 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
 | Bliss Carman - 1927 - 722 pages
...king's son bears, — but this Blunt thing — ! " he snapt and flung it from his hand, And cowering crept away and left the field. Then came the king's...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... | |
 | Bliss Carman - 1927 - 714 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...thing — ! " he snapt and flung it from his hand, And cowering crept away and left the field. Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless,... | |
 | Bliss Carman - 1927 - 718 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...thing — ! " he snapt and flung it from his hand, And cowering crept away and left the field. Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless,... | |
 | Melvin Everett Haggerty - 1927 - 586 pages
...by foes. A craven hung along the battle's edge, And thought, "Had I 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... | |
 | Emma Miller Bolenius - 1927 - 520 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... | |
 | 1927 - 496 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 fled the field. Then came the king's... | |
 | Caroline Miles Hill - 1928 - 888 pages
...keener steel — That blue blade which 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... | |
 | 1912 - 804 pages
...by foes. A craven hung along the battle's edge And thought, "Had 1 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... | |
 | United States Armed Forces Institute - 1942 - 742 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...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... | |
 | United States. 86th Cong., 2d sess., 1960, United States. Congress - 1960 - 124 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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