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Definition of Poltroons
1. poltroon [n] - See also: poltroon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poltroons
Literary usage of Poltroons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Extracts from the Diary of Christopher Marshall: Kept in Philadelphia and by Christopher Marshall, William Duane (1877)
"Howe gives from Forty to Sixty hard Dollars for every Committee- man or officer
in the state brought to him. Thus are we insulted by a parcel of poltroons, ..."
2. The World's Best Essays, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time by David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler (1900)
"OF THUMBS AND poltroons Complete. TACITUS reports that amongst certain barbarian
kings, their manner was, when they would make a firm obligation, ..."
3. Crowned Masterpieces of Literature that Have Advanced Civilization: As by Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler (1908)
"OF THUMBS AND poltroons Complete. TACITUS reports that amongst certain barbarian
kings, their manner was, when they would make a firm obligation, ..."
4. Letters of Eminent Persons, Addressed to David Hume by John Hill Burton (1849)
"... and poltroons like Walpole. A Paris, 1er Septembre. J'AI reçu, mon cher ami,
votre gros paquet, ..."
5. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign by James Wood (1893)
"5 Patience is good for poltroons. 3 Hen. /"/., Í. i. Patience is sister to
meekness, and humility is its mother. Saying. Patience is the art of hoping. ..."
6. London Encyclopaedia; Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"... far from being the contemptible poltroons they had been called, were intrepid
and resolute, and fully equal to the defence of their own country. l>eing ..."
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