Word: conquere
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When Painter Edvard Munch wrote these words in Paris, in 1890, he was a slick, gloomy art student of 26 with the whole world still to conquer. By the time he died at 80, Munch's unabashedly emotional art was revered throughout northern Europe. Last week, for the first time, it got a comprehensive showing...
...couple of hours later the lieutenant realized that he was lost. Trying to retrace his steps, he came to a pool where a pretty native girl sat bathing herself-and found her as easy to conquer as her country...
...fight against the new Indonesian Republic. His 10,000 troops, mostly Moslem extremists and deserters from the Dutch army, call themselves "The Heavenly Host." Recently, Westerling sent 600 of his men on a raid of West Java's Bandung (TIME, Feb. 6); he boasted that he would conquer all of Indonesia. But last week, Westerling's military future looked...
...true source of American strength is found in the spiritual resources of the country rather than the material sources, he said, and by facing up to the problem, we can conquer it. "Faith that mankind was not given the knowledge of the atom to destroy itself" is needed, Lilienthal continued...
...lover, ordnance expert, politician and military strategist. Into the bargain, he is a peasant-born rogue posing as a noble cutthroat in the service of ruthless Cesare Borgia (Orson Welles). While carving out a promising career in treachery, Orsini comes heroically to his senses on a tough mission: to conquer an almost impregnable little duchy by seducing the duchess (Wanda Hendrix) and assassinating the duke (Felix Aylmer...