Do not fret, dear. You must be brave and strong, and help me through the horrible task. If you only knew what an effort it is to me to tell of this fearful thing at all, you would understand how much I need your help.
1987, Michael Grumley, The Last Diary:
(..)he has been so brave, giving it all a dignity.
For I have gold, and therefore will be brave. / In silks I'll rattle it of every color.
(w) (1803-1882)
Frog and lizard in holiday coats / And turtle brave in his golden spots.
(RQ:Frgsn Zlnstn)
So this was my future home, I thought! Certainly it made a brave picture. I had seen similar ones fired-in on many a Heidelberg stein. Backed by towering hills,(..)a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.