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Meanings of first blow in English

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Usage of first blow in English
1
And La Motte; at the first blow; was more than half successful.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the ...
2
He got in between the armour plates; first blow went to him.
The Forest Lovers
3
They fought by alternate separate strokes; the senior had the first blow.
The Danish History, Books I-IX
4
At the first blow she ran to the door and peeped through.
The Return of Blue Pete
5
This was the first blow received since the moment of his exaltation.
Mr. Scarborough's Family
6
Before striking the first blow the Indians make open declaration of war.
The Conquest of Canada, Vol. 1
7
Hankey fell into the surf, and never moved after the first blow.
For the Term of His Natural Life
8
The very first blow he gave, out tumbled the bag of money.
Twilight Land
9
So the first blow Absalon struck for his people was at home.
Hero Tales of the Far North
10
I fancy, Charles, you're right: the first blow is half the battle.
She Stoops to Conquer; Or, The Mistakes of a Night: A Comedy
11
The first blow of a revolution is, after all, only its first.
The White Morning: A Novel of the Power of the German Women in W...
12
Was it not he who struck the first blow against the tyrant?
Parkhurst Boys, and Other Stories of School Life
13
Promise me that, whatever happens, you will not strike the first blow.'
Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face
14
Remember if you miss your first blow, we're goners, you and I.
A Rock in the Baltic
15
Yet Captain Jack did not attempt to follow up that first blow.
The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip / "Making Good" as Young Experts
16
Weapons which would not break nor grow blunt at the first blow!
The Iron Star — And What It Saw on Its Journey Through the Ages ...
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