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Infantry, which takes up a Line of 9 or 10 Miles upon their March and will not be less than 5 or 6 Hours passing through the Town, will make a good Impression upon the Minds of the timourous Whiggs for their

Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 23 August 1777 1963

Thus, for example, concerning the adventure of "The ass in the lion's skin," the sagacious editor, evidently a "Britisher," commented as follows: "How strangely absurd it is for a timourous person to procure a military post, in order to keep himself out of danger! and to fancy a redcoat the surest protection of cowardice!"

In the days of my youth when I was a student in the University of Virginia, 1888-1893. James Powell Cocke 1947

Lazy and timourous people did not cross the ocean in those days.

The Story of Mankind 1921

It is especially frightful to the weak and timourous sex.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721

The hind is a timourous creature, and much affected with the noise of thunder; and no marvel, when sometimes proud and stout men have been made to tremble at it.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721

I seeing him taking such a resolution, I proferred some words that did not like him, giving him the character of a timourous, childish humor; so this did nothing prevaile with him, to the Contrary that had with him quite another isue then what I hoped for; ffor offending him with my words he prevailed so much with the others that he persuaded them to doe the same.

Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson Pierre Esprit Radisson 1673

I greatly fear however, that the law as it will be interpreted by timourous bureaucrats will not serve that intent.

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I greatly fear however, that the law as it will be interpreted by timourous bureaucrats will not serve that intent.

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