 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 the king's son bears, — but this Blunt thing — !" he snapt and flung it...  Poems - Page 44by Edward Rowland Sill - 1887 - 112 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1880 - 596 pages
...nodding to him, to hold him back), And flew and saved him, clasped upon her heart. And this I saw, or dreamed it in a dream: — There spread a cloud...bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, And ran and snatched it, and with battle -shout Lifted afresh he hewed his enemy down, And saved a... | |
 | 1911 - 728 pages
...the American savage." Opportunity By EDWARD ROLAND SILL A craven hung along the battle's cage A nd thought, "Had I a sword of keener steel — That blue...sword Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran ami snatched it, and with battle shou!. Lifted afresh, he hewed the enemy doum And saved a great cause... | |
 | United States. Adjutant-General's Office - 70 pages
...keener steel — That blue blade that 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-burled in the dry and trodden sand, And ran and snatched it, and with battle-shout Lifted afresh... | |
 | 1911 - 248 pages
...it from his hand, And lowering crept away, and left the field. Then came the King's son, wounded and sore bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword...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. Enoch Crosby... | |
 | 1920 - 808 pages
...lowering crept away and left the field. Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponiess, and saw the 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. THE INTERNATIONAL... | |
 | 1917 - 820 pages
...snapt and flung it from his hand. And lowering crept away and left the field. Then came the king's SOD, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless, and saw the...sword. Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And snatched it, and with battle-shout Lifted afresh he hewed bis enemy down, And saved a great cause that... | |
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