manfulness

Example Sentences

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It was lovely to see how sweetly she and Henry helped him up and brushed him off, and the boyish manfulness with which he always took it.

From John March, Southerner by Cable, George W.

The servant brought rest and charm into that flat; and George went half-daily to a near-by school, taking himself to and fro with the utmost manfulness.

From Married Life The True Romance by Edginton, May

But here we are met with the cry of strength and manfulness.

From The English Novel And the Principle of its Development by Lanier, Sidney

The manful childishness, the childish manfulness of such a reply, were impenetrable.

From Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 1 by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

Subdue mutiny, discord, widespread despair, by manfulness, justice, mercy and wisdom.

From Past and Present by Carlyle, Thomas