| 单词 | buckler |
| 例句 | Aided by bucklers and their own agility, the Spanish got in between and underneath the Germans’ long pikes and were able to hurt them at their pleasure, without the Germans having any remedy. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z More cautious now, the warriors raised their bucklers. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Small weapons of all sorts, from bucklers to broadswords, were piled within. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He trusted her to carry the awful aegis, his buckler, and his devastating weapon, the thunderbolt. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The now vigorous boy might go at his companions harum-scarum, with sword and buckler.. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the first to pull a helmet on and slide his bare arm in a buckler strap. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As he stood at the entrance, Athena’s shining buckler on his breast, the silver wallet at his side, he drew the eyes of every man there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It is carved with a scene in sunken relief depicting two footmen fighting, buckler in hand. Auctions: Glamorous History Drives Divine Surprise 2011-11-18T12:30:13Z On another wall hangs a “soldier’s prayer,” signed by Flynn, that reads in part: “Let Your truth be my shield and buckler/Against the fiery darts — the lies — of the enemy.” How Michael Flynn goes local to spread Christian nationalism 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z On another wall hangs a “soldier’s prayer,” signed by Flynn, that reads in part: “Let Your truth be my shield and buckler/Against the fiery darts - the lies - of the enemy.” Michael Flynn goes local to spread Christian nationalism 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z And so the England team is made up of bit-part players and stolid pros rather than swashers, bucklers and dashing leading men. England cricket is like EastEnders 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z There were two other persons, however, who followed the same course--men with swords by their side, and bucklers on their shoulder, and a snake embroidered on the mourning habits that they wore. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z Three he warded off by his buckler, but the fourth pierced his thigh. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z In the old days those exemptions, those rights, those privileges, wherein our ancestors gloried, and gloried well, were given to them because they were the buckler of France. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z The weapons which could neither pierce his buckler nor break his casque, might be made to pass with envenomed points through the joints of his armor. Theological Essays 2012-03-27T02:00:21.867Z At All Souls, Oxford, is a carving of a warrior-visaged person wearing a morion, and armed with a falchion and buckler. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z With bucklers braced before their breasts, with lances pointing low, With stooping crests and heads bent down above the saddle-bow, All firm of hand and high of heart, they roll upon the foe. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z As another proof of the special protection of the Virgin he showed them his buckler bearing the marks of 300 arrows, while he had received no wound whatever. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z In the Œdipus of Sophocles, the chorus implore Minerva to preserve them from that divinity, which, without sword or buckler, strews the Theban streets with corpses, and is more invincible than Mars himself. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Here at the end of the garden walk is an arbor dark with the shadow of great leaves, such as Gerarde calls "leaves round and big like to a buckler." Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z The other was small and was sometimes called a buckler. The Dramatization of Bible Stories An experiment in the religious education of children 2012-03-03T03:00:18.597Z Silver has been the "shield and buckler" of the French Republic. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z Approaching, they found that it was their commander, buckler on shoulder and sword in hand, but so weak with hunger and fatigue that he could not utter a word. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The skreen was garnished with corslets and helmets, gaping with open mouths, with coats of mail, launces, pikes, halberts, brown bills, bucklers, &c.” The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z The Water Lily had "great round leaves like a buckler." Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z A grievous error, abb�; they are my buckler! The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z They then commenced their dance, and so arranged it, that at each turn their row of bucklers formed different anagrams. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 103, October 18, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-15T03:00:31.720Z Shielded by the buckler of such suffering as hers, the tiny pins of the geisha fell harmless. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z A warrior returning victorious from battle, with his buckler sprinkled with blood, would, in the early days of heraldry, readily have adopted the bearing afterwards called ‘guttée de sang.’ The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z With bucklers braced before their breasts, with lances pointing low. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Had he not touched on the cherubs, she might have given way for very weariness; but they, as she had declared, were her buckler. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z Red Wolf had no shield, and his knife glanced more than once from the smooth, hard bison-hide of his opponent's round buckler. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z Buckler clashed with buckler; ah! what a din arose! The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z The first idea of bearing them as charges in heraldry may have been suggested by the studs or knobs by which the parts of an actual buckler were strengthened and held together. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z Once William de Boon received the pot of green fire upon his buckler. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z I love the Lord, my strength, my tower, The Lord my rock and fortress is, My God my strength in whom I trust, My buckler and my hope of bliss. Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward 2011-12-24T03:07:54.433Z If Goliath thought that David took an unfair advantage of him, why did not Goliath lay aside his buckler and his bludgeon and use a sling, too? What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z I ne'er saw ought, fair lady, however rich and rare, That it would more content me hence as my own to bear, Than yonder well-form'd buckler that hangs on yonder wall. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z It is probable, however, that their bucklers were ornamented in various ways with their national symbol. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z That is to say, the bowmen in the van, next the lancers, after them the bearers of sword and buckler. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century 2011-12-11T03:00:10.483Z Consider the simplest and commonest example, the inartistic or half artistic natures whom a monumental history provides with sword and buckler. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z Greaves, bucklers, spears, culverins, swords, scimitars and grenades were forbidden by name. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The noble knights of Th�ringen they met in many a joust, And many a glittering buckler pierc'd through with many a thrust. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Thereat Sir Robert smote him again with all the strength that he was able, and the blow lighting upon the buckler carried away a quarter of the shield. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z That is to say bows, clubs, or lances; and most of them are taught to use the sword and buckler, which is of more common use among them. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century 2011-12-11T03:00:10.483Z The President's veto could clearly be used in that case, since that was the buckler provided by the Constitution to protect it against the invasions of the legislature. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z Trained to arms from his earliest youth, he excels in the management of the lance, the buckler and the sword. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z On helms and clattering bucklers his lays make music rare. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z These bony plates are each separate from the other on most of his body but made into solid bucklers over the shoulders and the hips. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z Each one of these shells covers as much as two or three bucklers; they are painted of their natural colour like ours. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century 2011-12-11T03:00:10.483Z The bird seemed intimidated for a moment, but soon returned to the charge; and covering her body with one of her wings as a buckler, struck her enemy with the bony protuberance of the other. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z They have also a war-dance called the Moro-moro, which is performed by their most skilful and agile swordsmen, buckler on arm and campilan in hand to the sound of martial music. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z The pair of haughty champions upon their bucklers leant, And each the time with th' other in gentle converse spent. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z "Attach thyself to a power; get behind the buckler of another's strength!" Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z He was no longer able to hold his human buckler clear of the deck, and the Arab's bare heels were beating an erratic tattoo on the planks. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z We sat with the King upon its stern, always conversing with him by signs, and his people stood up around us, with their swords, spears, and bucklers. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z "Thou art my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower." Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z XXV Soon as heard Sir Dietrich what grim Hagan thought, Up to him his buckler quick the warrior caught. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Uphold us still, O God! and be the screen And sword and buckler of our England's might, That foemen's wiles, and woes which intervene, May fade away, as fades a winter's night. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z He lay unconscious on the deck, sandwiched between his living buckler and the body of the treacherous captain of the dhow. