valour

• So he praised them for their valour, and if there were those present who could have told a different tale, they held their peace But whether they were, perforce, following the Cid in the field, or basking in the wealth and pleasures of Valencia, the counts of Carrion never forgot or forgave the scorn they had read in the eyes of the Cid on the day when they had hidden from the lion. —  The Red Romance Book
• First Manlius received both praises and gifts for his valour, and this not only from the captains, but from the common consent of the soldiers, every man carrying to his house, which was in the Capitol, half a pound of corn and half a pint of wine, a gift which seems indeed very small in the telling, but yet was a great proof of affection, the great scarcity of all things which prevailed at the time being considered, since all subtracted something from their necessary food to give it to this one man. —  Stories From Livy
• He was a man of the most extraordinary and daring valour, and I really believe that he found a keen joy in danger. —  Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile
• The heart of the fond Indian girl dissolved in tears when she saw these proofs of strength and these evidences of spirit which, she knew, if they were coupled with valour--and how could she doubt the completeness of the gift to effect the purposes of the giver?--would thaw the iced feelings of her father and tune his heart to the song of forgiveness. —  Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian
• The prize of valour was the crystal shield. —  Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries

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