Vulgar words in The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 (Page 1)
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"Spunk" does not express it; for "spunk," besides being _petite_ in itself, is courage in effervescence rather than courage in essence.
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A person usually cowardly may be kicked or bullied into the exhibition of spunk; but the man of grit carries in his presence a power which spares him the necessity of resenting insult; for insult sneaks away from his look.