poltroonery
Example Sentences
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Would Buck voice his hellish belief in my poltroonery to Lessie?
From A Maid of the Kentucky Hills by Edwin Carlile Litsey
To poltroonery of one kind or another the Spirit makes no concessions; it wears the face of a hard master to all pusillanimous demands.
From Religious Perplexities by L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall) Jacks
Stanley was very much moved by this generous offer and the anxiety of the king to make amends for Lamboozi's poltroonery and thieving conduct.
From Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent by Joel Tyler Headley
I had made the wife see the husband's craven poltroonery, and the husband the wife's heart infidelity; and I let them live for their mutual distrust and punishment.
From By Right of Sword by Arthur W. (Arthur Williams) Marchmont
Having finished his repast, he arose from the table, and going to his apartment, proceeded to prepare the placard in which he intended to make known the poltroonery of Botts to the public.
From The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts by George Yellott
