 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
 | Albert Le Roy Bartlett - 1900 - 344 pages
...edge And thought: " Had I a sword of keener steel— That true 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 bested, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand,— And ran... | |
 | Wilmot Brookings Mitchell - 1901 - 476 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... | |
 | Mrs. Elizabeth Hill Spalding, Frank Robertson Moore - 1901 - 160 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,... | |
 | 1901 - 1136 pages
...Had I a sword of keener steelThat blue blade that the king's son bears :-— but this Hlunt tiling !' He snapt and flung it from his hand, And, lowering,...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... | |
 | 1901 - 590 pages
...That blue blade that the kind's son bears — but this Blunt thing! " he snapped and flung it from bis hand, And lowering crept away and left the field....bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-burled in the dry and trodden sand, And ran and snatched It, and with battle-shout Lifted afresh... | |
 | Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, Nora Archibald Smith - 1902 - 772 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... | |
 | Mrs. Kate Douglas (Smith) Wiggins, Nora Archibald Smith - 1916 - 784 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... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1902 - 370 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... | |
 | Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, Nora Archibald Smith - 1902 - 780 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... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - 1902 - 518 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...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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