Manhood

Examples

• Never had Lefferts so abounded in the sentiments that adorn Christian manhood and exalt the sanctity of the home. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• He was an almost perfect specimen of manhood; tall, straight as an arrow, superbly muscled and with the carriage and bearing of a ruler of men. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Nevertheless, thou art my guest, and I will not put thy manhood to the proof without thine own free will. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Freed from that he would have been as agreeable a specimen of rustic manhood as one would often see. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Up until yesterday you preserved some remnants of manhood. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• At the end of that time I had justified her generous faith in my manhood--I had, outwardly at least, recovered my self-control. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He was quiet and respectful; but stood, as Bella thought (and was glad to think), on his manhood too. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Why talk of infancy, manhood, and old age? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The poor fellow looked up at me with manhood and despair both in his eye. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Let them hope for perpetual peace and harmony with that enemy, whose manhood, however mistaken the cause, drew forth such herculean deeds of valor. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Little as it was, I hadn't manhood enough to hold up against it. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• He was gay, good-humoured, and fond of manhood in every rank of life. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• The defender of the absent has a right to favourable reception from all who value truth, and honour manhood. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• This appeared to him the primary step towards manhood, and he was proportionably pleased. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• What a man of mould may, answered Athelstane, providing it be what a man of manhood ought. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.

Edited by Carlos