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VALOROUSLY.
him into her wages as souldyour. i6€X» Hamilton in Cath.
Tract. (S.T.S.) 221 Al the noble successeurs of this Godlie
and valereus king. 1680 Debates in Part. (1681) 174 A King
on their side, endowed with a vallarous Spirit.
Comb. 1642-4 Vicars God in Mount (1844) 56 This piously
valerous-hearted Gentleman.
0. 1577-87 HoLiNSHKD Chron. III. 22/1 In which voiage
his valorous hart at all assaies..was most manifestlie perceiued.
1597 Shaks. 2 Hen. /K, 11. iv. 236 Thou art as
valorotis as Hector of Troy. 1627 Lisander ff Cal. i. i
Henry, the valorous Father of our invincible Monarch,
1717 Swift On cutting down the thorn at Market
Hill Wks. 1755 IV. I. 88 Sir Archibald, that val'rous
knight. 1807 G. Chalmers Ca/^^/i^ma I. iii. vii. 418 William
invaded Scotland, .with design, perhaps, to chastise, rather
than subdue, a valorous people. 1879 Sat. Rev. 13 Sept.
324 As the valorous Swiss were som« twenty in number the
position of the travellers was hopeless.
Comb. x6oz Weever Mirr. Mart. D vii. They answered
me I was too valorous bold.
y. 1600 Holland Lizy xxiv. xlvi. 541 Certaine Tribunes
and marshals, valourous and doubtie good men. 1647 F.
Bland Souldiers March 39 A token of a mJnde truly noble
and valourous. 1807 0. Chalmers Caledonia I. it. ii. 244
The Valourous Arthur of history, or the redoubtable Arthur
of romance. 1841 James BHgand xxxiii, 1 am about.. to
give you as a bride to this valourous prince.
2. Of actions, etc. : Marked or characterized by
valour, courage, or bravery.
1^90 Caxton Eneydos Prol. 10 This present booke, . . in
whiche may alle valyaunt prynces and other nobles see
many valorous fayttes of armes. 1590 Spenser F, Q. ii. x.
18 (She) gathering force, and courage valorous, EnCountred
him in battell well ordaind. z6ia North's Plutarch^ Epaminondas
1125 Not able any longer to defend themselues
against the valorous force of himselfe and his followers^