In these tournaments the ancient heroism of the Germans revived; they were in reality founded upon the ancient pagan legends of the heroes who carried on an eternal contest in their Walhalla, in order to win the smiles of the Walkyren, now represented by earth's well-born dames.

"Of course, we don't employ well-born young Germans who are undergoing a period of rustication, as English spies, but we do get to know a bit what goes on there, and the reports that are coming in are just a little curious.

He describes himself, in verses addressed to Allan Ramsay, as "A squire, well-born and six feet high.

She was well-born, but poor, and had known many sorrows.

But he, after his father had sacrificed the camels in his stead, went straightway to the house of Amina, a maiden well-born and lovely, and remained there to complete his nuptials with her.

Added to this, he had got from Eton and Oxford, if not much learning, many a well-born friend, and he was toady enough to cultivate those of better, and to dismiss those of less distinction.

When I was at the opera, a few nights since, I saw in a private box a benevolent-looking gentleman of middle age, evidently well-born and accustomed to wealth.

What a girl, well-born and well-dressed, could be doing at such an hour in such a neighborhood aroused his curiosity; but it was rather with a feeling of noblesse oblige, and a hope of being of use to one of his own people, that he crossed to the opposite side of the street and followed her.

Cicero, in his speech in support of the appointment of Pompey, mentions that well-born children had been carried off from Misenum under the very eyes of a Roman praetor.

The Republican tells us, that they are not laboring Loco Focosbut "drones" and "consumers"the "rich and well-born," of course; men who have leisure and means, and a disposition to employ the latter, to equalize whites and blacks in the slaveholding States.

The Republican tells us, that they are not laboring Loco Focosbut "drones" and "consumers"the "rich and well-born," of course; men who have leisure and means, and a disposition to employ the latter, to equalize whites and blacks in the slaveholding States.

Their rule consisted of this one clause: DO WHAT THOU WILT Because men are free, well-born, well-bred, conversant in honest company, have by nature an instinct and a spur that always prompt them to virtuous actions and withdraw them from vice; and this they style honour.

Well-born indeed: and not less so am I. DAPHNIS.

He was well-born.

You have been well-bred and well-born; your father has a great name in these parts, and your grandfather won the cup at the races; your grandmother had the sweetest temper of any horse I ever knew, and I think you have never seen me kick or bite.

And the city was also well-defended by numerous cars, and, O tiger among Kurus, by Gada and Shamva and Uddhava and others, and by warriors of prowess tried in battle, all well-born and capable of encountering any foe!

You say there is a certain line which no well-born and womanly woman can pass in thought or feeling or action.

Rather than this shall be, Laertes goes on to bring well-born Beggars into the World, and every Twelvemonth charges, his Estate with at least one Year's Rent more by the Birth of a Child.

My cousin is, indeed, a most deserving person; Valiant, and wise; handsome, and well-born.

"He, as your well-born Wisdom remembers, was then the only Prince in these partsa good man, and born of the noblest, though not of the capacity of his present Highness the Prince Karl.

Yon move as slowly as one of your own forest oxen at the wood-hauling," cried the well-born Councillor in a testy tone.

You will have to settle the matter first with my younger brother, if I may make bold to call that well-born gentleman my brother at all.

Oh, 'tis a frightful thing, this well-born, well-bred poverty!

32 One! whose extraction from an ancient line Gives hope again that well-born men may shine; The meanest in your nature, mild and good, The noblest rest secured in your blood.

It is not enough that a gentlewoman should be clever, or well-educated, or well-born.