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Judaism was, perhaps, in former times our shield and buckler, but it is no longer so.' The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help; draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me. Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z Off with the buckler and give it me to bear; Now, what I shall advise thee, mark with thy closest care. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z His equine body is rearing against the Lapith, who vainly endeavours to defend himself with his uplifted buckler, while the Centaur strikes at him with his fore feet. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z “A man, yet thou hast not yet naught but down upon thy chin; nor art thou of age to wear buckler.” A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z But the man knew very little save that it was dangerous everywhere in the city, and that poverty was the only sure buckler. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z A man needs more comfort and companionship in a matter with witches and devils, than he does against your sword and buckler fellows. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z X The valiant knight of Denmark bore high his quivering spear, And crouch'd beneath his buckler through caution, not through fear, Then, to the hall swift mounting, with Hagan sought to close. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z On his left arm is his oval buckler. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z “Why, ’tis but the other day that he received sword and buckler!” A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z The descending sword hissed, the uplifted shield groaned, and at the second stroke the people saw the silver buckler split into two pieces for all its potent magic symbols. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z To be born of healthy and strong parents is to have a good chance of longevity; the energy of the constitution is the best buckler against the assault of destructive causes. Insanity Its Causes and Prevention 2011-08-29T02:01:05.400Z XIV Then Folker, kindling passion, smote Iring's buckler so, That the steel plates which bound it flew off at every blow. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z The warriors are for the most part armed with helmets and large bucklers. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Why should I use a living buckler when mine own is better? A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z And of the Gadites, there separated themselves unto David men of might, fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were as the faces of lions, ver. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z 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 His bloody sword and buckler down laid each panting guest. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z West Smithfield was called Ruffian's Hall, because there the young men used to fight with sword and buckler. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The evening fades to purple, darkly blue, The air is chill, a few white stars creep through The steely buckler of the northern sky; One lonely sound recurs—a sew-mew's cry. The Dales of Arcady 2011-08-16T02:00:42.740Z Let me henceforward be as the shield and buckler that shall guard thee, so that thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z Nervously she plunged into a rapid argument with Kilgour, whose broad and comfortable presence was a kind of buckler. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z She bade bring bucklers forward heap'd high with ruddy gold; She gave to all who'd take it; none empty went away. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Every serving man, from the base to the best, carried a buckler at his back. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Footnote 45: Formed by the soldiers placing their shields and bucklers together in such a manner, as to present to the projectiles of a foe a compact circular wall and roof of iron.--Tr. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Then, why should I hang up my sword, pistols and buckler and resent neither rebuke, insult, nor injury? The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z He knew by experience the dangers that lay before him, but his faith was to him as a strong shield and a buckler of might against all evil. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z Darts straight fill'd all their bucklers, so quick the Huns let fly. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Two men stood shoulder to shoulder, their shields before them, and two behind held their bucklers above the heads of those in advance. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z Finally, the margrave presented him with a golden lance, and hung on the wambrace of his left arm a splendid shield, bearing the same device which he had chosen for his first juvenile buckler. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Sword and buckler, a dagger in his belt, with bow and arrows complete his equipment. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z While the giant was gone for his club, Tom turned his cart upside down, taking the axle tree and wheel for his sword and buckler; and excellent weapons they were on such an emergency. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z Sir Dietrich straight his buckler set down upon the ground. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Without quitting hold of his victim, he slips himself under the broad wings of the goose, which then become his buckler. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Then came the age of the rapier, coeval with the general disuse of the buckler. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Being without other defensive armor than his buckler, the young man would have thought his situation sufficiently critical, did he not know that the archery of the natives was any thing but formidable. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z These rivals in skill then fought stoutly and boldly, and many a hard blow resounded upon their bucklers. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z Who was 't that by the Waskstone upon a buckler sat, While of his kin so many the Spaniard Walter slew? The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z They seat themselves on a bench, placing in a circle their mailed coats, their bucklers, and their javelins. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z But, as an every-day companion, the long-sword was incongruous to a fastidious cavalier; and, again, the buckler, indispensable adjunct to the broad swashing blade of home production, was hardly more suitable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z All those who had bows, some six or eight, drew their arrows together, and the weapons came rattling on the buckler of the assailed in a single flight. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z The weapons which could neither pierce his buckler nor break his casque, might be made to pass with envenomed points through the joints of his armour. Heresy: Its Utility And Morality A Plea And A Justification 2011-05-31T02:00:37.797Z The squire, still kneeling, handed his buckler to an attendant, who in turn presented it to the King. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z They were armed with bows, arrows, axes, war-clubs, and bucklers, and prepared to attack us by land and water. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z In Elizabethan days it soon became obvious that the buckler was inadmissible as an item of gentlemanly attire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z This was easy to a Christian knight, who carried a good sword and buckler, but it is impossible against a tempest. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z He did a good deal in the way of pamphleteering; tried to impress upon the workmen that he was the sword and buckler of Socialism. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z If the aims of the Asolando were absurd, what might be said of the declarations of this old lady in favor of a return to the age of sword and buckler! The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z Rise, Spain, and witness how thy fair Castile Has bled upon Najarra's fatal hill, When sullen Najarilla's voiceless flow Rang to the buckler's clang and falchion's blow, And legions melted as a morning's snow. John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir 2011-04-18T02:00:10.453Z Nevertheless, there were still many partisans of the older school: lovers of the national short-sword and the buckler. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z The missile glanced from the buckler of the knight, and struck the hill behind him, as lightly as if the parties had been at their idle sports. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z "Kate—I entreat—" "True love for a noble maiden should have been to thee a shield and buckler, Robert, and kept thee from this sad fall." Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z Keep Thou my heart and mind, and through the peace of my Lord Jesus Christ protect me with Thy shield and buckler against all the fiery darts of the devil. The Little Treasure of Prayers Being a Translation of the Epitome from the German Larger 'Treasure of prayers' ['Gebets-Schatz'] 2011-04-02T02:00:09.993Z She has a helmet on her head, buckler on her arm, and spear in her hand. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z The first belongs to the early Tudor days of sword and buckler encounters, whereof, if the best theoretical treatises appeared in Italy, the sturdiest practical exponents were most probably found in the British Isles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z In a moment, the sword of the young cavalier was in his hand, and the buckler on his arm. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z The sombre gorge is only lighted by The bucklers on the beeches. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z Restrain all enemies, persecutors and blasphemers, and be Thou our refuge, our strength, our shield and buckler, that the gates of hell may not prevail against us. The Little Treasure of Prayers Being a Translation of the Epitome from the German Larger 'Treasure of prayers' ['Gebets-Schatz'] 2011-04-02T02:00:09.993Z Every creese was then drawn, and the solid hide, after being removed with all expedition, was, for the convenience of carriage, divided into six portions suited for bucklers. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z False proved the lady, and thenceforth the knight, Casting aside the buckler and the brand, Lived, an austere and lonely anchorite, In a drear mountain-cave in Holy Land. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z "That it is as flat as the buckler of the Moor I slew in the last sortie, which is as flat as steel can hammer iron." Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Like a lens the winter sky Hurls its planets through the eye; But to thoughts a buckler dense, Baffling love and reverence. