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“He represents the rage against the violence of the drug war — the evil of it,” Mr. Del Toro said of the character, an inexhaustibly vengeful soldier of fortune known in the films as Alejandro. Benicio Del Toro, Hollywood’s Instant Antihero, Goes the Distance 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z
He began his career in the ranks of the papal guard and he went on to serve as a soldier of fortune in Urbino and Naples. Review: An Italian Villa of Treasures Opens Its Doors 2010-07-30T12:34:00Z
The idea was to make an old-fashioned action movie about soldiers of fortune, “back when ‘mercenary’ wasn’t such a dirty word” because of private contractors’ dealings in Iraq, Mr. Iwanyk said. Stallone?s ?Expendables? Brings Back Action All-Stars 2010-06-28T21:54:00Z
But unlike McGee, an Army veteran, Stroby’s hard-bitten hero was once a soldier of fortune with a more flexible code of ethics. Many Sinners, Very Few Saints 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z
As happens more often than not in such situations, the fugitives escaped to Los Angeles, where they battled injustice by hiring themselves out as soldiers of fortune. Film: Quinton Jackson of ?A-Team,? A Mr. T for Our Times 2010-06-03T19:58:00Z
The tyrants who ruled Greek Sicilian cities in the Hellenic Age recruited soldiers of fortune for territorial expansion, and in some cases because those rulers were wildly unpopular with their citizenry and required bodyguards. Paid to Fight, Even in Ancient Greece 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z
It called the men “soldiers of fortune” and claimed that they were not protected by the Geneva Conventions. The Painful Path 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z
He referred to them as “soldiers of fortune” and suggested they would not qualify for protections afforded to prisoners of war under the Geneva Conventions. Second American is reported killed in Ukraine fighting 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z
Fighters: The Kremlin says two captured American fighters are “soldiers of fortune” not protected by the rules of war. Your Tuesday Briefing 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z
Not old friends, but a soldier of fortune and an Australian journalist. An Ancient City Transformed by War 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z
Many in the industry bristle at the suggestion that they are 'mercenaries' or soldiers of fortune. Private military firms see demand in Ukraine war 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z
In 2003, a soldier of fortune pursues enigmatic gambler Stanley Glass through ersatz Venetian canals of Las Vegas, only to stumble upon a curious book titled “The Mirror Thief.” Listen to ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ and 5 more audiobooks with symphonic storytelling 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z
Blackwater allegedly supplied a warlord conspiring to overthrow Lybia's democratically elected government with weapons — and soldiers of fortune — in exchange for $80 million, reported the New York Times. Blackwater founder and alleged war criminal selling $6500 tickets for flights out of Kabul 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z
The rest of the team — soldiers of fortune from South Africa, Britain, Australia and the United States — arrived from a staging area in Jordan. By Air and Sea, Mercenaries Landed in Libya. Then the Plan Went South. 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z
To his legions of admirers, Mike Hoare was a poetry-reading soldier of fortune who led an army of white mercenaries in Congo, freed missionaries from certain death and beat back a growing communist threat. ‘Mad Mike’ Hoare, mercenary in Congo who later led a failed coup, dies at 100 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z
Now, a soldier of fortune must stop the resurrected monster as she embarks on a furious rampage through London. Movies on TV this week Sept. 15, 2019: 'Alien,' 'Aliens' and more 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z
There’s also an Interpol agent on the trail of the crooks, who are soldiers of fortune retrieving stolen millions. The Nicolas Cage police thriller '211' can't match his intensity 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z
It features a Chinese action hero who takes on a sneering, swaggering American soldier of fortune. Barcelona, Pauline Hanson, Malala Yousafzai: Your Friday Briefing 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z
“The Mummy,” which stars Sofia Boutella in the title role and Cruise as a soldier of fortune who must stop the ancient menace, is an uncharacteristic setback for the studio. Why the 'Mummy' reboot unraveled in the U.S. — and what it means for Universal's monster plans 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z
There is the little-remembered William Walker, a soldier of fortune who invaded Nicaragua and Mexico with the aim of founding an empire for slavery, then met his end in Honduras. 'Not the path of Lincoln' 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z
Lynch’s research made him feel certain that Fawcett, unlike so many of his predecessors, was not a soldier of fortune or a crackpot. The Lost City of Z 2005-09-12T04:00:00Z
She graduated from Belmont as a drama major with an elementary education teaching certificate and married a “crop duster soldier of fortune.” Tennessee State Museum director puts history in reach 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z
A modest cult of personality had formed around the general, and his camp was home to foreign volunteers and soldiers of fortune. ‘They Will Have to Die Now’ 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z
While Mario remained king of his castle, Sonic became a soldier of fortune, flipping between jobs for the highest bidder. Before Brexit and Trump vs. Hillary there was the mascot war 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z
They survive as soldiers of fortune — and on their million-dollar salaries.” Spurs Get a Laugh Track to Go With Their Five Titles 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z
But he was a descendant of a Scottish soldier of fortune, George Learmonth, who settled in Russia in the early 17th century and adapted his name to Lermontov. Scottish Village to Commemorate Ancestral Ties to Renowned Russian Poet 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z
They fight crime and survive as soldiers of fortune and love it when a plan comes together. So, 16 Republican candidates walk into a presidential nomination contest ... 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z
It's now clear, Sean McFate says in his new book, "The Modern Mercenary", that when nation states spent nearly 400 years officially discouraging soldiers of fortune, it was the exception rather than the rule. Book Talk: Back to the future with 21st century soldiers of fortune 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z
These soldiers of fortune, with experience drawn from subjugating the black majority, were an embarrassing export for the post-apartheid rulers of South Africa. Leash the dogs of war 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z
Yukawa, by contrast, was often described as a self-styled soldier of fortune. Japan at a Crossroads 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z
In May 2013, court papers say, Joseph Hunter, a soldier of fortune, got an email from his boss. U.S. Reveals Criminal Boss's Role in Capturing a Mercenary 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z
The plight of Goto, a freelance journalist, apparently garners more sympathy than that of Yukawa, a self-described military consultant and soldier of fortune. Japan Should Not Turn Inward After ISIS Beheading
Marine who after a serious combat injury receives a high-tech prosthetic arm and becomes a soldier of fortune for the Atlas Corp. ZADZOOKS: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare review 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z
"We are talking of Russian citizens, Russian officers, Russians by origin, Russian soldiers of fortune." Ukraine president accuses Russia of doing nothing to end 'disastrous' war 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z
There is the aforementioned soldier of fortune with a really cool coat. Tales of Xillia Review (PlayStation 3) - Big Swords, Big Hair, Big Ask 2013-08-07T16:10:00Z
Central African Republic's porous borders mean Arabic-speaking marauding raiders, poachers and soldiers of fortune from neighboring Chad and Sudan form part of the armed groups that have preyed on the countryside in recent years. 'New Somalia' risk as warlords rule in Central African Republic 2013-07-30T16:18:47Z
Mr. O’Rourke also pursued a side vocation writing adventure fiction, including the novels “The Red Banner Mutiny,” based on a 1975 insurrection aboard a Soviet destroyer, and “Hawkwood,” about a soldier of fortune. Andrew P. O’Rourke, Longtime Westchester Chief Executive, Dies at 79 2013-01-04T18:17:51Z
With his friend Sir Robert Monro, Hepburn was the foremost of the Scottish soldiers of fortune who bore so conspicuous a part in the Thirty Years’ War. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z
The Irish soldier of fortune had now quarrelled with Rupert, and thrown in his lot with that of the Secretary. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z
Wyndham imagined him a soldier of fortune whose main object was to earn his pay. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z
Nor was it confined to mere soldiers of fortune, for we find distinguished noblemen of ample fortunes taking to the seas as though their daily bread depended thereupon. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z
Alexander Hamilton was a soldier of fortune of the highest type. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z
He is the most brilliant specimen of the adventurer or political soldier of fortune known to English public life in our days. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z
It was now proposed to throw a land force into Holland, and the command of the army was given to Schomberg, a German soldier of fortune. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z
But I never yet saw a bookworm that did not pale his fires before a soldier of fortune, nor a scholar that did not follow the courtier and the ruffler with eyes of envy. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z
A soldier of fortune of great bravery, experience and skill, his frequent changes of front were due rather to laxity of political principles than to any calculated idea of treason. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z
For the Mar�chal de Br�ze was no mere soldier of fortune with naught in his valise except a b�ton. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z
Worldly-wise Sanjo had warned him that so dainty a dish was not for a soldier of fortune, and he had seen the prudence of the warning. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z
I go back to the regiment, Mrs. Warriner," he said, "the regiment of the soldiers of fortune. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z
A soldier of fortune!' she continued thoughtfully, tapping the table with her fingers. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z
