vaunter

Example Sentences

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Who would not forgive so cajoling a vaunter?

From Inns and Taverns of Old London by Shelley, Henry C. (Henry Charles)

Or shall I rather of Xantippus ask, Who dar'd to undeceive deluded Rome, And prove this vaunter not invincible?

From The Inflexible Captive A Tragedy, in Five Acts by More, Hannah

Alas! you know I am no vaunter, I; My scars can witness, dumb although they are, That my report is just and full of truth.

From The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus by Shakespeare, William

A vaunter and a liar are near akin.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

He was ill-bred, but he was not mean; he was a vaunter but not a coward; he demanded adherence and did not beg alms.

From Quisanté by Hope, Anthony