hardihood

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It must show not only a certain tastiness, but also decision in the accent, courage in the pattern, and a Dudley Hardihood of outline.

From Certain Personal Matters by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Hardihood and foolhardiness are indeed as different as green and yellow, yet will appear the same to the jaundiced eye.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III by Lodge, Henry Cabot

That where ordinary methods fail, Hardihood and Daring often succeed XLV.

From Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius by Thomson, Ninian Hill

Parallel to the posterior part of Firmness lies Heroism, or Hardihood, next to which come Health and Oratory, then Approbativeness and Playfulness, running into Sense of Honor and Magnanimity.

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, November 1887 Volume 1, Number 10 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)

Hardihood is the fisherman's talent by which he wins his living from the sea.

From The Open Air by Jefferies, Richard