 A furious battle, and men yelled, and swords 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...  Saint Jospeh Medical Herald - Page 71914Full view - About this book
 | William Estabrook Chancellor - 1908 - 314 pages
...edge — And thought, "Had la sword of keener steel \ Than the blue blade that the King's son bear N? But this blunt thing ! " He snapt and Flung it from...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... | |
 | David James Burrell - 1908 - 296 pages
...sword of keener steel — That blue blade that the king's 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 bested, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, And ran and snatched it, and, with battle-shout Lifted... | |
 | Will David Howe, Myron Thomas Pritchard, Elizabeth Virginia Brown - 1909 - 416 pages
...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...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... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1909 - 428 pages
...thought, "Had I a sword of keener steel— That blue blade that the king's son bears,—but this 10 Blunt thing—!" he snapt and flung it from his hand,...bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, 15 And ran and snatched it, and with battle-shout Lifted afresh... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1909 - 426 pages
...thought, "Had I a sword of keener steel — That blue blade that the king's son bears, — but this W Blunt thing — !" he snapt and flung it from his...bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, 15 And ran and snatched it, and with battle-shout Lifted afresh... | |
 | Frank Oliver Hall - 1909 - 232 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,...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,... | |
 | Charles David Williams - 1909 - 310 pages
...keener steel, That blue blade that the king's son beareth — But this, — blunt thing.' He snapped and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away...left the field. Then came the king's son, wounded, sore-bested And weaponless, and saw the broken sword Hilt buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran... | |
 | William Elsey Connelley - 1909 - 256 pages
...sword of keener steel— The blue blade that the King's son bears—but this Blunt thing!" he snapped and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away,...left the field. Then came the King's son, wounded and sore bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand,... | |
 | Anna Morgan - 1909 - 400 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 and left the field, not until after the word thought should the reader assume the attitude and facial expression and create... | |
 | Frank Oliver Hall - 1909 - 234 pages
...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!' — he snapped and flung it from his hand. And lowering crept away, and left the field. Then came the king's... | |
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