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Thou wast never overstout of heart, Jon, and thou art scarcely to be blamed because thou didst speak rather than die in torment, though perhaps some had chosen so to die and not to speak.

From Eric Brighteyes by Haggard, Henry Rider

As James was not overstout in his make, his father thankfully accepted the offer of the parish officers to bind out his son to a trade.

From The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales by More, Hannah