manfulness

Example Sentences

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Subdue mutiny, discord, widespread despair, by manfulness, justice, mercy and wisdom.

From Past and Present by Carlyle, Thomas

"No, no, Nancy," he replied with a manful struggle for manfulness, "I—I —It's meant, I reckon," and slunk away from the girl's brutality as if it were his own shame.

From The Leatherwood God by Howells, William Dean

Ray meant as thoroughly to trust now to the manfulness and honor of his son.

From A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade by King, Charles

To attack, to repel, to protect, to perform some deed demanding manfulness, energy, free, fearless strength.

From Bye-Ways by Hichens, Robert Smythe

Unspeakable deliverance, and new destiny of thousand-fold expanded manfulness for all men, dawns out of the Future here.

From Latter-Day Pamphlets by Carlyle, Thomas