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z No Trojan of the land Need move, nor turn the buckler in his hand. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z The sword, the spear, and the buckler, are the national weapons, and the first is girded to the loins of every male subject in the kingdom, be his profession what it may. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z He shall cover thee with his feathers, And under his wings shalt thou trust: His truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z I thought they were all Gauls and Goths and Vandals up that way, and that their education consisted in learning how to throw a spear convincingly, or to divert one with a rawhide buckler. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z Thou art my rock, and my fortress, my deliverer, my strength, in whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. Morning and Evening Prayers for All Days of the Week Together With Confessional, Communion, and Other Prayers and Hymns for Mornings and Evenings, and Other Occasions 2011-01-19T03:00:21.137Z To Pierre's dilated senses Isabel seemed to swim in an electric fluid; the vivid buckler of her brow seemed as a magnetic plate. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Carrying their round bucklers on the left arm, and bristling their bright spears, they pressed rapidly towards the front of the line, “on hostile deeds intent.” The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Otherwise he would undoubtedly have perished, since he had no armour, and not even a buckler with which to ward off the darts. Khaled, A Tale of Arabia 2011-01-16T03:00:23.317Z The Supreme Court of the United States is his buckler, and it is broad enough to cover his whole body. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z For Thou art our strong fortress, our sword and buckler. Morning and Evening Prayers for All Days of the Week Together With Confessional, Communion, and Other Prayers and Hymns for Mornings and Evenings, and Other Occasions 2011-01-19T03:00:21.137Z As the Queen spoke, Sampson and Gregory, with their swords and bucklers, and clad pretty much after the fashion of serving men of their own day, entered, and instantly commenced their animated dialogue. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z A small bag, slung in the interior of the buckler, contains the portable wealth of the proprietor, and a forked stick is annexed to the hand strap, to admit of suspension to a tree. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The buckler of this mighty sovereign, no less famous than that of Achilles, was employed by three successive Solimans, to achieve their marvellous exploits. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Probably owing to its lightness, again, the wood was used in old times for making bucklers. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.” True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Sometimes, like a conqueror, he marches triumphantly with a helmet on his head, a spear on his shoulder, and a buckler on his arm, intimating that even Mars himself owns the superiority of love. Heathen Mythology This pastoral scene of savage life, where the peaceful occupation of the shepherd contrasted strangely with the presence of spear and buckler, was about mid-day exchanged for the tent. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Of the shields in the fight, four or five borne by the English are of the old English form—large, round bucklers of linden-wood, bossed and ribbed with iron. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" "Ay, and for Marion, the maid of Kimmerghame!" cried George, the brother of Sir Patrick; "and the Sinclairs shall wear stout bucklers and belts to boot, that this sword pierce not." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 The bucklers of the cavaliers were instantly extended before the monarch, to protect him from the dreaded missiles. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico His priests, named Salii, carried small bucklers, supposed to be sacred, and to have fallen from the skies. Heathen Mythology 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 For defence they wore a hide-covered headpiece and a round buckler 3 ft. in diameter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" His lance of flint had fallen harmless from the Aryan buckler; his rude altars had become displaced by the shrines of the new gods. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) Give my helmet to Baltasar, and let him sling it, with my buckler, over his broad shoulders. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico Sometimes he carries a buckler, and is accompanied by the three Graces, who are the animating deities of genius and the fine arts, and at his feet is placed a swan. Heathen Mythology Girt with the fragile armor of Youth, Child, you must ride into endless wars, With the sword of protest, the buckler of truth, And a banner of love to sweep the stars. Challenge The cavalry, which had originally been protected only by a light ox-hide shield and the most fragile spears, adopted, about Polybius’s time, the full Greek equipment of buckler, strong spear and breastplate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" He was the shield and buckler for all New Eden, it would seem. The Reclaimers The cavaliers clashed their swords upon their bucklers, the footmen drove their spears into the soil, and, foaming with rage, swore they would thus answer the calumny in the heart of their enemy. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico Behind them the armed men stood ranged in single file, casqued, cuirassed, their bucklers on their arms, lances in hand, and swords by their sides. The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter I know you are going to parse some rhetoric, paraphrase the word 'flee,' speak of Horace, who hurled his buckler, and Epaminondas, who was brought back on his. Marguerite de Valois David did much with a sling, but more with better arms, and builded an armory on which there hung a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses Lay hand upon the shield and buckler: And stand up to help me. The Christian Use of the Psalter His arm is abroad over the dangerous paths, for a shield and buckler to them that put their trust in him. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency From their shoulders hung their gilt and painted bucklers. The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter These were the two charming and devoted creatures whom Coconnas, with so much reason, called his invisible bucklers. Marguerite de Valois If we leave scenes so dear to us as these, it is because we feel it a duty; and a duty fulfilled is a buckler against most sorrows. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) Five hundred bucklers, covered with plates of gold, did the king command to be made for his bodyguards. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity In vain they interposed their shields and bucklers, to protect his person from further violence. Sketches of Aboriginal Life American Tableaux, No. 1 They could hear them talking together; and the men's hard faces, covered with grey stubble, shot up from behind their bucklers like the head of a Jack-in-the-box. The Tremendous Event Coconnas did not know that Henry was in the prison, and the complaisance of the jailer told him that above his head hovered a certain protection which he called the invisible bucklers. Marguerite de Valois While the buckler of cordiality fronted Lacey, I was her shield against a flank attack. The Great Miss Driver A thousand bucklers hang upon the tower of David, all shields of vanquished chieftains. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity He shall cover thee with His feathers and under His wings shalt thou trust; His truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Civil War Experiences under Bayard, Gregg, Kilpatrick, Custer, Raulston, and Newberry, 1862, 1863, 1864 One day I took the handsomest suit of armor from Bodegesil's racks, I sequestered a sword, a battle-axe, a lance and a buckler. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess I had served as an �gid for her, as a buckler to protect her innocence and display it to the world in general and to six feet of stalwart manhood in particular. A Top-Floor Idyl Mounted upon chargers caparisoned in iron, their own iron casques hid their faces; cuirassed in iron and gloved in iron, they wore leggings of iron, and bucklers of the same metal. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century Her hat was as broad as a buckler, and she wore a foot-mantle about her hips. English Costume Helmets rival the stars; the firmament is surprised to see fires like its own reflected from bucklers, and fears lest the earth be changed into sky and the night become day. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 The keen edge of my sword broke through the buckler's curving surface and forced the wounded steel protector, and its supporting arm, with stunning force against their master's head. With Ring of Shield But it was all “buckler play,” as the imperial agents and Charles himself soon found out. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History It grazes the lower border of the Frank's buckler, and penetrates his knee just above the jointure. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century When thou didst resist manfully the attack of the enemy, thou wert honoured by thy sword, with thy buckler on thy shoulders. Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards And King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler. The Bible Story This lofty conception of the Deity forms the essence of Judaism and was its shield and buckler in its lifelong contest with the varying forms of heathenism. Jewish Theology It is certain also, in fine, that this broad designation of social democracy serves as an escutcheon and a buckler to many intruders. Essays on the Materialistic Conception of History His white buckler, on which three eagle's talons are designed, hangs to one side from the pommel of his saddle, while an iron mace dangles from the other. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century Our helmets, our breast-plates were running with flames, and our bucklers broke under bolts sped by invisible hands. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels He shall cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler. The Bible Story It has been said that the buckler, the bow, and the spear, must continue the arms of poetry. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Aloys rose early in the morning, brushed up his shako, burnished the plating of his sword, and the buckler and buttons, more than if he had been ordered on guard before the staff. Black Forest Village Stories The rest of our Spanish troops consisted of those who were armed with swords and bucklers, amounting to sixty men. 