The physical characteristics of these nomadic armies were very variable, since they continually increased their numbers by slaves, women and soldiers of fortune drawn from all the surrounding races. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z
The leader was a Chevalier de Fontenoy, a soldier of fortune, who, attracted by the sparkle of Spanish gold, had just arrived at St. Kitt's16 in a French frigate. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z
At Edgehill he had observed the inferiority of the parliamentary to the royalist horse, composed as it was of soldiers of fortune and the dregs Cromwell’s soldiers. of the populace. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z
Instead, we are left only with this representative Englishman who’s a boastful and obnoxious soldier of fortune. New problems found in 4th-grade Virginia history textbook 2012-01-19T09:00:00Z
In his own camp and as far beyond it as his sword could reach the soldier of fortune was lord, absolute and uncontrolled. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z
The soldier of fortune expected to spend the rest of his days rotting in a tropical dungeon for his role in an attempted African putsch in 2004 that went horribly awry. British mercenary details failed coup in book 2011-12-13T12:34:30Z
In this name and in that of "soldiers of fortune" they delighted: a more honest and less courteous age would have termed them pirates. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z
“My only right to the title now is that of soldier of fortune,” he replied. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z
But the soldier of fortune who commanded the Covenanters at Aberdeen was no mean antagonist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
He seemed at first as obsolete as a soldier of fortune. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z
The night before that on which O'Hoolohan paid his last visit to O'Hara's chambers, the soldier of fortune had sauntered into the caf� early, but it was almost deserted. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z
In 1661, after further experience as a soldier of fortune, he took service in the Russian army under Alexis I., and in 1665 he was sent on a special mission to England. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z
I am a soldier of fortune; my hand and brain go to the highest bidder. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z
To the cavalry, which was composed largely of the higher social orders, the rebels were, in addition, bourgeois, while the soldiers of fortune from the German wars felt all the regular’s contempt for citizen militia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
Typically a soldier of fortune, he was relying upon the exigencies of chance. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z
The young woman is symbolic of the Republic of Costa Rica, and the gentleman ground beneath her heel is supposed to represent the American filibuster and soldier of fortune, William Walker. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z
In New York City, he met Hugh Forbes, a British fencing teacher and soldier of fortune who had served with Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi. John Brown, the Antislavery Entrepreneur (Part 3): Tony Horwitz 2011-10-19T00:22:04Z
But all that the Pope could send was a cardinal, a moderate sum of money, and a few hundred soldiers of fortune hastily hired in Italy. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z
A soldier of fortune like Xenophon, who spent most of his life away from Athens, introduced not only strange words but strange grammatical constructions also into his literary compositions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
I was not quite ready, however, to become a soldier of fortune. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z
A number of brave and experienced officers, for the most part soldiers of fortune like himself, hastened to offer him their services, General Edward Forester, an American, being appointed second in command. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z
Advent′urer, one who engages in hazardous enterprises: a soldier of fortune, or speculator: one who pushes his fortune by equivocal means, as false pretences, &c.:—fem. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z
A motley company of soldiers of fortune, adventurers, and refugees from Santo Domingo tried to take Santiago and failed; they did, however, effect a landing at Batabano. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z
I suppose there are no soldiers of fortune nowadays. Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo 2011-10-03T02:00:32.613Z
There were great soldiers of fortune among the liberators; one thinks of Bolivar, Lafayette, and Garibaldi. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z
Now the trouble with most soldiers of fortune is that they don't make good in the end. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z
“Captain Wavell p. 164of Wavell’s Arabs, Greene,” and Bertram shook hands with a remarkable and romantic soldier of fortune, explorer and adventurous knight-errant, whom he came to like, respect, and admire with the greatest warmth.  Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z
Indeed, the post of Captain-General of Cuba was one not to be despised by any soldier of fortune. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z
Dominic de Gourgues, one of those soldiers of fortune who then abounded throughout Europe, took upon himself the expression of the indignation with which the French nation viewed the slaughter of their countrymen. The Spaniards in Florida Comprising the notable settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the History and Antiquities of St. Augustine, Founded A.D. 1565 2011-09-24T02:00:14.187Z
"It was given because I thought you were perhaps, in a way, and as far as it was possible for you, like the great soldiers of fortune we talked about." The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z
In all its troubled history Nicaragua has never been governed so justly and so wisely as it was by the American soldier of fortune. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z
He had also fought, as a soldier of fortune, for the Arabs against the Turks, whom he loathed as only those who have lived under their rule can loathe them.  Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z
In that contest I resembled a soldier of fortune, who fights bravely, but after the battle bears no malice either against the defeated cause or against its champions. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z
Your father knew I had come of gentle blood—that Dunryan belongs by rights to me—but he saw before him only the humble soldier of fortune; and he cursed me and spurned me. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z
Still, I might claim to be a soldier of fortune, if you like that better. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z
The soldier of fortune was out of the country. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z
The same year came the capable Captain Smith, a soldier of fortune, who killed his Turkish task master, and whose life was saved by a Senorita, to be saved again by Pocahontas. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z
He sailed as a soldier of fortune to the Low Countries in 1572, and was driven by stress of weather to Brill, which luckily for him had just fallen into the hands of the Dutch. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z
Then they kept their vigil together, and it did not seem incongruous that dusky cattle thief and soldier of fortune should watch beside the English adventurer. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z
He was a soldier of fortune, who had taken wounds and perhaps still bore their scars. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z
I never did tell her I was not a homeless soldier of fortune. Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z
Madame La Motte, wicked old soldier of fortune as she was, adapted herself to her surroundings with true and cynical French philosophy. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z
"Rather got me, his wanting to fight, so different from the usual soldier of fortune type," he said. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z
They had been, for the most part, soldiers of fortune, and their descendant recalled the traditions of his race as, turning, he looked south and east across the shining flood-tide toward the Solway sands. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z
Major Tidman was a battered old soldier of fortune, who appreciated good quarters and made the most of civilised luxuries, when other people paid for them. The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z
Sardinian by birth, soldier of fortune by profession, Spanish officer by rank won in Spanish wars, he was to me a most interesting character. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z
The soldier of fortune was now hanging loosely about the circle of the court, watchful of another fortunate moment to attract the queen’s attention. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
They felt that if the hunters, woodsmen, shepherds, soldiers of fortune, and outlawed men Romulus commanded should happen to quarrel with peaceable people like the settlers, it might create a very unpleasant state of things. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z
"When I lay in the grass next morning only the wall remained of the town," continued the dusky soldier of fortune. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z
Are they soldiers of fortune or conviction patriots? The great escape 2011-05-24T07:45:02Z
This soldier of fortune never left the Enchanted City, according to his account, but married an Inca princess, and spent his remaining days in this city of wonders. The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure 2011-04-30T02:00:12.743Z
Strange soldiers of fortune they were; men and women who feared neither the wilderness nor the hardships of the pioneer; volunteers who marched out to the sunset to wrest an existence from the unknown. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z
Poor soldier of fortune though I was, I had infinite wealth in comparison. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z
Italy at this time began to be overrun by bands of soldiers of fortune. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z
The imperial throne was filled by soldiers of fortune, who came like shadows, and like shadows departed. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z
Theodosius was a Spanish officer, the son of a Spanish soldier of fortune. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z
England is de great field of battle for us soldiers of fortune; and ven I could no longer fight my vay—— Henry. Fontainbleau 2011-03-30T02:00:17.797Z
As a soldier of fortune they were bread to him, promising fame with promotion. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z
The first remittance took the restless soldier of fortune from us, never to return. Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life 2011-03-23T02:00:25.120Z
For I have the honor to be a soldier of fortune, sir. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z
They were all under the command of Don Carlos de la Cerda, a soldier of fortune who belonged to a branch of the Castilian royal family. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z
