Where did he have opportunities of meeting situations of peril in which he could prove his valor?
"The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories"
Charles Weathers Bump
After all, they were, she realized, the doings of primitive men; but charity that did not stop to count the cost, and steadfast, unflinching valor, were rudimentary too, and all the progress of a complex civilization had evolved nothing finer.
"A Prairie Courtship"
Harold Bindloss
There is no knight but he will yield Before thy valor in the Field Or in exploits of arms; And all admit the pleasing force Of thy most eloquent discourse- Such are thy social charms.
"Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions"
Slason Thompson