mettled

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My people swear he is mettled in all gentle arts, from the manage of horses to the casting of a falcon.”

From The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)

Mounting the mettled charger, in the high spirit of new health he spurred it to full speed.

From Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

The mettled Kurt added much farther speaking to persuade his master that he ought not to resist this royal passion, but to forget all other ties, and free himself from his captivity.

From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Carlyle, Thomas

This welcome from his once-loved helpmate was a sword's-thrust through the heart of the mettled Kurt; but the gall poured itself as a defence into his blood.

From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Carlyle, Thomas

Without discovery Si and Shorty made their way to a covert within an easy 50 yards of where the horseman sat rather uneasily on a fine, mettled animal.

From Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures by McElroy, John