With boasting words, King Marsil's nephew came riding in front of the battle.

Ned saw that despite his boasting words he was a man of action.

Even while he spoke those boasting words God punished him by taking it all away from him.

Still undaunted, the hero fought until he fell, and died with the boasting words of Hector in his ears.

Like all men of low moral status they were secretly superstitious, and these boasting words crept unpleasantly under their skins.

Then Sir Gringamore looked out at a window and said, Sir Gareth of Orkney, leave thy boasting words, for thou gettest not thy dwarf again.