A soldier of fortune must needs pick up all he can, grains and chaff alike. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z
He had suffered humiliation; a soldier of fortune he was now, not only thrown out of employ but a prisoner. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z
For centuries before, most militaries contained whole regiments of mercenaries and roving soldiers of fortune and were often staffed by officers from foreign lands. Foreign Mercenaries in the Middle East: A Brief History 2011-02-23T08:55:00Z
To the soldier of fortune, who smiles only on the battlefield, and comprehends intuitively the movements of battalions, book-knowledge is superfluous and learning vain. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z
Saying this the soldier of fortune described with the point of his dagger a circle around his head. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z
The soldier of fortune reached an arm round the boy's shoulders and drew him close. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z
He was rather a soldier of fortune, he acknowledged; intrigue lured him. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z
For the Mexico of those days was, like the southern republics, a happy hunting-ground for foreign soldiers of fortune. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z
Antoine al-Hage, capitalism’s equivalent of a soldier of fortune, smiles at it all — the danger, the risk and, of course, the payoff of bringing nightlife to . Baghdad Nights Glitter Again, Behind Shatterproof Glass 2010-06-19T15:37:00Z
"The world we live in today, we got soldiers of fortune, people who perform for pay, people who perform because they want to get rewarded for it equitably," he says. Losing hope 2010-05-12T07:31:00Z
The latest installment features Metal Gear's mercenary hero, Snake, as he and a group of soldiers of fortune set off to save Costa Rica from invasion in 1974 by a mysterious army. Japan's video game visionary: the console is dying 2010-04-07T12:56:00Z
“I suppose you have thought of the possibilities open to a West Point man—as a soldier of fortune?” The Law of Hemlock Mountain
The Turks, mere soldiers of fortune, had no local attachment or patriotic feeling to bind them to the soil. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies
Now it was the soldier of fortune returned from encounters with the Spaniards or the Turk. A Cursory History of Swearing
At the time when a soldier of fortune closed seven revolutions at Byzantium Christian Spain was overwhelmed by it. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII
Many Christian soldiers of fortune enlisted with the Turks as artillerists or engineers, and supplied them at Constantinople with the most powerful cannon of the age. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of"
Mr Fitzwilliam was a handsome man, about my own age; but he was penniless, and a soldier of fortune. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14
The Arab invasion drove many Armenian noblemen to Constantinople, where they intermarried with the old Roman families or became soldiers of fortune. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip"
Ralph Lane, a soldier of fortune, was chosen to remain in charge of the colony, and with him was Amidas, the explorer of the previous year, who was styled 'Admiral of the country.' A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical
His observations were acute and are more helpful than would be expected from a soldier of fortune. The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830
There were indeed enlisted regiments of the usual type, and it would seem that Gustavus 600 obtained the best even of the soldiers of fortune. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of"
Josephine soon consented to give her hand to the young soldier of fortune who had no dower but his sword. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851
Mazariegos had indeed the personal morals of a soldier of fortune. The History of Cuba, vol. 1
“Is Cartwright’s steam yacht still at Mollera?” demanded the soldier of fortune, incisively. The Key to Yesterday
The officer who fights for a cause is not a soldier of fortune, Excellency. The Tempering
The old bond of strict citizenship once broken, the career of the soldier of fortune was open to the adventurous Greek. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of"
There was a certain jealousy between the Kirghiz chief and the Tajik soldier of fortune. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar
The niggardly policy of the board of directors, more intent on peaceful dividends than on warlike rule, could not but be galling to soldiers of fortune. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis"
“Sure, it means hell’s broke loose,” replied the soldier of fortune, with promptness. The Key to Yesterday
The story runs that there is a certain man of extraordinary military genius—genius of the first class—who is not so much a soldier of fortune as a super-soldier. The Tempering
I became a soldier of fortune and wheresoever battle was, there was I; when one campaign ended I went in quest of others. Our Admirable Betty A Romance
And how had this soldier of fortune acted towards his own country when he had received everything from her that he needed? The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar
He was unmistakably of the type of American soldier of fortune. The Social Gangster
A soldier of fortune, he belonged to the commissioned ranks of the great predatory army which sacrifices nothing to scruple, to compassion, or to honour. A Traitor's Wooing
It was the obscure soldier of fortune who relieved the pompous burgher of his embarrassment. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel
In Narvaez we find the faults and the virtues of the soldier of fortune; prompt decision, great energy and determination, on the one hand—cruelty, impolicy, and violence, on the other. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845
More beautiful than ever, her rank recognized, and in possession of a vast fortune, what chance had I, a poor soldier of fortune, of success? Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852
The soldier of fortune also had risen as we approached. The Social Gangster
Being left an orphan at an early age, he became a soldier of fortune, and served first in the papal guard and then under various Italian princes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama"
By Gad! a real soldier of fortune! devil-may-care! eat and drink and make merry for to-morrow we may die. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel
A few years later, Jeanne married a cousin, one Fourquet, a soldier of fortune, at one time in the personal guard of the king. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10)
By what claim is a soldier of fortune the peer of King or Kaiser? Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852
At this juncture there arrived at Carthage, with other mercenaries, a Spartan soldier of fortune, Xantippus, who reorganized the Carthaginian army. A History of Rome to 565 A. D.
Germany was the country which furnished, at this time, more soldiers of fortune than any other; men who served indifferently under the banner that would pay them best. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2
She will never know that a nameless, penniless soldier of fortune has loved her with every beat of his heart, every thought of his brain, with every sinew and every aspiration. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Manuel had a cousin, Andronicus, who was even more of a voluptuary than he--one whose career as a soldier of fortune and as a heartless roué marks him as the Byzantine Alcibiades. Women of Early Christianity
More beautiful than ever, her rank recognised, and in possession of a vast fortune, what chance had I, a poor soldier of fortune, of success? Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune
When he arrived at the ministry, the courtiers said and published that he was only a soldier of fortune, incapable of conducting political affairs, in which he would make nothing but blunders. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty
The foreign "soldiers of fortune" who rose to high posts, though not to the highest like Richards and O'Reilly, were not all of Irish origin. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections
It changed temporarily the shiftless, penniless soldier of fortune into a responsible human being, with obligations and duties. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel
They agreed, and he, collecting together some other soldiers of fortune who had thrown in their lot with him, took the field against the Gur faction. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches
By what claim is a soldier of fortune the peer of king or kaiser? Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune
Smith had followed the army of England through the greater part of Europe and Asia and knew the life of a soldier of fortune. Children's Stories in American Literature, 1660-1860
We have seen by this time that Grenfell does not rush slam-bang into danger for the mere sake of "the tumult and the shouting," like a soldier of fortune. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North
The friendless soldier of fortune, poor, unknown, uncared for,—how could he raise his thoughts to one for whose hand the noblest and the bravest were suitors in vain? Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II
Far better the others,—the humble soldiers of fortune, whose highest pride is their own daring, their own undaunted heroism. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I
The time was ripe for soldiers of fortune. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
But they were Spaniards, not soldiers of fortune, and would decline to transfer their allegiance, even if France were disposed to bid for it. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II)
Henceforth Rodrigo Diaz began to live that life of a soldier of fortune which has made him famous, sometimes fighting under the Christian banner, sometimes under Moorish, but always for his own hand. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati"
Father Anthony was the grandson of one of those Irish soldiers of fortune who, after the downfall of the Jacobite cause in Ireland, had taken service in the French and Austrian armies. An Isle in the Water
In four years of bloody fighting, the Foreign Legion, composed of soldiers of fortune from every country in the world, had never been absent in an attack. "And they thought we wouldn't fight"
Kirk was a soldier of fortune, and a loose 149 liver, and a great blusterer, who would sometimes threaten to decimate his own regiment, but is said to have forgotten the menace the next day. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3
Fawkes was a soldier of fortune, who for some years was engaged in the Spanish service. Guy Fawkes or A Complete History Of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605
In 1541 he began his career as a soldier of fortune, being, he said, “pressed into the service.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati"
He says he’s an English officer, and a soldier of fortune, and that he’s been in eighteen battles. The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys
When Madame von Rosen left the Prince, she hurried straight to Colonel Gordon; and not content with directing the arrangements, she had herself accompanied the soldier of fortune to the Flying Mercury. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25)
See, like the rose I tender, you come among us poor broken soldiers of fortune. The Missourian
The words of the soldier of fortune startled him. The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts
These two adventurers, with 700 soldiers of fortune, entered into the service of Karma Singha, a person of the impure tribe of Bhawar, which is very numerous in the low country subject to Nepal.  An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha
Within the house the soldiers of fortune halted a moment, adjusting their vision to the sudden diminution of light. The Pathless Trail
To this poor waif of a soldier of fortune we may seem respectable gentlemen; but to ourselves, what are we unless a pasteboard portico and a deliquium of deadly weaknesses within?” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25)
They were Negroes and Arabs. 124They were the ruined of fortune, now soldiers of fortune. The Missourian
The soldier of fortune motioned to his companions who quickly joined him. The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts
Boyd was a soldier of fortune and one of the most striking military adventurers of that day. 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
A certain escapade at the close of Carson’s college days had caused him to migrate to the West, where, like many others, he became a soldier of fortune, drifting whither the strongest tide wind blew. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew
He was no longer a soldier of fortune, but the commander of “His Majesty’s Own Regiment of Horse,” and a colonel in the king’s army. Graham of Claverhouse
This was also the birthplace of General Santa Anna, the most notorious of Mexico's soldiers of fortune, and whose now neglected hacienda is pointed out to the visitor. Aztec Land
Catesby flushed angrily, for the words of the soldier of fortune struck illy upon his haughty temper, and he would have replied, but Winter pressed his arm. The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts
You soldiers of fortune draw your swords for any master who pays you.” The Strollers
In earlier life he had been a soldier of fortune, having fought under many flags, for many causes, including that of the Boers in South Africa. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources
He was succeeded by Leo, a soldier of fortune, but an orthodox emperor, who supported St. Leo. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I
It will be remembered that this eccentric and notorious soldier of fortune was banished to the West Indies, whence he wrote a congratulatory letter to the intruder Maximilian, and sought to take command under him. Aztec Land
The bluff words of the soldier of fortune put to shame the fears of the two noblemen, yet they hesitated. The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts
Robert Rogers, a soldier of fortune, is the Davy Crockett of Colonial times. Ponteach The Savages of America
But this man—for among soldiers of fortune there is a camaraderie, so that they are known to one another by repute from the Baltic to Cadiz—was a coadjutor to be gained. The Wild Geese
It seems that our soldier of fortune, P. S., was a chauffeur once for a year. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America
Surely, he thought grimly, if anyone could fill the bill for a soldier of fortune it was himself. The Heads of Apex
As the little company with the soldier of fortune in their midst hurried along the passage there ran toward them Sir Thomas Knyvet and half a score of the royal guards. The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts
But there must have been something about Rogers as a soldier of fortune that was not as straight or as honest as Davy Crockett. Ponteach The Savages of America
There were some who regarded her ahead of this soldier of fortune whom she had hired to masquerade as her husband. Louisiana Lou A Western Story
Corsica cradled and sent forth a soldier of fortune, to become in his aspirations, and almost in effect, the Cæsar of the western empire. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition.
But the craft on which the surprised soldiers of fortune gazed was not an ordinary submarine. The Heads of Apex
He was now twenty-five years of age, and emphatically a soldier of fortune. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
But being, as he reminded himself, a weather-beaten soldier of fortune, it was his duty to screen his misery with a grin and to salute his doom with amusement. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama
He no longer felt himself a mere soldier of fortune, at the head of a band of adventurers, but a great commander conducting an immortal enterprise. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831
“What kind of parts?” he asked, drawing a little nearer to the soldier of fortune, whose experiences fascinated his inexperience. The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel
Far under the sea-floor Solino's submarine carries two American soldiers of fortune to startling adventure among the Vampire Heads of Apex. The Heads of Apex
Advocates are intellectual gladiators, using their tongues as soldiers of fortune use their swords; and when they speak, it is to vanquish an adversary. A Book About Lawyers
There was once a man, a soldier of fortune, an adventurous rogue, into whose hands a jesting destiny confided a great trust. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama
As organizations they were not nearly so effective, and their ranks, like Mrs. Eddy's, were often darkened by the adventuress and the battered soldier of fortune. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908
He had been taken captive in one of those engagements, at this time not unfrequent, between the Poles and the Turks, with the latter of whom he had served as a soldier of fortune. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845.
For Justus Miles, though he might not have looked it, was a bona fide soldier of fortune, stranded in New York. The Heads of Apex
I think he has been almost everything—a naturalist, an explorer, a scout in the Boer War, a soldier of fortune, a newspaper man. Athalie
Now bravos, swashbucklers, spadassins, and such soldiers of fortune are like children in this regard—as indeed in many another—that they love a good yarn well spun. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama
He looked rather like a soldier of fortune who had fallen on evil times. My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France
These three emperors left no mark, and were gluttons and sensualists, who excited nothing but contempt; soldiers of fortune—only respectable in inferior rank. Ancient States and Empires
"You have been a soldier of fortune?" he asked. The Heads of Apex
His face was stern, as became a man of eight who was a soldier of fortune famed from the front gate to the chicken-yard. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life
So I raised a regiment of adventurers like myself—broken gentlemen, ruined spendthrifts, poor devils out at elbow, gallant soldiers of fortune one and all. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama
He was a real soldier of fortune, strong as a bull, a fine swordsman, and afraid of no man living. My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France
When the Samnite war closed, the Tarentines, fearing the vengeance of the most powerful State in Italy, sent to Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, a soldier of fortune, for aid. Ancient States and Empires
Well, a soldier of fortune must expect to meet with reverses. The Heads of Apex
The force was placed under the orders of Captain Poul, an old soldier of fortune, who had distinguished himself in the German wars, and in the recent crusade against the Italian Vaudois. The Huguenots in France
With this object a considerable number of troops were sent to Massowah, and the conduct of the affair was entrusted to Ratib Pasha and an American soldier of fortune, Colonel Loring Pasha. The Life of Gordon, Volume II
This gave him an early introduction to the country with which the fame of the future soldier of fortune was to be especially identified. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
In other words this soldier of fortune was master of Egypt and of the Fatimite caliphate. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
Occasionally, however, some soldier of fortune from abroad would drift from Nassau, and thence to the mainland, to join the armies of the Confederacy. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2
Besides, were there not many American radicals, soldiers of fortune, here assisting in the attempt to overthrow their rule. Panther Eye
Sir Lionel Bertram had been a soldier of fortune, which generally, I believe, means a soldier without a fortune, and in that capacity he was still in some sort fighting his country's battles. The Bertrams
He desired to be regarded as a soldier of fortune, who had fought with every nation that had a quarrel with its neighbors. The Young Lieutenant or, The Adventures of an Army Officer
But while yet in the flower of her beauty and youth, an American adventurer, a soldier of fortune, appeared upon the scene. The Silver Butterfly
Some soldiers of fortune, who had invaded Sicily and found themselves in trouble, called upon Rome for help. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
There was a young soldier of fortune named Carfax, recently discharged from the Pennsylvania State Constabulary, who seemed to feel rather sure of a commission in the British service. Barbarians
No matter how much he was advertised as a great medicine-man in the councils of the nation, he knew that he was a born gambler and a soldier of fortune. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays
Veraegui was a soldier of fortune, of rude unpolished speech, and with manners not very different from those which he had practised while wearing the chevrons of a Sergeant. The Tiger Hunter
He happened to possess those first requisites of the successful soldier of fortune—a charming personality, a pretty wit, and a most ready address. The Silver Butterfly
Josephine soon consented to give her hand to the young soldier of fortune, who had no dower but his sword. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851
"The Germans will if they catch you in that uniform," retorted the battered soldier of fortune derisively. Barbarians
They never ceased to regard him on that account as a soldier of fortune, and an upstart. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography
Jack was a soldier of fortune if there ever was one. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia
Well, the soldier of fortune married the don's lovely daughter with the old father's entire approval. The Silver Butterfly
Who expected one of these roving soldiers of fortune to be dressed in the height of style? Millennium
Nor was Philip de Commines, opportunist, political adventurer, philosopher, soldier of fortune, diplomatist, exempt from the influence of that skilful mastery. The Justice of the King
In his fifty-fifth year this French soldier of fortune had finally reached the climax of his career. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.)
Desmond was a soldier of fortune, a captain in the gallant Irish Brigade that served King Louis XIV. against the Allies. Punch, or the London Charivari, May 27, 1914
Here were miners in red-flannel shirts, sailors, soldiers in uniform and soldiers of fortune. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators
They replied by branding the courtiers about Whitehall as soldiers of fortune or "Cavaliers." History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660
The brilliant and gallant soldier of fortune showed himself to be more than a match for Oriental cunning in all the worst vices of a vicious Oriental diplomacy. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II
His father was a lawyer and politician, but on account of a political cyclone he became a soldier of fortune—an exile. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers
His father was a French noble and a soldier of fortune, who rose to be governor of Guienne. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680
This charming young soldier of fortune was our room-mate for nine months, and engaged in several of our enterprises for escape. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver
Nature had cast me for the part of a soldier of fortune, and instead I was giving my services to help a big corporation escape the payment of damages for accidents caused by its cars. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure
Adventurous soldiers of fortune kicked their heels in the court-yard, and thought with moistened eyes of the toasts they would drink to their future king. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II
One of the earliest of the secret agents sent to this country was an American, Colonel Edwin Emerson, soldier of fortune, mediocre author and fairly competent war correspondent. Secret Armies The New Technique of Nazi Warfare
These two ambitious soldiers of fortune had both been natives and bad actors of the Pinega Valley, one being a noted horse thief of the old Czar's day. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919
"I was half afraid some one might find his way unbidden, and then it was all bye with two poor soldiers of fortune." John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn
The Frenchmen were not slow in discovering the dislike manifested by the people of Savannah; and like true soldiers of fortune, as they were, they did nothing to make friends of their enemies. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1
I know that, except in one case, I have always been on the weaker side; but until my marriage I was what is generally called a soldier of fortune. In Direst Peril
Urūj Barbarossa, the gallant, impulsive, reckless, lovable soldier of fortune was dead, and it seemed as if all the power he had built up by his indomitable energy must inevitably vanish with its founder. The Story of the Barbary Corsairs
I knew little of Cluseret or his character, except that he was an adventurer or soldier of fortune. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865
Heavens, what a soldier of fortune is this? John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn
"No doubt, no doubt!" said the soldier of fortune. The Long Roll
I was a solitary caveman with an axe of stone; I was a Roman soldier of fortune; I was a Highland outlaw of the Rebellion. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance
The boundaries between the classes are less strictly guarded; war helps to cross them; soldiers of fortune are ennobled; merchants likewise. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance
An appropriate motto for a “soldier of fortune,” which might be abbreviated and paraphrased into “Stick at nothing!” Hunted and Harried
As a "soldier of fortune" he was vastly more successful. The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees
Judith, with her Prussian soldier of fortune, a man gentle, intelligent, and brave, crossed the room to one of the groups of men and women. The Long Roll
Unlike the ordinary soldier of fortune, he was not in the least thrasonical. The Dictator
“Vive la France!” exhibiting in his cups the real cosmopolitan feelings which inspired him—the feelings of most old soldiers of fortune. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days
Only a soldier of fortune or a hireling can be a stranger to such feelings. Forty-Six Years in the Army
Look 'ee, madam, I 'm none of your romantic fools, that fight giants and monsters for nothing; my valour is downright Swiss; I'm a soldier of fortune, and must be paid.' The Beaux-Stratagem
Your father dresses his son in velvet; while I, poor soldier of fortune—I mean misfortune—am growing rusty; sword, morion, breast-plate, body battered, and face scarred by time.” The Black Tor A Tale of the Reign of James the First
It was the name that Hamilton had given to him that morning, the name of the man who had written to him, and who had signed himself 'a soldier of fortune.' The Dictator
He evidently looked back to the time with gratitude, as having wakened his better associations, which had been well-nigh stifled during the previous years of the wild life of a soldier of fortune. The Armourer's Prentices
Early in life the Count had entered the army, a soldier of fortune, under Frederick of Prussia. Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823
Yet Garibaldi, the soldier of fortune, had not renounced the aspirations of Mazzini, a leader to whom he had always been devoted. Heroes of Modern Europe
The latter is a regular soldier of fortune. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863
So he was indeed, but there are soldiers and soldiers of fortune. The Dictator
The two penniless, middle-aged soldiers of fortune determined to undertake the conquest of that distant empire—a stupendous resolution. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure
He looked cut out to be a hero of adventure, a soldier of fortune, and in some sleeping depth of Max's nature a hitherto unknown emotion stirred. A Soldier of the Legion
The other was Charles Lee, a British officer who had served90 in America in the French War and afterward wandered about Europe as a soldier of fortune. The War of Independence
Although he is a member of a well-known English family, he seems to have devoted his whole life to the exciting career of a soldier of fortune. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863
I am what would have been called in other days a soldier of fortune, dear girl, although, Heaven knows! The Dictator
What he did afterward gave him eternal fame as one, if not the greatest, of the conquerors and soldiers of fortune in all history. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure
They are mere soldiers of fortune and serve only for their pay. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala
It spread rapidly throughout the surrounding districts, having found a leader in a former soldier of fortune, Hans Müller by name. German Culture Past and Present
"Probably some mere soldier of fortune, with no heart in the cause," said Elmore. A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories
I believe he is a kind of soldier of fortune.' The Dictator
Into the mind of this Spanish soldier of fortune there leaped a bold design. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure
The facts were that Palmer was one of those soldiers of fortune who had experimented with many things and failed in everything. Watch Yourself Go By
So thou art the proud Lord of Cartillon, and I the outcast soldier of fortune, the nameless adventurer, slayer of women—what thou wilt. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV
The same trouble, or very nearly the same, exists for your soldier of fortune. White Ashes
Some of them, perhaps, will only know me by name as a soldier of fortune, and may think that they could manage to humbug me and get me over to their side. The Dictator
A soldier of fortune, he possessed little but his sword. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure
Sutlers, traders, teamsters, riffraff,—soldiers of fortune,—stampede to Montreal and Quebec as to a new gold field. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom
And since then you have been a soldier of fortune, eh? Quin
No, there's none of the soldier of fortune business about it. White Ashes
The Dictator never forgot faces, but he could not always put names to them, and he was a little surprised to find that he and the soldier of fortune had met already. The Dictator
Even better than Pizarro, this great Corsican soldier of fortune knew how to handle his men. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure
Princes, nobles, adventurers, soldiers of fortune, were the pathfinders who blazed the trail to Canada. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom
In his early manhood he was an author and then a soldier of fortune in Italy. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10
He was a born soldier of fortune and "first-class fighting man"; an explorer, scout, and pioneer; but not a colonist at all. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas
And do you know I have taken a fancy that I should like to see this soldier of fortune, Captain——' 'Sarrasin?' The Dictator
With Ojeda was Francisco Pizarro, a middle-aged soldier of fortune, who had not hitherto distinguished himself in any way. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure
Meanwhile, true soldier of fortune, without money, or influence, he lived on terms of intimacy with the fashion of Paris. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward
General Charles Lee was indeed a soldier of fortune. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective
"You overrate my qualities, and forget the fact that I am, after all, but a soldier of fortune." With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War
"I have always said that you should have been a Chinese soldier of fortune," she observed musingly. The Third Violet
As a pirate he was a failure, but as a soldier of fortune with the native tribes he was a great success. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers
Here Paul found several Americans, all soldiers of fortune, none of whom gave him very encouraging accounts of the prospects. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World
Stevenson himself would have been an explorer or a soldier of fortune had he been born with the physical strength to fit his mental endowments. Modern English Books of Power
It was not for him, a soldier of fortune, without a penny beyond his pay, to aspire to the hand of a rich heiress. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War
Meanwhile there had arrived at St. Kitts the Chevalier de Fontenay, a soldier of fortune who had distinguished himself against the Turks and was attracted by the gleam of Spanish gold. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century
Your worship knows what is for the good of the town a great deal better than a soldier of fortune that has only been here a few weeks.' The Young Carpenters of Freiberg A Tale of the Thirty Years' War
From his name, Boyton judged he was some good natured soldier of fortune who would be only too happy to aid a brother in distress. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World
