| 单词 | broadsword |
| 例句 | But put aside two broadswords and two spears for our own use, two oxhide shields nearby when we go into action. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But when Dawn set another day a-shining I took my spear and broadsword and I climbed a rocky point above the ship, for sight or sound of human labor. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Amphmomos now came running at Odysseus, broadsword naked in his hand. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Rooms were set aside for bookbinding and herb mixing and broadsword training and hand-to-hand combat practice. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Small weapons of all sorts, from bucklers to broadswords, were piled within. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Now the steward swung wildly around with his broadsword, forcing Bear back. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “You mean so he can go stomping into our classes with a broadsword, killing everyone in sight?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Perrington shook his head, putting a hand on his broadsword as he thought for a moment. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When I heard this I slung my silver-hilted broadsword on, and shouldered my long bow, and said, ‘Come, take me back the way you came.’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He drew his own sword as he spoke, a broadsword of fine bronze, honed like a razor on either edge. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Some six helmeted soldiers, armed with broadswords and bearing lanterns, were coming down the street. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He picked up Agelaos’ broadsword from where it lay, flung by the slain man, and gave Leodes’ neck a lopping blow so that his head went down to mouth in dust. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It starts out small and thin, like a rapier’s blade, but I push more of the splendor into it, until I’m holding what looks like a massive broadsword. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Get your broadswords ready for action and watch the full trailer below: "Game of Thrones" season 8 trailer: Humanity unites to fight against the final winter 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z There are curved scimitars and long broadswords in the Vampire Cowboys’ “Six Rounds of Vengeance” at the New Ohio Theater. Review: ‘Six Rounds of Vengeance,’ in Vegas, No Actual Boxers Necessary 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z Hefty daggers, staggering broadswords and even battle axes are unsheathed and duly deployed throughout. Review: ‘The Final Master,’ a Martial Arts Story of Transitions 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Or was their starting point simply this: Wouldn’t it be funny to do a standard macho-divorced-dad sitcom in which the dad carries a broadsword and wears a loincloth to the office? Review: In ‘Son of Zorn,’ the Dad’s Dense, and Drawn That Way 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z The forces of war assemble, as forces of war inevitably do, but it is revelation of character rather than the clank of broadsword or the tumult of hooves that makes "Game of Thrones" epic television. Television review: 'Game of Thrones 2011-04-15T14:17:00Z Blunt nearly broke her nose in a mishap involving a broadsword. Doug Liman hopes his wild loop means a hit with 'Edge of Tomorrow' 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z I liked a lot of it myself, and with me, a few broadswords and leather jerkins go a long way. "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance": A seductive fantasy very relevant to our reality 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z As one writerly friend wrote to me about a decade ago, “Almost all uses of exclamation points, other than in reported speech, should be punished by death, administered with broadsword.” Your Guide to Not Using So Many Exclamation Points 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Special attention seems to have been paid to the squishy sound made by a broadsword passing through entrails. | 'The Pillars of the Earth': Ian McShane in Starz Mini-Series of Ken Follett Book 2010-07-22T21:19:00Z Macbeth’s broadsword is part of the archive as are numerous letters about possible casting and stage design with O’Toole proposing an Irish designer whose business was inflatable sets. Peter O'Toole personal archive heads to University of Texas 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z He routinely completed samurai training, grappling training and broadsword training beginning at five in the morning. “Arnold”: The 6 most shocking revelations from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s intimate Netflix docuseries 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z The academy, which opened in November, focuses on dagger, broadsword, sword and shield, two-handed broadsword, grappling, striking and crisis response. Have at thee! Special Forces veteran revives medieval combat skills. 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z “Rich has sharpened his satire over the years, and he now wields it with skill — but he does not cut a wide swath. His tool is a scalpel, not a broadsword.” 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z There's no doubt Fimmel looks fine on horseback or skewering an enemy with his broadsword. TV's new drama `Vikings' sheds light on Dark Ages 2013-03-01T17:31:05Z With its broadswords and chain mail, the look is medieval yet the language is hardly remote. ‘Macbeth’ sequel ‘Dunsinane’: Beware of nation building 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Obviously there were some Samurai techniques with broadswords and technical movements. The Mighty Chris Hemsworth on Snow White, Joss Whedon and Thor 2 2012-05-31T14:15:20Z Not in any way related to Tony Stark, alas, although I suppose you could call a seasoned warrior who swings a mean broadsword “Iron Man.” Lame of Thrones 2012-07-24T17:05:00Z The public will be able to see the solid-silver-hilted broadsword from March next year. Bonnie Prince Charlie's sword to be displayed in Perth 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z There were lessons in horsemanship and broadsword handling. The many, many sides of Matt Smith and his 'House of the Dragon' villain 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z One hundred yards down the road, Owen and Salmon Brown hacked their captives to death with broadswords and John Brown shot a bullet into Doyle’s forehead. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z “Trying to pick a single sector to outperform the market is like trying to hit a piñata with a broadsword after you’ve been blindfolded and spun around.” Stock Sectors That Go Up Usually Then Fall. Guess What Happened in 2021? 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z It was there, Mr. Tota said in the article, that European “knights with broadswords” dismissed the Magyars’ “rules of the game and illiberal worldview.” In Orban’s Hungary, Some ‘Migrants’ Are Treated With Reverence 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z When the Vancouver series began, Walsh tweeted a meme of his client, in full uniform on the ice, taking a broadsword in the back. Vegas beats Canucks, move within win of conference finals 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z Ideally, I would scream it from the top of a volcano while wearing a loincloth and holding a broadsword, but this is tricky logistically. Sweat, tears and terrible gigs: why heavy metal is just like standup 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z It depicts a muscular arm wielding a broadsword over a Native American holding a bow. No thanks: Native Americans to hold 50th gathering of grief 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z It may sound like Hasbro is bringing a broadsword to a gun fight. Like a wily old wizard, 'Dungeons & Dragons' shows it has enduring magic 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z “It’s not knights with broadswords, but here we definitely see some pressure,” he said. In Orban’s Hungary, Some ‘Migrants’ Are Treated With Reverence 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z The visitor points to a jutting I-beam - a rusting broadsword stuck in a metal mound - and wonders how Eisner could get it into her studio. Weston sculptor fashions her art from I-beams and steel 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Lawmaker Ihor Mosiychuk declared an array of antique weapons, including a 16th century Turkish scimitar, an English broadsword and a Nazi SS dagger. Ukrainians shocked as politicians declare vast wealth 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z But it’s like graduating from a medium to an extra-large broadsword. Aston Martin’s New $1 Million, 195-mph Limousine 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Challenged to a duel over an insulting editorial, he chose broadswords to take advantage of his great height, only to find out his diminutive challenger was an excellent fencer. ‘I work. I write. And do some politics’: Sidney Blumenthal talks Lincoln, Clinton and Trump 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z An archer in Dragon Age won’t even be able to equip a warrior’s broadsword, and vice versa. What To Make Of Destiny's New Class-Specific Weapons In 'The Taken King' 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z It’s a dirty world, full of questionable moral choices that usually result in hacking someone in half with a broadsword. The New 'Witcher 3' Trailer Is Pretty Gruesome 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z If Tracy Rebelo had a broadsword in her hand when she first saw the renovated operation, she might have sliced Taffer in half, right on the spot. Pirate-themed Piratz Tavern will hoist its last tankard on April 4 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Police officers on patrol nearby shot the attackers, Xinhua said, and recovered detonation devices, broadswords and hatchets at the scene. Attack in Western China Leaves at Least 15 People Dead 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z But in the foreground is not broadsword and targe but socialist dogma. How did it come to this? 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z The diesel industry, he writes, was "young, fuelled as much by new business management techniques as by oil, and a rapier in terms of sales and marketing to the steam industry's broadsword". Giants of Steam by Jonathan Glancey – review 2012-10-26T21:55:56Z Oddly, the swinging of a broadsword looks pretty realistic in-game, but the motioning of one’s hand in a cutscene conversation just doesn’t work. The Secret World And The Uncanny Valley: Why Video Games Aren't Sexy (Yet) 2012-07-08T01:25:59Z He must have perished during the attack on the castle, for his heavy broadsword was found by his side. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z In most of them the person summoned yields to King Death without a struggle; but in one a knight makes a furious resistance, laying about him with a broadsword most energetically. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z They were there in large numbers, because the play had something that savored of blood; there was a broadsword combat and a murder scene. