| 单词 | corslet |
| 例句 | His scarlet robes were tattered, his corslet of overlapping brazen plates was rent and hewn, his black plaits of hair braided with gold were drenched with blood. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The silver corslet shimmered before his eyes like the light upon a rippling sea. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Then the king sat upon a seat before his doors, and Éowyn knelt before him and received from him a sword and a fair corslet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Their golden hair was braided on their shoulders; the sun was blazoned upon their green shields, their long corslets were burnished bright, and when they rose taller they seemed than mortal men. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Cardinal tooth one, short, irregular, simple or double, striated; lateral teeth two, elongated, compressed, and prolonged beneath the corslet. Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:27.027Z 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 Here were two representative delegations of the Old World and the New; the English in steel caps and corslets, the Indians in wild beasts' skins, paint, and feathers. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The place of the unarmed was with the baggage; and as they were exposed to little danger, they wore only linen corslets. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z The points of their lances and arrows and their axes are made of copper, as also are the corslets of the horses. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z A scene of excellent buffoonery followed between these highly comical personages, both of them fitting on corslets, helmets, and huge long swords, with burlesque military ardour. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z I took to arms, undaunted too; Assumed the corslet, shield, and spear, And, like Pelides, smiled at fear. The Odes of Anacreon 2011-12-08T03:00:29.763Z When his cloak was thus thrown off, his chest and shoulders were seen covered with that peculiar sort of corslet or brigantine, which originally gave name to the bands called Brigands. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z She herself, with Old Nick in attendance, sailed into the ballroom like a queen, with pearls in her hair, and her dark blue silk dress fitting like the corslet of a Valkyrie. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z Her feet once more trod the monotonous measure, but her heart beat wildly against the stiff corslet; the room began to whirl round before her eyes; a sickening sense of dizziness threatened to master her. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z There was a jewel mocked one of the bony fingers; and a corslet of mail enclosed the trunk. Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z As the steeds swept past each other, the ring of steel could be heard—sword-blades glinting against cuirass and corslet—but neither of the combatants appeared to have obtained any advantage. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Poised in air, the javelin sent, Through Paris' shield the fearful weapon went, His corslet pierces, and his garment rends, And, glancing downward, near his flank descends. Heathen Mythology On the other hand, it is probable, as we gather from the poems, that this corslet was not strong enough to do more than stop a spent spear. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Her stiff corslet was frankly décolleté, displaying her fine shoulders and creamy bosom, on which reposed a delicately wrought turquoise necklet of exquisite design. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The chariot was hung with scarlet cloth, the drivers were dressed in scarlet, and twelve warriors, with casques and corslets of polished steel, covered with robes of purple, formed an escort of honor. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. "My corslet he has pierc�d, He has scathed my skin so white; The poison smeared upon the blade My heart will surely smite." Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes The wretched man as he looked up could see her small pale head, the stiff collar that rose above her shoulders, her embroidered corslet, and the row of pearls round her neck. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Thus, save for a steel cap here and a corslet there, especially to be found amongst the guards of sovereigns who must cling to something of antique tradition, armour departs out of the civilized world. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" The stately pavane suited the movements of her willowy figure, which appeared quite untrammelled, easy and full of spring, even within the narrow confines of the fashionable corslet. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The linen corslets of the Egyptian soldiery at a later time were famous, and were adopted by the Persian army. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Thou didst put thy faith in thy corslet, All made of shining steel; But here stand I in my shirt only, And yet no wound I feel. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes She pulled the curtains together very carefully in front of the bed: she even took the precaution of taking off her stiff collar and embroidered corslet. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel A conflict takes place, and Deloraine being struck down wounded and senseless, is left by his adversary to the charge of this elf, who in stripping off his corslet espied the "Mighty Book." Notes and Queries, Number 80, May 10, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Guardsmen wore them tossing over their corslets, although a smaller variety, the campaign wig, had been introduced for war or travel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" She accordingly furnished, from her own private treasures, a helmet, a corslet, and arm-pieces of gold. Cyrus the Great Makers of History Thou didst put thy trust in thy corslet, All made of silver bright; But here stand I in my shirt only, And got no wound in the fight. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes The greater part of them fight on foot, armed with shield and with darts, but without corslet. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia The grand master was attired in a costly suit of steel, the corslet of which was entirely burnished with silver, and the ornaments chased with the same precious metal. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. Herodotus also mentions a corslet of a similar texture. The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet At least she had a corslet of polished steel over her magnificent dress, and bore a general's truncheon, a richly-ornamented staff used as a badge of command. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History "Thou did'st put thy trust in thy corslet, All made of silver white; But here stand I in my shirt only Which sword could never bite." Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes Each one of them a little picture which seems to have stepped straight out of a Velasquez canvas, the bell-shaped skirt, the stiff corslet, the straight, tight hair and round eyes full of vitality. A Bride of the Plains “And Odin donned His dazzling corslet and his helm of gold, And led the way on Sleipnir.” Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas The husband alone has the right of severing this corslet, which he does, on the nuptial night. Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction For protection there were corslets, muskets, swords, lead and powder. Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century Next she saw a gleam beneath the dust, as though she were gazing on a mass of gold—fair shields overlaid with gold, gilded helmets and white corslets. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes The tight-fitting corslet bodice and the full, white sleeves of the shift make her figure appear peculiarly slim and girlish, and her bare throat and shoulders are smooth and warmly tinted like some luscious fruit. A Bride of the Plains The time of war is come, prepare your corslet, spear, and shield: Methinks I hear the drum strike doleful marches to the field. A History of Elizabethan Literature He shall be to you more a corslet of proof than all the virtue that your life may borrow from the precepts of Diana. The Fifth Queen Crowned "The breast heaves with the swelling breath, shall I break the cramping corslet?" The Wagnerian Romances Next she saw a gleam beneath the dust, as though she were gazing on a mass of gold—fair shields overlaid with gold, gilded helmets and white corslets. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes The tight-fitting black corslet spanned the girlish figure, and made it look all the more slender as it seemed to rise out of the outstanding billows of numberless starched petticoats. A Bride of the Plains Between every joint of their corslets the blood ran down in streams, but the sight only infuriated them the more. Cornwall's Wonderland The dragon, enraged, now flew at Beowulf and seized him by the neck with his poisonous fangs, so that the blood gushed out in streams, and ran down his corslet. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race With delicate care he cuts through the iron and lightly removes the corslet. The Wagnerian Romances To his astonishment the blade glanced off the breast of the young man, and his arm was stunned nearly to the shoulder by the unexpected resistance of the stout corslet. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 Then he catches and throws his great spear; the spear flies grinding through the brass of Maeon's shield, and breaks through corslet and through breast. The Aeneid of Virgil First he put upon his legs his beautiful greaves, fitted with silver clasps; next he placed around his breast a corslet which Cinyras once gave him, to be a pledge of hospitality. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Beowulf received a gold-embroidered banner, a magnificent sword, helmet, and corslet, a goblet of gold, and eight fleet steeds. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race As her eyes fall upon the corslet, cut from her body with a sword, the sight smites upon her saddeningly, as a symbol. The Wagnerian Romances Where are they now, those fine lads in corslet and morgensterne, who played havoc with the casks in the Regenwalde cellar? John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Grant this strong hand to strike down the effeminate Phrygian, to rend and shatter the corslet, and defile in dust the locks curled with hot iron and wet with myrrh.' The Aeneid of Virgil But him he found in his chamber preparing his very beauteous armour, his shield and corslet, and fitting his curved bow. The Iliad of Homer (1873) He happened however to have on his horseman's corslet, so that he was distressed. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis My corslet—cloak—one hour and we are gone. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 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 Tibble had to go to this functionary at any rate, to obtain an order for payment for the corslets he had brought home. The Armourer's Prentices But at him Antiphus, of the varied corslet, the son of Priam, took aim through the crowd with a sharp spear. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Other Persians, equipped with corslets, to the number of three hundred, were in attendance on them. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis Henry White and Don Sany Southwell were prepared to do corslets 6d. cheaper, and the same with swords, but their swords are described as only "Irish hilts and belts to them." London and the Kingdom - Volume II “Yet, bethink thee, noble Saxon,” said the knight, “thou hast neither hauberk nor corslet, nor aught but that light helmet, vtarget, and sword.” The Literary World Seventh Reader A fiery spirit pulses in your veins, For thoughts that master, you have works that burn; The corslet of convention, that constrains The beating hearts of other maids, you spurn. Love's Comedy The rapid weapon penetrated the shining shield, and was fixed through the curiously-wrought corslet, and tore off all the skin from his sides. The Iliad of Homer (1873) He, hot for fight, the golden cuishes bound, And shook the spear, then put his corslet on, And strung the shield, and in his arms enwound, And gently through the helmet kissed his son. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Next morning Pedro was engaged in polishing his master's steel corslet and casque, while near by two or three sailors conferred in low tones. Days of the Discoverers And—forgive the boast, sir knight—thou shalt this day see the naked breast of a Saxon as boldly presented to the battle as ever you beheld the steel corslet of a Norman warrior.” The Literary World Seventh Reader The dying man struck him on the corslet, but Too soon a seaman hindered him; that good arm's strength he marred. Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days Through the shining shield passed the impetuous spear, and was fastened in his very ingeniously-wrought corslet, and from the opposite side the spear cut his tunic near the flank. The Iliad of Homer (1873) He spake, and through the midmost shield, o'erlaid With bull-hide, brass, and iron, welded hard, Whizzed the keen javelin, nor its course delayed, But pierced the broad breast through the corslet's guard. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor I will present to him my corslet bright Won from Asteropæus, edged around695 With glittering tin; a precious gift, and rare. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Ye straightway may enter Clad in corslets, cased in your helmets, 25 To see King Hrothgar. Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem A coat of mail: it is also called a corslet and cuirass. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science But Iphidamas smote him upon the belt, under the corslet; and he put his strength to it, relying on his strong hand. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Thereon he sets the helmet and the crest, Bedewed with gore, the javelins snapt in twain, And fits the corslet on the warrior's breast, Pierced in twelve places through the twisted chain. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor The Treaty of England with Douglas and the Celts was then ratified; but Douglas, advancing in front of Edward’s army to the Border, met old Bishop Kennedy in helmet and corslet, and was defeated. A Short History of Scotland Not so with the other When he clad in his corslet had equipped him for battle. Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem They have another kind of corslet, made like the corsets of our ladies, of splinters of hard wood interlaced with nettle twine. Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific And the mortal-destroying combat bristles with the long spears which they held, flesh-rending; and the brazen splendour from the gleaming helmets, the newly-burnished corslets, and the shining shields, coming together, dazzled their eyes. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Perhaps, too, some warlike captain, dressed in his buff-coat, with a corslet beneath it, accompanied the governor and counsellors. True Stories of History and Biography For him also he wrought a corslet brighter than a flame of fire, and a helmet with a golden crest. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories The evening sunshine fell upon their pennons of crimson, gold and blue, it gleamed upon helmet and corslet, upon lance and shield. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) Beards, plumes, and spangles in confusion rise, Whilst rocks of Cornish diamonds reach the skies; Crests, corslets, all the pomp of battle join In one effulgence, one promiscuous shine. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character But she herself guided it to that part where the golden clasps of the girdle bound it, and the double-formed corslet met. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Before I could get ready I received three passes, which, had I worn a doublet instead of that mailed corslet, would certainly have run me through. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series Red mantles had the Langbard's men, corslets ornamented, towering helms; girded they were with falchions, brown were their locks. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson He was struck by a javelin in the joint of his corslet, but received no hurt. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. Presently a man wearing a corslet and waving a sword dyed red with blood appeared at the window of the sick-room. For The Admiral With him the swift Abantes followed, with flowing locks behind, warriors skilled with protended spears of ash, to break the corslets on the breasts of their enemies. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Then Alessandro drew his sword, which he carried in its scabbard, and thrust at me in front, and struck me on the corslet, which for my good fortune was of double mail. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series She put on her golden corslet—no good meditated—ere herself she pierced, with the sword's point. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson It was the habit of his long soldier's life, unbending as the corslet he wore and enclosing his soul as the steel encased his body, proof against every cruelty, every unkindness, every insult. In the Palace of the King A Love Story of Old Madrid The valiant Indians who undertook this enterprise were about 5000, of whom 5000 were cavalry, 100 were armed with muskets, and 70 had corslets, all of which were plunder they had taken from the Spaniards. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. And he broke the cavity of the corslet, and the brazen weapon drank his entrails through; and falling in the dust, he seized the earth with the palm of his hand. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Over his breast, and with flaps over the shoulders, he will wear a corslet Of leather covered with hoop-like layers, or maybe scales, of iron or bronze. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul A king's daughter will on a mountain sleep, fair, in corslet cased, after Helgi's death. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson There, opposite her on the wall, was the portrait of a young man in a corslet who might have been M. Mandarin himself. The Grandissimes Every private in both armies felt a jealous share in their leader's reputation, and under every corslet beat the same emotions that inflamed the bosoms of the generals. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes But Idomeneus had struck, on the corslet, upon the breast near the pap, Hector rushing after Leïtus: the long spear, however, was broken at the socket; and the Trojans shouted. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Away with bayonet and with lance, With corslet, casque and sword; Our island king no war-horse needs, For on the sea he's lord. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 288, Supplementary Number He took thence the Oegis-helm, a golden corslet, the sword named Hrotti, and many precious things, all which he laid on Grani; but the horse would not proceed until Sigurd had mounted on his back. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson XV False Sextus rode out foremost, His look was high and bold; His corslet was of bison's hide, Plated with steel and gold. Lays of Ancient Rome "Yet, bethink thee, noble Saxon," said the knight, "thou hast neither hauberk, nor corslet, nor aught but that light helmet, target, and sword." Ivanhoe Then Ajax, indeed, pierced through his shield, equal on all sides, nor reached the flesh; for the corslet inside protected him. The Iliad of Homer (1873) And with this he wounded Eumenes under the bottom of his corslet in the groin, but in truth more frightened than hurt him; his blow being faint for want of strength. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans With his sword Gram he ripped the corslet from the upper opening downwards, and then through both sleeves. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Secretly he found himself a trifle awed by being looked down upon by the unchanging eyes of men in strange, rich garments—in corslet, ruff, and doublet, velvet, powder, curled love locks, brocade and lace. The Shuttle It were sin to doubt it, maiden," replied Ivanhoe; "and I repose myself on thy skill without further scruple or question, well trusting you will enable me to bear my corslet on the eighth day. Ivanhoe Him noble swift-footed Achilles smote rushing by, in the middle of the back, where the golden rings of his belt clasped together, and the doubled corslet met. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Tibble had to go to this functionary at any rate, to obtain an order for payment for the corslets he had brought home. The Armourer's Prentices He then took the corslet off from her, when she awoke, sat up and, on seeing Sigurd, said: 1. