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noun

Bravery n.

The quality of being brave; fearless; intrepidity. "Remember, sir, my liege,... The natural bravery of your isle."

The act of braving; defiance; bravado. (Obs.) "Reform, then, without bravery or scandal of former times and persons."

Splendor; magnificence; showy appearance; ostentation; fine dress. "With scarfs and fans and double change of bravery." "Like a stately ship... With all her bravery on, and tackle trim."

A showy person; a fine gentleman; a beau. (Obs.) "A man that is the bravery of his age."

Synonyms: Courage; heroism; interpidity; gallantry; valor; fearlessness; dauntlessness; hardihood; manfulness. See Courage, and Heroism.

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"Bravery" Quotes from Famous Books

... Ramblers (No 203):—'It is necessary to the completion of every good, that it be timely obtained; for whatever comes at the close of life will come too late to give much delight ... What we acquire by bravery or science, by mental or corporal diligence, comes at last when we cannot communicate, and therefore cannot enjoy it.' Chesterfield himself was in no happy state. Less than a month before he received Johnson's letter ...

— Life Of Johnson, Vol. 1 • Boswell, Edited by Birkbeck Hill

... enthusiasm, "he has the bravery of an animal. By the bye, the Bishop dropped in to see me ...

— The Devil's Paw • E. Phillips Oppenheim

... dashed against the German lines in France and established another tradition for British valour, the air of England became charged with an ominous feeling that something was wrong at the front. The German advance in the west had been well nigh triumphant. Reckless bravery alone could not prevail against ...

— The War After the War • Isaac Frederick Marcosson

... this flank was weak, and sent Graham's brigade of Sickles' corps with a battery to strengthen it; but Howard took umbrage at this, as a reflection on the bravery of his troops or his own want of skill, and told Graham that he did not need his services; that he felt so secure in his position that he would send his compliments to the whole rebel army if they lay in front of him, and invite them to attack him. As Hooker had just acquiesced in the appointment ...

— Chancellorsville and Gettysburg - Campaigns of the Civil War - VI • Abner Doubleday

... he was the son of that "Little Six" who made so brave a run for his life, and he showed as much pride and pleasure in listening to the story of his father's treacherous conduct, as the children of our great generals will do some day, when they read or hear of deeds of bravery or daring that their ...

— 'Three Score Years and Ten' - Life-Long Memories of Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and Other - Parts of the West • Charlotte Ouisconsin Van Cleve

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