vae victis

[ wahy-wik-tees; English vee-vik-tis ]

Latin.

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It was indeed a case of vae victis,—woe to the conquered loyalists.
The Last Boer War | H. Rider Haggard
Subsequently under the title “vae victis”: last published in 1870.
London Lyrics | Frederick Locker
In seven weeks the Paris Revolution was overthrown—and "vae victis!"
The life and teaching of Karl Marx | M. Beer
But France has found out the secret for this age, and—vae victis!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLV. July, 1844. Vol. LVI. | Various

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