Ethic 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z The novelist compared the current cutbacks to the laying waste of the great Library of Alexandria in the 4th century, reserving particular scorn for the idea of volunteer-run libraries, which he called "patronising nonsense". Library defender 2011-01-27T12:05:29Z To imagine a bunch of giant toys laying waste to Chicago is, by definition, silly and immature. Summer Movies: Some Have a Blast 2011-07-17T01:13:02Z You don't shy away from sharing some of your angrier moments, including laying waste to a dressing room. Patti LuPone on the Verge of Another Opening 2010-10-05T10:30:00Z Both because it's disconcerting to see poisonous gas and heat rays laying waste to that comfortable world – and because, it's fun. Summer voyages: The War of the Worlds by HG Wells 2013-07-26T10:50:02Z This time, Israeli airstrikes are rapidly laying waste to vast swaths of Gaza, and casualties are mounting too fast for anyone to keep up. As Israeli military retaliates, Palestinians say civilians are paying the price in strikes on Gaza 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Ireland wasted no time laying waste to Scottish dreams. 'Irish top pool in style to set up biggest challenge yet' 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z The ban, combined with an existing prohibition on fireworks in unincorporated areas, is meant to discourage would-be pyromaniacs from accidentally laying waste to their neighbors’ houses or setting off wildfires that blacken hundreds of acres. Don't set off fireworks — it's the patriotic thing to do | Yakima Herald-Republic editorial board 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z The internet was laying waste to a business model that had held up for more than a century, causing print readership and ad revenues to nosedive. Sam Zell, business tycoon who drove the L.A. Times into bankruptcy, dies 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z Possibly dozens of tornadoes touched down into the night across at least seven states, laying waste to homes and businesses and splintering trees. Morbid Angel shares fundraiser for 'brother in Metal' who died in theater collapse 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z In this one, he basically stands around indulging a series of cosmic snit fits, laying waste to the digitally confected scenery and uttering tedious epigrams about time, recurrence and the apocalypse. Review: The Marvel machine hits a new low with 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Scotland continued to unload, the beautiful execution we saw from them last week now laying waste again. Scotland beat Wales to end Gatland hoodoo 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z Within the context of Fleming’s England, Higgs’ Beatles were bomb-throwers laying waste to all that was virtuous in the aristocratic British soul. Forget the Stones: Beatles vs. Bond was the real British rivalry, per a new book 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z In May, when the Russians were laying waste to towns and cities and beginning to gobble up land in eastern Ukraine, not all the guns were loaded with explosives. Surrender to a Drone? Ukraine Is Urging Russian Soldiers to Do Just That. 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z What happens if they go rogue and burn everything in sight, laying waste to the kingdoms Rhaenyra is trying to preserve? ‘House of the Dragon’ ended on the brink of war. What could Season 2 bring? 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Washington was seeking to reproduce its victories in World War II, which came after laying waste to German and Japanese cities from the air. Bombing Kyiv Into Submission? History Says It Won’t Work. 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z On Feb. 24, Russian forces rolled across the border and began laying waste to Ukrainian cities. Russian Proxies in Ukraine Push Moscow to Annex Occupied Regions 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z The Russian forces were experiencing similar losses but were still inching forward, laying waste to Ukrainian towns in the eastern region of Donbas. The Critical Moment Behind Ukraine’s Rapid Advance 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z She infuriated the new Republican Party, the one that has pledged its allegiance to former president Donald Trump, traffics in election lies and is laying waste to democratic traditions. Perspective | The winning defiance of Liz Cheney 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z They warm up in their nylon jerseys, popping those balloons, before laying waste to the field with a nuclear capacity that the average FPS addict can only dream of. Pro gaming tools are helping streamers get paid 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z At the same time, Russian forces are laying waste to villages around the city, Mr. Haidai said. Europe Offers Ukraine a Hope of Joining the E.U., but Not a Vast Arsenal 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z That might have been the city of Mariupol, but despite Russian forces laying waste to the city, a determined Ukrainian contingent still puts up resistance while holed up in a steel mill. Putin’s Victory Day speech passionate but empty 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z In a thunderous opening half, Rangers ripped 13 crosses into the Braga box, their rampaging wide men laying waste with the speed and precision of their deliveries. Rangers live European dream on chaos-laden night 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Ukraine on Monday rejected a Russian demand to stop defending besieged Mariupol, where hundreds of thousands of civilians are suffering through Russian bombardments laying waste to their city. Ukraine military tells residents to brace for indiscriminate Russian shelling 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z “So he’s now turning to a strategy of laying waste to population centers, to try to break the will of the people of Ukraine — something he will not be able to do.” Russia Batters and Encircles Ukrainian Cities, as Diplomacy Falters 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z They came on foot, in an endless stream - trying to outpace the Russian shells laying waste to their hometown. War in Ukraine: 'It's hell, it's really hell' - Families flee bombs in Irpin 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z The peri-peri chicken features a chile-heavy paste that detonates on first bite, laying waste to everything in sight, including your palate. Review | Charga Grill in Arlington is a delicious world unto itself 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z The volcano started blasting out jets of red-hot lava on Sept. 19, laying waste to hundreds of buildings and farms, and forcing the evacuation of thousands. Airport shut in Spain's La Palma due to volcano ash 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Two years ago, when Gavin Lux was laying waste to the upper minor leagues, the Dodgers saw him helping them win games like Thursday’s. Max Scherzer's dominance leaves Padres envious as Dodgers complete the sweep 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Apocalyptic forest fires, floods and drought are laying waste to swathes of Greece, Canada, Turkey, China, Argentina and the United States. Take Five: Interest rate lift-off ahead 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z She was preparing to depart for Maui for the 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Championships when she witnessed Ledecky laying waste to the competition in Rio. Once inspired by Katie Ledecky, Australia’s Ariarne Titmus now seeks to dethrone her 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z