I levelled my piece, and stood, my eyes fixed on his: I durst not fire, lest I should miss him, and give a false alarm.
I have been this three long years, and have had no combat with any man, and none durst make me an answer.
So that none at last durst go into the ring to wrestle with him, for they took him to be some devil that was come among them.
Was none so daring that durst make bold (save her lord alone) of the liegemen dear that lady full in the face to look, but forged fetters he found his lot, bonds of death!
Himself, though, durst not under welter of waters wager his life as loyal liegeman.
And at cudgels, wrestling, or throwing the hammer, not a man could stand against him, so that at last none durst go into the ring to wrestle with him, and his fame was spread more and more in the country.
If I durst follow my heart, ye would laugh and jeer at me, just as ye have laughed and jeered at many others who have gone forth into the wilderness, that they might hear no more of this world and its generosity.
Yet when it was launched by a firm and skilful hand, there was not any cavalry that durst venture within its reach, nor any shield or corselet that could sustain the impetuosity of its weight.
It is impossible to pronounce between them; but Dion is an irreproachable witness of the jealousy and cruelty of Mamaea towards the young empress, whose hard fate Alexander lamented, but durst not oppose.
We reached our own settlement one day sooner than we took in marching eastward; but then I durst not remain for a night, but getting into a vessel, I sailed straight for the Cape.
We durst not travel by night, but we contrived two covered hurdles, in which we carried Agnes and the children, and for three days a considerable body of the tallest and strongest of the ourang-outangs attended our steps.
There was no priuie theefe nor common robber that durst lay hands vpon other mens goods, but he might looke to make amends with losse of his life, if he were knowne to be giltie.
By this deuise he brought his countrie into good tranquillitie, so that he caused bracelets of gold to be hanged vp aloft on hils where anie common waies lay, to sée if anie durst be so hardie to take them away by stealth.
Wales, and went through the same from east to west, not finding anie person that durst resist him.
And in such reverence was the authority of the senate held, that the commons, lacking leaders, durst make no reply.
And more than once the same folly was repeated, until the plot getting wind, they were taken and punished for what they might have done, yet durst not do.
I durst hae ridden the Border through, "Had Christie Graeme been at my back.
They had frighted most part of all the country ministers, so that they durst not stay at their churches, but retired to Edinburgh, or to garrison towns; and it was sad to see whole shires destitute of preaching, except in burghs.
But after the decision was made, who durst execute it?
Alas, I durst not any longer flatter myself with this idea.
The sailors murmured, but durst not resist, and received all our family, which consisted of nine persons, viz.
Our minds were paralyzed; the children awoke, and came and precipitated themselves into our arms; but none durst call Etienne to our assistance.
Every tongue was mute; and nonedurst communicate to his neighbour the horror with which his mind was impressed.
That good sister durst not acquaint my father with the deplorable condition in which we all were; but alas!
From that day the children were prohibited from going any distance from home; my sister and myself durst no more walk among the woods as we used to do.
We durst neither advance nor retreat, and our weapons fell from our hands.
The provisions having failed, no person durst settle in the country; thus were we circumstanced, when I had opportunity to observe what necessity could teach man to do.
He durst not even send you away, for fear that Muley Adaram would cause him to be arrested, and take from him all that you have given him, perhaps even his life.
At first he had placed himself in the middle of the raft, and, at each blow of his fist, knocked down every one who opposed him; he inspired the greatest terror, and none durst approach him.
Supposing a vessel hove into view, he durst not try to attract the attention of some one on board.
There were open spaces amid the woodland; these he durst not cross, but kept always in the shelter of the trees.
For none durst make any use of any Common-land but at the Lord's leave, according to the will and law of the Conqueror.
It shall be so; I'll send her to my house, Acquaint my mother with my hate to her, And wherefore I am fled; write to the King That which I durst not speak.
I was just fifteen years old when a particular Friend of my Mothers buried her Husband; whose Grief was so great, that my Mother durst hardly leave her; she staid with her Night and Day, and manag'd all her Affairs for her.
I cou'd perceive her fret within her self, tho she durst not shew it.
I was Angry at my self for thinking of him, and for being pleas'd, when some told in Company where I was, that he had been so out of Humour for some time, that no Body durst speak to him of Business.
They kepte that nyghte good watche, as in a house of enimies, but the poore Indians durst not once interrupte them.
They were in such great subiectiö to their prince, that they durst not speake one word, although their daughters shoulde be taken from them to be vsed at their pleasure.
Cortez hearyng this talke, called twoo of his friendes for witnesse, willyng them to harken his souldiers talke, for he that durst speake suche wordes would be ready to doe it.
It should séeme that those Indians had some intelligence of his sicknesse, or else thinking with feare that he durst not come abroade as he was wont to doe.
And remayning in that order, there was none in Mexico durst offende any Spanyard for feare of displeasing him, for Qualpopoca came 70.
These did us no harm, but invited us to feast with them, yet we were so fearful, that we durstneither eat nor sleep as long as we were there.
None of this had I heard before, because she durst not tell it.
At last the old man rose and called me, he durst not venture from the door; but he did what was far better, he sent my own love after me.
We sent to Gloucester immediately for the cleverest surgeon there; and he owned that he could not have fixed the ligatures better, though he did what Conny durst not attempt, he extracted the murderer's bullet.
I had tried to do so the night before, but they were beyond my reach, and I had no stick, for I durst not touch the poles that propped the unlucky porpoise.
I sent my coxswain Petro, an intelligent and trusty Corsican, to follow up this clue; for I durst not leave my wife as yet.
He tried not to throw the other; placed as he was, he durst not; but he made up his mind to stand, and stand he did with a vengeance.
At present he durst not do it, while under the ban of piracy and the suspicion of his uncle's murder.
He has no name, and even if we knew it we durst not utter it.
On June 30 we made most of our march along the tasam, on which Nain Sing and the English expedition had travelled; for I durst not pass round Tuksum, which was mentioned on my passport.
He answered he durst not tell; for he had told too much already.
The Carthaginians did not think this a dear purchase of a peace, that was so absolutely necessary to their affairs, and which they hardly durst hope for.
Angela entered the room and found her cousin's wife ill with a fury she durst express only in prayers and maledictions against this girl brought to San Juan by Dona Luisa to ruin them all!
The weakness of the illness was still on him; he durst not leave his eyes unguarded.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "durst" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