Evidently Bob Harding was a soldier of fortune fighting with the insurrectos against the troops of Diaz, while they themselves were supposed to be more of the same brand. The Border Boys Across the Frontier
"Serve you right," the soldier of fortune flung at him as he rose from his chair. Steve Yeager
Many a freebooter or soldier of fortune has been that. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O
You have given your life to our cause—" "I am but a soldier of fortune—" "You are my soldier—you have given your life because I asked it. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis
All Normandy was in turmoil, soldiers of fortune crowding to every port, eager to take part in the harrying of the island realm. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
The boys saluted once more, as did Bob Harding, and, still following the young soldier of fortune, they rode toward the rear of the column. The Border Boys Across the Frontier
Inside of five minutes Cabenza had gathered information as follows: Adam Holcomb was a soldier of fortune who had fought all over South America and Mexico. Steve Yeager
I tell you, Scraggs, this soldier of fortune business may be all right, but it don't amount to much compared to being a sailor of fortune, eh, Scraggsy? Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates
An officer fighting for a foreign monarch is, after all, but a soldier of fortune, however valiantly he fights. A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden
"My dear O'Sullivan," he said, "it seems to me that it is the favourite dream of Irish soldiers of fortune, that they may improve their circumstances by marriage." In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain
A fashion has arisen of late of writing about soldiers of fortune as if they were noble, Quixotic persons. The Border Boys Across the Frontier
Here were miners and soldiers of fortune and plain tramps. Steve Yeager
They are the soldiers of fortune among wage-earners, a wild, reckless, fine looking lot of fellows, with good complexions like those of men in training, and eyes like the eyes of aviators. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home'
The racial battle between the soldier of fortune and the militant Calvinist was not yet fought to a finish. The Miller Of Old Church
A loyal Irishman cannot obtain employment, still less military employment, in his own country, and accordingly, we are to be found fighting as soldiers of fortune in every country in Europe. In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain
From a handful of gold which the young soldier of fortune clutched, it was evident that he had been a winner, but that some dispute had arisen over his success. The Border Boys Across the Frontier
Middleton was Lord High Commissioner, a soldier of fortune who had been raised to the peerage for the occasion. Claverhouse
Again I am a solitary man; and I will become again, as in my early years, a wanderer, a soldier of fortune. The Last Man
Prince Rupert was a soldier of fortune, who could enter into the spirit of the explorers. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark
In other countries we are but soldiers of fortune. In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain
Bob Harding, who was sharp enough in some things, was quick to detect a change in the manner of the three supposed soldiers of fortune as they left the general's tent. The Border Boys Across the Frontier
After the peace of Nimeguen in 1678 Scotland was the only European country then offering a chance of employment to a soldier of fortune. Claverhouse
Pizarro,—" he turned to the soldier of fortune, with a frank smile, "I have work for you to do. Days of the Discoverers
A remarkable contrast is afforded by the rich dress and plumed hat of Bernadotte, the French soldier of fortune, who founded the present royal house. The Story of Ida Pfeiffer and Her Travels in Many Lands
Great opportunities awaited the soldier of fortune in the struggle waging in the Peninsula. The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812
Steuben, the iron drill-master and German soldier of fortune, converses with Mrs. Washington. The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention
You are a mere soldier of fortune, an adventurer. Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune
They were men of the people, rude and active, soldiers of fortune rising from one grade to another to become generals-in-chief, and then emperors. History Of Ancient Civilization
I have been a soldier of fortune too long to think overmuch of the loss of Appleby Hundred. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady
In earlier and ruder days they would have been soldiers of fortune, cutting their ways through unknown forests, facing without flinching savage beasts and equally savage men, looking ever for new worlds to conquer. Bert Wilson in the Rockies
Madame de la Tour had experienced many vicissitudes, and, as the wife of a soldier of fortune, she had learned to bear success with moderation, and to meet reverses with fortitude. The Rivals of Acadia An Old Story of the New World
But he was in reality an unlettered soldier of fortune, probably very much of the same type as some of Napoleon's rougher marshals, such as Augereau or Masséna. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913
The other aide was a Major Moore—an Irish soldier of fortune, who had been in the Valerian Army some ten years, and, by his efficiency, had become attached to the General Staff. The Colonel of the Red Huzzars
There may be soldiers of fortune who follow any flag, for hire. The Submarine Boys for the Flag Deeding Their Lives to Uncle Sam
But the poorest soldier of fortune found his part in the spoil. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216
She was the daughter of a Venetian grandee, and Othello was a black soldier of fortune. Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth
General James Murray sometimes described himself as a soldier of fortune. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861
A dreamer, a soldier of fortune, a man without place or following. Montlivet
Strenuous and upright, simple and dignified, the young soldier of fortune bore easily the weight of office and honour which accrued to him before the death of his first patron. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
No sooner was his standard raised than crowds flocked to it, and an army of forty thousand soldiers of fortune were soon ready to follow him to plunder and victory. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German
The priest paused to return the greeting, and entering into conversation with the horseman, he learned that he was a soldier of fortune, whereupon he invited him with simple cordiality to become his guest. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine
Their talk was likewise bizarre and outlandish, of things to Frederick unguessed and undreamed, though he recognised the men for what they were—soldiers of fortune, adventurers, free lances of the world. The Turtles of Tasman
Let us go and sign the articles which make two soldiers of fortune instead of one. The Grey Cloak
The soldier of fortune had at last found his destiny. Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World
The great soldier of fortune was near his end. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German
The thrilling exploits in real life of the engineer, the explorer, the soldier of fortune, the pioneer in any field, hold us spellbound. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers
The gallant soldier of fortune was evidently quite awake to the possibilities of profit upon which he had stumbled. American Merchant Ships and Sailors
But he could not attach the great soldier of fortune to himself. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots
He scattered rich benefices lavishly among the clergy, lured on the soldiers of fortune with tempting bribes, and granted enviable privileges to the seaboard towns. The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century
Charles, a gloomy, cold-blooded and cruel prince, gladly accepted the pope's suggestions, and followed by a powerful body of French knights and soldiers of fortune, set sail for Naples in 1266. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German
The world forgets how much the great czar was indebted for education and guidance to Le Fort, a Genevese soldier of fortune. The Awakening of China
Despairing of success, he now determined to retire into Germany, leaving Duke Albert of Saxe-Meissen, a capable and tried soldier of fortune, as general-in-chief of his forces and Stadholder of the Netherlands. History of Holland
Dieskau was not young, and he was a soldier of fortune, not belonging to the race that he led, but he was full of ardor, and the daring French partisans were urging him on. The Rulers of the Lakes A Story of George and Champlain
From that fortress issued the daring young French soldiers of fortune who led the forays against New York and New England. The Hunters of the Hills
That is quite out of the question, General Griscelli; I am not a mere soldier of fortune. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance
My letters were well received, but they did not prevent soldiers of fortune, like the American Frederick G. Ward and Colonel Gordon of the British army, throwing their swords into the scale. The Awakening of China
Finally, it is not uncommon to find among the prelates some soldiers of fortune, adventurers of the Church, who have been attracted from their native land by the ambition of ecclesiastical greatness. The Roman Question
It is characteristic throughout the history of the New World, that none of the soldiers of fortune who found it such an easy prey ever thought of setting up an empire for himself. The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known
These were soldiers of fortune, in the plainest sense. Truxton King A Story of Graustark
The story of this philosophical soldier of fortune is a romance from beginning to end, a poignant human drama shot through with passion, adventure, pathos and tragedy. Historia Calamitatum
One day Julian met a man at his club, a lively, devil-may-care soldier of fortune in the world. Flames
He, however, possessed little of the skill of a general, though he was a splendid soldier of fortune. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 566, September 15, 1832
Free men, sea-rovers, and soldiers of fortune, it was for them no courtier's banquet. Sir Mortimer
Veteran globe trotter and soldier of fortune on the earth's surface, Mr. Davis suffered a considerable shock to discover in tete-a-tete that we had never been in London. Walking-Stick Papers
It was the barricade of the Plains, the moving fortresses of our soldiers of fortune, going West, across the Plains, across the Rockies, across the deserts that lay beyond. The Covered Wagon
Gates, like Lee, was a soldier of fortune; and low-born, vain, weak, and insanely ambitious. The Conqueror
It was she who haggled with British armourers, traced routes, planned commissariats, and most of all drew from far and near soldiers of fortune to captain a hopeless cause. The Collectors