As a boy, even when the Salvadoran army was laying waste to his hometown and guerrilla rebels were stalking the nearby woods, José Zelaya held fast to his dream. A Disney animator draws on his Salvadoran boyhood of beauty and brutality 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z And now we resume our regularly scheduled programming, with the Dodgers laying waste to the National League West. Cody Bellinger hits grand slam as Dodgers score 11 in first inning to rout Cardinals 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z “Real oversight must be combined with other critically needed reforms: laws that change financial incentives for big tech, heavy regulation and a reckoning with the algorithms that are laying waste to democratic society.” Debate rages as Facebook prepares to say whether Trump can return 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z One took selfies with those laying waste to the Capitol; another donned a “Make America Great Again” cap and potentially gave them directions, Mr. Ryan said. House Sets Impeachment Vote to Charge Trump With Incitement 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z “This blatantly unconstitutional act prevents interior mall stores from operating, crushing their businesses, denying their employees of their livelihoods, and laying waste to their businesses,” the plaintiffs said in their complaint filed with the court. L.A. County restrictions on indoor shopping centers are unjust, mall lawsuit alleges 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z “Biden is a globalist sellout who spent his career laying waste to American communities,” said Trump, who trails his opponent in national opinion polls. At campaign rally, Trump steps up attacks on Biden over China 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z But with the coronavirus laying waste to the hospitality industry because most business and leisure travel is on hold, such inns are getting second looks. Motels are having a moment. It's a coronavirus thing 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z His reaction follows strong condemnation by senior Democrats, with presidential contender Joe Biden's spokesman accusing Mr Trump of abuse of power and "laying waste" to US values. Russia probe's Mueller: Stone not innocent victim 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z Scores of different groups of around four to nine at a time – mostly young men – hustled in and out of the shattered doors, laying waste to everything Barbarawi had spent his adulthood building. 'It was a war zone': 3 small-business owners who lost everything in riots speak out 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z He was horrified and feared the French would never forgive the Allies for laying waste to their communities, even though the bombing was part of the effort to crush the Nazis. French teens, Normandy vets swap stories of life in lockdown 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z The privilege to ignore its existence is another prerogative to which the current crisis is laying waste. How Covid-19 Has Forced Us to Look at the Unthinkable 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z What he’s doing is making a shambles of the game of basketball, laying waste to the landscape. All the NBA world was a stage for Michael Jordan 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z Not much of a competitive game, but worth watching for perhaps the NFL’s most dominant defense and team finishing off laying waste to the league. Rating Super Bowls: Classics, Memorables and Duds 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z While dry weather stokes fire fears in Colombia’s coastal regions, early morning frosts in the Andean country’s high altitude areas are laying waste to farm pastures and crops. Colombian farmers under pressure from frosts linked to climate change 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z Campaigners have warned that plans to convert 10 of Europe’s largest coal plants to burn wood pellets could accelerate climate change rather than slowing it as intended, by laying waste to the continent’s remaining forests. US briefing: Impeachment, Harvey Weinstein and Goldman Sachs 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Top players need adaptable short and long-term strategies to grow and defend their bases while laying waste to the opposition. AI becomes grandmaster in 'fiendishly complex' StarCraft II 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Puerto Rico, beset with financial woes and political turmoil, was spared a potential new disaster last month when Hurricane Dorian skirted past the island before laying waste to the northern Bahamas. Tropical Storm Karen shows signs of fading as it nears Puerto Rico 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z There he finds lifelong companionship with another emigrant, and they join the army on its brutal journey west, laying waste to Indian settlements. The 100 best books of the 21st century 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z The bad news is that humanity is laying waste to the very natural lands needed to clean the planet so that it is usable for future generations. We're destroying Earth's ability to clean the air of greenhouse gases 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z He doesn’t care about China’s laying waste to human rights — its concentration camps in western China, its imprisonment and torture of human rights lawyers, its threats against Hong Kong’s freedoms. Opinion | Trump should do everything possible to warn China against a disastrous crackdown in Hong Kong 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Perseus, the son of Zeus, embarks on a dangerous mission to prevent Hades from toppling the king of the gods and laying waste to Earth. Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Aug. 4-10, 2019 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z She’s creating the noise by laying waste to people she doesn’t need to lay waste to. Daenerys’ fate on ‘Game of Thrones’ ‘was difficult and enormously emotional’ for Emilia Clarke 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z The fungus laying waste to bat populations across North America, white nose syndrome, is attacking about a dozen species. Amphibian apocalypse is twice as bad as scientists thought 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z “It sounds like evil, ranting demons laying waste to a snowy Scandinavian forest.” 'Before you know it, it's not a big deal to kill a man': Norwegian black metal's murderous past 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Their activity is laying waste to fragile forest ecosystems and spreading mosquito-borne diseases. How Venezuela turns its useless bank notes into gold 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z While it’s tempting to picture Cousins barnstorming through Santa Cruz, laying waste to the overmatched competition in front of gawking crowds, that’s not what happened. ‘It takes just one star’: Will DeMarcus Cousins fuel an NBA trend of rehabbing in the G League? 