vaunter

Example Sentences

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He was ill-bred, but he was not mean; he was a vaunter but not a coward; he demanded adherence and did not beg alms.

From Quisanté by Hope, Anthony

"Ay, royal Atheling," shouted the company, "compel the vaunter to show us a sample of his skill."

From The Children's Portion by Shoppell, Robert W.

A vaunter and a liar are near akin.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

Who would not forgive so cajoling a vaunter?

From Inns and Taverns of Old London by Shelley, Henry C. (Henry Charles)

Until then I reserve myself for higher duties which are directly laid upon me: it is not permitted to me to leap from the chariot for the sake of wrestling with every loud vaunter.

From Romola by Eliot, George