18 Metaphors for champions

That champion was Cuculain, whose true name was Setanta, son of Sualtam, chief at Dundelga, and of Dectira the sister of Concobar.

In England, throughout the Middle Ages, and even down to the present century, women held the office of sheriff of the county, clerk of the crown, high constable, chamberlain, and even champion at a coronation,the champion being a picturesque figure who rides into the hall and flings his glove to the nobles, in defense of the king's crown.

And then, master, direst of all, she thou would'st champion is a witch" "That worketh no evil by day, Roger.

The three champions were Sir Robert Laurie of Maxwelton, Alexander Ferguson of Craigdarrockan eminent lawyer, and who must, I think, have been a grandson of Annie Laurieand Captain Riddell of Friar's Carse, antiquary and friend of Burns.

" "I presume," said I, "that the champions who thus expose their persons and lives in the cause of another, are Glonglims?"

Pírán exclaimed: "Then assuredly that champion is Rustem, and no other."

Now what a Champion of Truth is such a thing likely to be!

But already it had gone abroad that the Wilson champion was a gentleman, and that another gentleman had been appointed as referee.

We who represented political economy, had the same objects in view as they had, and took pains to show it; and the principal champion on their side was a very estimable man, with whom I was well acquainted, Mr. William Thompson, of Cork, author of a book on the Distribution of Wealth, and of an " Appeal" in behalf of women against the passage relating to them in my father's Essay on Government.

It was said of them that a knight-champion of Cornwall was maybe a knight, but certes was no champion at all; and this was great shame to all those of Cornwall, more especially as that saying was in a great measure true.

The most powerful modern champion of popular government was Gambetta.

'Champion' is the old form of 'champain.' 'Diet-bread' was the name given to a sort of sweet seedcake: Vid.

As women could not fight, a champion or guardian was a necessity.

Its most earnest champions were Rowland Hill and Mrs. Hannah More; but it is worthy of note that this excellent lady, justly honoured as a pioneer of elementary education, confined her curriculum to the Bible and the Catechism, and "such coarse works as may fit the children for servants.

But the most "fearless" champion of the noble red man is a womanRose

In Congress, Randolph, on behalf of the ultra states'-rights people led the opposition to the claimants, whose special champions were Madison and the northern democrats.

The last champion of dying romanticism was a sort of universal genius, eccentric, bizarre, unequal, a spirit out of harmony with itself, but gifted with the most wonderful imagination and power, K.J.L. Almquist.

'The Seven Champions' was a great resource and a great favourite; but it required all the vigilance of a mother to eradicate the false impressions which such studies were continually making on so tender a student; and to disenchant, by rational discussion, the fascinated imagination of her child.

18 Metaphors for  champions