The sinner who humbles himself in prayer is more acceptable than the devotee who is puffed up with pride:—The courteous and kind-hearted soldier of fortune is better than the misanthropic and learned divine. The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2
It's war stores they want, and discontented loafers for soldiers of fortune. The Boy Scouts on Picket Duty
It began in Dumfries-shire where Sir James Turner, a soldier of fortune, was employed to levy the arbitrary fines imposed for not attending the episcopal churches. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition
He was fighting in the ranks as an adventurer or soldier of fortune. Famous Americans of Recent Times
Prescott, my boy, the reporter of to-day is the descendant of the old free-lance soldier of fortune. The High School Pitcher Dick & Co. on the Gridley Diamond
During the wars of Edward III. and Philip, many a soldier of fortune amassed considerable opulence by the ransoming of his prisoners. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 490, May 21, 1831
My father was an Irishman and a soldier of fortune. The Automobile Girls at Washington Checkmating the Plots of Foreign Spies
On that date my soldiers of fortune will be gathered in New York and told their destiny. The Penalty
Should this meet the eye of any soldier of fortune, &c. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 542, April 14, 1832
Peard had many more qualities and capabilities than such as are essential to a soldier of fortune. What I Remember, Volume 2
From poor soldiers of fortune to counts, from counts to princes, from princes to electors, and at last kings. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe
Thus fared the crown of Spain, the erstwhile proud mistress of half the world, and the degenerate successors of Charles V accept an asylum in France from the hands of a soldier of fortune. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation
Have you ever had the wish to be a soldier of fortune? The Penalty
Lever did not exaggerate more than Dickens, and his portraits of Galway fox-hunters and duellists, of soldiers of fortune, and of Dublin undergraduates were largely based on fact. The Glories of Ireland
He had qualities which the true soldier of fortune should not possess. What I Remember, Volume 2
Take another name; be for a time a soldier of fortune. Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy
De Vitry was a soldier of fortune, dependent upon his sword, and the little sentiment that he possessed was at once awakened by so unexpected a communication. The Life of Marie de Medicis — Volume 2
He was a real soldier of fortune, in search of affairs—in peace or in war, on land or at sea. The Man from Brodney's
As a soldier of fortune, he is retained in the service of the Earl of Monteith. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook
With her also, as her chauffeur, was a young Italian soldier of fortune, Paul Anfossi. Somewhere in France
It is a great, little, splendid, mean, extravagant, poverty-stricken barrack for soldiers of fortune and votaries of folly. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861
He has also taken part in more than one revolution, and, in fact, is a soldier of fortune. Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat, or, under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure
The emperor Kaoti, a soldier of fortune, whose personal merit had raised him to the throne, marched against the Huns with those veteran troops which had been trained in the civil wars of China. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2
It would not be easy to persuade us of the cowardice of a soldier of fortune, who acquired and preserved the esteem of the legions as well as the favor of so many warlike princes. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
Dr. Johnson camped cheerfully in them, sleeping soundly—too soundly sometimes—upon their trundle-beds, like the sturdy old soldier of fortune that he was, inured to hardship and all careless of himself. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
Adventures of Bering the Dane; the outlaw hunters of Russia; Benyowsky, the Polish pirate; Cook and Vancouver; Drake, and other soldiers of fortune on the West Coast of America. The Story of Mankind
Now, these wandering soldiers of fortune are common upon Barsoom, where most men love to fight. Thuvia, Maid of Mars
A soldier of fortune, of the name of Westenho, an old familiar of Craigengelt's, chanced to arrive from abroad about this time. The Bride of Lammermoor
It is always disillusioning to inspect the unheroic details of the life of that favorite figure with romancers—the soldier of fortune. The Fortune Hunter
When Madame von Rosen left the Prince, she hurried straight to Colonel Gordon; and not content with directing the arrangements, she had herself accompanied the soldier of fortune to the Flying Mercury.  Prince Otto, a Romance
At the time of this particular conversation, which occurred at 5 A.M., that little soldier of fortune was sleeping a rather troubled sleep in her new room, alone. Sister Carrie: a Novel
Abd-ul-Qasim gained the confidence of the townsmen by organizing a successful resistance to the Berber soldiers of fortune who were grasping at the fragments of the caliphate. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28
They were ragged soldiers of fortune, out at elbows, red of cheek and nose, all having the same look of brow-beating defiance, ready to turn, in a moment, into abject servility. An Enemy to the King
He evidently looked back to the time with gratitude, as having wakened his better associations, which had been well-nigh stifled during the previous years of the wild life of a soldier of fortune.  The Armourer's Prentices
To this poor waif of a soldier of fortune we may seem respectable gentlemen; but to ourselves, what are we unless a pasteboard portico and a deliquium of deadly weaknesses within?’ Prince Otto, a Romance
One may allow as much as is desired for the corruption of manners produced by the civil and religious mercenaries, soldiers of fortune, and friars. Albert Durer
Both from experience and observation he knew this for a world plentifully peopled by soldiers of fortune, contrivers of snares and pitfalls for the feet of the unwary. The Black Bag
The soldier of fortune's great brown grip enclosed the delicate hand of our new friend in a pledge of comradeship. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734
He was a cosmopolitan and a soldier of fortune before he was a King de facto; and still wears the loose garments of those easy, beggarly days, when he had neither money nor care. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger
Here was a position for me, Valentine Hawkehurst, soldier of fortune, cosmopolitan adventurer, and child of the nomadic tribes who call Bohemia their mother country! Birds of Prey
In every quarter of the globe there are happy hunting-grounds for the soldier of fortune. Charlotte's Inheritance
The humble servant of a heavenly patria, of an unfathomable truth, is no match for these intellectual soldiers of fortune. Eleanor
Even the royal presence could not prevent several members, among whom were the old Mayor and the two soldiers of fortune, from springing to their feet and shaking me warmly by the hand. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734
They forgot, that in assembling soldiers of fortune, and in suffering any leader to be master of a disciplined army, they actually resigned their political rights, and suffered a master to arise for the state. An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition
The chivalrous nobleman, the soldier of fortune, the hardy corsair, the bold adventurer, or the military partisan, enlisted under the banners of the duke of Calabria. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)
We were soldiers of fortune both; and the stratagem with which I protected myself against you was a very innocent one. Charlotte's Inheritance
All of this to show that, notwithstanding his supreme qualities of personal courage, command and military intuition, Andrew Lackaday as a would-be soldier of fortune proved a complete failure. The Mountebank
He loved women and he loved war, like the gallant, picturesque old soldiers of fortune. The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century
He was wondering whether he would be able to get into words just what he wanted to tell her of the actress soldier of fortune. Windy McPherson's Son
"But he is nothing but a soldier of fortune!" The Companions of Jehu
We took the places of honor reserved for us at a bench and table under the patio veranda beside the chief of police, an American soldier of fortune named Lee Christmas. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond
The lands of France are for the King of France's subjects, not for soldiers of fortune.' Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden
He is a soldier of fortune, I learn, and if he will take service in Genoa, I will charge myself with the care of his preferment. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons
A soldier of fortune, his weapon was at your command, did you but fill his pouch with ducats of Rome or florins of Florence. The Tragedies of the Medici
These soldiers of fortune, most of whom had been "unfortunate" at home, formed the marrow of the Commune's military strength. Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs)
The citizen was lost in the professional, and patriotism was superseded by the personal attachment of soldiers of fortune, who knew no will but that of their favourite commander or their own selfishness. The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History
What were the likings of a Scottish soldier of fortune and a headstrong girl in comparison! Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden
He was once something of a soldier of fortune. The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing Aeroplane Chums in the Tropics
A soldier of fortune, he offered to throw his sword into the government scale if it were paid for with many times its weight in gold. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents
The celebrated Count Mansfeld, a soldier of fortune, with only four thousand troops, dared to defy the whole imperial power; and for a while he was successful. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers
Far better to shut his eyes to this illicit traffic and assist these strange soldiers of fortune to get their ivory to the coast, and then enjoy the due reward of this complaisant attitude. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign
On the other hand, he was no mere soldier of fortune, and the moderation which he showed after victory enhanced his reputation as a general. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era)
This upstart soldier of fortune," reflected he, "has an unseemly habit of overcoming and leading captive legitimate princes; thus prejudicing Divine right in the eyes of the vulgar. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales
The seigneurs had nothing like the same regard for a Swiss soldier of fortune that they had for aristocratic British commanders like Murray and Carleton. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton
Sir James Turner was a soldier of fortune, bred in the civil wars. Old Mortality, Volume 1.
