Patience is for poltroons, such as he: He durst not sit there, had your father lived.
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Poltroon
/pɑlˈtɹun/
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For the Devil’s a Coward in Nature, A pitiful sorry Poltroon; If you take but the Whip, he’ll give you the Slip; And before you can lash him, he’ll run.
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You damned poltroon, you never tried them!
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"To gain life by means of a breach of faith and honour, were indeed to render myself the poltroon, and the villain my accusers believe me."
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