proud flesh

Example Sentences

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Tyrion touched his face, plucking at the proud flesh with blunt thick fingers.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Yellow water-lily roots are boiled until a black sediment forms—somewhat similar to iodine in appearance—and with a feather dipped in this liquid wounds are painted in order to consume proud flesh and to prevent mortification.

From The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure by Heming, Arthur Henry Howard

Rub the injured part with turpentine and keep warm and you will find this remedy to be one of the best to keep proud flesh out that has ever been used.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

The infernal brew of 1914 has poisoned the tissues of humanity; proud flesh, sour blood, keep us all in a sick ferment.

From In a Green Shade A Country Commentary by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

They are employed either in the form of a fine powder, or mixed with an equal quantity of the acetate of lead in order to destroy proud flesh or stimulate old ulcers.

From The Dog by Youatt, William