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“Not so, please your wisdom and valiancie — he, he, he!” said Dwining with his usual chuckle, as he unscrewed the top of the pen, within which was a piece of sponge or some such substance, no bigger than a pea.
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Your other valiancie, Master Page Eviot, must be content to return to Perth with me afoot, for here severs our fair company.
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Now, look yonder at his valiancie, his eyebrow drops with moisture, his lip trembles with agony; for his valiancie — he! he! he! — is pleading for his life with his late domestics, and has not eloquence enough to persuade them to let him slip.
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Ascension followed, and gaue a hot charge vpon them, and they at vs, where began a hot and fierce battaile with great valiancie the one against the other, and so continued for the space of sixe houres.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And now behold (diuine for valiancie) Like flying Castells sayle they to this strand, Fiftie three saile, strong in artillarie; Best men of warre knowne in the _Spanish_ land; Fifteene Armados, Kings of soueraigntie, Which led the lesser with a mightie hand: And these in foure battalions hither flie, With whom three dayes I sailed in companie.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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It is not vnknowen vnto the world what danger our English shippes haue lately escaped, how sharpely they haue beene intreated, and howe hardly they haue beene assaulted: so that the valiancie of those that mannaged them is worthy remembrance.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Normandie, where he easilie subdued his enemies by the valiancie of the
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6) England (1 of 12) William the Conqueror Raphael Holinshed
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Robert Mulbray a right noble personage (for his wisedome and valiancie highlie renowmed with all men) was created earle of Northumberland, and gouerned the people of those parties in such politike and wise order, that during his time, it is hard to saie, whether his quietnesse or the obedience of the people was greater.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6) England (1 of 12) William the Conqueror Raphael Holinshed
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As for the goodnesse or sufficiencie of our men, who is able to expresse the noble prowesse of so manie earles, of so manie lords and soldiers, trained vp euer in warres: The passing valiancie of our king may stand in place of innumerable souldiers.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (4 of 12) Stephan Earle Of Bullongne Raphael Holinshed
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Camber, in reuenge of their other brothers death, and for the recouerie of the kingdome, gathered their powers togither, and comming against the said king of the Hunnes, by the valiancie of their people they
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (2 of 8) Raphael Holinshed
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