Word: valiant
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...assembled knights to a strange contest. The green knight offers to allow any man present to deal him a blow with his axe on condition that he (the green knight) may deal a return blow a twelvemonth hence at the Green Chapel. Sir Gawain is the only knight valiant enough to accept the challenge. Accordingly, with a ponderous blow he chops off the green knight's head. But the latter picks his head up again and rides...
...objected that the benches would be monopolized by people for whom they are not intended, I think it can be answered that the students themselves can look out for that, or, if necessary, the same valiant and conscientious policeman who stopped the Glee Club from singing in front of Holworthy might be called upon for his services. At all events, I don't think this objection should be allowed to stand...