Though so much extolled and so ambitiously imitated, his banditti are a medley made up of starveling models, shreds and bits of armour from his lumber-room, brushed into notice by a daring pencil.
Here Flecknoe, as a place to fame well known, Ambitiously design'd his Shadwell's throne.
With such glad hearts did our despairing men Salute the appearance of the prince's fleet; And each ambitiously would claim the ken, That with first eyes did distant safety meet.
Whatever skill and courage could achieve, had been performed by the Roman general: it remained only that Justinian should terminate, by a strong and seasonable effort, the war which he had ambitiously undertaken.
All these Dogs are highly set by in all remote Parts, whose Princes and Lords tenderly cherish them as Excellencies, and ambitiously sue for as Rarities.
Susan, in her own selfish way, was proud of him, so he was always sure of a reception that sent him back to his studies ambitiously happy.
The emperor Anastasius ambitiously bestowed on the most powerful rival of Theodoric the title and ensigns of that eminent dignity; yet, from some unknown cause, the name of Clovis has not been inscribed in the Fasti either of the East or West.
City ambitiously named, why, with inducements delusive, Is the un-Philadelphian stranger lured to thy desert pretentious?
The very best ambitiously advise, Half to serve you, and half to pass for wise.
He is pedalling ambitiously along, with his umbrella under his left arm.
Conceited, vain, and disobedient, he afterwards came near wrecking the cause which he had ambitiously embraced.
Probably no American, for a long time to come, can reasonably hope to reach the presidency because he has ambitiously and persistently labored for it, whatever may be his merits or services.
And thus to empyrean height Of ev'ry kind of lore, In search of wisdom's pure delight, Ambitiously we soar.
As willingly do I the same resign As ere thy father Henry made it mine; And even as willingly at thy feet I leave it As others would ambitiously receive it.
Vaguely andambitiously extravagant in speculation, imagery, or diction.
After Cromwell's strong hand had given England some kind of settled government the book market revived, and some ambitiously illustrated books were soon being published.
Mercer's day well may be cited as the most active and, perhaps, the most ambitiously progressive in business affairs in the county's history.
Locks, dams, ponds, feeders, and other appurtenant works were ambitiously undertaken.
All his hope was that his sister deceived him or deceived herself, and that her pride would be awakened, as soon as she had gained this crown, so long and ambitiously coveted.
The weaker candidate solicited the protection of Justinian, and ambitiouslysubscribed a treaty of alliance, which deeply wounded the independence and happiness of his country.
And we wondered whether Meg Faa, for so she ambitiously called herself, by the royal name of Scottish Romany, was descended from Meg Merrilies.
The Arians celebrated the virtue of their pious confessor; the Catholics ambitiously claimed his alliance; and the Pagans, who might be susceptible of shame or remorse, were deterred from the repetition of such unavailing cruelty.
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