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The Quein Regent lade up this amonges hir other mementoes, till that sche mycht have sein the tyme proper to have revenged it.

From The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) by Laing, David

Del Ferice was certainly a man of genius—so quiet, and yet possessing such weapons; there was some generosity about him too, or he would have revenged himself for his wound by destroying Giovanni's reputation.

From Saracinesca by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

Mankind have revenged themselves upon him by misrepresentation, for having so far eclipsed the rest of his species.

From Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are by Godwin, William

And, as some right-thinking people are of opinion, it was rather an indication of great virtue in Constantius to have quelled the empire without shedding more blood, than to have revenged himself with such cruelty.

From The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens by Yonge, Charles Duke

They failed, but they have revenged themselves in history.

From English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 by Froude, James Anthony