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  • "Nobly," agreed Captain Mayo, allowing himself a moment of jubilation, even though the dreaded shoals were ahead.

    Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Holman Day 1900

  • Nobly she came to the rescue, departing forthwith on an expedition of conciliation and explanation to the little girl's mother.

    The Golden Poppy 2010

  • Nobly, then, she took one for the team and gave the paper's founder and owner the respect he properly deserves:

    The Moonie Times Loves Reverend Moon. Hold the Front Page! 2009

  • Nobly, then, she took one for the team and gave the paper's founder and owner the respect he properly deserves:

    John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

  • Nobly has he kept his word; but how are my sorrows heightened!

    History of American Women Maggiemac 2009

  • Nobly resisting the temptation to write back saying "Pear shaped might work", I proposed that "Ethical Leadership - lessons from Macbeth" and "Sustainable Leadership - lessons from As You Like It" should fit the bill for the two dinner discussion meetings I was invited to host.

    Richard Olivier: Fear, Hope and Shakespeare in Davos 2009

  • Nobly has he exerted himself in situations the most difficult, his family and his ideas of honour he has preferred to his peace and health, he has fulfilled with spirit and integrity the various, the conflicting duties of life.

    Cecilia 2008

  • Nobly done, my girl!” said my uncle, at whose side I found myself, shrouded as I was before, by the interposition of the bystanders.

    Redgauntlet 2008

  • Nobly designed, my daughter,” said the nun; “what more worthy of a noble heart, possessing riches, beauty, birth, and rank, than to confer them all upon indigent and chivalrous merit?”

    Castle Dangerous 2008

  • SOCRATES: Nobly! yes; but wait a little and hear the explanation, and then you will say so with more reason; for to think truly is noble and to be deceived is base.

    Theaetetus 2007

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