Volumes might be written of the varied careers and wild lives lived by these strange soldiers of fortune. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign
Americans, too, had become known in the Philippines through a soldier of fortune who had helped out the Chinese government in suppressing the rebellion in the neighborhood of Shanghai. Lineage, Life and Labors of José Rizal, Philippine Patriot
Pyrrhus was a soldier of fortune, and practiced war as an art, and delighted in it like Alexander or Charles XII. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization.
The colossal power which the soldier of fortune was building up, was a menace to all Europe. General History for Colleges and High Schools
Her heart was crying out hungrily for the love of this tall, mysterious soldier of fortune. Beverly of Graustark
A soldier of fortune named Ganlochan revolted and met with a rapid and unexpected success owing to "the people being unaccustomed, from the long peace, to the use of arms." China
He is a mere soldier of fortune, under great disadvantages. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3
And since the foundation of the city, no conqueror more richly deserved a triumph than this virtuous and rugged soldier of fortune. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization.
About half of these were degenerate sons of aristocrats, ex-convicts, soldiers of fortune, and religious enthusiasts—the rest were plain, every-day folk. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers
"But no braver, no truer than my soldiers of fortune," she said earnestly. Beverly of Graustark
It contains one character, a soldier of fortune, who is more memorable than any single figure in "The Splendid Spur." The Splendid Spur
He's a character—globe trotter, soldier of fortune, financier. Flowing Gold
Valentinian, a soldier of fortune, and an able general, now wears the imperial purple. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization.
Oglethorpe was an officer in the army, a philanthropist, a patron of art, and a soldier of fortune. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers
By liberal promises of pay and plunder, the soldier of fortune soon recruited an army of some 50,000 men, and what a motley collection it was! A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
Yes, Captain; but the soldier of fortune in Sturatzberg is a scurvy sort of rascal. Princess Maritza
The interview had jarred upon him in only one respect—viz., in describing him as a "typical soldier of fortune." Flowing Gold
You are no longer a soldier of fortune. The Rose in the Ring
I am a soldier of fortune, and my name is Macklin. Captain Macklin
You have merely lost your head, as any woman might, over a picturesque, good-looking soldier of fortune. West Wind Drift
The Countess Mavrodin with her wealth, with her prestige, and her close connection with the noblest houses in Sturatzberg, was not for a soldier of fortune, as, at the best, Captain Ellerey was. Princess Maritza
Alien to the Pacific Coast, a soldier of fortune, the ties into which he drifted were the weavings of Fate. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance
It was full of rovers and soldiers of fortune from many lands. The Valley of Vision : a Book of Romance an Some Half Told Tales
"A soldier of fortune, hey?" exclaimed Aiken, observing me with a grin. Captain Macklin
The equipage was busied during the earlier hours of the day in leaving the visiting cards of the returned soldier of fortune in certain quarters well calculated to attract social notice. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story
"There is adventure, there is good pay, two attractions to the soldier of fortune." Princess Maritza
He is a soldier of fortune, an adventurer. Green Fancy
They have had but a dull time thus far, I fear, and I would not have them think us barbarians, soldiers of fortune though we are. Masters of the Guild
I was no longer to be deceived; the one and only thing I really loved, the one thing I understood and craved, was the free, homeless, untrammelled life of the soldier of fortune. Captain Macklin
The soldier of fortune was finally aroused from a brown study by the impassive steward presenting two great dishes. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story
The men who had come with him, they supposed, were soldiers of fortune like themselves, men they knew, and even they were not welcome; but with morning discontent broke out. Princess Maritza
As they descended the winding stairs, du Lau said to his companions: "I do not know your hearts, my lords, but I love this soldier of fortune." If I Were King
He could never be aught than a soldier of fortune. Courts and Criminals
There he met Laguerre, who is a professional soldier of fortune, and together they cooked up this present revolution. Captain Macklin
At the time of this particular conversation, which occurred at 5 am, that little soldier of fortune was sleeping in rather troubled sleep in her new room, alone. Sister Carrie
Besides—no, at the outset she put out of consideration any thought of the fascinating young soldier of fortune himself. Constance Dunlap
Unsurpassed was the bow he swept her, this daring soldier of fortune, to whose delicate nostrils the taking of chances was the breath of life, and his smile was brilliant as the spring morning itself. The Maid of the Whispering Hills
Look—fishermen—houris—how many houris?—seen 'em grin!—soldiers of fortune—merchants—sailors—by gad, there's Sindbad himself!—and say! The Ivory Trail
If he had wished to convince me that the life of a soldier of fortune was an ungrateful one he had set about proving it in the worst possible way. Captain Macklin
"It is a perilous thing to follow a soldier of fortune," she said. The Treasure
He was certainly a handsome figure, this soldier of fortune, and he was at his best now. Constance Dunlap
As I took his appraisal, I found him unmistakably of the type of American soldier of fortune who has been carried by the wander-spirit down among the romantic republics to the south of our own. Gold of the Gods
We are soldiers of fortune accustomed to sleep on the ground and to live on the roughest fare, and since leaving Scotland we have scarcely slept beneath a roof. The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus
We're all soldiers of fortune, all dependent upon the generous public for our livelihood. The Adventures of a Boy Reporter
He had been something of a soldier of fortune since the Civil War and drifted pretty much around the whole world, so that he was a walking encyclopedia of knowledge upon almost any subject. The House Boat Boys
Like true soldiers of fortune, Honey Smith and Pete Murphy made no special collection; they looted for mere loot's sake. Angel Island
"If you knew where to dig," suddenly supplied Norton, gazing keenly into the eyes of the soldier of fortune. Gold of the Gods
They must be lovers of their kind, not lovers of themselves; brave as patriots, not as soldiers of fortune who seek for booty and renown. After the Storm
And thus I may say that Royalty itself became an agent in advancing my suit, and helping the plans of the poor Irish soldier of fortune. Barry Lyndon
Well, that kind of talk kind of shook my disbelief in the infallibility of the serious Irish gentleman soldier of fortune. Rolling Stones
He was not really an American at all, but an Englishman, a soldier of fortune and adventure. This Country of Ours
He handed the anonymous letter and the other warnings to the young soldier of fortune, with a brief explanation. Gold of the Gods
He was now the hope of the soldiers of fortune who abounded in Italy, attracted thither from all quarters by the continual opportunities for employment which that tumultuous land afforded. The Life of Cesare Borgia
Unlike me, however, he was no adventurous soldier of fortune, but a man of peace, with an estate in Provence that had a rent-roll of five thousand livres a year. The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes
The great soldier of fortune turned his head and looked at me as they passed. Rolling Stones
By one who was your father's friend," he said, after a moment's hesitation, "a soldier of fortune by name of Galeotto—a leader of free lances who goes by the name of Il Gran Galeotto. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza
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