To guide a Nauie to this damned fight, Of Hulks and Fly-boats such as durst to dare. From Wordnik.com. [The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation] Reference
The durst is amazing. From Wordnik.com. [Week 1 « Cameroon] Reference
Or (which is better) knew, but never durst compare. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands] Reference
Who me with the war-friends durst wend him to greet. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats] Reference
The best man a-mongst them durst not touch her tail. From Wordnik.com. [Aunt Kitty's Stories] Reference
Lady Spring for the life of her durst not come nigh. From Wordnik.com. [Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet"] Reference
To a doughtier sword-wolf: himself naught he durst it. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats] Reference
And after that they durst not ask him any more questions. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 49: Luke The Challoner Revision] Reference
The magistrates durst not oppose the rabble in their excesses. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
And none of them who were at meat, durst ask him: Who art thou?. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 50: John The Challoner Revision] Reference
“He durst as soon have met the devil in fight,” as have said. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3] Reference
Sheets and halliards were let go, but no man durst venture aloft. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes of the Goodwin Sands] Reference
Diet never durst have acted thus without Austria's direct sanction. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866] Reference
To my words they durst add nothing, and my speech dropped upon them. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 20: Job The Challoner Revision] Reference
Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The. From Wordnik.com. [The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882] Reference
Against whiche wrong, many did grudge, although none durst withstand it. From Wordnik.com. [The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1] Reference
Who art thou, bold man, that durst stand before the Princess of Cassimir?. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
She often perceived him, but durst not cast upon him one affectionate look. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it is the. From Wordnik.com. [The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The common English version, corrected by the final committee of the American Bible Union.] Reference
But of the rest no man durst join himself unto them: but the people magnified them. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 51: Acts The Challoner Revision] Reference
I reproached my brother severely for not recalling me; nor durst he deny the fault. '. From Wordnik.com. [Meditations] Reference
For a moment she made a stop, as though she hardly durst go by; but at last she went on. From Wordnik.com. [The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1] Reference
The king asked Brother Merry what he would have, but the soldier durst not take anything. From Wordnik.com. [Folk-lore and Legends: German] Reference
And no one durst withstand them, for the fear of their power had gone through every people. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 19: Esther The Challoner Revision] Reference
It was some time before she durst answer, for she was afraid of making him angry if she refused. From Wordnik.com. [Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk] Reference
"And who is that insolent man," said the magistrate, "who durst insult such a gentleman's wife?". From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
One glance, however, was sufficient; and it was only one glance that I durst take from that unsteady skiff. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7] Reference
And because he thought her to be of base parentage, he durst not demaunde her of his father and mother to wyfe. From Wordnik.com. [The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1] Reference
Now Jericho was close shut up and fenced, for fear of the children of Israel, and no man durst go out or come in. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 06: Josue The Challoner Revision] Reference
Prussian minister asked Kalergy in a tone, neither mild nor low, if he durst refuse to admit him to see his majesty. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844] Reference
For just as Patroclus put on the armour of Achilles, and drove his horses to the battle, only durst not touch his spear from. From Wordnik.com. [Plutarch's Morals] Reference
And the fear of the Lord came upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Juda, and they durst not make war against. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 14: 2 Paralipomenon The Challoner Revision] Reference
'There was all the flower of France,' says the historian, 'for there was none durst abide at home without he were shamed for ever.'. From Wordnik.com. [Stories from English History] Reference
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