Gustavus Adolphus

It was called Gustavus Adolphus's battle song, because the pious hero often sang it with his army; and he sang it for the last time immediately before the battle of Luetzen.

Lyra Germanica: The Christian Year 1861

The _History of the Thirty-Years War_ had once suggested the idea of Gustavus Adolphus as the hero of an epic poem; the same work afforded him a subject for a tragedy: he now decided on beginning

The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works Thomas Carlyle 1838

Thus condemned to inaction by the king, Mr. Stubbs says, the royal court's would-be Cavaliers idealized a true swashbuckling "chevalier," such as Sweden's King Gustavus Adolphus, who led Europe's Protestant League in a series of victories against the Catholic Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III.

Pens at the Ready Mark Archer 2011

To assume that Gustavus Adolphus would have held up a bank, even if he had known how, was naturally ridiculous.

"A Leak in the Fountain of Youth" by Amelia Reynolds Long, part 1 Johnny Pez 2010

In fact, it was so different that it centered around the Suburban Bank robbery, with Gustavus Adolphus cast in the leading role.

"A Leak in the Fountain of Youth" by Amelia Reynolds Long, part 1 Johnny Pez 2010

When he had failed to find his man among the accepted celebrities, the police, in desperation, had brought out a collection of minor offenders; and from these the misguided bank clerk had picked out Gustavus Adolphus!

Archive 2010-01-01 Johnny Pez 2010

Now, being in trouble is not precisely a new position for Gustavus Adolphus.

"A Leak in the Fountain of Youth" by Amelia Reynolds Long, part 1 Johnny Pez 2010

For a moment I had a hideous vision of his forcing me to guide him straight to the laboratory where Aloysius was doing heaven alone knew what to Gustavus Adolphus, and, then, clapping irons on both of us for aiding and abetting a dangerous criminal; but the situation was saved by the entrance of Aloysius in person, alone and wholly self-possessed.

Archive 2010-01-01 Johnny Pez 2010

When he had failed to find his man among the accepted celebrities, the police, in desperation, had brought out a collection of minor offenders; and from these the misguided bank clerk had picked out Gustavus Adolphus!

"A Leak in the Fountain of Youth" by Amelia Reynolds Long, part 1 Johnny Pez 2010

In fact, it was so different that it centered around the Suburban Bank robbery, with Gustavus Adolphus cast in the leading role.

Archive 2010-01-01 Johnny Pez 2010