manfulness

Example Sentences

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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

One likes to note, in passing, how frequently Catherine urges frail, cloistered women, sheltered from all the din and storm of outer life, to "manfulness."

From Letters of Catherine Benincasa by Catherine, of Siena, Saint

The chapter was then read with a simple trust and manfulness like that of an ancient patriarch.

From Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

"I'll tell you what I wish, Miss Holabird!" he said suddenly, letting go his moustache, and turning round with sufficient manfulness, and facing her.

From Real Folks by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)

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

From Past and Present by Carlyle, Thomas