 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 hand, And lowering crept away and left the field. Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless,...  The Poetical Works of Edward Rowland Sill - Page 247by Edward Rowland Sill - 1906 - 423 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1911 - 112 pages
...his hand. And lowering crept away and left the field. Then came the king's son, wounded, sore beset And weaponless and saw the broken sword. Hilt-buried...enemy down. And saved a great cause that heroic day. — Edward Rowland Sill. The Institute is a California institution established by law. Do not belittle... | |
 | James William Searson, George Ellsworth Martin - 1911 - 312 pages
...broken sword, Hilt buried in the dry 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. — EE SILL. THE WATER LILY In the slimy bed of a sluggish mere Its root had humble birth, And the... | |
 | 1903 - 512 pages
...sword — hilt buried in the dry 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. —Sill. 364 Memory Gems — Grade SB. MEMORY GEMS— GRADE 8A 365 LIBERTY AND UNION. I profess, sir,... | |
 | Henry Evarts Gordon - 1911 - 332 pages
...broken sword, Hilt buried in the dry 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. COCHRAN in The Young People's Weekly 46. A LAUGHING CHORUS Oh, such a commotion under the ground When... | |
 | Edith Rickert - 1912 - 604 pages
...shields. A prince's banner Wavered, then staggered backward, hemmed by foes. A craven hung along a battle's edge, And thought, "Had I a sword of keener...enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. THE REFORMER BY EDWARD ROWLAND SILL BEFORE the monstrous wrong he sets him down — One man against... | |
 | Robert Frothingham - 1926 - 244 pages
...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...enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. Edward Rowland SOI THE HOUSE OF CESAR Yea — we have thought of royal robes and red. Had purple dreams... | |
 | John Harrie Beveridge, Belle M. Ryan, William Dodge Lewis - 1926 - 474 pages
...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...enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. —Edward Rowland Sitt Reprinted by special permission of the publishers, Houghton Mifflin Company.... | |
 | Emma Miller Bolenius - 1927 - 712 pages
...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...enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. Memorize the poem. THE FAMOUS FREE-LANCE NORA PERRY The pages of history teem with thrilling adventure.... | |
 | 1926 - 780 pages
...wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sands And ran and snatched it, and with battle-shout Lifted...enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. — Edward Rowland Sill THE DAFFODILS I wander'd lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and... | |
 | 1926 - 328 pages
...broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry 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. Those lines are by ER Sill, who also wrote those exquisite lines "The Fool's Prayer" with which you... | |
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