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- Robert Browning

I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and he;

I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all three;

"Good speed!" cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew;

"Speed!" echoed the wall to us galloping through;

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A person's manner of carrying themselves or their behavior. It can also refer to a direction or position relative to a point.

“Despite the difficult news, she maintained a calm and dignified bearing throughout the meeting.”

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