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. In other places the rock was damasked like a Saracen buckler, or engraved like a Florentine vase. Toilers of the Sea Now, manifest of crimes contrived long since, He stood at bold defiance with his prince; Held up the buckler of the people's cause Against the Crown, and skulked behind the laws. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Dryden has a thought like that of this couplet, but which is not in his original:— "Their bucklers clash; thick blows descend from high, And flakes of fire from their hard helmets fly." The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem She wore a brooch or fibula upon "her low collar," as broad, says the poet, as the boss of a buckler; her shoes "were laced high upon her legs." Women of England He was a capital officer with the sword and buckler, but did not excel as a cavalry soldier. 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. My buckler, which I covered with gold, has cracked from end to end. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries For such as this, I ween, Knights dead and gone have battled; When lance met lance in tourney keen, And sword on buckler rattled. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 Kathleen leisurely put down two elegant feet from the locker, reviewed them with a glance of conscious satisfaction, then, grasping mental sword and buckler, condescended to explain herself. Loyal to the School This, however, had only a temporary effect in restraining it, and in later times, under the appellation of sword and buckler play, it again became universally popular. The Lay of Havelok the Dane Simplex, likewise, drew his broadsword and wrapped his wolfskin round his left arm by way of a buckler. Pretty Michal In Argive Juno's fame I late beheld My buckler hung on high, and own'd my former shield Then death, so called, is but old matter dressed In some new figure, and a varied vest. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and thy buckler. The "Genius" In the way of trophies, the axes, bucklers and pikes of the leudes, who ran away out of fear for the devil, are stacked up at the four corners of the superb heap of booty. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres He killed Armel not in hate but in a contest, in loyal combat, buckler on arm, sword in hand, like a true Breton Gaul, who loves to display his bravery and does not fear death. The Gold Sickle or Hena, The Virgin of The Isle of Sen. A Tale of Druid Gaul They were required to cease wearing Spanish cloaks, swords, bucklers, rapiers, gowns, hats, or daggers at their girdles. Old and New London Volume I It will be as shield and buckler to you. Where the World is Quiet The lower part was iron, brilliantly polished, and to it were attached rings of the same metal, from which were suspended cuirasses, casques, lances, javelins, bucklers, trumpets, and many other warlike trophies. Legends & Romances of Brittany The streamers at the head of their lances fluttered on the breeze, while their painted and gilded bucklers dangled from the pommels of their saddles. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres They were following a man and woman, both young and both handsome, who carried on a buckler, that they held by the edges, a little baby not more than three or four months old. The Gold Sickle or Hena, The Virgin of The Isle of Sen. A Tale of Druid Gaul He wears a coat and hood of Lincoln green, and has a sword, dagger, horn, and buckler by his side. Old and New London Volume I Stern cuirassed conquistadores held her as a key to the nation’s heart, as a buckler for the capital, and lately the French did also. The Missourian Seized when a youth by Irish pirates, he is said, probably by rational interpretation of a later fable of his history, to have escaped by using a wooden buckler for a boat. Legends & Romances of Brittany The count's buckler is illumined with a painting that represents three eagle's talons. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres He followed the course of the buckler with sullen anxiety, leaning, despite himself, to the right when the buckler dipped to the right, and to the left when the buckler dipped on that side. The Gold Sickle or Hena, The Virgin of The Isle of Sen. A Tale of Druid Gaul In this market-place the ruffians of Henry VIII.'s time met to fight out their quarrels with sword and buckler. Old and New London Volume I He bestrode a magnificent horse that seemed made for armor, 354whereas he himself would surely have been crushed under so much as a Crusader’s buckler. The Missourian His wife was his shield and buckler in all things that concerned the battle with men and affairs; all his thoughts and energies were for his pulpit and his books. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country Each brother stripped off his coat, holding it as a buckler whilst the right hand gripped a knife. Orphans of the Storm Twice," the stranger proceeded, "the buckler threatened to be swallowed up by the eddies of the rapid stream. The Gold Sickle or Hena, The Virgin of The Isle of Sen. A Tale of Druid Gaul And now, in the long panorama of years, there rises in Fleet Street a clash of swords and a clatter of bucklers. Old and New London Volume I Did not our buckler ring With all your darts, in one collected volley, Shower'd on my head? The Grecian Daughter My cries shall reach him like burning arrows, and shall cast down the buckler wherewith he defends himself from the eyes of my soul. Pepita Ximenez But the exertion far exceeded his strength, and the same blow that an hour before would have cloven through buckler and hauberk, now fell almost harmless upon the shield of El Feri. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. The stream had barely carried away the buckler on which the child lay, than the father raised both his trembling hands to heaven as if to invoke the gods. The Gold Sickle or Hena, The Virgin of The Isle of Sen. A Tale of Druid Gaul All of a sudden the Crusaders saw, on the Mount of Olives, a horseman shaking a buckler, and giving this signal to enter the town. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 Without that shining buckler of the soul he would have been simply nobody; with it, he was a demi-god. Love and Lucy But she learnt long ago that her best way is to act through and by her husband, and that his strength and his name are her bucklers in the fight. The Soul of a People The Adarga was a peculiar sort of shield or short buckler used by the Spaniards in those times. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. Yes," answered the stranger; "the husband who suspects his wife of having dishonored his bed, places the baby upon a buckler and exposes it to the current of the river. The Gold Sickle or Hena, The Virgin of The Isle of Sen. A Tale of Druid Gaul Amongst them were Bedouin Arabs, bearing bows and round bucklers; Scythians with long bows, and mounted on tall and powerful horses; Ethiopians of a lofty stature, with their sable visages strangely streaked with white. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 But when he tried to rise he could not: he was so weighted down with armor, helmet, spurs, buckler and lance. The Story of Don Quixote It had, as it were, a kind of little bucklers, above which were characters imprinted. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. I will take Walter Scott, who loved the king, and who was his sword and buckler, and championed him like that brave Highlander in his own story, who fights round his craven chief. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Presently the buckler was seen riding the waters like an airy skiff and peacefully following the course of the stream beyond the rapids. The Gold Sickle or Hena, The Virgin of The Isle of Sen. A Tale of Druid Gaul They do no less than my commands, and lay along the grass Their hidden swords, and therewithal their bucklers cover o'er. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse At this moment Don Quixote entered in his regalia, the barber's basin on his head, spear in hand, and with the buckler on his arm. The Story of Don Quixote The Angel of the Lord received them on his buckler, and extinguished them. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. Taught by the Indians, the Spaniards made themselves very comfortable moccasons of deerskin, and also strong bucklers, impervious to arrows, of buffalo hide. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots “The one he bears a hawk in flight, Gold on his buckler gleams; The other bears a fiddle, and A prince’s son he seems.” Grimhild's Vengeance Three Ballads Some polish bright the buckler's face and rub the pike-point clear With fat of sheep; and many an axe upon the wheel is worn. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse There were four men, with lances and bucklers, and black veils for their faces; a woman, dressed in white and also veiled, and two attendants on foot. The Story of Don Quixote He pierced the hind with mortal wound, And all our fond connection cut; Then wrapped his cloak my frame around, And me within his buckler put. The Verner Raven; The Count of Vendel's Daughter and Other Ballads Robin out with a sword bent, A buckler in his hand; The potter to Robin he went And said, ‘Fellow, let my horse go.’ Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series On the left arm was a buckler, with a blue ground and thirteen silver stars. Paul Jones Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services As soon as he was on his feet, he ran to Rocinante, whom he bridled in great haste, and set off, armed with lance, buckler, sword and helmet, in the direction of the sound. The Story of Don Quixote Thou must take up sword and buckler, Waging warfare most divine. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul And ere Robin might get it again His buckler at his feet, The potter in the neck him took, To the ground soon he yede. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust; his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China Then there were elbow pieces to guard the elbows, and shoulder-plates for the shoulders, and a breast-plate or buckler for the front, and greaves for the legs and thighs. Richard III Makers of History They were armed at all points, and had bucklers and lances. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) They are each well protected with a helmet, a shield or buckler, and other armor of iron, and are provided with lances and other weapons. Richard II Makers of History But who doth faintly fear or wish, And sets no law to what is his, Hath lost the buckler, and—poor elf!— Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II "An arm-brace wore he that was rich and broad, And by his side a buckler and a sword." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 There is no stouter buckler than this for independence of spirit, no surer guaranty of that courtesy which, in its consideration of others, is but paying a debt of self-respect. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 Behold the adversary has a buckler, a battle-axe, and an armful of javelins.” Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings The snout of the Dipterus was less round; it bore no mark of the eye-orbits; and the frontal buckler, broader in proportion to its length than that of the Diplopterus, consisted of many more plates. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland Swords and bucklers being chosen, on the day appointed for the fight the lord and the farmer, accompanied by their seconds, or shield-bearers, and their friends, met to settle their difference. Harper's Young People, November 4, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly They were tall, well made, and vigorous; expert with the bow, the lance, and the buckler, and ready for the wars in which they delighted to engage. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 The wounds, the blood, and the inside of the bucklers are painted of a very bright red color. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Their arms, consisting of leathern bucklers—surrounded by a thick fringe of feathers—axes, and knives, were laid by their side. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora She did not dare to kiss that broad white buckler of his forehead again. The Dop Doctor A better buckler I can soon regain; But who can get another life again? Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature You’ll have to gird up your loins and take sword and buckler and march away like the rest. The Rough Road Once under the shelter of the walls, the leaders would immediately discard their now useless bucklers and begin to ply their axes, protected from overhead assaults by the overlapping shields of their comrades. The Doomsman “Never had man a more noble buckler, than the heart of the giant which beats in fear for you.” Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora Through the dun-coloured fog the sun shone red like a buckler in the forge, and seemed to have lost its beams. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt For now God held forth His buckler and shielded this galley, having tried their faith to the uttermost. The True Story Book The valiant Villardo, unprepared for so many foes, threw down his sword and buckler and took to flight, and the Moors, seeing the hasty leave of so terrible a Christian, made bold to follow him. An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere The bucklers hanging on the temple wall were taken down by Cimon and the other young patricians. A Victor of Salamis The rest of the men waded till they reached the channel, and then swam, supporting themselves in part by their bucklers, which they placed beneath their bodies in the water. Hannibal Makers of History Two great earrings, round discs resembling small bucklers, shimmered with yellow light by the side of the brown cheeks. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt After advancing a few leagues he saw a small party of Indians, armed with sword and buckler, who fled at his approach. The True Story Book Every Brunai man has his own arms, spear, kris and buckler, supplemented by an old English "Tower" musket, or rifle, or by one of Chinese manufacture with an imitation of the Tower mark. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo He had thrown away his buckler, and was ready for the hemlock. Lectures on the French Revolution They threw down their spears and bucklers, as they reached the Roman lines, in token of surrender. Hannibal Makers of History Those in the forefront haul up the bodies of the slain, and, holding them to them, stagger forward, thinking to make a buckler of the dead for the living. The Sign of the Spider Against the gate of Neis the mighty Eteoclus is wheeling his foaming steeds, bearing a buckler blazoned with a man in armor treading the steps of a ladder to his foeman's tower. Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes Thereupon he looked down upon the serpent ships sailing into the mouth of the Tyne, and on the sands below discharging their freight of long-haired men with bucklers, swords, and torches in their hands. Border Ghost Stories “Sick in bed if Vidrik lay, Nor could sword nor buckler yield, Many a Danish swain you’d find Would await you in the field.” Ulf Van Yern and Other Ballads He was quite cool now—a trifle anxious to know what Munn meant to ask for, but confident that his millions were a buckler and a shield to the honored name of Sprowl. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories The vassals greet their lord and his bride with noisy chorus of welcome, clashing their arms together, beating their swords against their bucklers. The Wagnerian Romances Hear ye, or hear ye not, the clash of bucklers? Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes This first raising of bucklers by the Frondeurs was not of long duration. Political Women, Vol. 1 Long they fought with sword and bow, Each essayed his best to do; From their brows burst ruddy sweat, From their bucklers fire out flew. Ulf Van Yern and Other Ballads The frog would a wooing ride Sword and buckler by his side. Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age Two circular shields or bucklers of bronze have been found in Ireland. The Bronze Age in Ireland His buckler, too, hath been blazoned in no paltry style, but a man in armor is treading the steps of a ladder to his foemen's tower, seeking to storm it. Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes They placed her on a buckler, They placed their spears below, And through the window lifted her With hearts so full of woe. Little Engel a ballad with a series of epigrams from the Persian The rajah leant upon a steel buckler, the centre of which was raised, and the border encrusted with diamonds and rubies. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century He complains of the decay of valour in these days, and sighs for that slashing age of sword and buckler; and thinks the law against duels was made meerly to wound his vocation. Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters In the "Tower of the House of David," as one of these was called, hung a thousand golden bucklers; while in the great judgment-hall stood the far-famed throne of the great king. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Godfrey and the Count of Toulouse at the same time observed the figure of a knight on the Mount of Olives, who with his buckler signalled to the Christians that they should enter the city. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History At the same moment a young warrior, armed with buckler and maquahuitl, rose up, as if to beat off the assailants. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 She had, however, shown her womanly courage by the confession she had made to Goutran, and now she found herself without shield or buckler in opposition to the man under whose roof she lived. The Son of Monte-Cristo Send thou the gems from off thy bucklers, and I and my maidens will work them with gold embroideries into the silk.' Stories of Siegfried Told to the Children High upon their bucklers stood the giant, and looked round him at the great floor of up-turned faces below. The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago He was as poor as his poorest neighbors, that was evident, so they felt no jealousy, and laid aside the mistrust which is the countryman's shield and buckler. A Tar-Heel Baron Garments bright with all the varied tints of the rainbow, rich productions of Oriental looms, robes from Tyre, shawls from Cashmere, blended with instruments of warfare, swords, spears, and bucklers, the battle-axe and the helmet. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History A buckler, helmet, or other symbolical ornament on the prow of ancient ships; the origin of the modern figure-head. 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. However, I have no quarrel with that same pride, which will, I think, be my buckler through every thing. My Recollections of Lord Byron The demon wore a buckler upon his head, and now he stooped, and she seated herself upon it, but the lad was quick and sprang up and took his place beside her. Tales of Folk and Fairies Whilst they were thus engaged, ten or more pirogues, upon which some hundred and fifty men armed with bucklers, lances, and bows, were embarked, advanced against them. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century The secutor was armed with a helmet, sword, and buckler; his naked antagonist had only a large net and a trident; with the one he endeavored to entangle, with the other to despatch his enemy. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 An ancient shield or buckler, formed of scales sewed on skins. 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. He carried on the left arm a round buckler, which bore simply the red cross of the Crusader,—the same symbol as that worn on his breast. With Spurs of Gold Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds Then the Princess and the lad leaped down from the buckler, and the demon was glad to have the weight off him. Tales of Folk and Fairies They had guns, pistols, and swords, and carried bucklers of rawhide. Heroes of the Middle West The French May He cover you, dear child, with His grace as with a buckler, so that neither guns nor sabres shall do you harm. Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen Formerly a soldier who was armed with a pavise or buckler. 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. “Brother,” said Gamelyn, “come a little nearer, and I will teach you how to play with staff and buckler.” Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race Lala was called, the Princess mounted the buckler in haste, and away the Demon flew with her. Tales of Folk and Fairies Robin Hood shot so passing well, Till his arrows all were gone; They took their swords and steel bucklers, They fought with might and main. The Book of Brave Old Ballads Sword and buckler at his side, With a, &c. The Baby's Opera The officers, having heard the pleadings, which Giotto made much the better, judged that the other should take his buckler so painted, and should give six lire to Giotto, since he was in the right. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 01 (of 10), Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi I shall never call a man a good archer who shoots at a target as large as a buckler. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race With Spanish beaver, with starched ruff, and elegant Spanish cloak, with elegant buckler hanging at his back, a man, if his moustachios and boots were in good order, stepped forth with some satisfaction. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 He took his sword and his buckler, His bow and his children three, And went into his strongest chamber, Where he thought surest to be. The Book of Brave Old Ballads In saying these words, the Zapoteque unwound from his left arm what had served him as a buckler, and which was now seen to be the cloak so inopportunely missing. The Tiger Hunter The great man, who knew not what he was in for, on arriving, comes forward and says, 'Master, is it painted, that buckler?' Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 01 (of 10), Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi He was completely armed, all but his head, and wore a rich scarlet cloak above his panoply, his helmet and buckler lying upon the ground beside him in easy reach of his hand. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 About fifty years ago, serious men took to fighting with rapiers, and the buckler fell away. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 Robin Hood put on his harness good, On his head a cap of steel; Broad sword and buckler by his side, And they became him well. The Book of Brave Old Ballads The infantry of the legions followed with slow steps, as the steepness of the declivity rendered necessary, sheltered beneath their bucklers, so as to avoid stones and arrows. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 The buckler coming, that would-be gentleman begins to look at it and says to Giotto, 'What filthy mess is this that thou hast painted for me?' Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 01 (of 10), Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi May it not be the case that the buckler served as model for the circular disk? The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886 Yet old Mr. Stowe, good chronicler, can recollect when every gentleman had his buckler; and at length every serving man and city dandy. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 One of the best arrows under his belt To the friar he let fly: The curtal friar with his steel buckler Did put that arrow by. The Book of Brave Old Ballads Besides, the darkness of the night did not permit them either to recognise each other, or to distinguish the shape of their bucklers. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 Said he, 'Thou dost use vile words to me, and hast spoilt me a buckler;' and taking himself off, he went to the justice and had Giotto summoned. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 01 (of 10), Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi On their shoulders rise arms, and at the ends of their arms are hands holding banners, axes, bucklers, swords, parasols and drums. The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul A man, in those days, bought his buckler, of gilt leather and wood, at the haberdasher's; "hung it over his back, by a strap fastened to the pommel of his sword in front." The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 His buckler was the right of free speech; his sword, the argument that he stood for peace through all the world, for arbitration and disarmament among all the peoples of the world. The Thunders of Silence The narrow and flat bucklers of the Gauls protected them insufficiently: soon having expended their darts and javelins, they found themselves altogether disarmed: for at that distance their sabres were useless. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 To Giotto, a great painter, is given a buckler to paint by a man of small account. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 01 (of 10), Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi They marched to the sound of flutes, in good order, with even step, breathing upon their bucklers, with lofty plume and slanting spear. The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul Nay, it is hardly necessary, says Mr. Howe; these buckler fights amount only to noise, for most part; the jingle of iron against tin and painted leather. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 Wheels, poles and yokes were burned, and all The coursers' harness in the stall; And elephants' and chariots' gear, The sword, the buckler, and the spear. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse They fight with javelins, bucklers, and certain clubs of stone, the whole adorned with beautiful feathers. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World I have made thee a whole suit of armour on thy buckler; if there be one piece wanting, name it, and I will have it painted.' Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 01 (of 10), Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi Would you like the buckler of Dgian-ben-Dgian, the builder of the Pyramids? The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul Elegant men showed what taste, or sense of poetic beauty, was in them by the fashion of their buckler. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 She takes Henry the Lion's sword and buckler, which are lying near, and handing them to the captive, entreats the Emperor to give him his liberty and to pardon him. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas And when they see a fish or a turtle, which there are larger than great bucklers, then they loose the fish by slackening the rope. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World Sometimes they had only bucklers and javelins in their hands: but, on certain occasions they performed in panoply, or complete suits of armour. A Treatise on the Art of Dancing Then tossed he the pike, played with the two-handed sword, with the back sword, with the Spanish tuck, the dagger, poniard, armed, unarmed, with a buckler, with a cloak, with a target. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I But to his amazement a ring of bucklers encompassed him. The Path to Honour Such charges were a buckler to the governor against the current scandal of the time. The History of Tasmania, Volume I He himself had not had time to put on his cuirass, but he seized his sword and buckler and defended himself valiantly, killing four of his adversaries and wounding several others. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World I heard a Voice say in reply, 'O, Ibrahim, in the time of your prosperity forty bucklers of red gold were carried in 44front of thee. Mystics and Saints of Islam Loosing my brazen casque, and slipping off My buckler, there I left them on the field, Then cast my spear away, and seeking, next, The chariot of the sov’reign, clasp’d his knees, And kiss’d them. The Odyssey of Homer The buckler of Nobilior, quickly and skilfully extended, received a blow which otherwise would have been fatal. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VI (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland IV The earliest fencing was hacking with sword and buckler, and the early foil was a rough sword-blade quite unlike the implement we now use. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) The musketeers and the crossbow-men fired on the multitude of warriors from a distance, without doing them much harm, they being protected by their bucklers. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World They arm themselves With helmets, hauberks and gold hilted swords, Bright bucklers, long sharp spears, with pennons white And red and blue. La Chanson de Roland : Translated from the Seventh Edition of Léon Gautier Twelve bucklers thence He took, as many spears, and helmets bright As many, shagg’d with hair, then swift return’d And gave them to his friends. The Odyssey of Homer He had a mind illumined with the old Eden figures of speech, and loved to refer to the "thick bosses of Jehovah's buckler." A Circuit Rider's Wife “Upon the left arm was a buckler bearing five white plums arranged in form of a cross.” Studies in Central American Picture-Writing First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 205-245 The men were armed with spear and buckler, and wore the usual waist-cloth in front, and ornaments on their heads and arms. In the Wilds of Africa —And valiantly the King Rushed on, crushed 'gainst his heart the buckler, rent The hauberk's top; dead-struck the heathen King Falls on the ground ... empty the saddle rests. La Chanson de Roland : Translated from the Seventh Edition of Léon Gautier Besides the twenty-three mariners which these warships of the Cinque Ports carried, there were on board a considerable number of fighting men, knights, and their retainers, armed with bucklers, spears, and bows and arrows. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Besides their bows and arrows, they carried bucklers,—an article of armour now first seen among the inhabitants of the New World. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold Ho, there!—but seek not for the buckler: 'tis100 Too heavy:—a light cuirass and my sword. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry But then, besides these bracelets they wore their shields and bucklers on their arms. Rollo in Rome In a village of La Mancha there lived not long since one of those gentlemen that keep a lance in the lance-rack, an old buckler, a lean hack, and a greyhound for coursing. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 They maun come; dinna fancy all is sunshine in the world, but He will be your shield and buckler in time of danger if you love and serve Him.” Janet McLaren The Faithful Nurse The warmth which active exercise stores up, the buckler of the traveller, is borne away. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska For some of the smaller Osetian tribes still wear on their garments the Maltese cross in red cloth, and paint the figure of the same on their iron bucklers. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia Its shield and its buckler was political influence of a sort; its keenest sword was its audacious young captain. From Place to Place Around the phantom the Trojans and the noble Greeks smote on each others' breasts the well-battered ox-hide shields, and the light bucklers. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Her gorgeous caravan was bright with the many-colored plumes and silks of litters, blazing with the golden ornaments of elephant and camel caparisons, glittering with the glint of spears and bucklers. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier For some of these I repaired swords, bucklers, what not, since my old trade is not lost to me, and for my work they gave me gold—ay, much gold. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain On helmet and buckler poured floods of sulphurous fire. The Counts of Gruyère He girded on a sword and dagger, slung an Arab bow with a quiver of arrows at his side, and a buckler at his shoulder. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 Body Hurled From Catapult Inspiring Vision Crusaders Enter City A vision of a knight waving his buckler above the Mount of Olives, and signaling that the Christians should advance, renewed the attack. Peter the Hermit A Tale of Enthusiasm It was the force of her precept and example that formed the man, and supplied him with his shield and buckler. Oration on the Life and Character of Henry Winter Davis His buckler was sown with gems, but his heart beneath it was sore. Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida “O, ’twas a goodly matter then To see your sword and buckler men! Kemps Nine Daies Wonder Performed in a Daunce from London to Norwich The Christian foot-soldiers fought to disadvantage, the greater part being destitute of helm or buckler. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 And he put on all his harness, and took his sword and buckler, and ran out of the chamber and down the stairs, crying, "Arm ye, arm ye, and follow me!" The Ruinous Face The number of killed on either side was small, for the bucklers and helmets defended the vital points. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem Even grave-looking men, carried about in palanquins, and counting their beads, had several sword and buckler attendants. The Young Rajah "A new chivalry was born," says a chronicler of town gossip, "and paladins were anxious to act as a buckler." The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert Throwing off the cumbrous robes of royalty, and descending from his car, he sprang upon his steed Orelia, grasped his lance and buckler, and endeavored to rally his retreating troops. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 That is their shield and buckler, their defence against the attacks of the profligate. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea Leave your bucklers and javelins behind you, but take your swords. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem The glitter of the helmets and spears, the bucklers and corslets of the assailing party we could clearly see, while their standards—they were those of Spain—showed their exact position. The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham The bucklers were huge shields, and the weapons were wooden swords. The Armourer's Prentices Giotto, the great painter, is requested by a person of low birth to paint his buckler. The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) How jolly it must have been when education meant learning to ride, fly a hawk, train a hound, shoot with the bow, and use the sword and buckler, instead of mugging at abominable lessons.” Dr. Jolliffe's Boys He carried, as usual, his buckler, two light javelins, and a sword. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem I could see its breast, for which a rose leaf would have been a giant buckler, pulsing and beating above its throbbing heart. The Singing Mouse Stories The traditions agree in making the warlike materials of the Bani Koreiza consist of 300 cuirasses, 500 bucklers, 1,500 sabres, &c. A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 His fame came to the ears of a rude artizan, who, having to do service in some castle, wanted his buckler painted. The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) Three of the arrows he caught on his buckler, but the fourth pierced his thigh. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure The others hastily buckled on their breastplates, caught up their bucklers and helmets, and joined their comrades. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem It plucked the leaf, which made a buckler for its small throbbing breast. The Singing Mouse Stories King Ring sits in his barrow, buckler on arm and battle-sword by his side. Northland Heroes Accordingly he presented himself abruptly at Giotto's workshop, with a man to carry the buckler behind him. The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) The gaunt Arab chieftain stood upon a rock as his troops marched by; his buckler was at his back, and he brandished in his hand a double-pointed spear. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 All were, like himself, armed with sword and buckler; and several had brought with them bags with javelin heads, to be fitted to staves, later on. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem They do not join hands, and every one carries on his head his arms and his buckler. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 Over the heavy projecting fireplace was suspended a picture of a warrior in armour, standing by a white horse, and on the opposite wall hung helmet, buckler, and lance. Old Christmas From the Sketch Book of Washington Irving He found Giotto in, and began: "God save thee, Master, I want to have my arms painted on this buckler." The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) Nay, were thy son as good as mine, And of some books he could but read, With sword and buckler by his side, To see how he could save his head. Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series This vote is the excuse of cowards, this vote is the buckler of dishonoured consciences. Napoleon the Little He flung his javelin of wit through the buckler of ignorance, bigotry and tyranny, exposing their rotten bodies to the ridicule and hate of mankind. Shakspere, Personal Recollections These hands could minister to his necessities, this heart be a shield and buckler in the hour of danger. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author Reflecting thus with himself he sat down before the buckler, and having designed what he thought proper, he called a pupil and told him to complete the painting of it, which he accordingly did. The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) He put on his back a good plate-jack, And on his head a cap of steel, With sword and buckler by his side; O gin he did not become them well! Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series His name was Acacius, and he was styled the buckler and refuge of that country for his universal charity and episcopal zeal. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March His manner of wearing an invisible cloak, sword and buckler, though actually garbed in ready-mades, thrilled her. Gigolo The cavalry rode two and two, thinking of such things; picked men, equipped in the new Greek fashion with breastplate, stout buckler, and strong spear pointed at both ends. The Lion's Brood "You have given me rough words," said the man, "and spoilt my buckler." The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) The Lord is my strong rock and defence: my Saviour, my God, and my might, in whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge.” True Words for Brave Men But they did not sell bucklers in Bucklersbury; so far as we know, it was called after a citizen named Buckle, to whom the manor belonged. Chatterbox, 1905. Then they, when they heard these Page 225 things, shouted approval and clashed their spears upon their shields in sign of assent, and raising Clovis on a buckler proclaimed him their king. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation Decius rose from his buckler, upon which he had been resting, and swept his arm out across the country. The Lion's Brood Accordingly the rustic took his buckler, paid the money, and was allowed to go. The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) The Cossack leaders became the bucklers of the Christian country. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 The arms enjoined them were a buckler instead of a shield, and except a coat of mail, all the rest were the same. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Horse and rider were both of brass, "covered with yellow gold", and the king here too had his buckler on his left arm, while the right, extended, pointed a lance at an invisible foe. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation The buckler, with the African's knife thrust through it, had rolled away, and the possession of Decius' sword, which hung in its sheath upon his right thigh, became the object of the struggle. The Lion's Brood Be that as it may, no one has ever before brought me a buckler to paint. The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) At least cover thy body with yonder ancient buckler and show as little of thyself as may be.” The Literary World Seventh Reader Porapey and Crassus spoke in favor of the law; and the former declared that he would bring both sword and buckler against those who used the sword. A Smaller History of Rome Finally, protected by bucklers and wooden shields, some of the soldiers succeeded in setting fire to the door of the mosque. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII Reed spears and ox-hide bucklers will not stand long against heavy cavalry. The Lion's Brood When the worthy man returned, who knew nothing of all this, he came up and said: "Master, is the buckler finished." The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) That is the buckler which guardeth man from the arrows of hatred and abomination. A Traveler’s Narrative And we ask Him to make this dark calamity a buckler for the body of His saints, and to protect them thereby from sharp swords and piercing blades. Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era Without mentioning him at court, he assigned him the office, at a match of tilting, of presenting to the king his buckler and device; and hoped that he would attract the attention of the monarch. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. In front of all, the plain was dotted with naked men advancing at regular intervals and bearing small bucklers of lynx-hide—the famous Balearic slingers that always opened the day of battle for Carthage. The Lion's Brood The arm of the giant lifted up his prey, which served him as a buckler, as he recovered himself, without a shot being fired at him. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" And We ask Him to make this dark calamity a buckler for the body of His saints, and to protect them thereby from sharp swords and piercing blades. A Traveler’s Narrative I'm not dragging my sex into this like a buckler to hide behind. The Short Cut She had stirred him, and now he did not seek a theory for a buckler; the sight of her, the brushing of her fingers against his, made riotous tumult in his blood. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch He then brought forth from the treasuries of the temple the spears, shields, and bucklers which had belonged to King David, and distributed them among the captains of the several divisions. Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside In spite of all dissuasion, he rushed forth alone, bareheaded, in his shirt, with a sword in his right hand and a buckler on his arm, and fought against a squadron. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series What buckler hath not the arrow of destruction smitten, or what pinion hath not the hand of fate plucked? A Traveler’s Narrative When this is done, I grant thy safety lodg'd in thee alone; Of thee thou art, and mayst undaunted stand Behind the buckler of thine own right hand. The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 And what buckler in all the world can ever stand between one man and another? Judith of Blue Lake Ranch Two sword players, with bucklers and blunted tulwars, played occasionally against each other, and offered to engage any of the bystanders. The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib Instead of bales of cloth he saw there only gleaming bucklers hanging on the walls, and arms of all kinds as in a seignorial castle. Life of St. Francis of Assisi May God keep you and have His sword and buckler over you. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis The third room is full of weapons of all ages—panoplies, coats of mail, shields, bucklers, saddles. Dr. Dumany's Wife I am coming!" said the king, "Where the swords and bucklers ring— Where the warrior lives again With the souls of mighty men— I am coming, great All-Father, Unto Thee! The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book And then what comes after "He shall cover thee with his feathers; and under his wings shalt thou trust; his truth shall be thy shield and buckler." Queechy, Volume II In all this country there are many turtles, and the sailors took several when they came on shore to lay their eggs at Monte Cristi, as large as a great wooden buckler. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 On holidays, in summer, the pastime of the youth is to exercise themselves in archery, in running, leaping, wrestling, casting of stones, and flinging to certain distances, and, lastly, with bucklers. The Ontario Readers Third Book Yet broad enough for buckler shall thy sweet life be. Erechtheus A Tragedy (New Edition) The foemen lay scattered In heaps round his grave; His buckler was battered And broke was his glaive! The Poetry of Wales With a last desperate effort Hereward struck him a deadly blow with his buckler, and Breton and Saxon fell dead together to the floor. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The augur's gown he wore, Short, striped and belted; and his lifted hand The sacred buckler on the left upbore. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Its space was generous, broken here and there by piles of ebony furniture, inlaid with pearl; pieces of Saracenic armor, Damascened bucklers, and all the gear too large for the narrow confines below. The Lighted Match Ordering the Indians to encase themselves in bucklers of matting and buffalo hide, Radisson led the assault on the Iroquois barricade. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark The bandage is now removed from the eyes of the candidate; he is armed with a sword and buckler, and decorated as a Knight of the East. The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge She wears a hat large as a targe or buckler, brings the artillery of her eyes to bear on the young Squire, and jokes him about his sweetheart. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country Take we the Danaans' bucklers; with a foe Who asks, if craft or courage guide the blow? The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor The alcalde-mayor was persuaded, and assembled the soldiers and adventurers who appeared most suitable to him, besides a number of Sugbú Indians, armed with sword and buckler. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 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 Close of the Nineteenth Century The thunders of Rome will fall harmless on the bucklers of liberty. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution "A shield and a buckler, dearest, a cross held high—" Her breath came quickly. The Tin Soldier The shore was lined with fierce-faced savages, painted and feathered, armed with bows and arrows, lances and darts and bucklers. Days of the Discoverers The Earl thought he asked him for tidings thence, and then he sang this song— I have been where warriors wrestled, High in Erin sang the sword, Boss to boss met many bucklers. The story of Burnt Njal From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga The Indians make blankets of those that are not full grown, and of the larger they make shoes and bucklers. The Extermination of the American Bison Men really strong prefer in such moments to be rather the popular ministers of the nation than the bucklers of the king. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Iron Weapons.—These arms are axes, swords, daggers, and bucklers. History Of Ancient Civilization Wise Virgin! of that lovely number one Of Virgins blest and wise, Even the first and with the brightest lamp: O solid buckler of afflicted hearts! The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch Mary was probably as good a fighter, in her own way, as one could find in a long journey, but how she was to do her part with sword and buckler Brandon did not know. When Knighthood Was in Flower or, the Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor the King's Sister, and Happening in the Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth “Yes, if it be well made for that use,” answered Socrates; “and, on the contrary, I would say that a buckler of gold was ugly if it was ill-made.” The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates He had the queen's children brought to her, in order that their presence and appearance, by softening the mob, might serve as a buckler to their mother. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution The warriors whom we find lying near their sword and their buckler lived for the most part in a period quite close to ours, many under the Merovingians, some even at the time of Charlemagne. History Of Ancient Civilization In that event, their bodies would be the bucklers and ramparts of our common country; they would live, or they would die with us. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch "No; I need a buckler till all this roily water subsides and clears." The Adventures of Kathlyn He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. History of the Plague in London The fear of God is the shield that defendeth His Cause, the buckler that enableth His people to attain to victory. Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh They saw in the hosts of Pharaoh the old Teuton warriors, with the bright-shining bucklers, and the voice of the trumpets and the waving of banners. Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days It was not the dynastic question that brought about the war, though, war being inevitable, Edward might well, as he himself said, use his claim as a buckler to protect himself from his enemies. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) However, I have no quarrel with that same pride, which will, I think, buckler me through every thing. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals ‘Ill fares the hide when the buckler wants mending; Ill fares the plough when the coulter wants tending.’ Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine Marriage, she argued, would be—must be—a shield and buckler against the cry of her heart. The Moon out of Reach A magnificent, brown-purple buckler he bore, 3with five wheels of gold on it,3 with a rim of pure white silver around it. The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge Smith bound the astonished Indian to his left arm so that he could use him as a living buckler. The Princess Pocahontas The Pelian ash Started right through the buckler, and it rang. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Ill fares the hide when the buckler wants mending; Ill fares the plough when the coulter wants tending: Go! Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine You are our champion, buckler of our faith. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 They, however, either mistaking her meaning, or willing to punish her perfidy, threw their bucklers upon her as they entered, and crushed her to death. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. Not to any one else have I ever entrusted, But thee and thee only, the hall of the Danemen, Since high I could heave my hand and my buckler. Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem By his buckler which I know, And by his helmet's height, considering, too His steeds, I deem him Diomede the bold; Yet such pronounce him not, who seems a God. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper That night he ate no bread nor drank wine, but had the city watched, and rode the rounds himself, with helmet closed, his great buckler hanging to his neck, his sword in his fist. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine Don Fernando de Silva, with sword and buckler in hand, sold his life dearly, and others did the same. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 22 of 55 1625-29 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 close of the nineteenth century. In temporals and in spirituals, he is my shield, my strength, my buckler, my strong tower.' The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. The buckler Tristan once did don, where is that shield of virtue now? when from my friends it flies, and Tristan's honor dies? Tristan and Isolda Opera in Three Acts Leave then thy bow, and let thine arrows rest, Which, envious of the Greeks, some God confounds,575 That thou may'st fight with spear and buckler arm'd, And animate the rest. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Loudon fancifully compares the leaf to a buckler, and the flower to a helmet. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Morat without does for your ruin wait; And would you lose the buckler of your state? The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 Seek thou that faith that will prove a buckler to thy breast, and gain for thee the protection of an arm mightier than the arms of all men. 28th. The Record of a Quaker Conscience, Cyrus Pringle's Diary With an Introduction by Rufus M. Jones Four of the most illustrious nobles raised Ragotsky upon a buckler on their shoulders, when he took the oath of fidelity to the government thus provisionally established, and then administered the oath to his confederates. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power As when thick snow From Jove descends, driven by impetuous gusts Of the cloud-scattering North, so frequent shone Issuing from the fleet the dazzling casques,440 Boss'd bucklers, hauberks strong, and ashen spears. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper At the same time he gave into the hands of Menendez the royal standard and other flags, with his sword, dagger, helmet, buckler, and his official seal, given him by Coligny. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863 "Be free!" she cried, "land of my choice; Arise! and put thy buckler on; Let every patriot raise his voice For Liberty and Washington!" The Yankee Tea-party Or, Boston in 1773 The peasants of the Delta have provided themselves with bucklers. The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians He crouched upon the ground, holding his helmet over him, while saber strokes and pike thrusts rang upon cuirass and buckler like blows upon an anvil. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power Tied among the thickets were some twenty moaning tortoises, supplying Hunilla's lonely larder; while hundreds of vast tableted black bucklers, like displaced, shattered tomb-stones of dark slate, were also scattered round. The Piazza Tales God forbid that now, through any similar imbecility of Congress, they shall be allowed to use the buckler! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 Cassidy would be a buckler and shield to the dog, in his absence. Bunker Bean Order ye the buckler and the shield, and draw ye near to battle; Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; Furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines. Ancient Egypt "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 Sword and buckler by his side, Tweedle, &c. Notes and Queries, Number 65, January 25, 1851 |
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