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But to give up like a white-hearted coward, to let himself be handcuffed and jailed, to run from a drunken, bragging cowboy, or be shot in cold blood by some border brute who merely wanted to add another notch to his gun -- these things were impossible for Duane because there was in him the temper to fight.

The Lone Star Ranger 1914

In the family deliberations it has been permitted the black mammy -- white-hearted as a princess of the blood -- to sit in the intimate semi-circle that faces the fire at eventide.

Idle Comments 1905

But he had no thought of relinquishing that piece of succulent, crisp, white-hearted lily-root.

The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life Charles George Douglas Roberts 1901

The white-hearted crew huddling behind the wall felt it.

The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea Alfred Ollivant 1900

On the broad portico, to welcome us, stood the host with his fresh, charming wife, and, a little retired, a white-hearted butler.

How a one-legged rebel lives : reminiscences of the Civil War, 1898

In steadying and strengthening Jim's will, in developing him from his Southern indolence into Northern industry and sense of responsibility, John Appleton's warnings had rung in Sally's ears, and Freddy Hartzman's forceful and high-minded personality had passed before her eyes with an appeal powerful and stimulating; but always she came to the same upland of serene faith and white-hearted resolve; and Jim became dearer and dearer.

Northern Lights, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897

Freddy Hartzman's forceful and high-minded personality had passed before her eyes with an appeal powerful and stimulating; but always she came to the same upland of serene faith and white-hearted resolve; and Jim became dearer and dearer.

The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897

John Appleton's warnings had rung in Sally's ears, and Freddy Hartzman's forceful and high-minded personality had passed before her eyes with an appeal powerful and stimulating; but always she came to the same upland of serene faith and white-hearted resolve; and Jim became dearer and dearer.

Northern Lights Gilbert Parker 1897

Freddy Hartzman's forceful and high-minded personality had passed before her eyes with an appeal powerful and stimulating; but always she came to the same upland of serene faith and white-hearted resolve; and Jim became dearer and dearer.

Northern Lights, Volume 2. Gilbert Parker 1897

In crossing two such varieties, [283] for instance, the dark "Mephisto" with the white-hearted "Danebrog," the hybrid shows the active character of the dark pattern.

Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891