My first pretext for invading the sanctum was to bring Arthur a little waddling puppy of which Sancho was the father, and which delighted the child beyond expression, and, consequently, could not fail to please his mamma.
But an apology for invading the hermitage was still necessary; so I had furnished myself with a blue morocco collar for Arthur's little dog; and that being given and received, with much more joy and gratitude, on the part of the receiver, than the worth of the gift or the selfish motive of the giver deserved, I ventured to ask Mrs.
The direct consequence of the battle of Borodino was Napoleon's senseless flight from Moscow, his retreat along the old Smolensk road, the destruction of the
invading army of five hundred thousand men, and the downfall of Napoleonic France, on which at Borodino for the first time the hand of an opponent of stronger spirit had been laid.
When an
invading force crosses a river in its onward march, do not advance to meet it in mid-stream.
The general democratic movement of modern times, in its frantic struggle to mitigate all differences, is now
invading even the world of sex.
As Zeila was not far from the frontiers of Abyssinia, they imagined that they already saw the Portuguese
invading their country.
Formerly, an
invading army would penetrate into the heart of a neighboring country almost as soon as intelligence of its approach could be received; but now a comparatively small force of disciplined troops, acting on the defensive, with the aid of posts, is able to impede, and finally to frustrate, the enterprises of one much more considerable.
Even psychology suggests that we are wired to feel uncomfortable about instances of people
invading someone's personal space, such as in the infamous incident of Joe Biden seemingly making women uncomfortable at the swearing-in ceremony of the former US Secretary of Defense.
The police on Tuesday arraigned six people in an Ikeja Magistrates' Court in Lagos, for allegedly
invading a shrine and beating up a traditional chief.
Both times, the Chinese
invading fleets were heavily damaged by typhoons.
"Before
invading Saudi neighbor Kuwait, Saddam had told Iran that Iraq and Iran will be sharing 800 kilometers in border in the Persian Gulf," Rouhani said.
The Local Organising Committee preparing for the Zebras encounter against Angola has warned supporters against
invading the pitch on March 22.