Literary notes about Invincible (AI summary)
The word "invincible" is employed with remarkable versatility in literature, serving as a potent emblem of strength, unyielding will, and overwhelming force. In some works it captures physical might and strategic prowess—a formidable weapon [1], an untouchable army or its generals [2, 3], even giants whose strength defies natural limits [4]—while in others it embodies moral or intellectual superiority, as seen in descriptions of an argument that cannot be refuted [5] or principles that incite revolutionary change [6]. Beyond the tangible, authors also invoke "invincible" to evoke an indefatigable spirit or destiny, whether it is the boundless courage of a child [7], the inexorable pull of fate in youth [8], or a soul overwhelmed by an all-encompassing dread [9]. Thus, across varied genres and epochs—from epic battles and mythic challenges to reflections on the human condition—"invincible" consistently resonates as a symbol of an enduring, unconquerable force.
- It is our weapon, formidable and invincible, but we should know how to use it.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant - To await their onset would have been ruin, while pride forbade a hitherto invincible general to retire.
— from Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 (of 4) by Plutarch - My seamen are now what British seamen ought to be—almost invincible.
— from The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson by Robert Southey - The Sultan then invaded France, and with the talisman, by which he called to his aid six invincible giants, conquered the country.
— from Filipino Popular Tales - It was written in Latin by Salmasius, a Dutch professor at Leyden, and was hailed by the Royalists as an invincible argument.
— from English Literature by William J. Long - With respect, however, to absolute monarchy, it presents an inherent and invincible tendency to revolution.
— from Cicero's Tusculan Disputations by Marcus Tullius Cicero - It was a long walk for such a little boy, but he had plenty of strength and invincible courage.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. Andersen - Either resentment, or shame at declining the contest, or the invincible power of fate, arouses the determined spirit of the youth.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy - An invincible dread had taken possession of my brain and soul.
— from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne