Before returning, I felt weakened mentally and physically by the rigors of the North, where for a year I barely Withstood starvation.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
His purpose was not to form a shield, for the frail pine of which it was made could not have Withstood a bullet, and it came scarcely to his waist, leaving exposed all vital parts.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey
They drove me to her again and again, and again and again I Withstood them, holding fast to the sense of right within me, and striking back with all the moral strength of my nature.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey