onfall
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The allusion is to that onfall upon the reformers, Cranmer, Latimer, &c., which had escaped from Milton's pen in 1642 to the great grief of his friends.
From Milton by Mark Pattison
He was "the fighting general" of Soult's army, famous for the rough energy of his character and the fierceness of his onfall.
From Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes by W. H. (William Henry) Fitchett
That saw Face-of-god and Hall-ward and War-well, and other wise leaders of men, and they bade their folk forbear the chase, and lock their ranks to meet the onfall of this new wave of foemen.
From The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale by William Morris
Who ever saw a camp so exposed to an onfall?
From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Look you, this onfall and stratagem of war may not miscarry.
From A Monk of Fife by Andrew Lang
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