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Examples
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Down in the plains, in the dust of the plains Where law is master and a good man ought to boast,
In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010
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Where are thy threats, and where thy glorious boast,
The Iliad of Homer 2003
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We're here to cheer each pioneer and also proudly boast,
Ever Onward 1998
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So the saucy rebels said, and 'twas a handsome boast,
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Never did King or Kaiser yet such high dominion boast,
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 475, February 5, 1831 Various
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For he came bearing the ranges of a long-reaching ladder, and made this high boast,
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. 480? BC-406 BC Euripides
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PEACOCK, &c. Ye votaries of Fashion, who have it to boast,
The Peacock and Parrot, on their Tour to Discover the Author of "The Peacock At Home" Unknown
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Ile ne're trust those that of themselues doe boast,
The Bride Samuel Rowlands
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In truth he had kill'd more a. Then let them neither bray nor boast,
English Songs and Ballads Various
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Our gallant tars, etc. Tyrant Nicky, you may fume and boast,
Drake Nelson and Napoleon Runciman, Walter 1919
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