 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!"...  Poems - Page 44by Edward Rowland Sill - 1887 - 112 pagesFull view - About this book
 | David James Burrell - 1908 - 296 pages
...blade that the king's son bears — but this Blunt thing — I " he snapt and flung it from his hand, And, lowering, crept away and left the field. Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bested, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, And ran and snatched it, and, with battle-shout Lifted... | |
 | William Estabrook Chancellor - 1908 - 314 pages
...blue blade that the King's son bear N? But this blunt thing ! " He snapt and Flung it from his hand, and lowering — Crept away and left the field. Then came the King's son, wounded, JSore bestead, and weaponless ; and saw The broken swordhilt buried in the dry And trodden sand ; and... | |
 | Georgia Alexander, Grace Alexander - 1909 - 392 pages
...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...enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. Valor consists in the power of self-'recovery, so that a man can not have his flank turned, can not... | |
 | Georgia Alexander - 1909 - 392 pages
...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...enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. Valor consists in the power of self-recovery, so that a man can not have his flank turned, can not... | |
 | Frank Oliver Hall - 1909 - 232 pages
...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...enemy down And saved a great cause that heroic day." A true man with a broken sword is better than a craven with a whole one. A true man with one talent... | |
 | Frank Ellsworth Spaulding, Catherine Turner Bryce - 1909 - 392 pages
...bears — but this IJhint thing — ! " he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept a. way and left the field. Then came the king's son. wounded,...enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. — EmvAUD ROWLAND SILL. 292 r^ } OrowelK^eed.and-blowelfrineadi S *f .-±S n, n.<r limit on tnrhsous... | |
 | Will David Howe, Myron Thomas Pritchard, Elizabeth Virginia Brown - 1909 - 416 pages
...blade that the king's son bears — but this Blunt thing — ! " he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away and left the field. Then came...and trodden sand, And ran and snatched it ; and with battle shout Lifted afresh he hewed his enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. A VISIT... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1909 - 428 pages
...blade that the king's son bears,—but this 10 Blunt thing—!" he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away and left the field. Then came...broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, 15 And ran and snatched it, and with battle-shout Lifted afresh he hewed his enemy down, And saved... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1909 - 426 pages
...blade that the king's son bears, — but this W Blunt thing — !" he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away and left the field. Then came...broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, 15 And ran and snatched it, and with battle-shout Lifted afresh he hewed his enemy down, And saved... | |
 | 1909 - 638 pages
...blade that the king's son bears — but this Blunt thing !" — he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away, and left the field. Then...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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