It is neither the birth nor character, nor the good manners nor valour of a man, that ensures him his success in any undertaking, except it be by the merit of his acts in former births.
Hari will then with his intelligent form of Krishna, persuade his insensible person of Arjuna, to perform his part of a hero for crowning his valour with success.
The noble animal thought in his mind, that it was no valour on his part to trample over the self-fallen; and had thus the magnanimity of sparing the life of his own enemy.
Hence every man becomes victorious in all the stages of yoga, who has the valour of destroying this elephant of its sensuality the very first step of it.
The navy is always keen on helping valour and beauty.
And now, if you feel well enough, prepare to receive the reward of Valour and Chivalry.
More standards taken, more cannon gained, more of the enemy killed and captive than could be counted, and all owing to the surpassing valour of the Duke of Enghien!
I only expect the liberty of my good papa through their valour and yours.
Upon this there advanced from it a youth, seemingly about nineteen, who appeared graceful as the rising moon, and valour and benevolence gleamed upon his aspect.
And at this we were all delighted, and praised the valour of our unequalled infantry, and wished we were near enough to give them a cheer.
All told much the same tale--the pluck and spirit of the troops, the stubborn unpretentious valour of the Boer, the searching musketry.
And his heart was warmed within him at their cry and again he spake outright among them: "My friends, in your valour my courage is quickened.
With him came Palaemonius, son of Olenian Lernus, of Lernus by repute, but his birth was from Hephaestus; and so he was crippled in his feet, but his bodily frame and his valour no one would dare to scorn.
This attack upon Gibraltar was planned by the Admiral, and it was executed wholly by the sailors; consequently, all the success and honour of the undertaking must be attributed to the valour and conduct of the British seamen.
The most memorable action in Captain Thomas Arnold’s life, wherein he displayed the greatest valour and magnanimity, was in the great seafight in the Mediterranean, in the year 1718.
So is running away, when fear proposes the safety: 190 but the composition that yourvalour and fear makes in you is a virtue of a good wing, and I like the wear well.
The great dignity that his valour hath here acquired for him shall at home be encountered 65 with a shame as ample.
Licinius became at once the idol of all those who were continually running into debt one day, and out of the way the next, and whose valour far outstripped the discretion of those who had trusted them.
Hannibal sacked the city, and converted into baggage all the loose silver he could find, which he kept in hand for the purpose of glutting the avarice of his troops, whose valour depended materially on other people's metal.
The Romans succeeded on every side, the Latin army was broken down, the confederacy broken up, and one town after another showed a preference for the better part of valourby surrendering at discretion.
The valour of the insurgents was, however, of a negative kind; for in times of danger they seemed to think absence of body better than presence of mind, and their policy was to secede from the city.
The Carthaginians returned no answer to these insolent demands; but it is probable their silence must soon have been construed into consent, had it not been for the valour of a Spartan of the name of Xanthippus.
The valour displayed by the mountaineers was admitted by the Russians to be extraordinary, as was also their skill in wielding the terrible shaska.
Valour and patriotism are nearly the only good qualities the Caucasians can boast.
His reputation of sanctity and valour enabled him to unite under his orders many tribes habitually hostile to each other, and which previously had fought each "on its own hook.
O if thou dar'st, feare this; 15 This feare great courage, and high valour is.
But it was not long before the newspapers began to report one deed after another of “signal valour and devotion performed in the presence of the enemy.
And having won immortal glory by their valour they--or the survivors from among them--selected for the V.
The record of valourwhich the Great War gave to history is the finest in the memory of mankind.
The unfortunate expedition of Crassus against the Parthians furnishes us with a second testimony to the valour of the Scythian hordes.
Hereward alone, by his superior gallantry and conduct, provided for the escape of his followers and himself, and was ultimately rewarded for his valour and perseverance, by being admitted to favour, and reinstated in his paternal estates.
Then was the foresaid Earl wonderfully vexed at heart for the death of such a man, and he called to mind the great good, the prowess, loyalty, and valour that were in him.
The usual course of events, indeed, was inverted; for love was his deliverer from the dangers in which valour had involved him.
The Christian cavaliers well knew the hair–brained valour of del Pulgar, yet not one hesitated to step forward.
Then the noble Frenchmen, like men already enraged at the loss which they had endured, ran upon them with such valour and hardihood that they frightened all.
Nine warriors of tried valour offered to Helgo, king of Norway, the alternative of doing battle singly against the nine, or losing his bride upon his marriage–day.
He was proud of this feat of theatrical heroism, and often alludes with a feeling of satisfaction to the Herculean valour with which he first combated the mighty monster.
Never should you have come into my city if I had known what a mighty man of valour you really are; and now that you are safely out of it, I will, for once, tell the truth to you, Thor.
Har says of him, "he is the most daring and intrepid of the gods, hence a man who surpasses all others in valour is called Tyr-strong.
Considering the number of the garrison and the quality of the troops, commanded by a mareschal of France distinguished by his valour and conduct, the enterprise was deemed an undeniable proof of William's temerity.
He selected thirty men of approved valour for this undertaking.
She retired to Presburgh, and in a pathetic Latin speech to the states, expressed her confidence in the loyalty and valour of her Hungarian subjects.
In July, sir John Balchen, an admiral of approved valour and great experience, sailed from Spithead with a strong squadron, in quest of an opportunity to attack the French fleet at Brest, under the command of M.
Valiant he is, and to his valour temperate, Only distrustful of delays in Fortune; I love him dearly well.
He, for whose harm I brought thee here, As I thought me afore, and I think still, his valourhath cost me dear.
For alike with both joy and sorrow thy valour my soul hath filled.
The valour of Sidney and Essex, Willoughby and Pelham, Roger Williams and Martin Schenk, was set at nought by such untoward circumstances.
The German cavalry of the Huguenots, in spite of the valour of their leader, Louis of Nassau, were seized with a panic and fled from the field; shattering on their way the ranks of the German infantry.
Nothing was lost yet, she said; the Germans had failed them, but their own valour had been conspicuous, and with the blessing of God matters would soon be restored.
Gallant and dauntless as were all those seven heroes, yet not one equalled in valour "Saint George of Merrie England.
Summoning his warriors around him, he addressed them in a speech which encouraged and animated their valour to the highest pitch.
Bravely were they met by their Pagan foes, who, with valour worthy of a better cause, charged in return, and many on both sides sunk on the ensanguined plain never to rise again.
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