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Meanings of too chivalrous in English

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Usage of too chivalrous in English
1
He was too chivalrous to abandon his opponent in an apparent extremity.
From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon
2
He was too chivalrous to abandon his contradicter in such an extremity.
The Moon-Voyage
3
Where any woman was concerned he was too chivalrous to permit fear.
The Financier: A Novel
4
He was the aggressor, and, though offended, was too chivalrous to quarrel.
The Memories of Fifty Years / Containing Brief Biographical Noti...
5
He is too chivalrous, for one thing, to force a lady's inclination.
The Unseen Bridegroom; Or, Wedded For a Week
6
He did not reply; he was too chivalrous, too gentle, to reproach her.
I Will Repay
7
The intention was there, though you were too chivalrous to go very far in action.
In the Wilderness
8
The French officers stared with an interest they were too chivalrous to attempt to conceal.
The Garden of Allah
9
But the Owl was either too chivalrous to desert her, or he was paralysed with terror.
'That Very Mab'
10
My dear little girl, you are entirely too chivalrous and confiding where your feelings are engaged.
Miriam Monfort / A Novel
11
You are far too chivalrous for that.
A Girl of the Limberlost
12
He was far too chivalrous for that.
Hugo: A Fantasia on Modern Themes
13
I think you ought to know the truth about this business, even if Boyd is too chivalrous to tell you.
The Silver Horde
14
He 's too chivalrous.
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 4
15
Then suddenly he blurted out all his wishes on this point-his quixotic aims, the foolish imaginings of a too chivalrous soul.
The Sowers
16
I wanted to slap her but I was too chivalrous, and didn't want the further humiliation of her beating me up.
Act of will
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