If every sense of duty was dead within us, if we could harden our hearts against every claim of those from whose labor we derive ease, from whose toil we draw wealth and leisure, we might still be recalled to better things by the glorious heroism of these poor people, so nobly courageous, so patient are they in their trials.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
They are on their trial now, and nobly do they sustain it!
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
As for poor Than-Sing, he was at first mistaken for a pirate, and had some half-dozen fists shaken in his face; but I ran and stood beside him, and Captain Rooney told them how he had saved us all, and how nobly he had behaved from first to last.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot