Dame Fortune

Example Sentences

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“What happened? Dame Fortune frowned. Intel must be well-positioned and ready when Dame Fortune smiles again.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2023

The young man who is ambitious, upon whom Dame Fortune is already turning a dawning smile, should pause and think about this matter.

From The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms by Cone, John A.

It should be the easiest thing in the world to present a picture of stoical disdain for Dame Fortune and her fantasies.

From Mrs. Fitz by Snaith, J. C.

Dame Fortune, that inconstant jade, Can smile when least expected, And those who languish in the shade, Need never be dejected.

From A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker by Locker-Lampson, Hannah Jane

For men like himself who would do and dare Dame Fortune had much in store.

From The Cornflower, and Other Poems by Blewett, Jean