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Besides all these, the congregation contained a few soldiers, some in corslets and steel caps, some in buff, and others in red coats. Woodstock; or, the Cavalier We were all silent, Reuben meditating upon his new corslet, as I could see from his frequent glances at it; while Saxon, with his eyes half closed, was brooding over some matter of his own. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 But when he had finished the shield, large and solid, he next formed for him a corslet, brighter than the splendour of fire. The Iliad of Homer (1873) I took to arms, undaunted, too; Assumed the corslet, shield, and spear, And, like Pelides, smiled at fear. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes What has my corslet cut? why from sleep have I started? who has cast from me the fallow bands? The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Gird on thy sword!" exclaimed the preacher emphatically; "and was not that a pretty bit of steel as ever dangled from a corslet, or rung against a steel saddle? Woodstock; or, the Cavalier Again, the rhapsodists knew that the ancient heroes had no corslets—the old lays, we learn, never spoke of corslets—but they made them wear corslets of much splendour. Homer and His Age Above the cabinet, in a kind of niche, was a complete corslet of glittering steel, with a closed helmet, and flanked by gauntlets and battle-axes. Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey Hereward leapt aside, and spying an unguarded spot below the corslet, drove his sword deep into the giant's body, and rolled him over upon the sward. Hereward, the Last of the English Her corslet was as fast as if it had grown to her body. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson With the added suggestion of her goggles it reminded her pupil of the polished shell or corslet of a horrid beetle. What Maisie Knew Why are they so recklessly anachronistic and "up-to-date" with the corslets and greaves, and so staunchly but inconsistently conservative about keeping the huge shields? Homer and His Age The culices of South America have generally the wings, corslet, and legs of an azure colour, ringed and variegated with a mixture of spots of metallic lustre. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 It will crack a mail corslet as a nut-hatch cracks a nut. Hereward, the Last of the English Laughing Gudrun to the storehouse turned, the kings' crested helms from the coffers drew, their ample corslets, and to her sons them bore. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Casting the weapon aside, he grips her and tries to hurl her down, while her claws and teeth clash upon his corslet but cannot penetrate the steel rings. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World To take another instance, Pausanias describes the corslets of the neolithic Sarmatae, which he saw dedicated in the temple of Asclepius at Athens. Homer and His Age His weapons, lance, scimitar, and corslet of steel are dwelt upon with enthusiasm. Moorish Literature As he went, an arrow struck him sharply in the back, piercing the corslet, but hardly entering the flesh. Hereward, the Last of the English She rose embarrassed from her seat, like a swan on the waves, having a sword in her hand, a helmet on her head, and wearing a corslet. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Then the hero from his neck Put off a golden collar; to his thane, To the young warrior, gave it with his helm, Armlet and corslet; bade him use them well. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World It seems probable that Homer lived at a period when both huge shield and rather feeble corslet were in vogue. Homer and His Age The old archbishop of Toledo, and the cardinal Mendoza, who, like his reverend rival, had exchanged the crosier for the corslet, were to be seen on that day in the thickest of the mêlée. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 Martin Lightfoot took off his master's corslet, and, as well as the darkness would allow, bound up his wounds, which happily were not severe. Hereward, the Last of the English Its roof with spears is laid, its hall with shields is decked, with corslets are its benches strewed. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson So I am: Long as a heart against this corslet beats, So long may Philip slumber undisturbed; And as God's cherub guards the gates of heaven So doth Duke Alva guard your royal throne. Don Carlos We shall now examine some of the passages in which Mr. Leaf, mainly following Reichel, raises difficulties about corslets. Homer and His Age These, by their own desire, were not, on that memorable day, accoutred in the silver corslets which were the fashion of an idle court, but sheathed in mail and plate. Waverley Novels — Volume 12 You are like a polished corslet of steel; it shines more gaudily, but it is not a whit softer—nay, it is five times harder than a Glasgow breastplate of hammered iron. The Abbot Thou wilt strike with a keen sword, wilt the corslet sever with Fafnir's bane. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Glendinning, therefore, pushed on with his little troop, the more anxiously, as he perceived other stragglers, bearing Saint Andrew's cross upon their caps and corslets, flying apparently from the field of battle. The Monastery Indeed, one does not see how they could discover, in Asia, that corslets were not worn, five centuries earlier, on the other side of the sea. Homer and His Age A furious pass the spear of Ajax made Through the broad shield, but at the corslet stay'd. The Iliad It covered a corslet, which had once been of polished steel, fairly gilded, but was now somewhat injured with rust. The Abbot In the night went men, in studded corslets, their shields glistened in the waning moon. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Pikes struck against corslets, swords rang on helmets, and the ponderous battle-ax, falling with the weight of fate, cleft the uplifted target in twain. The Scottish Chiefs We are told that Aias and some other heroes are never spoken of as wearing corslets. Homer and His Age He said: Automedon at his command The corslet brought, and gave it to his hand. The Iliad He could see their followers mustering on horseback under their respective banners—the western sun glancing on their corslets and steel-caps as they moved to and fro, mounted or dismounted, at intervals. The Abbot They all wrought wi' steel, man; only the auld knights drilled holes wi' their swords in their enemies' corslets, and he saws nicks in his brass wheels. The Fortunes of Nigel Then taking from under her heavy mourning cloak a large pair of scissors, she signed to Berenger how to support his brother, while they relieved him of his corslet, sword-belt, and doublet. The Chaplet of Pearls But, at all events, he does see corslets, as in VII. Homer and His Age Before the ponderous stroke his corslet yields, Long used to ward the death in fighting fields. The Iliad Our cicada stood alert and spruce, waving his antenna with a sort of cavalier swagger, and every now and then making his corslet vibrate passionately. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel An English archer sent an arrow at her, which pierced her corslet and wounded her severely between the neck and shoulder. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo The strength of Baetis too removed the helm And stripped the corslet off, and staunched the foot Against the mossy maple, while they tore Their quivering lances from the hissing wound. Gebir It is a strong point with Mr. Leaf that "we never hear of the corslet in the case of Aias…." Homer and His Age Then near the corslet, at the monarch's heart, With all his strength, the youth directs his dart: But the broad belt, with plates of silver bound, The point rebated, and repell'd the wound. The Iliad On her white brow rested a glittering helmet,—her bosom heaved beneath a corslet of pale gold—she fixed her divine, dark eyes full upon his face and smiled! Thelma A fierce fight followed, showers of arrows fell upon the Englishmen, but they did little hurt, and glanced off for the most part harmless from their thick buff coats and steel corslets. This Country of Ours She looked white and trembled, but said no word to hinder them; only as she clasped Friedel's corslet, she entreated them to take fuller armour. The Dove in the Eagle's Nest The bronze corslet, he says, would not be "many glittering," but would reflect "a single star of light." Homer and His Age Then Ajax threw; Through Hector's shield the forceful javelin flew, His corslet enters, and his garment rends, And glancing downwards, near his flank descends. The Iliad His goodly greaves, fitted with silver clasps, he first girt round his legs, and next did on around his breast the well-dight starry corslet of the swift-footed son of Aiakos. The Iliad There are many places where my student’s serge gown will take me safely, where your corslet and lance would never find entrance. The Caged Lion He longed to see once more Baia's blue corslet, his house, his fountain and to rest on the white tiles of his his little cloister while he awaited money to be sent from France. Tartarin De Tarascon Secondly, if the contemporary corslets of the Iron Age were NOT "many glittering," practical corslet-wearing critics would ask the poet, "why do you call corslets 'many glittering'?" Homer and His Age Down their broad shoulders falls a length of hair; Their hands dismiss not the long lance in air; But with protended spears in fighting fields Pierce the tough corslets and the brazen shields. The Iliad Then the son of Priam smote Menelaos on the breast with his arrow, on the plate of the corslet, and off flew the bitter arrow. The Iliad With him they came, fleet of foot and wearing their hair long behind, brave warriors, who would ever strive to tear open the corslets of their foes with their long ashen spears. The Iliad But an arrow which pierced his corslet brought him to the ground, fainting with loss of blood. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest Possibly they were, but they had plenty of time wherein to be evolved long before the eighth century, Reichel's date for corslets. Homer and His Age Straight the broad belt with gay embroidery graced, He loosed; the corslet from his breast unbraced; Then suck'd the blood, and sovereign balm infused,133 Which Chiron gave, and Æsculapius used. The Iliad Nothing availed the corslet of bronze he was wont to wear, but he planted the spear fast in the midst of his belly. The Iliad The son of Priam hit the breastplate of Menelaus's corslet, but the arrow glanced from off it. The Iliad Doors opened silently as we passed, and grim fellows, in corslets and padded coats, peered out. The House of the Wolf; a romance One of these was the slatted cuirass or corslet, which was formed of a series of narrow slats of wood set side by side vertically and fastened in place by interfacings of raw hide. Homer and His Age Be said, and poised in air the javelin sent, Through Paris' shield the forceful weapon went, His corslet pierces, and his garment rends, And glancing downward, near his flank descends. The Iliad First upon his legs set he his greaves, beautiful, fastened with silver ankle-clasps; next upon his breast he donned the corslet of his brother Lykaon, and fitted it upon himself. The Iliad The helm was removed, the surcoat was stripped, and the steel corslet beneath it. The Path of the King He had a feather in his bonnet, and I saw a steel corslet gleam under his cloak, when some one held up a lanthorn to examine me the better. The House of the Wolf; a romance They fashioned very elegant corslets out of horses' hoofs, cutting them into scales like those of a pine cone, and sewing them on to cloth. Homer and His Age It cannot be through the keyhole, then," said Captain Dalgetty, "for my corslet would stick in the passage, were it possible that my head-piece could get through. A Legend of Montrose Small was he, with linen corslet, but with the spear he far outdid all the Hellenes and Achaians. The Iliad But why did men who were interpolating bronze corslets freely introduce bronze so seldom, if at all, as the material of greaves? Homer and His Age They were handsomely dressed, although some wore corslets over their satin coats or lace above buff jerkins. The House of the Wolf; a romance Even if the Mycenaeans did not evolve the corslet, there is no reason why, in the Homeric times, it should not have been evolved. Homer and His Age The temper of the corslet threw the point of the weapon upwards, but a deep wound took place between the neck and shoulder; and the force of the blow prostrated the bridegroom on the floor. A Legend of Montrose We may find "Mycenaean" corslets and greaves, but they are not in cremation burials. Homer and His Age Or why, if they knew them, did they not introduce them in the poems, which, we are told, they were filling with non- Mycenaean greaves and corslets? Homer and His Age They also knew, and the original poet, we are told, did not know bronze corslets and greaves. Homer and His Age For linen corslets, such as Homer mentions, in actual use and represented in works of art we consult Mr. Leaf on The Armour of Homeric Heroes.' Homer and His Age The gleam of the sunbeams upon his head-piece and corslet showed that he was in armour, and the purpose of the other travellers required that he should not pass unquestioned. A Legend of Montrose The theory of critics is that late poets introduced the bronze corslets and greaves with which they were familiar into the poems, but scrupulously abstained from alluding to the equally familiar small shields. Homer and His Age Thus the reciters, after all, did not spare "the old material" in the matter of corslets. Homer and His Age Shields never make corslets superfluous when men can manufacture corslets. Homer and His Age Mr. Leaf suggests that the white colour represents "a corslet not of metal but of linen," and cites Iliad, II. Homer and His Age The facts speak for themselves: the largest shields are not exclusive, so to speak, of corslets; the Homeric warriors used both, just as did Red Indians and the mediaeval chivalry of Europe. Homer and His Age The use of the aspis in Homer, therefore, throws no suspicion on the concomitant use of the corslet. Homer and His Age We have already alluded to this passage, but must add that Parkman, describing from French archives a battle of Illinois against Iroquois in 1680, speaks of "corslets of tough twigs interwoven with cordage." Homer and His Age The more he knew of corslets, the less would he mention an impossible circumstance in connection with a corslet. Homer and His Age The corslets were of linen, embroidered in cotton and gold. Homer and His Age Again, in many cases the late poets, by the theory—though it is they who bring the corslets in—leave the corslets out! Homer and His Age The critics are in the same quandary as to iron and bronze as traps them in the case of large shields, small bucklers, greaves, and corslets. Homer and His Age If the poet knew so little as Reichel supposed his omission of corslets is explained. Homer and His Age But we ask why, if an editor or rhapsodist went through the Iliad introducing corslets, he so often left them out, where the critics detect their absence because they are not mentioned? Homer and His Age The linen corslet lasted into the early sixth century B.C. Homer and His Age Thus the corslet scarcely ever, by itself, protects a hero; it never protects him against an unspent spear; even when his shield stands between his corslet and the spear both are sometimes perforated. Homer and His Age Why did not these late poets, it is asked, make