I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone. From LearnThat.org. [Edmund Burke]
Who says chivalry is dead!!?? agree with robinhood. From Wordnik.com. [Extreme Aerial Bowfishing: Jumping Carp Breaks Woman's Jaw in Illinois] Reference
As my wife Grace tells me, the age of chivalry is dead. From Wordnik.com. [Canada-U.S. Relations in the New Era; A Diplomat's View] Reference
Ken you might be my exclusive proof that chivalry is not dead, you RULE!. From Wordnik.com. [One for all, and all for one « TalentedApps] Reference
Anyway, chivalry is a poor substitute for justice, if one cannot have both. From Wordnik.com. [In Times Like These] Reference
Nor must we suppose for one moment that chivalry is the monopoly of the British people. From Wordnik.com. [Chivalry in the British Empire] Reference
It connotes a certain chivalry of purpose and a determination that the good of all shall be the outcome. From Wordnik.com. [International Economic Co-operation] Reference
As a stylist Churchill himself, despite his mettlesome chivalry, is not prone to such amiable arabesques. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1953 - Presentation Speech] Reference
In westerns, Wright says, chivalry is expected but modern culture dictates that women be treated as equals. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: Finding Serenity edited by Jane Espenson] Reference
The word chivalry comes from "cheval," a horse, and so if a man was not mounted there was no chance to be chivalrous. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Arp from the uncivil war to date, 1861-1903,] Reference
Today, the terms chivalry and chivalrous are used to describe courteous behavior, especially that of men towards women. From Wordnik.com. [MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory] Reference
It may seem somewhat excessive to use the word chivalry in connection with Mrs. Twomey, the Coppinger's Court dairy-woman. From Wordnik.com. [Mount Music] Reference
It will no doubt be objected that chivalry is something infinitely greater than what I have called outward forms of deference. From Wordnik.com. [Marriage as a Trade] Reference
The shame imposed originates in chivalry, in the idea that men must lay down their lives for their wives and their loved ones. From Wordnik.com. [Subverting Patriarchy: Not just for chicks anymore. « A Bird’s Nest] Reference
The word chivalry originated with knights, and was used to describe their strict code of honor, virtue, and courteous behavior. From Wordnik.com. [The Pioneer Woman - Full RSS Feed] Reference
(1729/30 – 1797; DNB) Reflections on the Revolution in France (London, 1790), lamented that ‘the age of chivalry is gone’ (p. 113). From Wordnik.com. [Letter 146] Reference
What is called chivalry is simply disguised contempt. From Wordnik.com. [Our Friend the Charlatan] Reference
The so-called chivalry of man to woman is all begotten in the same spirit. From Wordnik.com. [He Knew He Was Right] Reference
That's the sort of thing that would have been called chivalry in olden times. From Wordnik.com. [The Independence of Claire] Reference
Away with all empty show and form, those relics of barbarism known as chivalry!. From Wordnik.com. [Our Friend the Charlatan] Reference
The chivalry is a pretense, and the girl knows it, but of course she enjoys the pretense. From Wordnik.com. [justinker Diary Entry] Reference
What is known as chivalry found no expression on the statute books of Georgia until the Civil War made changes. From Wordnik.com. [Country life in Georgia in the days of my youth,] Reference
Richard II. succeeded his grandfather, Edward III., as the son of Edward the Black Prince, so famed in English chivalry. From Wordnik.com. [An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800] Reference
This Courtly Poetry came out of the idea of chivalry and courtly love that you might associate with knights in shining armor. From Wordnik.com. [ history] Reference
The formula, then called chivalry, consisted first of manners, habits and self-imposed restraints to prevent the downward slide. From Wordnik.com. [Opinions are like apples ...] Reference
Princess Jaqueline of Holland was reared in the school of so-called chivalry and romance, which in her time was fast approaching its end. From Wordnik.com. [Historic Girls] Reference
He had unfortunately been infected with that noble nonsense known as chivalry; hopefully not for so long that he couldn't be cured of it. From Wordnik.com. [Oathblood]
Who says chivalry is dead?. From Wordnik.com. [colis - French Word-A-Day] Reference
Some people say that chivalry is dead. From Wordnik.com. [Origins Friday] Reference
The "chivalry" of Virginia and the Carolinas -- our Southern. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866] Reference
The nation is grown well weary of this sham "chivalry," that would sell Bayard or Du. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861] Reference
Our Southern "chivalry" were unfaithful to every compact they made, and it was their infidelity that brought about their fall. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866] Reference
Southern 'chivalry' in him was exhibited in a nobler and more amiable light than in his more petulant and less generous colleagues. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
You have the word 'chivalry' frequently on your lips. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith] Reference
But let me tell you that the word 'chivalry' is misleading altogether. From Wordnik.com. [The Wharf by the Docks A Novel] Reference
He had the chivalry which is perhaps the proudest possession of his race. From Wordnik.com. [The Song of the Lark] Reference
The old code of "chivalry" was sufficient to keep most socialized men in check. From Wordnik.com. [MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory] Reference
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