Stoute

Notwithstanding the people of Baatu are more surlie and stoute, and shewe not so much curtesie vnto the subiectes of Mangu – Can, as they doe vnto them. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Nagaians, and the whole nation of the Tartarians, which are a stoute and a hardie people as any vnder the Sunne. ❋ Unknown (2003)

For which cause, fiue tall, and stoute shippes, appertaining to London, and intending onely a Marchants voyage, were prouided and furnished with all things belonging to the Seas; the names whereof were these: ❋ Unknown (2003)

Moreouer, seeing the other three Prussians comming furiously vpon them with stoute couragious hearts they made towarde the saide Prussians, and slew them, and so escaped the danger of death. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Gallants (he saith) since three a clock last noone, Vntill this morning, fifteene howers by course, We haue maintaind stoute warre, and still vndoone Our foes assaults, and driue them to the worse, ❋ Unknown (2003)

Heere a stoute Dane uponne hys compheere felle; 775 ❋ Thomas Chatterton (N/A)

Mutius Scœuola, with his stoute aunswere vnto the kinge. ❋ William Painter (N/A)

London_, "is not so stoute and [hardy] as the vpright man." ❋ John Earle (N/A)

The lyfe and giftes of the most Famous Queene Zenobia with the Letters of the Emperour Avrelianvs to the sayde Queene, and her stoute aunswere thereunto. ❋ William Painter (N/A)

And Gyges with stoute courage, bent himselfe thereunto, for he saw no remedye, but that he must kill, or els be killed. ❋ William Painter (N/A)

He quickly lost the character of a bold, stoute, and magnanimous man, which he had bene longe reputed to be, in worse tymes, and in his most prosperous season, fell under the reproch of beinge a man of bigg lookes, and of a meane and abjecte spiritt .... ❋ Various (N/A)

Ianique seing her maistresse in these termes, and knowinge her stoute nature, indued with a manly and inuincible stomacke, after shee had debated manye thinges in her minde, she determined wholie to imploye herselfe for her maistres in that shee was able to doe. ❋ William Painter (N/A)

Reuerend Byshop of Aberden, a stoute defender of the fayth, together with the rest of the Prelates, Abbots, Priours, and professours of holy ❋ John Knox (N/A)

Gismonda toke the Cuppe with stoute countenaunce, and couering it, so soone as she sawe the harte, and vnderstoode the woordes, shee thoughte verelye that it was the hart of ❋ William Painter (N/A)

Mutius Scæuola, with his stoute aunswere vnto the kinge. ❋ William Painter (N/A)

¶ Foule/derke & dy {m} me his eyen grete & stoute. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

Then also there is a decency in respect of the persons with whom we do negotiate, as with the great personages his egals to be solemne and surly, with meaner men pleasant and popular, stoute with the sturdie and milde with the meek, which is a most decent conuersation and not reprochfull or vnseemely, as the prouerbe goeth, by those that vse the contrary, a Lyon among sheepe and a sheepe among Lyons. ❋ George Puttenham (N/A)

"The tooth-ache," said Roger Williams of the New England tribes, "is the only paine which will force their stoute hearts to cry"; even the Indian women, he says, never cry as he has heard "some of their men in this paine"; but Lewis and Clarke found whole tribes who had abolished this source of tears in the civilized manner, by having no teeth left. ❋ Various (N/A)

He describes Haydock as "a man of complexion fayre, of countenance milde, and in professing of his faith passing stoute". ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)