knightly deed

Example Sentences

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And there befell, that day, a mighty shivering of lances and many a knightly deed was wrought.

From Beltane the Smith by Farnol, Jeffery

"This is no knightly deed," cried Tristram to Galahad.

From Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur by Morris, Charles

I find no record of more knightly deed than you have done to-day, and I know that no knight could have done it more nobly.

From The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm by Streeter, John Williams

The brilliant crowning of the day may be but an ornament, but it sits well and fitly upon the knightly deed that rolled back the tide of battle in the hour of need.

From The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

In this case," he said strangely, "thou wilt be thine own best advocate with him, for well he loves a brave and knightly deed.

From The Fall of the Grand Sarrasin Being a Chronicle of Sir Nigel de Bessin, Knight, of Things that Happed in Guernsey Island, in the Norman Seas, in and about the Year One Thousand and Fifty-Seven by Ferrar, William J.