poltroonery

Example Sentences

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The quiet timid girl, who detested violence and hated crime in any shape, felt disgusted at the thought of his poltroonery, and could not hear his name mentioned without an expression of contempt.

From Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands by Lever, Charles James

Whether justly or unjustly, the poltroonery of the Franc-Taupin became proverbial, as evidenced by the favorite song of Bridget's brother.

From The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Sue, Eug?ne

I had made the wife see the husband's craven poltroonery, and the husband the wife's heart infidelity; and I let them live for their mutual distrust and punishment.

From By Right of Sword by Marchmont, Arthur W. (Arthur Williams)

Would Buck voice his hellish belief in my poltroonery to Lessie?

From A Maid of the Kentucky Hills by Litsey, Edwin Carlile

Maddened by the apparent poltroonery of his troops, he seized a musket, and, rushing forward, commenced battering at the door with its butt.

From The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts by Yellott, George