knightly deed

Example Sentences

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The brilliant crowning of the day may be but an ornament, but it sits well and fitly upon the knightly deed that rolled back the tide of battle in the hour of need.

From The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

What knightly deed was done by three captains of David?

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

And there befell, that day, a mighty shivering of lances and many a knightly deed was wrought.

From Beltane the Smith by Farnol, Jeffery

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 had been understood that Jase was to employ only a few attackers in the accomplishment of this knightly deed.

From A Pagan of the Hills by Buck, Charles Neville