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z Foremost of all, the light-footed Highlanders dashed along in furious pursuit, hewing down the108 Frenchmen with their broadswords, and slaying many in the very ditch of the fortifications. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z He has a reputation as a fighter and a daredevil and he is still one of the best polo players and broadsword experts in the American army. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z The broadsword exercise, pistol-shooting, athletic sports and games, sporting, gymnastic exercises, etc., etc., may be ranked among the minor manly accomplishments with which it is desirable to be familiar. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Lolonnois has the same shirt, showing at his neck and puffing through the openings of his sleeve, and he carries a naked broadsword with a shell guard. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z The weapons, cavalry broadswords of the largest size; the parties to stand on each side of a barrier, and to be confined to a limited space. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z In vain the Highlanders, screaming with rage, hewed with their broadswords among the branches, struggling to get at the enemy. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z He will fight broadsword duels with anybody regardless of rank if his opponent promises to be a man who can test his mettle. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z Upstarted from the table the warrior swift and strong; Out he drew a broadsword heavy and sharp and long. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z With the broadsword something may be done by a rapid succession of attacks; it may at any rate bother the adversary. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Wednesday morning we procured the broadswords, and proceeded to Alton, where we arrived about 11 o'clock A. M., on Thursday. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z I could use the revolver like a trickster and shoot to a hair's breadth; while with either broadsword or rapier I could beat the fencing master all over the school. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z All were armed with a broadsword and a pair of pistols, while not a few carried snaphances in a bucket at the right side of the saddle, or slung across their backs. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z XXX All, who dar'd confront him as up the stairs he flew, Met with such fearful slashes, that soon at distance due From that weighty broadsword stood trembling every one. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z America, still unawed, proceeded to beat her ploughshares and pruning-hooks into broadswords; war, with all its horrors, ensued. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z Weapons:—Cavalry broadswords of the largest size, precisely equal in all respects, and such as now used by the cavalry company at Jacksonville. 2d. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Marsyas, seeing destruction in Agrippa's recklessness, shouted to the centurion, who responded by hurling his pr�torians, with broadsword and spear into the mob. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Whipping out his broadsword, he struck me a heavy blow on the ankle with the flat of the weapon. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z Then might you see the strangers through the kingly hall With their glittering broadswords slashing and hewing go. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z "More pale she was, when she sought my grace, Than prymrose pale and wan; And redder than rose her ruddy heart's blood,75 That down my broadsword ran." English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z He has got an old broadsword hanging up at his bed-head, which, to be the more ready for service, hath no sheath. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z The uniform was the full Highland dress, with musket and broadsword, dirk and sporran of badger's or otter's skin. The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering 2011-09-09T02:01:00.467Z Söter himself seized a morning-star with one hand and a broadsword with the other, and cried to me—I was by his side—'My son, leave the battle-field, cut your way through! 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z XXX His vanquish'd foe Sir Dietrich bound in a mighty band, And led him thence to Kriemhild, and gave into her hand The best and boldest champion that broadsword ever bore. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Yet there is a good bracing air of the Highlands in parts of it, and an ebullient martial din of broadswords and of gathering clans which go far to redeem its maudlin sentiment. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z Then, the Bear of the North, that insatiate beast, Has been check’d in his wily attempts on the East; And his further insidious advances forbidden By the broadsword of Auckland, which warns him from Eden. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z Carleton was taller and longer-limbed than I. He wore a stout broadsword and, stuck in his belt on the other side, a poniard of most wicked design. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z The broadswords of the Highlanders, even had the numbers been more equal, would have been no match for the spears and regular discipline of Murray’s Lowland troops. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z The blood beneath their broadswords down through the helmets ran. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z He flew on himself in the first rank, and at his side Pan Longin on his Livonian mare, his terrible broadsword in his hand. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Through all the wide Border his steed was the best: And, save his good broadsword, he weapons had none; He rode all unarmed, and he rode all alone. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z Since his return from Scotland there had been scarce a day when we had not spent a brace of hours with the foils or with broadswords and bucklers. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z Perhaps no two men ever went into battle side by side, with precisely the same relative feelings, since carving up men with the broadsword became a profession. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z It is Folker's long broadsword that the poet, with a grim kind of merriment, calls his fiddlestick. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Pan Longin with his gleaming broadsword strode with gigantic steps, and at his side ran Pan Michael on a trot. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z And the evening star was shining On Schehallion's distant head, When we wiped our bloody broadswords, And returned to count the dead. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z In this strait he dropped the bow and, standing erect, whisked a broadsword from his belt. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z But Miss Crocodile was not to be put off, and assuming a pleasant smile, she went up to Baby Jane and suggested a playful combat with wooden broadswords between herself and Patsey. Baby Jane's Mission 2011-07-03T02:00:10.693Z I can indeed see now, with my father and Christopher, that the printing press is a nobler weapon than even the spears and broadswords of our knightly Bohemian ancestors. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z Nicholas.—Theological questions come at last to be decided by the broadsword; and the best artillery brings forward the best arguments. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z Then whirling up his broadsword With both hands to the height, He rushed against Horatius, And smote with all his might. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z There were two stout men-at-arms, wearing the braced and quilted jackets that, against arrows or javelins, so well replace breastplates of steel, and armed with great two-handed broadswords and poniards. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z If it had been a broadsword it could not have swept a clearer furrow. On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration 2011-05-15T02:00:09.877Z Then, buckling on his belt, from which his broadsword was suspended, he crept from his hiding-place and strode upwards through the tangled undergrowth, making for the clear on the mountain side. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z A fierce broadsword combat ensued between them, and continued for a few seconds with equal skill and energy. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z His voice slashed across the office like a broadsword. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z The stranger youth fought with broadsword, and well and truly too. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z "I could do the feat this minute," said Daly, angrily, as turning away he detached a heavy broadsword from the wall. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Don't you remember his coming to the hall and playing joust and broadsword with Master Beowulf? The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z As he pronounced the challenging speech, Garth drew from its scabbard a huge broadsword—at the same time placing himself in an attitude of defence. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z On the wall hung a broadsword, two guns, a trophy or two of deer’s horns, and a Sunday suit of plaid, philibeg and short red coat, surmounted by a gallant bonnet and feather. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z Four hundred mail-clad knights were there, and near a thousand men-at-arms in good steel caps and braced and quilted leathern jackets and bearing the stout shields and heavy broadswords of their trade. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z He now turned upon them with his broadsword, swinging it first to the right and then to the left, first stunning them with his blows, then slaying them outright. Tales from Tennyson 2011-03-19T02:00:10.793Z The only thing these Normans will respect is the broadsword, as it flashes at their breast, or the arrow, glancing unerringly through the branches of the trees in the forest fastnesses. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The field was at one time a kind of Campus Martius for a troop of amateur cavalry, who were instructed in their evolutions and in the use of the broadsword, by a veteran, Capt. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z In the initial chapter we meet a mysterious order of sword-fighting monks, a kind of Western Shao-Lin analog whose members prefer broadswords to bare hands. "The Mongoliad": A bite-size quasi Neal Stephenson epic 2010-09-03T18:04:00Z Cedric also, though a yeoman born, wore a coat of woven mail, and had a good broadsword at his side. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z If I have deliberately hardened myself it is only as soldiers of other days put on coats of mail—because soft flesh could not survive the mace and broadsword.” The Law of Hemlock Mountain Presently Beowulf returned with a couple of broadswords, but his temper had abated nothing in the interval. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z It was that of a Frenchman; but the hand that had drawn the blow, lay cold and stiff, not a yard away, with the broadsword still firm in its grasp. