William is resolute
William is throughout ever ready, but never hasty-always willing to
wait when waiting seems the best policy-always ready to accept a
nominal success when there is a chance of turning it into a real one, but
never accepting nominal success as a cover for defeat, never losing an
inch of ground without at once taking measures to recover it. By this
means, he has in the former part of 1068 extended his dominion to the
Land's End; before the end of the year he extends it to the Tees. In the
next year he has indeed to win it back again; but he does win it back and
more also.
anxious
popular
ruthless
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