Sentence:  ... the <WSD>Gasconads</WSD> of France, Rodomontads of Spain, Fanfaronads of Italy, and Bragadochio brags of all other countries, could no more astonish his invincible heart, then would the cheeping of a mouse a bear robbed of her whelps. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Boastful talk.