 Had I a sword of keener steel — That blue blade that the king's son bears, — but this Blunt thing!" he snapped and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away and left the field. Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless,...  The Kansas City Medical Index-lancet - Page 1091902Full view - About this book
 | 1912 - 582 pages
...sword of keener steel — That blue blade that the King's son bears — but this Blunt thing!' he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away...bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Buried in the dry and trodden sand. And ran and snatched it, and with battle shout Lifted afresh, he... | |
 | 1880 - 604 pages
...keener steel — That blue blade that the king's son bears, — but this Blunt thing — !" he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away...bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, And ran and snatched it, and with battle -shout Lifted afresh he hewed his enemy down, And saved a... | |
 | John Michels (Journalist) - 1917 - 692 pages
...keener steel — That blue blade that the king 'a son bears, — but this Blunt thing — I" he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away...bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran and snatched it, and with battle-shout Lifted afresh... | |
 | John Michels (Journalist) - 1917 - 700 pages
...keener steel — That blue blade that the king 's son bears, — but this Blunt thing — !" he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away...bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran and snatched it, and with battle-shout Lifted afresh... | |
 | Kate Sanborn - 1884 - 396 pages
...keener steel, — That blue blade that the king's son bears — but this Blunt thing ! " — He snapt and flung it from his hand, And, lowering, crept away,...bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, And ran and snatched it, and, with battle-shout Lifted afresh, he hewed his enemy down, And saved a... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1887 - 136 pages
...keener steel — That blue blade that the king's son bears, — but this Blunt thing — ! " he snapt and flung -it from his hand, And lowering crept away...bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran and snatched it, and with battleshout Lifted afresh... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1887 - 134 pages
...keener steel — That blue blade that the king's son bears, — but this Blunt thing — ! " he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away...bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran and snatched it, and with battleshout Lifted afresh... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1887 - 136 pages
...That blue blade that the king's son . bears, — but this Blunt thing — ! " he snapt and flung it And lowering crept away and left the field. Then came...bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran and snatched it, and with battleshout Lifted afresh... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1889 - 700 pages
...keener steel — That blue blade that the king's son bears,— but this Blunt thing — ! " he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away...bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran and snatched it, and with battle-shout Lifted afresh... | |
 | Minot Judson Savage - 1889 - 164 pages
...sword of keener steel, — Thnt blue blade that the King's son bears, — but this Blunt thing I ' — he snapped and flung it from his hand, And lowering...bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran and snatched it, and with battle shout Lifted afresh... | |
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