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Not content with laying waste to English football on the pitch, Manchester City and its Catalan-Emirati leadership were pushing to overturn the league’s way of doing business. How a deluge of money nearly broke the Premier League 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Landowners have mostly stopped intentionally laying waste to hedges. Maintaining a competitive hedge 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Inside a Kansas greenhouse, a buzzing horde of flies set about laying waste to 20,000 seedlings. Syrian seeds could save US wheat from climate menace 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z For them, the skulls—and the entire practice of human sacrifice—evinced the Mexica's barbarism and justified laying waste to the city in 1521. Feeding the gods: Hundreds of skulls reveal massive scale of human sacrifice in Aztec capital 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Now Asians face another American creation that seems to be laying waste to all around it. Markets think trade war is good for "absolutely nothing" 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z A malfunctioning series of climate satellites ends up laying waste to Earth in a buffet of disasters: A hailstorm in Tokyo! See if you can you tell if these are real or fake disaster movies - Golf Digest 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z In Shakespeare’s telling of the tragedy of Julius Caesar, the triumphant general returns to Rome and is feared to be plotting to become an emperor capable of laying waste to the Roman republic. Opinion | Trump’s enablers are misreading the stars 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z The jihadists adopted scorched earth tactics as they were beaten back, laying waste to hundreds of thousands of acres of prime farmland. Climate Change and Water Woes Drove ISIS Recruiting in Iraq 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z Not disease: The 2014 Ebola epidemic killed 5,000 people in Liberia, more than anywhere else, entering the urban, densely populated capital of Monrovia and laying waste to the country’s health system. Liberia’s Women Warn Male Presidential Candidates: Keep the Peace 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z “The Myanmar government should stop pretending that the Rohingyas are setting fire to their own homes and laying waste to their own villages,” he added. UN rights chief: Rohingya seemingly face ‘ethnic cleansing’ 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z It’s laying waste to the Valley, compelling some actors to take up escorting, and putting crews and production companies out of business. Jon Ronson on bespoke porn: ‘Nothing is too weird. We consider all requests’ 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z As the Syrian military began laying waste to the city of Aleppo in an offensive to vanquish rebel forces last year, a doctor was at his wit’s end. Scrutiny over terrorism funding hampers charitable work in ravaged countries 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z The city accused the homeowners of laying waste to more than 150 trees in two neighboring sections of the West Seattle greenbelt to improve their views. Homeowners to pay $440K as the city settles one lawsuit over West Seattle clear-cut 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z Doing so would not only save Syrian civilian lives, but would also raise the cost for Assad, Russia and Iran of laying waste to Idlib. Opinion | In Syria’s next big battle, the United States has a crucial role to play 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z Dementia and Parkinson’s disease are laying waste to an increasing number of human minds, while heart disease, cancer and diabetes are making our bodies progressively enfeebled. Why Silicon Valley wants to thwart the grim reaper | John Naughton 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z Instead of laying waste to a music festival this summer, the Islamic State recruit in Germany detonated his bomb prematurely, killing only himself. Not ‘Lone Wolves’ After All: How ISIS Guides Plots by Remote Control 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z Such treatment is expensive but the costs, say its advocates, are a fraction of dealing with the fall-out of megafires laying waste to the land, claiming lives and property, and turning forests into prairie. Firefighting blamed for 'megafires' ravaging US forests - BBC News 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Before laying waste to the Affordable Care Act and other aspects of President Obama’s legacy, recognize that historians rate him an above-average president, regardless of what your advisers may tell you. Dear Donald Trump: Here’s how not to be the worst president in history 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z If it was not already clear, Trump plans to surround himself with sycophantic yes-men who share his views and will gleefully set about laying waste to civil liberties and justice. Donald Trump’s presidency isn’t looking any better: 6 despicable things the president-elect did last week 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z She also thinks “The Walking Dead” is exploring what she calls “vegetative consciousness” — the zombies are the thoughtless part of ourselves, all appetite and no will, laying waste to society. Undead on the brain: What we talk about when we talk about zombies 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z William bought off the Danes, put the English to flight, and "spent the whole winter in laying waste the country, slaughtering the inhabitants and inflicting every sort of evil without ceasing". 'England's darling' and Scotland's saint - BBC News 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Cancer is first the limiter of horizons, laying waste to planning and ambition. Giving cancer a first-person voice 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Samantha Power said Russian and Syrian forces were "laying waste to what is left of an iconic Middle Eastern city." ‘Thriving Nightlife’ in Aleppo Despite Bombings 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z On Sunday, US permanent representative Samantha Power said Russian and Syrian government forces were laying waste to rebel-held areas of the city of Aleppo. Syria conflict: US and UK speeches 'unacceptable' - Russia - BBC News 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z She said Russia and the Syrian regime were "laying waste to what is left of an iconic Middle Eastern city". Syria conflict: US accuses Russia of 'barbarism' in Aleppo - BBC News 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Here’s an experience where you play as a towering robot, laying waste to cities in an attempt to get a hole in one. The 30 games we can't wait to play this holiday season 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Or worse: You’re fumbling around with a knife and a cheap wooden mallet, laying waste to this poor creature and extracting only stringy hunks of flesh that barely register on the palate. Why eating steamed crabs is totally worth the effort 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z There is no clear favorite for this year’s MVP award, no Giovinco laying waste to the entire league as he did last year. Major League Soccer Monday rewind: Handing out midseason awards 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z In “Apocalypse Now,” Robert Duvall, as an air cavalry commander, blares Ride of the Valkyries from helicopter loudspeakers while laying waste to a Vietnamese village. How Bugs Bunny and ‘Kill the Wabbit’ Inspired a Generation of Opera Stars 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z They also are laying waste to the rest of the National League, on a mission to claim — stop me if you've heard this a million times before — their first World Series championship since 1908. Mariners' turnabout is exciting the fan base in Seattle 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z North Korea released a new propaganda video menacingly titled “Last Chance”, showing a submarine-launched nuclear missile laying waste to Washington and concluding with the US flag in flames. North Korea releases propaganda film showing Washington under nuclear attack 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z “Batman v Superman” begins where “Man of Steel” left off — that is, with Superman laying waste to the futuristic city of Metropolis in order to save it. ‘Batman v Superman’ is so desperate to be taken seriously, it forgets to have fun 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z Yet Trump, not Sanders, is laying waste his party. Hillary’s inevitability lie: Why the media and party elites are rushing to nominate the weakest candidate 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z It’s also laying waste to the ochre sea star that scientists at Cornell University, the University of Puget Sound and Northeastern University, as well as other institutions, examined for the latest research. Warming oceans are turning sea stars to goo and killing lobsters, scientists say 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z The U.S. had hoped to expel Islamic State without laying waste to the economic infrastructure of Syria and Iraq. The War on Islamic State 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z Poker player Joe McKeehen is wasting no time laying waste to his competitors at the World Series of Poker main event. The Latest: Pierre Neuville out of World Series of Poker 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The senior Gulf official said he now feared what he called a "Grozny-style" scorched-earth approach by Russia towards Syria, laying waste to whole areas that opposed the government. Gulf Arabs 'stepping up' arms supplies to Syrian rebels - BBC News 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Some of the most stunning images of wildfires laying waste to the Western landscape this season are being captured and posted online by the men and women sent to tame them. Photos from the fire lines: Firefighters capture and post stunning images of the West ablaze 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z African-American church while, witnesses reported, he made no pretense he was motivated by anything but racial hatred, June’s anti-Sumter is laying waste to use of, ahem, Southern heritage imagery elsewhere. In A Post-Confederate Flag America, Whither the 'Rebels' School Team Nickname? 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z This is no more progressive than Norquist’s tax-cutting ideology is conservative when it ends up laying waste to state university systems or impelling governors to mortgage the future to pay today’s bills. Never-Compromise wins again 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z The story goes that Somalia’s struggling fishermen eventually said enough was enough, and armed themselves to fight the foreign ships laying waste to their seas. The Hollywood Pirate Returning to Somalia 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z All those alien baddies zipping around on their hover-crafts, laying waste to everything and sundry, and then suddenly Spidey swoops in! Marvel Needs To Make 'Spider-Man' Cool Again 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z It spread through the company’s networks, laying waste to thousands of servers, desktop PCs, and laptops. Now at the Sands Casino: An Iranian Hacker in Every Server 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z We were laying waste to a platter of stews, salads and tibs — save for the brown mound of kitfo in the middle of our injera, looking like cafeteria-grade sloppy Joe meat. Bete Ethiopian in Silver Spring: An oasis of greenery and authentic Ethiopian cooking I remember the reaction about their foray into tablets and phones when Apple and Samsung were laying waste to the tablet and smartphone market, too. IBM-Lenovo Server Agreement Basically A Done Deal 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Navy base at Pearl Harbor, killing more than 2,300 people and laying waste to the fleet bottled up in the harbor. EXCHANGE: Urbana woman talks of husband, nursing 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Poaching and the relentless ivory trade is laying waste to Africa's elephant populations. In the elephants' graveyard 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z Some rampage-style missions have you laying waste to throngs of hillbillies, gangsters, aliens, and clowns. 'Grand Theft Auto V' Review - Part One: Escapism (PS3) 2013-09-24T21:38:00Z The focus is relentless, laying waste to the frippery of idle comment and, more often than not, opposition resistance. Brad Barritt the ultimate Saracen ready for Toulon in Heineken semi 2013-04-27T21:00:02Z Which was better, Teller and his colleagues asked—drowning villages along the coast, igniting the countryside with thermal radiation, or simply laying waste a city? We tried to weaponize the weather 2013-04-27T19:00:00Z You're a giant worm laying waste to penguins, reindeer and elves, with an "epic final battle with Santa" to look forward to. 40 Best Android apps this week 2012-12-21T15:11:43Z “Then it would be the Germans who were seen as laying waste to the Continent for the third time in 100 years.” Letter From Europe: Germans Wrestle With Losing Gains 2012-07-30T11:30:06Z The Syrian Army moved in early Thursday, blocking all exits and blasting away with machine guns, tank shells and rockets fired from helicopters, laying waste to the town. Details of a Battle Challenge Reports of a Syrian Massacre 2012-07-14T16:12:00Z BAMAKO, Mali—Despite international condemnation, the radical Islamic faction controlling the northern Malian outpost of Timbuktu continued destroying the city's ancient tombs Monday, laying waste to the city's 500-year-old heritage. Islamists Destroy More Tombs in Mali 2012-07-02T13:46:43Z In the lofty tones of a classical Arabic poem, Mr. Rifaat scolded the defendants' for laying waste to the nation they ruled for nearly three decades. Mubarak Sentenced to Life in Prison 2012-06-02T14:56:03Z And he also had a bad start during his one season at the College of Southern Nevada before laying waste to the junior college’s record books. Checking in on John Lannan, Bryce Harper 2012-04-15T14:11:59Z The Indian scalping-parties were ranging everywhere, laying waste the settlements, destroying the harvests, and butchering men, women, and children, with ruthless fury. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z In the summer of 378 the Goths broke out in open revolt and began to avenge themselves by laying waste the Roman lands along the lower Danube frontier. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Paste down the one-inch extension of cloth, laying waste paper between it and book; close book, rub joints well with bone folder and allow to dry thoroughly. Mending and Repair of Books 2012-03-09T03:00:18.867Z A powerful storm system lashed the Midwest early Wednesday, tearing through the country music resort city of Branson and laying waste to the small town in Kansas. Powerful Storms Continue Deadly Path, Destroying Indiana Towns 2012-03-03T00:35:26Z From this time the work of laying waste the enemy's country began, with the hope that the sooner supplies were exhausted the sooner peace would be possible. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Indeed these storms are complete hurricanes, which run all round the compass in less than twenty-four hours, tearing up trees by the roots, and laying waste the whole country. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-01T03:00:24.137Z We want to know where those poisons are coming from, that are laying waste to our brains, our breasts, our endocrine systems, our hearts. How Soccer Moms Have Moved On 2012-02-02T12:00:47Z In 1404 Glendower swept through the county, burning castles and laying waste the possessions of the king’s supporters. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z NARIÑO, Colombia—On the steep and verdant slopes here, an orange-colored fungus is laying waste to hundreds of thousands of acres of coffee. Trouble Brews in Colombia 2011-12-21T01:25:41Z From Monday afternoon, November 28th, until Friday morning December 2nd, they ranged through the beautiful valley of Loudoun and a portion of Fauquier County, burning and laying waste. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z It differed from Wellington’s laying waste of Portugal in 1810 in that it was not done for the defence of the Palatinate against a national enemy, but because the Palatinate was where it was. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z It had come into Calydon and it was laying waste the fields and orchards and destroying the people’s cattle and horses. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z And Penda, having assembled a vast army, went to the Humber, and laying waste that country, began a fierce war upon the king. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z Through it fierce raiders have poured to the laying waste of the rich plains below. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z He made several expeditions to the ports of Masacra, Mobile and other places, laying waste rice fields and sugar plantations. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z Less than a week from his 32nd birthday, Ashe defeated Connors, 22, in four sets, using a special strategy devised with friends, trumping Connors’ strength and laying waste to the oddsmakers. Straight Sets: Could Ashe's Low-and-Slow Strategy Work Today? 2011-09-08T11:30:43Z The Count de Bretagne, foremost of the rebellious nobles, had invaded the territory of the king, and was causing great misery to the country people by laying waste their land and destroying their villages. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z From thence, at their traitorous instigation, he sailed over into Britain, which the perfidious Saxons in one part, in another the Britons by their continual wars among themselves were wholly laying waste. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z He pushed Northward hunting for riches, slaughtering the natives, burning their villages, and laying waste their country. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z Over at New York's Kennedy airport, crews are laying waste to I.M. Our airports ain't what they used to be 2011-08-24T00:30:00Z The images of youths torching buildings and cars, attacking police and laying waste to a community rightly anger. Cry of rage? 2011-08-07T20:57:27Z Outside, the neighborhood festered — “like an abandoned city,” Ms. Voliotis recalled — with heroin laying waste to the human landscape. Waiting for the Wrecking Ball 2011-07-17T00:33:55Z In the past 10 years, American statecraft has moved from calamity to catastrophe, laying waste to other nations while never failing to damage our own national interests. Why Bradley Manning is an American hero 2011-07-07T16:01:00Z The latter, by this time, had marched into the heart of Gaul, laying waste the country through which he passed, and meeting no resistance until he reached the walled and fortified city of Orleans. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z The hungry immigrant millions swarmed across the continent, laying waste the forests, skimming the fresh fertile soil, growing prosperous by destruction rather than by thrift and planful use. The Coming of Coal 2011-06-17T02:00:17.207Z By itself that's no justification for laying waste to a community. Cry of rage? 2011-08-07T20:57:27Z And, I suppose, if she had studied her man for a hundred years, instead of three months, she could not have got in a subtler revenge on Abinger—laying waste his looks like that! Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z William certainly looked old now, for a storm of terror was laying waste his whole suppressed being. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z Receiving no answer, they marched through Lorraine and Flanders, laying waste the country as they went, and finally took refuge in Holland. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z Their chief rage is a fury to spill their brother's blood, and, laying waste fertile plains, to reign over church-yards. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Following the settler came the lumberman, who continued the same method of laying waste the forest land. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z On the verge of the deep valley we presently descried a countless pig-faced army, laying waste the rising crops. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The division under Colonel Campbell had also been successful in capturing cattle among the Gaikas, as well as some horses, and in killing some twenty of the enemy, and laying waste his country. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z For several centuries after they arrived in Iceland in 874 AD, they began leveling trees and overgrazing their sheep, cattle and pigs, laying waste to much of the once productive land. Learning From the Viking Age 2011-01-12T15:19:00Z The kings of Egypt and India are also laying waste the banks of the Tygris and the Euphrates, each at the head of three hundred thousand men, to revenge themselves for being laughed at. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z He accused the taoiseach and his coalition government of laying waste to the economy. Brian Cowen resists calls for resignation over Irish debt crisis 2010-11-19T14:42:00Z A stellar performance, laying waste to a pair of the greatest sides in the history of All Football. The Joy of Six: Football's surprise packages 2010-07-30T10:00:00Z In the suppression of the insurrections of the Northumbrian Danes it suffered severely through the terrible laying waste of the land which Edred found necessary to subdue them. Cathedral Cities of England Early in the season the combined fleets sailed for the Adriatic; and Piali, after landing and laying waste the territory belonging to the republic, detached Uluch with his squadron to penetrate higher up the gulf. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies When in the eighteenth year of his age, a huge lion devastated the people, and preyed on the flocks of Amphitryon, laying waste also the adjacent country. Heathen Mythology Gangs of evil beasts, slow bellies, coming here roaring and mouthing, trampling my lily beds, uprooting everything, laying waste the labour of years. Deep Moat Grange On the whole, we do not see that the criticism and blame which have been given to the insurgents for destroying the crops and for the time being laying waste the land, are deserved. Cuba Its Past, Present, and Future They disembarked on the shores of the Humber, and, joined by Edgar Atheling and his army, advanced to York, laying waste the land they passed through. Cathedral Cities of England But all this can be accomplished without laying waste this beautiful country. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. At Wang-Tsa, we began to observe traces of the civil war, which was laying waste these countries. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 Once was against the Normans, who had taken away the duchy of Apulia from the Church by violence, and were laying waste the confines of Campagna. Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani The army, notwithstanding, effected the main purpose of the expedition in laying waste the Indian villages and destroying their winter's stock of provisions, after which it commenced its march back to Fort Washington. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools After laying waste the northern counties he retreated, without giving battle to the English. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" He therefore marched into those parts with a large force, reducing the cities, laying waste the country, and cruelly putting to death thousands of its inhabitants. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West For six years he continued victorious, putting the Romans to flight wherever he met them, and laying waste the countries of their allies. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Then all his past life flashed before him, as horrible as the storm which was laying waste the forest on all sides behind him. The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart Both sides have been guilty of laying waste vast areas of cultivated land, ruining its husbandmen, capitalists and laborers alike. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 If they went wild through the native village, slaying and laying waste, would Bentley be responsible for loss of life? Astounding Stories, June, 1931 The "Big Wind" continued, laying waste the villages and fields. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women This process of dispossessing, proletarianizing the country population by the capitalist landlords, has the laying waste of the land as a natural consequence. Woman under socialism The army now retired by easy marches to Fort Defiance, laying waste the villages and corn fields for about fifty miles on each side of the Maumee. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 In the center of the picture on the screen were those half-dozen amphibians laying waste Manhattan. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 Perhaps Lee would have been to-day shut up in Richmond instead of laying waste Pennsylvania. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 He declared that he would revenge his servant by laying waste Idikut's territories with fire and sword. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series The news was troublesome from Virginia and Maryland, where Arnold was destroying stores and laying waste plantations. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia But when they reached the lands of those kings who were still hostile, they went on invincibly through the midst of their rebellious country, laying waste with fire and sword, and plundering everything. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens To plunge him the deeper into these excesses, to which he was naturally prone,760 he inflamed his impetuous spirit, by laying waste and burning the whole country in his sight. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) For, strange to say, when the matter is probed to the bottom, the battle for which the League are truly fighting is directed to the great national end of laying waste inferior land. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 Thank God, we have a world to ourselves, and may rest in peace while the calamities of war are laying waste and desolating this continent. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII Next morning the little army started in pursuit of the enemy, who, though in much greater numbers, fled before them, laying waste the country. The Huguenots in France His troops scoured all the adjoining country, burning villages and laying waste the olive-groves and fig-gardens which were the only source of subsistence to the luckless natives. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II Hannibal's Conduct with respect to Fabius.761—Hannibal, after the battle of Thrasymenus, not thinking it yet proper to march directly to Rome, contented himself, in the mean time, with laying waste the country. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) In the summer of 1763, while he and the Ottawas and Ojibwas were besieging Detroit, the Delawares and Shawnees were laying waste the Pennsylvania frontier. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola A few days intervening, she sallies forth, slaughters the flocks, kills the shepherds themselves, and laying waste every side, rages with unbridled fury. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes From thence they retired up the valley of Rora, and laid it waste; the enemy, in like manner, destroying the town of Bobi and laying waste the neighbourhood. The Huguenots in France An Indian raid,—the savages are within a dozen miles of Charles Town, laying waste the plantations,—slaying the laborers. Blackbeard: Buccaneer The Carthaginians, exasperated at seeing their enemies thus laying waste their lands at pleasure, at last took the field, and marched against them, to force them to raise the siege. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) I would give my life to be able to take arms against the vandals who are laying waste our fair land! A Confederate Girl's Diary The Indians pursued the fugitives, laying waste the borders of Pennsylvania and Virginia, but not following as far south as the Yadkin. Historic Boyhoods They revelled in butchering whole populations, destroying cities, laying waste countrysides—and then passing on to fresh fields. The New World of Islam Among these did Hector mingle, performing arduous deeds with his spear and equestrian skill, and he was laying waste the phalanxes of youths. The Iliad of Homer (1873) He endeavoured, therefore, to shake his resolution by the different movements which he made, by laying waste the lands, plundering the cities, and burning the villages and towns. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) One summer when he was out laying waste the countries to the eastward, came he to Sweden where Olaf the Swede was King in those days. The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) Sussex was ordered to chastize their insolence; and he performed the task thoroughly and pitilessly, laying waste with fire and sword the whole obnoxious district. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth What wrung him with affliction was the laying waste of the heritage of the Lord. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 The only method by which it could be compassed was that of laying waste the surrounding places on the lake and the holding of the environs of the city in a state of siege. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development But they were raiders now, laying waste defenseless worlds, picking up the wealth of shattered cities in which no native life remained. Storm Over Warlock At the very time that England and France were at war with China, a terrible and far reaching rebellion was laying waste whole provinces. General Gordon Saint and Soldier Quitting Corbie, they passed close to Nesle on the 18th October; when Henry, on the point of laying waste that district, heard that a passage over the Somme was at length discovered. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth Plautius, the other consul, after laying waste the lands in every direction and driving off the spoil, leads his army into the Fundanian territory. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 The Galatians were, as has been already said, a body of Gauls, who, after laying waste a great part of Asia Minor, had settled in the north of Phrygia. A Smaller History of Rome Men had been laying waste the earth during the long winter, and now June was healing the wounds with flowers and cool green grasses. Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army You would say anything for me; but as for cutting throats and laying waste, I myself would be the very first victim. The Lion of Petra Surrey landed some troops at Cherbourg, in Normandy; and after laying waste the country, he sailed to Morlaix, a rich town in Brittany, which he took and plundered. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary After that several days were spent in laying waste the country, as the Romans were neither supplied with military engines to attack walls, nor the others to hazard the chance of a battle. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 It would be easy, he thought, by laying waste the rich country to the south, to draw the Roman general from his camp at Arretium; and so it proved. The Red Book of Heroes The soldiers are going about in bands destroying and laying waste every house and garden. The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915 General Clinton's brigade was ordered to their assistance; but before he could reach the scene of action, the invading armies had retired, after laying waste the whole country through which they passed. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States What laying waste of true and tender hearts, what defacing of sweet bodies, fashioned and set up as temples of the spirit! Insights and Heresies Pertaining to the Evolution of the Soul To this disaster moreover was added, the laying waste of the Roman territory, which the Privernatians, and afterwards the people of Velitræ, committed by a sudden incursion. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 They swept the country like a conquering army, burning—laying waste— murdering. The Last Man Flaminius traveled about laying waste the country, subjugated a few forts, and bestowed all the spoils upon the soldiers as a means of winning their favor. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form After laying waste the whole settlement, they withdrew from it before the arrival of the continental troops, who were detached to meet them. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States From Monday afternoon, November 28th, until Friday morning, December 2nd, they ranged through the beautiful Valley of Loudoun and a portion of Fauquier county, burning and laying waste. History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia To this add the laying waste of our lands; the spoil of men and cattle driven away, the burning and ruin of our country-houses, every thing destroyed by fire and sword. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 To win the maiden's hand Bearslayer sought, But from the hills the message came in haste, That Kalapuisis great havoc wrought, By striking down the folk and laying waste. Bearslayer A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse Asru was given charge of the expedition for laying waste the country; and never was a more considerate destroyer. The Days of Mohammed He marched next against the Oneidas; all had fled at his approach, and he had to be satisfied with laying waste their country. The Makers of Canada: Bishop Laval They followed him throughout the entire land with fire and sword, laying waste cities and homesteads, vineyards and cornfields. A Life of St. John for the Young Some French knights, with their Scottish hosts, made an incursion into England, and the Percies, along with the Earl of Nottingham, conducted a devastating raid in Scotland, laying waste the Lothians. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) They fall in love, but just as Bearslayer is about to ask for her hand news arrives that Kalapuisis has entered Latvia and is killing and laying waste. Bearslayer A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse Here the army encamped on the right bank of the Seine, around Montmartre, while their cavalry avenged the plundering of Aix-la-Chapelle by laying waste the country for many miles around. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German "Good enough for you," said the woman; "a man who will serve such a fellow, who is laying waste the whole earth, deserves nothing better." The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power The monster was speedily approaching, laying waste all before it. Jess of the Rebel Trail These being driven back, their false allies treacherously made war upon their friends, laying waste the country with fire and sword. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 In the many furious storms which had occurred of late Boreas had seen the destruction of numerous forests, and had even assisted in laying waste the country. Prince Lazybones and Other Stories By Mrs. W. J. Hays Our troops are everywhere at work burning and laying waste, and enormous reserves of famine and misery are being laid up for these countries in the future. With Rimington In land warfare, at least since laying waste an undefended part of your enemy's country ceased to be a recognised strategical operation, there is no corresponding deflection of purely military operations. Some Principles of Maritime Strategy In 1600 O'Neill proceeded southward, laying waste the lands of the English settlers, but promoting the restoration of churches and abbeys, and assisting the clergy and the native Irish in every possible way. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Through Picardy he marched eastward burning and laying waste as before. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 But laying waste the land for which he fought. The Seven Plays in English Verse When in the middle of May he had retired to Rhinefields it was with the intention of laying waste all that Diane had left behind in the course of her brief passage through his life. The Inner Shrine V. When Datis was sent by Darius, nominally to punish the Athenians for the burning of Sardis, but really to enslave the whole of Greece, he landed at Marathon, and commenced laying waste the country. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II They then changed their tactics and retired before him, laying waste the country as they went. Roman life in the days of Cicero A civil war which is laying waste the country. Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 And he cared no more To hide, if yet he could have hidden, the blight That was laying waste his heart. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. Keliiokaloa, who reigned over the coast where this memorable event took place, was a wicked prince, who delighted in wantonly felling cocoa-nut trees and laying waste cultivated lands. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands The only alternative the latter had was to keep out of Sherman's way as well as possible and to allow him to continue laying waste the entire center of the State. History of Kershaw's Brigade Thus, the government commenced the robbery, and its hirelings carried it out to the letter, destroying and laying waste wherever they were placed. What I Saw in California After severely chastising the Indians, killing a few, and laying waste their country, causing them to sue for peace, the expedition returned. Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical Such serious loss was thus inflicted that Caesar had to forbid any such excursions, and to content himself with laying waste the fields and farms in immediate proximity to his route. Early Britain—Roman Britain Matutun, and far and wide from that place he devoured the people, laying waste the land. Philippine Folk Tales There can be little doubt that the pope fostered the sleepless disaffection of the dukes, but when their revolt matured Desiderius was able to crush it, laying waste the Pentapolis on his way. Ravenna, a Study At this point, however, he began to question whether a parley might not be a better means of securing peace than the laying waste of Indian lands. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 He saw the triumphant advance of the French, the Indians laying waste the whole of New York Province, and the enemy at the gates of New York itself. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border Major Wemyss, in laying waste the country, was particularly inimical to looms and sheep; no doubt that he might deprive the inhabitants of the means of clothing themselves. A Sketch of the life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a history of his brigade And He overwhelmed and covered the mortal sons of sin with a black deluge, laying waste the native land and homes of men. Codex Junius 11 Although the vikings fell in with the country people, the people never told the truth about what the earl was doing; and the vikings went on pillaging and laying waste. Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway After more than a week had been spent in laying waste the land, Denonville and his expedition retired slowly to Cataraqui. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 These were at this moment breaking down all the old defence lines and laying waste the territories of the Empire. Saint Augustin With this mighty host he marched against Henzawadi, the capital of Pegu, laying waste the country as he went with fire and sword. The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok He was a raving, deafening, devastating typhoon, laying waste the cowering seas but with an unvexed refuge in the centre where all comers were safe and at rest. Roughing It, Part 7. He hears then that Harald and Svein were come to Denmark and were burning and laying waste the land and that the country people were everywhere submitting to them. Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway Insurgents and Spaniards alike are laying waste the land, and neither side shows any sign of giving up the struggle. Cuba in War Time After laying waste the whole settlement they withdrew from it before the arrival of the Continental troops, who were ordered to meet them. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched After the death of the able premier, the Birmese again overran the land, laying waste the fields, and besieging the city of Ayuthia for two years. The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok When even was come, he hastened to wreak his revenge on the people, spewing out flames of fire, and laying waste the land. National Epics It returned without having accomplished anything except the burning of villages and the laying waste of lands. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 But they did not succeed in laying waste the entire lake—which had evidently been their intention—therefore it still hides a lot of land. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils The Federal cavalry tore up large portions of the tracks of all three railroads, burning the wood-work, and laying waste the country around; but the further results of the expedition were unfavorable. A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee He therefore contented himself, for the present, with laying waste the country round about it, destroying every possible receptacle of the invaders, poisoning the wells, and doubly fortifying the only weak point in his fortifications. Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 2 While the Saracens were thus laying waste the Frankish empire along its Mediterranean coasts, a more dangerous enemy was assailing it from the east. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) But the Hungarian Government was already able to send an army against the Croatians, who were marching on Budapest, plundering and laying waste everything before them. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 The Christian army approached close to the city, and were laying waste the gardens and orchards, when Boabdil sallied forth, surrounded by all that was left of the flower and chivalry of Granada. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation The latter being defeated, fled in dismay, while Sullivan marched to and fro through that beautiful region, laying waste their corn-fields, felling their orchards, and burning their houses. A Brief History of the United States Then the Saracens left their ships and spread over the whole of Suddenne, slaying and burning and laying waste wheresoever they came. The Junior Classics — Volume 4 Yes, and it was that money which had provided the cannon and shells that were now being used in laying waste East Prussia, the land of Schneider's birth! Jimmie Higgins But on Tuesday our army will surely march, laying waste the Indian towns and fields. The Hidden Children As for the threatened laying waste, however, "they laughed at injuries done only to the poor people." Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries Valens punished them for this by crossing the Danube and laying waste their country. Famous Men of the Middle Ages It was difficult to procure natives who would accompany the new irregulars with the letter, as news had arrived that Abou Saood's people were plundering and laying waste the neighbourhood of Fabbo. Ismailia D'Alviano advanced rapidly and cruelly, a devastator laying waste the country in his passage, until to check him came suddenly the Borgia troops, which had ventured upon a sally. The Life of Cesare Borgia And I think it was Ethelred's temper that moved him to spend an energy, much better directed against the Pagans, in laying waste two of his own shires. The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest Muhammad penetrated to the capital of Orissa, "and used no mercy in slaughtering the inhabitants and laying waste the country of the enemy." A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India The Christian army approached close to the city, and were laying waste the gardens and orchards when Boabdil sallied forth, surrounded by all that was left of the flower and chivalry of Granada. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada Once more must Achilles be seen in the forefront of the battle, laying waste with his brazen spear the battalions of the men of Troy. The Iliad Drummond, who had succeeded Brock, gained control of both sides of the Niagara and retaliated in kind by laying waste the frontier villages from Lewiston to Buffalo. The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor He himself accepted the command of the armies of the Nephites, but they were defeated with great slaughter, the Lamanites laying waste their cities and driving them northward. The Story of the Mormons, from the date of their origin to the year 1901 It had come into Calydon and it was laying waste the fields and orchards and destroying the people's cattle and horses. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles When tidings were brought him that King Ferdinand was laying waste the Vega, he took a sudden resolution. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada The various expeditions met with little effective opposition on the whole, succeeding everywhere in their design of utterly laying waste the towns of the Cherokees. The Conquest of the Old Southwest; the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790 A horrible dragon is laying waste our lands, depopulating our cattle-sheds, and carrying off the flower of our youth. Penguin Island His experience and conception of the Yankees had been an impression of tyrants—"low-down, common trash"—in blue, laying waste with fire and sword. Options Advancing in this manner to the vale of Loch Dochart, and laying waste the country around him, Montrose reached the most difficult point of his enterprise. A Legend of Montrose Leaving ruin behind, the army continued its march, treading the Iroquois power under foot and laying waste the country. The Scouts of the Valley William’s wrath was kindled; he ordered Lanfranc into banishment and took a baser revenge by laying waste part of the lands of the abbey. William the Conqueror Englishmen serving in Maine would fancy that they were avenging their own wrongs by laying waste the lands of any man who spoke the French tongue. William the Conqueror |
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