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Then in loud tones he called upon the knights present each to swear on the bird to perform some deed of chivalrous daring. First he presented it to King Edward himself, giving him to understand that he regarded him but as little braver than the heron for resigning without a blow the fair heritage of France."
"Salaam, salaam," repeated he again, bowing down to the ground, tongue out, and placing his hat at our feet in a disgustingly servile manner. "Let us talk like friends." The Magbun's men, no braver than their master, shifted about in a casual manner, so as to be behind their superior officers in case of our firing. On second thought, feeling that they were not safe even so screened, they got up.
From him came Cooper's strong preference for English church government and equally strong feeling against the Puritans of Old and New England. While the Puritan's character was not pleasing to Cooper, he himself was called a "Puritan of Puritans," and it was to them he referred in the following: "Whatever else I may think of the Yankees, a calmer, firmer, braver people do not walk this earth."
Fortune shielded the old father, for Uffe told the prince to engage with him more briskly, and to do some deed of prowess worthy of his famous race; lest the lowborn squire should seem braver than the prince.
Was he looked on as a coward? No; there was no man in the regiment more liked, and there were few soldiers braver than he was. Had his uncle and Mary known how changed a man he had become, their hearts would have been saved many a pang.
Cæsar observing his officers afraid of the approaching contest, and particularly the men of rank and the youths who had joined him in the expectation of finding a campaign with Cæsar a matter of pleasure and profit, called them to a public assembly and bade them leave him and not fight against their inclination since they were so cowardly and effeminate: as for himself he said he would take the tenth legion by itself and lead it against the enemy, knowing that he should not have to deal with a braver enemy than the Cimbri, and that he was not a worse general than Marius.
"A little especially their eyes, which seemed to dart fire." "And what should you have done if they had sprung at us?" "I should have aimed at them as straight as I could; but wolves are much braver than I thought." "They were anxious to protect their young ones, and their den being so near made them all the bolder."
"No, I thank God that I do not belong to the stupid sluggish Germanic race, but to a braver, taller, and handsomer people;" here taking the pipe out of his mouth, he stood up proudly erect, so that his head nearly touched the ceiling of the room, then reseating himself, and again putting the syphon to his lips, he added, "I am a Magyar." "What is that?" said I.
Dale's white face quieted down suddenly; for his daughter his small, young, ignorant daughter to dare to mention the greatest name, in his opinion, of all the ages, was too much for him. "You are always talking to us about Plato," said Patty, who grew braver and braver as she proceeded.
A mule is as brave as a lion, any day." "Braver," said the Lion, "for I'm a coward, friend Hank, and you are not. But of course the Sawhorse " "Oh, nothing ever hurts me," asserted the Sawhorse calmly. "There's never been any question about my going. I can't take the Red Wagon, though." "No, we must leave the wagon," said the Wizard; "and also we must leave our food and blankets, I fear.
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