He was also one of the noted fighters of his class.

In and out a light band of white cloud, the fighters in the air chased each other, shrapnel bursting all round them like tufts of white wool.

"I haven't given up the fight," muttered Dave, "But, of course, I've known from the start that Treadwell is a pretty big fighter for one of my weight.

"Nor shall ye anywhere find a doughtier fighter than Duke Ivo, nor a leader quicker to spy out the vantage of position and attack.

For afterward, when on seven pyres dead men were burnt, the son of Talaos spake on this wise: 'I seek the eye of my host, him who was alike a good seer and a good fighter with the spear.

Thou mayst not withstand this Philistine nor fight against him, for thou art but a child; this giant hath been a fighter from his childhood.

With the help of the men of Ekenge and some of the people of the village, they tied some of the most drunken men and the wildest fighters to the trees.

Wherefore, though the struggle seemed to be between the fighters on the ships alone, in reality the others too participated.

You've got to respect fighters like that Liebknecht the Germans killed, and that Rosa What's-Her-Name.

They came forward as fighters against the usurper Wang Mang and as defenders of the old social order against the revolutionary masses.

I was perfectly satisfied that a critical examiner, reasoning on Soma's theory of courage, would not have marked me down as a great fighter by witnessing the careful manner in which I made the descent.

They had nothing like the other Maoris had in any of these islands, but they had plenty of stone, their lances were tipped with obsidian, and they were terrible fighters among themselves.

I pretended to attack it, but led my best fighters up the waterfall.

Such splendid fighters as General James R. O'Beirne, Colonel Guiney, Colonel Cavanagh, Colonel John P. Byron, Colonel Patrick Gleason, General Denis F. Burke, wrote their names red over a score of battle fields, but one cannot hope to cover more than a fraction of the brilliant men of Irish blood who led and bled in the long, hard, and strenuous struggle.

"I've got twelve of the damnedest fighters aboard my ship that ever lived and ten of them will be in the edge of the woods!" Neil's eyes were shining with something that made Nathaniel turn his own to the loading of his pipe.

Nor was his skill in arms less than in learning, or his courage inferior to his skill: there was a prize-fighter at Mantua, who travelling about the world, according to the barbarous custom of that age, as a general challenger, had defeated the most celebrated masters in many parts of Europe; and in Mantua, where he then resided, had killed three that appeared against him.

The Greek custom alluded to was so named because it called all the powers of the fighter into action.

And besides, the bull was a better fighter after thirty years of leadership than on the day he had gained the honour.

" "Come into my private room," said Fernand, eager to get the fighter out of view of the rest of the little crowd.

Only do I know that they are past understanding, these white men, far-wanderers and fighters over the earth that they be.

It was Sheridan however who decided not only that the battle which had been lost could be regained, but that the work could be done to best advantage right away on that day, and it was Sheridan who led his troops through the too short hours of the October afternoon back to their original position from which before dark they were able to push Early's fatigued fighters across Cedar Creek southward.