mettled
Example Sentences
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The mettled Kurt added much farther speaking to persuade his master that he ought not to resist this royal passion, but to forget all other ties, and free himself from his captivity.
From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Thomas Carlyle
On one of Vose Adams’s pilgrimages to Sacramento, he returned with a superb mettled pony, the gift of Lieutenant Russell.
From A Waif of the Mountains by Edward Sylvester Ellis
The mettled Kurt soon hunted out a prophetic Gipsy, who by trade read fortunes from the hand and brow, and also had the talent of explaining dreams.
From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Thomas Carlyle
Mounting the mettled charger, in the high spirit of new health he spurred it to full speed.
From Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Charles Morris
It was so new to me, and the skill with which her small hand managed her mettled horse was nothing short of a marvel.
From The Love Story of Abner Stone by Edwin Carlile Litsey
