Valour

Examples

• But other generations will arise, and ever and for ever will continue, to be made happier by our present acts, to be glorified by our valour. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I do so propose, replied Isaac, bowing in all humility, if it please your reverend valour. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• They recited the verses which they had composed, to celebrate his valour and his victories. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• What qualities are there for which a man gets so speedy a return of applause, as those of bodily superiority, activity, and valour? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• And truly is he so spoken of, said the Grand Master; in our valour only we are not degenerated from our predecessors, the heroes of the Cross. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• I am bearer of a letter, stammered out the Jew, so please your reverend valour, to that good knight, from Prior Aymer of the Abbey of Jorvaulx. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• And who was selected by you, Sir Knight, to hold that dignity, with judgment which was admired as much as your valour, replied Rebecca. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Sir Sluggish Knight, I drink to thee, said the hermit; respecting thy valour much, but deeming wondrous slightly of thy discretion. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• We have that of the priestly character, that we have some knowledge to enlighten our valour. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• I swear by the Talmud, said the Jew, that your valour has been misled in that matter. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• I mentioned the prudent management of our treasury; the valour and achievements of our forces, by sea and land. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• Always, Sir Knight, I will trust your valour with making my excuse to my master Cedric, in case mine own wit should fail. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• But valour is a sturdy fellow, that makes all split. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• With gold shalt thou buy their valour, even as with gold thou buyest thine own safety. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• There is also the effect on the parents, with whom, as with other animals, the presence of their young ones will be the greatest incentive to valour. Plato. The Republic.
• An six hundred crowns, said Isaac, the good Prior might well pay to your honoured valours, and never sit less soft in his stall. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.

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