him take off his corslet, if he had one, as well as his shield? Homer and His Age We next learn that no corslet occurs in the Odyssey, or in Iliad, Book X., called "very late": Mr. Leaf suggests that it is of the seventh century B.C. Homer and His Age Why did they leave corslets out, while their predecessors and contemporaries were introducing them all up and down the Iliad? Homer and His Age But Homeric corslets did not, as a rule, avail to keep out a spear driven by the hand at close quarters, or powerfully thrown from a short distance. Homer and His Age It is more important that no corslet is mentioned in Nestor's arms in his tent. Homer and His Age On the corslet, as we have seen, Mr. Leaf now writes as a disciple of Reichel. Homer and His Age The three spies put on no corslets, as far as we can affirm, their object being to remain inconspicuous and unburdened with glittering bronze greaves and corslets. Homer and His Age In these circumstances alone the heroes of the Iliad are unequipped, certainly, with bronze helmets, corslets, and bronze greaves. Homer and His Age Even the later Greek corslets do not look as if they could resist a heavy spear wielded by a strong hand. Homer and His Age They did follow it as to chariots and shields; as to corslets and greaves they reversed it. Homer and His Age As regards armour, controversy is waged over the shield, corslet, and bronze greaves. Homer and His Age In Homer the shield is of leather, plated with bronze, and of bronze is the corslet. Homer and His Age No shields of bronze plating and no bronze corslets have been found in Mycenaean excavations. Homer and His Age So far, and not further, the Homeric corslet was serviceable. Homer and His Age Meanwhile they are accused of introducing the bronze corslets and other defensive armour of their own period. Homer and His Age This becomes plain as soon as we trace the evolution of shields and corslets in ages when the bow played a great part in war. Homer and His Age No "practicable" breastplates, hauberks, corslets, or any things of the kind have so far been discovered in graves of the Mycenaean prime. Homer and His Age "The bronze chiton," says Helbig, "is only a poetic phrase for the corslet." Homer and His Age A weak point is the argument that Homer says back or breast was pierced, without mentioning the corslet, whence it follows that he knew no corslets. Homer and His Age Yet occasionally the corslet saves a man when the spear has gone through the shield. Homer and His Age The poet, therefore, sometimes gives us a man pierced in a part which the corslet covers, without mentioning the flimsy article that could not keep out a spear. Homer and His Age "He still had his corslet," the critics say, "so how could he be naked? or, if he had no corslet, this is a passage uncontaminated by the late poets of the corslet age." Homer and His Age Now certainly Hector was wearing a corslet, which he had taken from Patroclus: that is the essence of the story. Homer and His Age Mr. Leaf reckons these lines "probably an interpolation to turn the linen chiton, the rending of which is the sign of triumph, into a bronze corslet." Homer and His Age But if the Odyssey and Iliad, Book X., are really very late, their authors and interpolators were perfectly familiar with Ionian corslets. Homer and His Age These poets of the Iliad are all wrong: at the date of the Mycenaean prime, as every educated man knows, corslets were not yet in fashion. Homer and His Age Another plan is to maintain that if the poet does not in any case mention a corslet, there was no corslet. Homer and His Age Thus in V. 99, an arrow strikes Diomede "hard by the right shoulder, the plate of the corslet." Homer and His Age If they speak of huge shields only because they are conservative archaeologists, then, on the other hand, they speak of corslets and greaves because they are also reckless innovators. Homer and His Age That corslets are usually taken for granted as present by the poet, even when they are not explicitly named, seems certain. Homer and His Age The corslet, as well as the shield, must be intended. Homer and His Age I do not see that an inefficient corslet would protect the hip joint. Homer and His Age Homer seems to describe what he saw: shields, often of great size, made of leather, plated with bronze, and suspended by belts; and, for body armour, feeble bronze corslets and zosters. Homer and His Age We see a "corslet with a projecting rim"; that rim is called zoma and holds the zoster. Homer and His Age At other times they are said to introduce recklessly part of the military gear of their own age, the corslets, while sternly excluding the bucklers. Homer and His Age Then why does he scout tradition in the matter of greaves and corslets, while he sometimes actually goes behind tradition to find Mycenaean things unknown to the original poets? Homer and His Age They are equally familiar with bronze corslets, so, reckless this time of tradition, they thrust them even into rhapsodies which are centuries older than their own day. Homer and His Age They pleased the critical warriors, on the other hand, by introducing the corslets and greaves which every military man of their late age possessed. Homer and His Age |
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