 Shocked upon swords and shields. A prince's banner Wavered, then staggered backward, hemmed by foes. A craven hung along the battle's edge And thought, "Had I a sword of keener steel — That blue blade that the king's son bears — but this Blunt thing...  The Essentials of Language and Grammar - Page 275by Albert Le Roy Bartlett - 1900 - 332 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1912 - 582 pages
...edge, And thought, 'Had I a sword of keener steel — That blue blade that the King's son bears — but this Blunt thing!' he snapt and flung it from his...the field. Then came the King's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Buried in the dry and trodden sand. And ran and... | |
 | John Michels (Journalist) - 1917 - 700 pages
...thought, ' ' Had I a sword of keener steel — That blue blade that the king 's son bears, — but this Blunt thing — !" he snapt and flung it from...the field. Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran... | |
 | John Michels (Journalist) - 1917 - 692 pages
...sword of 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...the field. Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran... | |
 | Kate Sanborn - 1884 - 396 pages
...And thought, " Had I a sword of keener steel, — That blue blade that the king's son bears — but this Blunt thing ! " — He snapt and flung it from...the field. Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, And ran and snatched it, and, with battle-shout... | |
 | 1913 - 1124 pages
...And thought, "Had I a sword of keener steel — That blue blade that the king's son bears, — but this Blunt thing—!" he snapt and flung it from his...the field. Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran,... | |
 | 1914 - 528 pages
...battle's edge, And thought, "Had I a sword of keener steelThat blue blade that the king's son bears— but this Blunt thing!" he snapt and flung it from his...the field. Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1887 - 136 pages
...And thought, " Had I a sword of keener steel — That blue blade that the king's son bears, — but this Blunt thing — ! " he snapt and flung -it from...the field. Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1887 - 134 pages
...And thought, " Had I a sword of keener steel — That blue blade that the king's son bears, — but this Blunt thing — ! " he snapt and flung it from...the field. Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran... | |
 | 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 the king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1889 - 700 pages
...97 And thought, "Had I a sword of keener steel — That blue blade that the king's son bears,— but this Blunt thing — ! " he snapt and flung it from...the field. Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran... | |
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