 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
 | Episcopal Church. Diocese of New York. Sunday School Commission - 1905 - 150 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,... | |
 | William Landon Felter, Libbie J. Eginton - 1905 - 152 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,... | |
 | Elizabeth Hill Spalding - 1905 - 296 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 Estabrook Chancellor - 1905 - 112 pages
...foes. A craven hung along the battle's edge — And thought, " Had I a sword of keener steel Than the blue blade that the King's son bears — But this...Sore bestead, and weaponless ; and saw The broken swordhilt buried in the dry And trodden sand ; and ran and Snatched it, and with battle shout Lifted... | |
 | Robert Newton Willson - 1905 - 170 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...king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless, he saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran and snatched it, and with... | |
 | California Teachers Association - 1911 - 600 pages
...a 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,...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 Farrand Felch, George C. Atwell, H. Phelps Arms, Francis Trevelyan Miller - 1905 - 1120 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 snapt and flung it from his hand And loweririg. crept away and left the field. Then came the Kind's son, wounded, sore bestead And weaponless,... | |
 | Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig - 1905 - 344 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, 10 And lowering crept away and left the field. Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead. And... | |
 | Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts - 1906 - 798 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, Hil t-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran and snatched it, and with battle shout Lifted afresh... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1906 - 468 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... | |
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