veni, vidi, vici

[ wey-nee -wee-dee -wee-kee; English vee-nahy -vahy-dahy -vahy-sahy, ven-ee -vee-dee -vee-chee, -see ]

/ ˈweɪ ni ˈwi di ˈwi ki; English ˈvi naɪ ˈvaɪ daɪ ˈvaɪ saɪ, ˈvɛn i ˈvi di ˈvi tʃi, -si /

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Latin.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

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Habemus hic Petronium integrum, quem vidi meis oculis non sine admiratione.
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They marched through the streets singing the "Veni creator spiritus," and crying out: "Pray, for the times are at hand."
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This is quite in the bulletin style of conquerors; it has a ring of "veni, vidi, vici" about it.
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The priests in procession, with a banner at their head, led the march, singing the Veni creator Spiritus.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France

But, during this solemn chant, the feelings of the audience no longer were what they had been during the Veni Spiritus.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Vol 2|J. H. Merle D'Aubign