Literary notes about venturous (AI summary)
In literature, "venturous" is often invoked to evoke a sense of daring and audacity, portraying characters or actions that embrace risk and uncertainty. It appears in descriptions of bold exploits—whether a youthful spirit embarking on a courageous endeavor [1, 2, 3] or a seasoned mariner venturing into dangerous seas [4, 5, 6]—and even to criticize rash or impetuous behavior [7, 8, 9]. At times, the term adorns the epic quality of adventurous quests and heroic journeys, enriching narratives with a dual flavor of valor and potential imprudence [10, 11, 12]. This layered usage underscores the characteristic unpredictability of both human ambition and the natural world.
- good venturous youth, I love thy courage yet, and bold emprise; 610
— from An Introduction to the Prose and Poetical Works of John Milton Comprising All the Autobiographic Passages in His Works, the More Explicit Presentations of His Ideas of True Liberty. by John Milton - [2:1] To tempt the dangerous deep, too venturous youth, Why does thy breast with fondest wishes glow?
— from The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Vol 1 and 2 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Close up the venturous youth resolves to keep, Still edging near, and bears him toward the steep.
— from The Iliad by Homer - This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadowed main,— The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind its purpled wings
— from Selections from American poetry, with special reference to Poe, Longfellow, Lowell and Whittier - The Chambered Nautilus This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadowed main,— The venturous bark that flings
— from Poems Teachers Ask For Selected by readers of "Normal Instructor-Primary Plans" by Various - 35 This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadowed main,— The venturous bark that flings
— from Graded Memory Selections by Various - People who know me not, may be disposed to call me rash; but I am far from being so, as I never adopt a venturous course when any other is open to me.
— from The Bible in Spain Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman, in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula by George Borrow - and I saw that I had lost rather than made by this venturous move.
— from The House of the Whispering Pines by Anna Katharine Green - "What he had seen them do, and the justice of his cause, made him too venturous."
— from Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume III. by Thomson, A. T., Mrs. - "One venturous game my hand has won to-day— Another, gallants, yet remains to play.
— from The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott - [Pg 604] The Chambered Nautilus This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadowed main,— The venturous bark that flings
— from Golden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Youth - Of all exploits since first I follow'd arms Ne'er heard I of a warlike enterprise More venturous or desperate than this.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
