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ça ira

American  
[sa ee-ra] / ˈsa iˈra /
French.
  1. it will go on.


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It has given me much trouble to establish it, but ça ira now!

From Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee by John Esten Cooke

On the other hand, the ferocity of the period found expression in such lines as: Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira!

From Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 by Evelyn Baring

It would be unfair to judge of the French people by their ça ira or the Carmagnole, however true an expression such songs may be of the spirit of the hour.

From How to Observe Morals and Manners by Harriet Martineau

For that monarchy Paris never will sing ça ira; for that principle she knows no cynicism; that wonderful juggernaut, the Fashion, shall never rumble across channel, it seems!

From Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty by J. Scott (John Scott) Williams

It was a perfect French Revolution; and we had good reason to say, ça ira.

From The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc by Thomas De Quincey

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