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He could not, by any stretch of resolution, have nerved himself to the point of giving up that house that had nearly all his memories of her associated with it.

From The Real Adventure by Crosby, Raymond Moreau

And he felt the truth of his own words, and seemed to have nerved himself afresh by them.

From Famous Stories Every Child Should Know by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

Well, my child," said Lucille, in her most solemn tones, "to-day you have come to learn all, and I trust that you have nerved yourself to sustain the revelations which I have to make.

From The Somnambulist and the Detective The Murderer and the Fortune Teller by Pinkerton, Allan

Many have taken in hand to write descriptions of spring; and some few painstaking persons have nerved themselves to read what has been written.

From The Gentle Reader by Crothers, Samuel McChord

Possibly she would have been ready to fight him for her children's sakes, but nothing else could have nerved her to it.

From Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals by Hulbert, William Davenport