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"Surrender" Quotes from Famous Books

... this proposal he was given to understand, that he and his garrison must surrender themselves prisoners of war, otherwise he might next morning expect a general assault by the shipping under admiral Boscawen. The chevalier Dru-cour, piqued at the severity of these terms, replied, that he would, rather ...

— The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. - From William and Mary to George II. • Tobias Smollett

... Lizaveta Nikolaevna," Mavriky Nikolaevitch brought out suddenly at last, and what was most curious, it was impossible to tell from his tone whether it was an entreaty, a recommendation, a surrender, or ...

— The Possessed - or, The Devils • Fyodor Dostoyevsky

... you go again! Don't you know that flowers are wholly worthless except in so far as they pander to the gratification of a sensuous appetite? It would be a crime to surrender these opportunities to ignoble uses. You must raise vegetables here, or perhaps some of the small fruits would thrive better in this rich ...

— The House - An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer, and of His Wife, Alice • Eugene Field

... my hand, as I fondly hoped in surrender to my appeal to those better feelings which I knew I had for once ...

— Mr. Justice Raffles • E. W. Hornung

... we insisted upon it, but I have the money here in bills. Give me a release and surrender the mortgage, and you shall have ...

— Cast Upon the Breakers • Horatio Alger

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