knightly deed
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What knightly deed was done by three captains of David?
From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall
In this case," he said strangely, "thou wilt be thine own best advocate with him, for well he loves a brave and knightly deed.
From The Fall of the Grand Sarrasin Being a Chronicle of Sir Nigel de Bessin, Knight, of Things that Happed in Guernsey Island, in the Norman Seas, in and about the Year One Thousand and Fifty-Seven by Ferrar, William J.
"It was not a knightly deed," said Volodyovski, harshly.
From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
A true knight," replied Folko, with some displeasure, "never does a knightly deed by halves.
From Sintram and His Companions by La Motte-Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl Freiherr de
I find no record of more knightly deed than you have done to-day, and I know that no knight could have done it more nobly.
From The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm by Streeter, John Williams