vaunter
Example Sentences
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"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.
The king was old and sad; the state of his kingdom preyed upon his mind; he was surrounded by influences hostile to his nephew, whom he himself called "a vaunter of crimes."
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Black, Robert
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
Who would not forgive so cajoling a vaunter?
From Inns and Taverns of Old London by Shelley, Henry C. (Henry Charles)
Or shall I rather of Xantippus ask, Who dar'd to undeceive deluded Rome, And prove this vaunter not invincible?
From The Inflexible Captive A Tragedy, in Five Acts by More, Hannah
