1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas ii. i. 328 The snares of vertue, valour-softning Hyrens.
1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas (new ed.) ii. iii. 55 Rock-batt'ring Bumbards, Valour-murd'ring Guns.
1755 ‘A Gentleman of Cambridge’ 16 Warrior steeds, and valour-breathing knights.
1848 T. A. Buckley tr. Homer 279 He sat in the tent of valour-loving Eurypylus.