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 Here and there may be seen resting against the walls of the chamber the large steel basket-hilts of broadswords, and, in different corners, accumulations of plaids and bonnets. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 The Lord Constable himself was wounded, and, panting with fatigue and loss of blood, had dropped his mace to fight again with broadsword. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z He seemed to have put by anger as having no occasion for the use of it, anger being neither buckler nor broadsword, he would say, but Tom Fool's motley. Idonia: A Romance of Old London We have our broadswords left to us, and we have proved this day that they have a keen edge and bite as sharp as ever. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Bruce dropped his whistle, drew his broadsword, and shouted the welcome word, "Charge!" Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies In his belt he wore, besides the dirk, the common appendage, a couple of pistols, and, by his side, a broadsword of the most formidable dimensions. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Meanwhile my eye had been caught by an old and somewhat rusted broadsword that hung on pegs over the fireplace. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z "Dutton's idea seems to be for you both to be rigged out as we are when we practice with broadswords on horses," said Paul, referring to one of the drills taught at the school. Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days The Handicap of a Millionaire's Son Whilst, if it had been a hand-to-hand struggle with their broadswords, or their pikes, they would have fought with the ferocity of tigers. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z "Hurrah!" shouted MacWhirlie leaping up in spite of his bruises, and gaily swinging his broadsword. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies Then, measuring the distance, De Mouy sprang forward and with the edge of his broadsword split open the head of the second guard, and turning towards Maurevel crossed swords with him. Marguerite de Valois We sorely wished for the good broadswords we left behind at Stamford or the cross-bows with which a dozen of our party were so skilled. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z Captain Cook found the natives in possession of two iron tools, one of them a piece of iron hoop, and the other an edge-tool, perhaps the point of a broadsword. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II On the contrary, Pierre whipped out his broadsword, and fiercely stood at bay; his savage valour being in striking contrast to the crouching cowardice of the Abbot. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z "You rude beast!" growled the Lord Keeper, laying his hand upon his broadsword. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies "A braver soldier never buckled on broadsword, Allen Musgrove," replied the father. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency By a most unhappy chance the broadsword hilt came down, full force, upon the farmer’s temple, and in an instant he was stretched dead at the feet of his master. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z MacGregor and Campbell gave exhibitions of their dexterity with the broadsword and the Lochaber axe, in the presence of the King and his Court. The Black Watch A Record in Action On he came, furiously attacking his man, and the battle was ended, for with one sweep of his long broadsword Sigurd cut him down. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z He could draw his broadsword and disarm her, beat the blade out of her hand, but the thought of drawing a sword on a woman, even without intent of injury, was extremely repugnant to him. Red Nails The broadsword was broken by the stroke, and one of the fragments of the blade struck the sergeant upon the forehead, inflicting a wound that covered his face with blood. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency By this time I had gathered my wits, and recalling the goodly weapon at my very back, had turned and seized the rusted broadsword from above the fireplace. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z They had furnished themselves with quantities of round stones for their slings, and large broadswords, with abundance of other weapons. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Remember, battle-axes are best for the thicket, and broadswords for the open. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Conan bestrode the corpse of the man he had killed, broadsword in hand, glaring about him in amazement. Red Nails He wore the blue and buff uniform of the staff, with a pair of epaulets, a buckskin belt, and broadsword. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency They were all well armed according to their fashion, with bows, lances, shields, and broadswords, which they wield with both hands. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Moussa-ag-Amastan knew that he was backed by ten or more of his clansmen, half of whom bore rifles, the rest Tuareg broadswords, Crusader-like with their two edges, round points and flat rectangular cross-members. Black Man's Burden Oswald and Wulfhere are now fighting back to back, with shield on arm, and having exchanged their axes for their broadswords. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z "After you, comrade!" retorted Conan satirically, swaying his broadsword as he spoke, and Olmec shrugged his shoulders and stepped onto the staircase. Red Nails I wont trouble you to ride far to find me; and then, it may be broadsword or pistol, rifle or bagnet, I'm not over-scrumptious which. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency The latter were shaped like our broadswords, and are wielded with both hands. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Allah! sung; Each Christian knight his broadsword drew, And loud the trumpets rung. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 Bretwul made no reply, but brandished his Saxon broadsword aloft in token of his readiness. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z It was the yelling of men and the clanging of steel that brought Conan bounding from his couch, wide awake and broadsword in hand. Red Nails It is such as you, Horse Shoe Robinson, and your drinking, rioting, broadsword cronies that has given as all our troubles here. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency On his retreat he lost another excellent soldier named Lezcano, who had done wonders with his broadsword. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. The broadswords glitter as the tartaned troops March to the pibroch's sound. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 The honest Saxon broadsword is a match for any weapon, I warrant you. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The time was brief, since, besides taking a lesson in the broadsword, I had to make my will. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas We are not so green as to put a broadsword and a brace of pistols into the hands of a bullying prisoner. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency Then wheeling, they galloped back, trampling on our wounded, and dealing death with their broadswords. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II Simplex, likewise, drew his broadsword and wrapped his wolfskin round his left arm by way of a buckler. Pretty Michal Entirely transported with rage and chagrin, the champion now dropped his rapier, and came at his ridiculous adversary with the broadsword. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 "Let him show that he can be as dexterous with the broadsword as with a carving-knife," said I, with a tremendous effort. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Alorcus and Act�on rode in advance, their mantles thrown over their heads, padded linen breastplates to protect their chests after the Celtiberian fashion, and short broadswords, and leather shields hanging at their sides. Sónnica "Seventy-eight!" said the little man; "not to speak of two affairs which, I am ashamed to confess, were with the broadsword; but they were fellows from Alsace, and they knew no better." Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II I sprang aside just in time, bringing my broadsword down on his rapier and sending six inches of the point of it clattering to the floor. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia ‘Touch not the Cat’ is your motto, and a good one, for a MacPherson can scratch but he cannot handle the broadsword.” A Prince of Good Fellows Where wing to wing the eagles cling And torrents have their sources, War rose with bugle voice to sing Of wild spear thrust, and broadsword swing, And rush of men and horses. The Garden of Dreams Before its movable front of pikes and of arms flourishing broadswords, nothing could be seen but fugitive men who flung away their arms and leaped into the air pierced by arrows and lances. Sónnica It was he who swung its ponderous broadsword and smote plot and plotters with the terrible strength of the northern giant. Charles Sumner Centenary The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 14 My broadsword was heavy and, to me, unwieldy, while Harry's rapier was light and pliable. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia In practising with broadswords the blades should be as light as possible, and I believe an eminent firm has brought out a special sword for the purpose. Broad-Sword and Single-Stick With Chapters on Quarter-Staff, Bayonet, Cudgel, Shillalah, Walking-Stick, Umbrella and Other Weapons of Self-Defence The Germans threw down their muskets, drew their broadswords, and desperately attempted to cut their way out. Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777 With an outline sketch of the American Invasion of Canada, 1775-76. Another native cavass, with a broadsword dragging at his side, usually brought up the rear. Across Asia on a Bicycle Six days will be given to tilting with the lance, two to fights with the broadsword on horseback, two to fighting on foot at the barriers. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 26, 1920 It was the handle of an old highland broadsword and the feel of it was not unpleasant. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia If it comes up to guard readily and without any apparent effort or straining of your wrist, and if you find you can make all the broadsword cuts, grasping it as shown in Fig. Broad-Sword and Single-Stick With Chapters on Quarter-Staff, Bayonet, Cudgel, Shillalah, Walking-Stick, Umbrella and Other Weapons of Self-Defence Ax and broadsword crashed at him, and as he wore no armor save a steel cap, he more than once gave himself up for lost. Nuala O'Malley Instead of a club or a dagger he was armed with a well tempered broadsword that he had managed to manufacture under the noses of the guards. The Ethical Engineer When the accent is changed, print the compound solid; broadsword. Compound Words Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #36 The broadsword was quite heavy, even for a two handed grip. The Dueling Machine There was also fencing, both with sticks and broadsword, among the performers being Prince Louis Bonaparte, afterwards Napoleon III. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign Peyton then found himself threatened on the right by a trooper, and slashed at him with broadsword. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 The legionary cavalry, blowing their trumpets and dashing in upon the terrified Indians, slew a part of them with broadswords, and put the remainder to instant retreat. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 Fortunately the count, although he had never studied theology, or entertained the purpose of becoming a priest, was not much more skilled than he in the art of handling the broadsword. Pepita Ximenez One of the mounted Star Watchmen handed Hector a huge broadsword. The Dueling Machine His opponent with the singlesticks was a very young gentleman, Mr. Charteris, and the Prince came off second best in the encounter, as he did, afterwards, in some bouts with broadswords with Mr. Charles Lamb. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign Another sport much exhibited at the pelican club is that of the broadsword. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly If the formation can be held intact until the coming of the dawn, the bayonets of the regulars and the broadswords of the dragoons shall be brought into play. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 This while our noble king, His broadsword brandishing, Down the French host did ding, As to o'erwhelm it. Royal Children of English History Just as he began the downswing of a mighty broadsword stroke, he stumbled on the helmet. The Dueling Machine On that meadow is also a broadsword and a fine suit of armour.” The Russian Garland being Russian Folk Tales Although the pistol had in a measure superseded the rapier in England, the broadsword remained the favourite weapon in the north when required for the purpose of personal satisfaction. The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1876 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad His head was thrown upward, and he kept striking himself on the right side, just over the place where his ancestors had worn their dirks or broadswords. An Orkney Maid A thousand broadswords leapt in a thousand scabbards, as if the electric eloquence of the minister found in them conductors and depositories.’ Leading Articles on Various Subjects Odal started to duck, then saw that the Watchman was diving face-first into the ground, legs flailing, and that heavy broadsword was cleaving through the air with a will of its own. The Dueling Machine "That thundering cockroach-legged thief, that was copper-fastened with gold lace and brass buttons chock up to his ears, with a thundering great broadsword triced up to his larboard quarter and slung with brass chains." An Old Sailor's Yarns The groom, a young, good-looking fellow, struck the broadsword at his side. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess But now that painfully thin, frightened child was a broad-shouldered man over six feet tall with a knife as big as a broadsword and a pistol strapped to his waist. Shaman They were armed with broadswords, and each carried a full quiver of new arrows, fashioned for them during the past winter by the cunning hands of Warrenton. Robin Hood Every thing gave way before him, his broadsword whistled around him, and man after man fell beneath its stroke. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 To compare them with the short, polished crescent of the horns of Last Bull was like comparing a two-handed broadsword to a bowie-knife. Kings in Exile Charles was being sensible, standing back from the battle and watching it—unlike Manfred, whom Lorenzo had seen just as he was leaving the Hohenstaufen camp, riding into the fray waving his great broadsword. The Saracen: The Holy War A tall dark figure in semi-clerical garb is cutting right and left with a good broadsword. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure Then, laughing heartily, he regained the other bank and his broadsword. Robin Hood He turned his steed—"My liege, I hie, Yet, ere I cross this lily lawn,note I fear the broadswords will be drawn." Lady of the Lake They said that Dembinski,209 famous for his strength of arm, could have brandished the broadsword, but he was not there. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 When the rapier was introduced into England in the sixteenth century, it found no friends among the masters of the broadsword; its vogue was gained among young gentlemen educated in France and Italy. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force She promised to wait till he returned when he would have carved a name for himself with his good broadsword, which was his only fortune. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders Our tongues have enough to do at home, without chattering in high places; and as to our arms! mine could ill wield battle-axe or broadsword. The Buccaneer A Tale Clan-Alpine ne'er in battle stood, But first our broadswords tasted blood. Lady of the Lake He needed the open air for the play of his broadsword; and to his hand, apt to another hilt, the foil appeared a woman's weapon. Apologia Diffidentis The latter are for training in the use of the broadsword or cutlass, the play with which would be too dangerous for ordinary drills. Admiral Farragut I received His Majesty with broadsword at the salute, and was introduced by General Turner, V.C. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders In many a sheiling and farmhouse old broadswords and muskets, well-hidden from the keen eye of the Government soldiers, were carefully cherished against the brave day when 'the king should have his own again.' The Red True Story Book The pibroch sounds, the bands advance, 180 The broadswords gleam, the banners dance, Obedient to the Chieftain's glance. Lady of the Lake Then Griffin bade the boatswain keep his distance, or he would cleave his head asunder with his broadsword. The True Story Book Through all the wide Border his steed is the best; And save his good broadsword he weapon had none; He rode all unarm'd and he rode all alone. The Children's Garland from the Best Poets He now rapped more loudly at the door with the handle of his heavy broadsword. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf On the afternoon of the 5th many had their broadswords and dirks sharpened, and some partook of the Sacrament in the churches. The Red True Story Book The claymore of modern times is a broadsword, double or single-edged, and provided with a basket hilt of form peculiar to Scotland, though the idea was probably derived from Spain. Notes and Queries, Number 213, November 26, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. Moreover, the execrable curses I heard among the ship's company kept me awake, though Mr. Griffin, according to his promise, walked by me with his broadsword in his hand, to protect me from insults. The True Story Book It was somewhat longer than the Highland broadsword, but exactly similar to a weapon which I have seen, and which belonged to a Lowland Whig gentleman slain at Bothwell Bridge. Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. In his broad leather belt were stuck two pairs of pistols, and a long dagger; a heavy broadsword also hung by his side. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Some 400 of them fell, struck down by the broadswords and dirks of their enemy, more than 700 were taken prisoners, and only a few hundreds escaped. The Red True Story Book "Stop your hellish speed!" said a voice from the front of the band; "or, by this broadsword, and these long six-footers, you are all dead men, ere you can say, Present, fire!" Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 They brought one cavalier to the ground, who afterwards died of his wounds, and they killed two horses, cutting their necks through with one blow of their formidable broadswords. The True Story Book First appears TRUFFALDINO, shouldering his broadsword, at the head of his eunuchs. Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts My certes, a prettier foe at the broadsword you will not find in a’ Scotland.” A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Among them was, doubtless, more than one stout young heart, eager for fame and fighting, but most were more at home with their books than their broadswords. The Red True Story Book And then happened that short but tremendous fight of Drummossie Moor, commonly called the Battle of Culloden, where claymores and Lochaber axes clashed and glinted for the last time against English broadswords and bayonets. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... Determined to finish the British commander, the third man cut him down with his broadsword, but at that very instant was himself cut down by Mindham, one of the 'Shannon's' seamen. The True Story Book He smote at the new-comer with a broadsword, but Grettir avoided the blow, and returned such a mighty stroke with his own sword that the giant fell dead at once. The Book of Romance And then will come the fight between Richard and Richmond with broadswords, in which you will have the opportunity of your life. A Pirate of Parts Even while they rushed on, as resistless as a torrent, each man fired his musket deliberately and with deadly aim, then flung it away and swept on, brandishing his broadsword. The Red True Story Book He’s the best man in Southern Italy with foils and broadswords. The Place of Honeymoons They have a ponyard knife and a fork in one sheath, hanging at one side of their belt, their pistol at the other, and their snuff-mull before, with a great broadsword by their side. Chronicles of Strathearn He could ride well, shoot an arrow straight, and use a spear or a broadsword as well as any Roman boy. Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light One more mighty lunge with his broadsword, and one more furious onset, and his craven heart failed him. Chinese Folk-Lore Tales As Sir Andrew came in sight, the sun rose, and was flashed back by brandished broadswords behind the turf wall. The Red True Story Book A broadsword or falchion fixed on a pike. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Several refused; but three, shall I call them men? obeyed the dastardly order, and yet he possibly would have survived his wounds, had not the miscreant in authority cut him down with his own broadsword. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America In reply Brennus drew his heavy broadsword and threw it into the scale with the weights. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality He decided on broadswords of the largest possible size. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. Some acacias in the garden slashed their broadswords in the night air, and a windmill behind stood out against the moon like a gigantic bat. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 Nor was he at all content until he had cleared a path to where the hairy pirate was playing havoc with his broadsword. Blackbeard: Buccaneer The uniform of the regiment was the full Highland dress with musket and broadsword, to which many of the soldiers added the dirk at their own expense, and a purse of badger's or otter's skin. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America But the Gauls made their attack upon the weakest section of the Roman army, hewing them down with their great broadswords, and assailing their ears with frightful yells. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality On either side of the plank lines were drawn at the length of the broadsword and three feet extra,—and if the duelist stepped back across this line he lost the fight. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. Then we propped up the broad shields, so that each of us could crouch behind one, and I laid a broadsword and rifle handy to each. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner The weight of it sent him to his knees, and his broadsword buried itself in the snake again. Hunters Out of Space The officers who served in the corps attributed the comparative loss to the celerity of their attack and the use of the broadsword, which the enemy could never withstand. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America "I care not for silver, I care not for gold, Nor for broad lands, nor fair ladye; But my honour and troth, and my good broadsword, Are the king's eternally." Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 It was the Numidian horse, the Balearic slingers, the Spanish infantry, the Gaulish broadswords, which proved so formidable in the ranks of Hannibal. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 Seizing my broadsword in a flash, I dealt it such a blow upon the neck as quite to sever the head from the body. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner Gunnar dropped the flash and his broadsword shrieked against the scabbard as he drew it. Hunters Out of Space Their rallying cry was, "King George and broadswords," and the signal for attack was three cheers, the drum to beat and the pipes to play. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America Then taking post, at the right, he unsheathed his broadsword, and waved it slowly in the air, pointing to the impassive ranks of Catiline. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 And do you know what difference it makes, whether my hide be slashed with dog-whips in the gaol, or with broadswords in the amphitheatre? The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 “Woman!” quoth he sternly, and taking down an old broadsword that hung over the chimney-piece, “confess this instant;” and he gave the weapon a portentous flourish. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 He adjusted the shoulder strap that harnessed his broadsword to his back and looked at Odin curiously. Hunters Out of Space It was about this time that the broadswords and pistols received at Glasgow were laid aside. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America Having said this he also made ready his armour and ground his broadsword until it was as sharp as a razor. Finnish Legends for English Children Robin Hood thinks it a pity that either should be slain, and proposes to fight with broadswords. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide And there, on the quiet bosom of the water in the dim light of night, ensued a stubbornly contested duel, in which oars took the place of broadsword and sabre. A Prisoner of Morro In the Hands of the Enemy And with his huge short legs spread wide apart, Gunnar swung his broadsword. Hunters Out of Space Bang! went the guns—whack! went the broadswords—thump! went the cudgels—crash! went the musket-stocks—blows, kicks, cuffs, scratches, black eyes, and bloody noses swelling the horrors of the scene! Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 Mrs. S., as you know, is rather timbersome, so up got I, with Beardie's broadsword under my arm, "So bolt upright, And ready to fight." Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) Behind and beside him, standing upright in the earth, glittered the four broadswords which Mungo Park had given. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 He clenched the reprint of Coffin's address in his hand and brandished it like a broadsword. The Coffin Cure Gunnar reeled back and then advanced once more as he swung his broadsword. Hunters Out of Space Among these, one named Maria de Estrada is particularly noticed for the courage she displayed, battling with broadsword and target like the staunchest of the warriors. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 Stanza 18:— "I heard the broadswords' deadly clang, As if an hundred anvils rang." Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) Nicol, failing a couple of broadswords or four dirks, had got two pieces of rusty old iron and placed them cross-wise on the extemporised floor. The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols There was nothing to do but keep his own great broadsword moving, swinging like some gigantic metronome as he hacked down the Moslem foes. ...After a Few Words... The wooden swords were given to Bill and Gibbie; Tom and Lowrie had two huge broadswords which had been rendered harmless by chopping sticks. Viking Boys During the winter of 1844-5 a man by the name of Stanley took up a school, teaching the use of the broadsword. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite At their backs hung quivers of iron-headed arrows, and two short broadswords were slung to their sides. In the Wilds of Africa With a hearty curse he backed out of the way of another thrust and bade his men draw their broadswords and finish the matter. Stradella And then Richard was on his feet, cleaving the air about him with his own broadsword. ...After a Few Words... So since then Pharaoh has found it better to trust in his strong walls, and in the big broadswords of his faithful Sardinian guardsmen, than in any divinity that may belong to himself. Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt Then, whirling up his broadsword With both hands to the height, He rushed against Horatius,150 And smote with all his might. The Ontario High School Reader On a certain Sunday evening, toward the middle of the eighteenth century, a young man stood practising the guards of the broadsword in the library of an old English manor-house. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North A few moments later he followed them across the drawbridge of the castle and in under the great gate where a papal soldier, armed with halberd and broadsword, was pacing up and down on guard. Stradella There was nothing else to do but drop the lance and draw his heavy broadsword. ...After a Few Words... They might have been compared to a rapier and a two-handed broadsword. The Highgrader They had skill of artillery, however, and few of them but had a Highlander's training in the use of the broadsword. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn But Campbell, with a whistle of his broadsword about his head, reminded him that so far as "daring" went, he was ready to make mincemeat of the pair of them. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Prince Charles started at the sight of a gentleman in long riding-boots, girt with a broadsword, which was not then generally worn, and carrying a Persian rug under his arm. Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia being the adventures of Prince Prigio's son New arms and accoutrements were supplied to the men; and the colonel of the regiment, at his own expense, supplied broadswords and pistols.... The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn Fiends robed and sceptred, once reigned over fiends clothed in skins and armed with broadsword and battle axe. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Some of youth's schooling was there, a Lowland youth's training with the broadsword, for he handled it like no novice, and even M'Iver gave him "Bravo, suas e!" John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Because," said the Chief, bitterly, "if I did, I should at once be summoned to Stirling Castle to deliver up the few broadswords the government has left us. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North No more wielding of the ugly cudgel; no more flailing with an aching arm; no more broadsword exercise, but a discreet and gentlemanly fence. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) I had learned the broadsword exercise at school, and was considered a first-rate hand at single-stick. My First Voyage to Southern Seas Come and have a good game of cricket, or take a turn at fencing, or broadsword, or come and learn golf. Ernest Bracebridge School Days The Sergeant of Marines, Julian Killock was his name, on seeing the use I made of my weapon, took it into his head to teach me the broadsword exercise, which I very soon learnt. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea A steel pistol and a broadsword were given him for use in case of attack. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North With these, and armed with broadswords and quivers full of iron-headed arrows, they looked somewhat ferocious, but are in reality not noted for their courage. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley He uttered something like a war-cry, threw his bonnet off a head as bald as an egg, and smote out vigorously with his broadsword. Doom Castle He was a constant exerciser on the gymnastic poles, and never failed to practise, when he could, both with the foils and broadsword. Ernest Bracebridge School Days He was going to sharpen his broadsword this morning.” Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai Shots were fired, and above the press the broadswords of the dragoons were seen to glitter, flashing over the heads of the rioters. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North They all loved to be out in the open air along with Cerda, the Saxon jarl, one of the King’s chief fighting-men, who urged them to learn how to use the broadsword. The King's Sons The crowning fortune of a man is to be born to some pursuit which finds him in employment and happiness, whether it be to make baskets, or broadswords, or canals, or statues, or songs.—EMERSON. Pushing to the Front Bracebridge had to press his advice on Ellis more than once before he could induce him to apply for leave to drill and to learn fencing and the broadsword exercise. Ernest Bracebridge School Days Six hundred Indians, men, women, and children, perished by the steady hand of the marksman, by the unresisted broadsword, and by the hideous conflagration. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 They retreated up the hill, and before they could be rallied, the English, who could not be prevailed upon to stand a second attack of the Highland broadswords, had begun an orderly retreat. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. In the management of the broadsword the ardent and daring boy soon acquired proficiency; his frame was robust and muscular, and his arm of unusual length. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. "Thought you didn't want that subject even mentioned?" he tried to steer the talk away from his prowess with the broadsword. Spacehounds of IPC “Now, young gentlemen, prepare for the broadsword exercise,” the Sergeant sung out in his clear, sharp voice. Ernest Bracebridge School Days Stand off, Slasher, let no more be said, For if I draw my broadsword, I'm sure to break thy head. The Peace Egg and Other tales "Hard lines on the Scottish farmers, Kit, who might be very decent fellows, to lose their cattle or get a cut from a broadsword." Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers Jack shifted for himself; but a bold dragoon attached himself to pursuit of Rob Roy, and overtaking him, struck at him with his broadsword. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. Then, whirling up his broadsword with both hands to the height, He rush'd against Horatius, and smote with all his might. The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 As the natives drew step by step along the tunnel towards Jack, he balanced the great broadsword he held by both hands, and poised it ready to strike at the foremost. Jack Haydon's Quest If nothing like this is done, the preliminaries of the fight are to be, first, weapons: cavalry broadswords of the largest size, precisely equal in all respects. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective That sofa is filled with broadswords and bayonets! Frank Merriwell's Chums He had picked up a broadsword at the foot of the first stairway down; a little later, he tossed it aside in favor of another, better balanced and with a better guard. Ullr Uprising Then, whirling up his broadsword With both hands to the height, He rushed against Horatius, And smote with all his might. Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys Life at an up-to-date military academy is described, with target shooting, broadsword exercise, trick riding, sham battles, etc. The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island Or, A Cave and What It Contained The spirit of the clan awoke in Fraser's Highlanders: they flung aside their muskets, drew their broadswords, and with a fierce Celtic slogan rushed on the enemy. Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes There was a Fauquier County blacksmith, Billy Hibbs, who reported armed with a huge broadsword which had been the last product of his forge. Rebel Raider Every morning the men were exercised at training the guns and in the afternoon in the use of the broadsword, musket, and pike. The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 With gloves of steel, and good broadsword, 5 And plumed helm of brass, Hoel, Landoga's youthful lord, To hear the father's holy word, Came riding to the pass. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan Satire is the rapier; lampoon the broadsword, or even the cudgel—the former points to the heart and wounds sharply, the latter deals a dull and blundering blow, often falling wide of the mark. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 I retreated up narrow passages with my good broadsword flaming, and laid scores of men at my feet. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O "The oak leaf is dust," murmured Ricky, "the sea wave is gone, the broadsword is rust, how now hold ye Lorne?" Ralestone Luck An old broadsword leaned against the wall in a corner. Alec Forbes of Howglen The Highlanders, as they charged with the broadsword, uttered a tremendous yell, and Robert saw his own Americans in the front of the rush. The Sun Of Quebec A Story of a Great Crisis Foremost of all, the light-footed Highlanders dashed along in furious pursuit, hewing down the Frenchmen with their broadswords and slaying many in the very ditch of the fortifications. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book Whether he was using a broadsword or a curtain of fire he proposed to strike his enemy early and hard and keep on striking. My Second Year of the War The oak leaf is dust, The sea wave is gone, The broadsword is rust, How now hold ye Lorne? Ralestone Luck Broadswords clash With broadswords, and War's harvest far away Stands, bristling black with iron, as they dash 622 Together, and drawn swords in doubtful conflict flash. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor All of them had brought broadswords and dirks, and Captain Jervoise at once set to work buying, at various shops, iron head pieces, muskets, and other accoutrements. A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden But I had one advantage—the Highlanders will not fire above once, and then take to the broadsword. Claverhouse That arm was never withdrawn, for M. Radisson's broadsword came down, and the Indian reeled back with a yelping scream. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade By the oak leaf, By the sea wave, By the broadsword blade, Thus hold we Lorne! Ralestone Luck Loud ring the shields, and quick the broadswords play. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor The Highlanders drew their broadswords and rushed headlong forward. With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent Whereupon I dragged him down as promptly as he had just now dragged me up, telling him his broadsword would make but a poor shift parrying musket-balls. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady The stranger tossed aside his sable hat and plume, and dropped his cloak, and stood before her in a rich dress of black velvet, trimmed with point lace, a broadsword belted to his waist. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales In outline it has the shape of the broadsword. Throwing-sticks in the National Museum Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-'84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1890, pages 279-289 "In vain hast thou written thy name above mine, Patrona," roared the giant, waving his huge broadsword above his head. Halil the Pedlar A Tale of Old Stambul All three were mounted on tall and beautiful horses, and accompanied by about two hundred soldiers of the Sultan, mounted on dromedaries, and armed with broadswords, lances and shields. A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar Under the Command of His Excellence Ismael Pasha, undertaken by Order of His Highness Mehemmed Ali Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt, By An American In The Service Of The Viceroy And with that he caught up the ancient broadsword, only to swear again when he found no room to swing it in. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady No one knows that I have any idea of fencing, or that I have ever drawn a sword before I went through my course of the broadsword here. The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars The two shadows had met and become one, a broadsword of Death upon the wounded earth. The Mantooth Ah, Miss Macfarlane, the broadsword is very effective in your hands! The Black Cat A Play in Three Acts The crowning fortune of a man is to be born to some pursuit which finds him employment and happiness, whether it be to make baskets, or broadswords, or canals, or statues, or songs.—Emerson. Many Thoughts of Many Minds A Treasury of Quotations from the Literature of Every Land and Every Age "Never mind," said I; "give me the broadsword scabbard and I will play it as a cudgel, 'tis long enough and full heavy enough." The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady The two broadswords hung there, within arm's reach, above the broken mirror. Jacqueline of Golden River They wore the Highland dress, with a sporran of badger's or otter's skin and carried musket and broadsword; some of them wore a dirk at their own cost. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The young woman laughed inwardly at the broadsword slash of his sarcasm. Empire Builders The hall was furnished with flitches of bacon, and the mantelpiece with guns and fishing-rods of different dimensions, accompanied by the broadsword, partisan, and dagger borne by his ancestor in the Civil Wars. A Short History of English Agriculture Jennifer outran me to the door by half a length, and fell to hammering fiercely on the panel with the pommel of his broadsword. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady I saw she held one broadsword in her hand, as I held the other. Jacqueline of Golden River Fraser and his Highlanders, we are told, rushed at the enemy with their broadswords in such irresistible fury that they were driven with a prodigious slaughter into the town. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The soldier was in cavalry dress of tunic and tasseled coif, with pike and bull-hide shield and a light broadsword. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt They drew broadswords and rushed together, fighting with terrific energy. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ Through all the wide Border his steed was the best, And save his good broadsword he weapons had none; He rode all unarmed, and he rode all alone. Poems Every Child Should Know The What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library What gars a hand that can grip a broadsword tremble like a woman's? Tales from Many Sources Vol. V To the French the Highlanders seemed especially ferocious, possibly owing to the wild music of their pipes, their waving tartans, their terrible broadswords, and perhaps, also, theirPg 31 partially naked bodies. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 In all his campaigns, he had never before had so much use for his careful broadsword training as now. The Bread-winners A Social Study Types of swords that have been found include broadswords, cutlasses or back swords, and rapiers. New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America He is more dangerous with the fleurette than many a trooper with broadsword. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 Darell's peculiar bent of mind was exemplified in a rusty broadsword, a tall grenadier's cap, a musket without lock or ramrod, a belt and cartouch-box, with other matters evincing a decided military taste. Jack Sheppard A Romance Mar, who promptly occupied Perth, though he had some 12,000 broadswords, continued till the end to make Perth his headquarters. A Short History of Scotland She knew them so well that she could people each field with the familiar bright regiments, bayonets and sabers, pikes and broadswords, axes and crossbowmen, matchlock and catapult, rifles and cannon. A Splendid Hazard Three examples are complete, or nearly so—a cutlass, a broadsword, and a swept-hilt rapier. New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America "The clashing of my armor in my ears Sounds like a passing bell; my buckler puts me In mind of a bier; this, my broadsword, a pickaxe To dig my grave." The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood As in a stage broadsword combat, every cut has its parry, so in our conversation every remark suggested the reply, and this necessitated a certain rejoinder. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales They parade in their theatrical attire, dance quadrilles and hornpipes, fight with broadswords, and make speeches on the external platform of their booth. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character My faithful heart is my only charm, But my good broadsword is keen, And love for the princess nerves my arm With the strength of ten, I ween. The Little Colonel's Hero Lincoln and Merryman drove together in a dilapidated old buggy, in the bottom of which rattled a number of broadswords. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896 "Your honor, may I first stow away these bales, and dispose of the battle-axes, spears, and broadswords, so to clear the deck?" The Sword Maker When Carmichael returned the compliment he swung his hop-pole as the old crusaders did their broadswords. The Goose Girl This omission of so popular an incident as a broadsword combat could not be thought of. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character We reviewed the arms and ancient valuables of this distinguished family—saw the dirk and broadsword of Rorie Mhor, and his horn, which would drench three chiefs of these degenerate days. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft And with that, he rushed into the street, broadsword in hand. Stories of the Border Marches Stalwart and clumsy in frame, he had an iron constitution, and was a bold and good rider and a perfect master of the broadsword then in use. From John O'Groats to Land's End At the same time I caught the flash of the Guardsman's sabre as he cut down at me after the fashion prescribed in the broadsword exercise. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873 Of late, however, the broadsword combat has declined as a theatrical attraction if it has not altogether expired. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Take your broadsword this morning and—please, for my sake, do not come again. Truxton King A Story of Graustark There we had some forty of our complement of men to relieve one another with the stones, and shoot their arrows, and be prepared for service with the broadsword should need come. The Fall of the Grand Sarrasin Being a Chronicle of Sir Nigel de Bessin, Knight, of Things that Happed in Guernsey Island, in the Norman Seas, in and about the Year One Thousand and Fifty-Seven A challenge to a duel followed, which Lincoln accepted and named broadswords as the weapons. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him To punish these foes Lemminkainen now sets out for the north, taking with him Tiera, hero of the broadsword, who is to help him. The Book of the Epic I had provided for the purpose, before I left Edinburgh, a Highland dress, accoutred cap-à-pie with a broadsword, shield, and dirk, found upon the field of Culloden. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character The broadsword reposed calmly on a desk under the nose of a properly impressed young person named Stokes, cashier. Truxton King A Story of Graustark It had two edges and resembled an old-fashioned broadsword. Nedra It seems that Lincoln actually took lessons in broadsword exercise from a Major Duncan; and at the appointed time all parties proceeded to the chosen field, near Alton. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him Then there is the broadsword exercise to fill up the idle time. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 Stone axe, spear and bow, javelin and broadsword, blunderbuss and creaking cannon—all the weapons of all stages in the art of war—had gone trooping past. The Last Shot He was whistling gaily as he entered the little shop, ready to give a cheery greeting to old Spantz and to make him a temporising offer for the broadsword. Truxton King A Story of Graustark And better, on all hands, that peace should rule with a scepter, than than the tribunes of the people should brandish their broadswords. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Lincoln was no coward, and he would unquestionably have held his own against his antagonist, for he was a powerful man and well skilled in the use of the broadsword. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him The hall was furnished with flitches of bacon, and the mantelpiece with guns and fishing-rods of different dimensions, accompanied by the broadsword, partisan and dagger borne by his ancestors in the Civil Wars. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 I should not, therefore, apply the word barbaric, as I am using it, to the duels of German officers, or even the broadsword combats that are conventional among the German students. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index "This is such a very old broadsword, too," she said. Truxton King A Story of Graustark The Irishman sent a challenge, and the Kentuckian chose cavalry broadswords of the largest size. Aftermath My horse was in good order, my pistols loaded, and my broadsword hung at my side; I entered the lane without any apprehension. The Bed-Book of Happiness How finely his figure was outlined in that closely fitted velvet coat, trimmed with golden "Brandenburgs," and crossed by the golden shoulder belt from which hung his German broadsword. The Youth of the Great Elector Or if the man with the cane is everlastingly practising "carte and tierce" on somebody, or doing a broadsword fight with any one who has an umbrella. Stage Confidences Finding no attendant, he put aside his suddenly formed impulse to purchase a mighty broadsword. Truxton King A Story of Graustark Like a tempest down the ridges Swept the hurricane of steel, Rose the slogan of Macdonald-- Flashed the broadsword of Lochiel! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Wearing the same coat of mail and helmet that she had worn at the siege of Rothesay, and wielding a light broadsword, she had been fighting with as fearless bravery as any man there present. The Thirsty Sword Forget the nonsense I gave utterance to that time at Berlin, and take the old broadsword into your service. The Youth of the Great Elector Lincoln accepted the responsibility for them, received and reluctantly accepted a challenge, and selected broadswords as the weapons! Abraham Lincoln, Volume I I wanted to have another look at the broadsword there. Truxton King A Story of Graustark IV And the evening star was shining On Schehallion's distant head, When we wiped our bloody broadswords, And returned to count the dead. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Some Indians, Japanese, and Chinese told me here that the Portuguese have taken weapons to China, especially arquebuses such as we use; and a Chinese sold me a Portuguese broadsword. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century And now, just tell me, old broadsword, what you think of it. The Youth of the Great Elector Driven by thy broadsword fell, Down to the depths of hell, Thousands of Dacians went. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 "You mean in handling broadswords," he said in his most suave manner. Truxton King A Story of Graustark Am I a fit subject for mounting the sides of a smuggler, with a broadsword between my teeth! The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas They were close up and striving fiercely, as if with broadswords. D'Ri and I Ferrara, a broadsword bearing the name of Andrea Ferrara, one of an Italian family famous in the 16th and 17th centuries for the quality of their swords. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge One night he lost patience, whipped out his broadsword, and put them to flight. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul "You want the broadsword, eh?" he asked, moderating his tone considerably. Truxton King A Story of Graustark The door was open, and the next I mind was my axe whirling about my head and Jorian rushing out of the other door a step ahead of me, with his broadsword in his hand. Red Axe By the time that the last rope was cut the scissors were as sharp as a broadsword, and half as long as his body. The Gate of the Giant Scissors I should not, therefore, apply the word barbaric, as I am using it, to the duels of German officers, or even to the broadsword combats that are conventional among the German students. The Appetite of Tyranny Including Letters to an Old Garibaldian For arms these men carried a broad target or shield made of bull's hide, and a broadsword of immense length hanging behind them, the hilt coming above the shoulder. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War I think I'll walk over with you and have another look at that broadsword. Truxton King A Story of Graustark I should not, therefore, apply the word barbaric, as I am using it, to the duels of German officers or even to the broadsword combats that are conventional among the German students. The Barbarism of Berlin The time has come when justice will be laid to the line and righteousness to the plummet; when we shall take the old broadsword, and ask, 'Are you for God?' The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West But the child Of Zeus rushed in, and with his broadsword drave Through flank and navel, sundering with swift stroke His vitals: Lynceus tottered and he fell, And o'er his eyelids rushed the dreamless sleep. Theocritus, translated into English Verse Where is your buff coat and broadsword, man? The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction On the word "Charge," the parties to advance, and attack with the broadsword, or close with the dirk. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 Odoherty.—The old Dutch way—the broadsword—is, after all, the best; by much the easiest and the genteelest. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 379, July 4, 1829 "Up, my comrades, and stand with your broadswords in hand, For the war is great Odin's delight; And the Thunderer proud, how he laughs in his cloud When the Norsemen prepare for the fight!" Christmas in Legend and Story A Book for Boys and Girls The steadiness of the broadsword boys on their short legs, and the firmness with which they sustained the different positions, was truly remarkable. The Uncommercial Traveller The four clowns, who are engaged in a mock broadsword combat, may be all very well for the low-minded holiday-makers; but these are the people for the reflective portion of the community. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people Hurrah! for Rome's short broadsword That through the thick array Of levelled spears and serried shields Hews deep its gory way. Lays of Ancient Rome I did indeed once understand something about the use of a broadsword; but as to a pen, gentlemen, that's quite another part of speech. The Life of General Francis Marion He was no doubt a far better swordsman than our self-taught cavalry, with broadswords wrought out of mill saws. The Life of Francis Marion The broadsword exercise over, suddenly there was great excitement and a rush. The Uncommercial Traveller They were armed with broadswords, and 'each man carried his bow and a full quiver of new arrows, straightened and sharpened cunningly by Middle, the tinker. Robin Hood Aulus with his good broadsword A bloody passage cleared To where, amidst the thickest foes, He saw the long white beard. Lays of Ancient Rome "Well, then, sir, you are a d—n-d rascal," rejoined captain Tuck, giving him at the same time a cruel blow over the forehead with his broadsword. The Life of General Francis Marion The huntsmen were upon him in a few moments, and he discovered his mistake only when their broadswords were about his ears. The Life of Francis Marion Thus speaking, he opened another hutch, and took out from it a couple of broadswords and bucklers, such as were used by the yeomanry of the period. Ivanhoe Guarding its threshold stood two guards, armed with broadswords, double-handed, terminating in a wide lunette mouthed with murderous fangs. The Moon Pool Flat lighted that good broadsword Upon proud Tarquin's head. Lays of Ancient Rome The latter, when informed of the popular suspicion, asserted that he distinctly remembered to have struck one of the cats a blow with the back of his broadsword, which ought to have broken her leg. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 He meant no sort of truth in this, and soon afterwards galloped away on horseback to join some tiresome Highland friends, who were always flourishing dirks and broadswords. A Child's History of England For, whenever he had to appear before large numbers, he wore his tunic girt low about the hips, a broadsword on his side, and over all a large, coarse mantle. