bravos

Walking lepers followed, rank on rank, Lurching bravos from the ditches dank, Drabs from the alleyways and drug fiends paleMinds still passion-ridden, soul-powers frail: Vermin-eaten saints with mouldy breath, Unwashed legions with the ways of Death (Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?)

The Modern Troubadour 1925

Imperceptibly over the coming months, bands of armed men -- the Italians called them "bravos" -- would gather in Orvieto to do Daoud's bidding.

The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Robert Shea 1963

On the other hand, there will be the chance of coming across Indians; and as those on the Veraguan coast are ranked among the "bravos" -- having preserved their independence, and along with it their instinctive hostility to the whites -- an encounter with them might be even more dangerous than with any _alcalde_.

The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Mayne Reid 1850

Ian Bostridge, singing one of the performances of his career as Aschenbach in the English National Opera’s overwhelming production of Britten’s “Death in Venice” won sustained bravos from a grateful audience of seated opera lovers.

London Journal: No Standing Please. We’re British. - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007

Ian Bostridge, singing one of the performances of his career as Aschenbach in the English National Opera’s overwhelming production of Britten’s “Death in Venice” won sustained bravos from a grateful audience of seated opera lovers.

London Journal: No Standing Please. We’re British. - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007

Someone with the bravos was a good tracker, because Alucius could tell that they were following the general path he had, and that certainly meant that they were following him.

Darkness Modesitt, L. E. 2003

Acting as a go-between for Daoud and the bravos was a mission at which

The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Robert Shea 1963

Why should I look for the "bravos" of others when I get these compliments at home?

The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order Marcus Tullius Cicero

The "bravos" of a devoted few were drowned at once by the

The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters Sand, George, 1804-1876 1921

It is honest to give value for your wages; and the "bravos" of ancient Venice who kept their stilettos in good order and never failed to deliver the stab bargained for with their employers, considered themselves an honest body of professional men, no doubt.

Notes on Life and Letters Joseph Conrad 1890