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans No more wielding of the ugly cudgel; no more flailing with an aching arm; no more broadsword exercise, but a discreet and gentlemanly fence. Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes Often he falls beneath the thrust of an assegai or the slashing broadsword of the charging enemy. In Darkest England and the Way Out Our gallant old colonel came limping and halting, The day before yesterday, into my stall; Oh! light to the saddle I've once seen him vaulting, In full marching order, steel broadsword and all. Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon He would make them lock him into a courtyard to which they brought a warrior—usually, a man condemned to death—armed with a long pike and broadsword. The Phantom of the Opera There there was a trophy of arms formed of wooden broadswords, canes, clubs, and foils. Les Misérables Swedish riding boots, Spanish rapiers and German broadswords are scattered about. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume II My grandmother—so they tell me—used to sing it in Carolina, in the thirties, accompanying herself on a harp, if you please: "Oh, she loved a bold dragoon, With his broadsword, saddle, bridle." A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West Indeed, that was why he had come there at all, who otherwise would have been far away, hewing a road to fame and fortune, or digging out a grave with his broadsword. Fair Margaret A stab from a half-pike brought his horse to the ground, but he sprang from the saddle as it fell, and avenged its death by a sweeping back-handed cut from his broadsword. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 I replaced a Highland broadsword, and turned to follow her. Wilfrid Cumbermede He had made Byron's acquaintance at Harrow by teaching him to fence, and in later years had many bouts with him with the foils, single-sticks, and Highland broadsword. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 With her ogling winks And bobbling blinks, Her quizzing glass, Her one eye idle, Oh, she loved a bold dragoon, With his broadsword, saddle, bridle. A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West His hand was armed with a shining broadsword, such as were then used by the cavaliers of England, and at his back was slung the short carabine of one who battled in the saddle. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish I drew my broadsword as I spoke, and stood upon my guard, for I guessed that with so old a soldier the onset would be sharp and sudden. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 For here impetuous Powell wheels and veers His royal guards, his British grenadiers; His Highland broadswords cut their wasting course, His horse-artillery whirls its furious force. The Columbiad Pope stabs with a silver bodkin—Churchill hews down his opponent with a broadsword. Poetical Works He used to fight the devil every night with a broadsword, to the no small terror of his pupil Oporinus, who has recorded the circumstance. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes It was I who struck off that hand with a blow of my broadsword. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day A brave buff coat upon his back, A broadsword by his side—a. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 "What!" said the senior, "I warrant thou knowest better how to draw the bow, than how to draw a bill of charges—canst handle a broadsword better than a pen—ha!" Quentin Durward There was a great two-handled cross-cut saw lying on the ground, and Stone seized it and began to wave it, like a mighty broadsword, in the face of a little Bohemian miner. King Coal : a Novel Besides, all was ludicrous--the broadswords intolerably broad. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form I will put on my head piece and corselet one day, and you shall hew at me, allowing me my broadsword to parry and pay back? The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day In the very centre of the pikemen steel caps were gleaming, and broadswords rising and falling. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 Many a deed of daring / of Metz Sir Ortwein wrought: For all was evil faring / whom he with broadsword caught, Doomed to die that instant, / or wounded sore to fall. The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original I'll get up from Lossie Home my lord's very dress that he wore when he went to court -- his jewelled dirk, and Andrew Ferrara broadsword with the hilt of real silver. The Marquis of Lossie Some of the men now went out to catch fresh horses, while Alday busied himself in bringing out a store of old broadswords and carbines from their concealment in some other part of the house. The Purple Land The moment he heard the door open, Duncan caught again at his broadsword. Malcolm Buyse leaned upon his long broadsword, and looked gloomily at a headless trunk in front of him, which I recognised from the dress as being that of the preacher. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 Yea, will I with my broadsword / confront thee all alone. The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original The glitter of dirk and broadsword at his sides, and the many coloured ribbons adorning the old bagpipes under his arms, somehow enhanced the look of more than autumnal, of wintry desolation in his appearance. The Marquis of Lossie Wild blows went through the air like broadswords, making the spectators groan at what they might have done had they landed. We Can't Have Everything "We are three to three," said the lesser Highlander, glancing his eyes at our party: "if ye be pretty men, draw!" and unsheathing his broadsword, he advanced on me. Rob Roy — Volume 02 Though Rob flourished in the '15, he was really a character very near Scott, whose friend Invernahyle had fought Rob with broadsword and target—a courteous combat like that between Ajax and Hector. Rob Roy — Volume 01 Sore they were enragéd, / as ye soon were ware, For from their swinging broadswords / whirred the ruddy sparks in air. The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original These consisted of fifteen hundred muskets, eighteen hundred broadswords, twenty small field pieces, and some ammunition. Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden Like a tempest down the ridges, Swept the hurricane of steel, Rose the slogan of Macdonald— Flashed the broadsword of Locheill! Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems He had a basket-hilted broadsword drawn in his hand, which he made to whistle around his head as he spoke, as if for the purpose of enforcing his mediation. Rob Roy — Volume 02 He was buried in the churchyard of the same parish, where his tombstone is only distinguished by a rude attempt at the figure of a broadsword. Rob Roy — Volume 01 Back athwart her shoulder / she sent a smiling look: "Now thinks he him so valiant, / so let them arméd stand; Their full keen-edged broadswords / give the warriors each in hand." The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original Clubs are well enough for citizens' apprentices, but I would have you handle rapier and broadsword as well as any of the young lairds. Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden And the evening-star was shining On Schehallion's distant head, When we wiped our bloody broadswords, And returned to count the dead. Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems In return "he was made as happy as a prince by a gift of a new broadsword with a brass hilt." The Life of Captain James Cook Each shifted for himself, but a bold dragoon attached himself to pursuit of Rob, and overtaking him, struck at him with his broadsword. Rob Roy — Volume 01 Their legs were bare; the undressed hide of the deer gave them buskins, a plaid covered the shoulders, and a broadsword, a dagger, a studded targe, completed the outfit. The Prose Marmion A Tale of the Scottish Border But the Stuarts and Camerons, pouring in a volley from their muskets, charged them with their broadswords, and the dragoons, panic stricken, turned their horses and galloped off. Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden Leave his broadsword, as we found it, Bent and broken with the blow, That, before he died, avenged him On the foremost of the foe. Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems But then I made no doubt, that, in a sea-tussle, these lantern-jawed varlets would have approved themselves as slender Damascus blades, nimble and flexible; whereas these Britons would have been, perhaps, as sturdy broadswords. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War From a pensioner at Chelsea he had learnt the use of the broadsword. Lives of the English Poets From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives And, save his good broadsword, he weapon had none,-- He rode all unarmed, and he rode all alone. Practice Book Releasing his sword, the fencing-master ran to the other end of the platform and, seizing a broadsword, cried: "I will have it out with you with these." The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; a Century Too Soon (A Story In the centre he placed his Ligurian infantry, and on the left wing he placed or retained the Gauls, who were armed with long javelins and with huge broadswords and targets. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) Then, as Beltane glanced up, the leaves near by were dashed aside and Giles came bounding through, his gay feather shorn away, his escalloped cape wrenched and torn, his broadsword a-swing in his hand. Beltane the Smith Neither with broadsword nor small sword could I acquire any skill. Salute to Adventurers I once asked him whether he had ever killed a man; it was on the day when he first allowed me to use a real broadsword in our lesson. Hawthorne and His Circle Foremost of all, the light-footed Highlanders dashed along in furious pursuit, hewing down the Frenchmen with their broadswords, and slaying many in the very ditch of the fortifications. Elson Grammar School Literature v4 Morton and Burley fought in the very front of their followers, and encouraged them with their pikes, halberds, and partisans, to encounter the bayonets of the Guards, and the broadswords of the Highlanders. Old Mortality, Volume 2. He was a pale-faced senior with a white beard, dressed in a fine Tobe and a snowy turban with scarlet edges: he carried no shield, but an Abyssinian broadsword was slung over his left shoulder. First Footsteps in East Africa The midget of an Irishman was to be pitted against the giant of six feet four inches, who possessed the strength of a Hercules, and the weapons were— "broadswords of the largest size." The Life of Abraham Lincoln Upon this, the gentleman let fall, or laid aside, his small sword and took up the broadsword and came at him with that, upon which the judge said, ’Stop, sir! Once Upon a Time in Connecticut At the beginning of the fray, he was struck a violent blow on the head with the flat of a broadsword. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 Eh, Lord! see how the broadswords are flashing! war's a fearsome thing. Old Mortality, Volume 2. |
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