| 单词 | pennon |
| 例句 | Torch flames fluttered like pennons along the walls, and here and there the odd torch guttered out. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Pale red pennons trailed from the ends of a few lances, but many more carried battle-axes and great- swords and shields hacked half to splinters. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Outside the Merchant’s House a trestle table had been set up in the shade and decorated with striped blue-and-white pennons that fluttered at every breath of air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The cloths strained against the scaffolding of barricade and pavilion, and the pennons lay taut on the wind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there were pennons floating from the tops of the tents, and sheaves of spears leaning against them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The poet's praise of "mast, and helm, and pennon fair" seems a misjudged distraction. Poem of the week: Casabianca by Felicia Dorothea Hemans 2011-07-25T10:59:41Z The mitre and cross had no more scruple than the knightly pennon to be seen in the forefront of battle. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z There were fourteen who were to adventure forth under Billy's pennon. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z Soon after I arrived a squadron of the body-guard rode up from the city, carrying red-and-green pennons on long staffs, and halted before the gates of the palace. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Upon the pennons of the knights, penoncels of the squires, and banners of the barons and bannerets, the army formed, or, in modern phrase, dressed its line. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z As for the American standard, it does not exist, save as a vacillating pennon. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z A lively young bull was turned into the arena, and was followed by a number of lively youths, armed only with light staves whereon fluttered blood-red pennons. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z Such an array--so many thousand men, gay with steel, and a thousand pennons--seemed to the eye to be invincible; and I looked for the enemy. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z I saw a fluttering movement of pennons; the sultan had emerged from the palace and was descending by the hidden road to perform his devotions. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Up to that period flags were, as a rule, small in size, and they usually terminated in points, like the more modern pennon. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z Again, two followers of A, whom we will call C and D, imitating their chief’s example, assume similar devices for their shields and pennons. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z Three hundred lances down they come, their pennons flickering white; Down go three hundred Moors to earth, a man to every blow; And, when they wheel, three hundred more, as charging back they go. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Rows of kettles and piles of arms proclaimed it, and lines of pennons that stretched almost as far as the eye could reach. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z There were flags and pennons, and the serried bayonets wore a warlike look. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z The same force might be arrayed by a knight under a pennon, but his accepting a banner bound him to bring out that number at least. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z The Dragon must not be confounded with the usual pennon, or standard of an army, as it was employed in addition to it. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z The work shall be of Blanche’s tears, of Blanche’s blood the ground, Such pennon shall they weave for thee, such sacrifice be found.” Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z A few pennons fluttered from the eaves, or before the doors. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Oh, I heard you like a tyrant in the valley; Your ruffian hosts shook the young, blossoming orchards; You clapped rude hands, hallooing round the chimney, And white your pennons streamed along the river. The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z In many of the illuminations of MSS. in the fifteenth century we also find a gold dragon on a red pennon, as one of the ensigns in the French armies. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z The French frequently carried a red pennon, embroidered with a dragon of gold. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z When they return to their canoes the whole army advances, the novices armed with spears decorated with pennons bringing up the rear. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z What shall I tell you; for a single knight on the one side Charles could number thirty pennons. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z A little northward, great yellowish piles of lumber loomed, tier after tier, with big sloops moored beside them, and with one acute red pennon, on one slim mast, blown out bright against the darkening air. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z But in early times no knight displayed a pennon who had not followers to defend it—the mounting of this ensign being a matter of privilege, not of obligation. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z The rays of the sun danced and sparkled upon ten thousand lance-points; the feeble breeze picked up ten thousand pennons and fluttered them into a white-and-scarlet cloud. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z The ships were furnished with "castles," fore and aft; they carried gay pennons and were richly stored. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z Up! up! with the crimson battle flag, let the blue pennon fly; Our steeds are stamping proudly, they hear the battle cry! Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z On you come, lance and rifle, pennon and feather glistening in the rare morning light, swaying in the wild grace of your peerless horsemanship; nearer, till I mark the very ornament on your leader's shield. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z The Penoncel, which was carried by the esquire, was the diminutive of the pennon, being one-half its breadth. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z Aunt Mollie’s pink feather streamed into the breeze like a pennon of triumph. Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls 2011-09-17T02:00:26.183Z The banner of La Prairie and the pennons of the Sault floated above the crowd on either side of the highly adorned cross, at the foot of which was a painting of the Christian heroine. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z The death of honor was the death he craved, To die where weapons clashed and pennons waved, To welcome Freedom o’er the opening impetuous grave, And live for aye! Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z Incidentally, the writing used in “America” is more fluent—running into dainty pennons and fluttering streamers of decoration—than any used before. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z We learn from the "Siege of Carlaverock" that a pennon hung out by the besieged was the signal for a parley. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z And sing, O purple pennons that unfold Beneath the bronze-tipped menace of the spears! His Lady of the Sonnets 2011-09-10T02:00:23.740Z At Mile End they were arrayed under “two banners, and many pennons,” drew out willingly into two lines at Richard’s bidding, and made an orderly bargain with him. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z "My dear Philip, you never congratulated me last night; pray do so now!" cried Lady Marabout, delightedly, wiping her pen on the pennon, which a small ormolu knight obligingly carried for that useful purpose. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z An airy structure pitched beneath the tower appeared in the morning surmounted by a red pennon fluttering in the air, and frantic to be free. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The bloody and evil eyes glared round on every side as the great creature heaved itself into the air, the long "feather" of silky hair about its fetlocks waving like the pennons of lances. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z Some white garments, hanging upon a line to dry, fluttered like triumphal pennons in the direction from which a number of persons was slowly approaching the apple-tree. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z O'er the cold Earth she breathed a tender sigh— The maples sang and flung their banners high, Their crimson-tasselled pennons, and the elm Bound his dark brows with a green-crested helm. Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z All alike called her their love, each one wore her favour, whether ring or sleeve or pennon, and each cried her name in the tourney. Tales from the Old French 2011-07-09T02:00:12.200Z “Frenetic to be free,” like the pennon, is in this sense the concentration of its meaning. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The latter was astir, and he could easily make out a sea of plumed crests and painted countenances, even to the colour of the pennons floating from the lance-heads. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z At the doors of several were planted lances and spears, with plumes and pennons depending from them. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z The Princess and her retinue were already streaming along with the gay pennons of hope on their way to the shining Italy. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Each sentry held a staff or long pennon, to the top of which was tied one of the hateful red cloths. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z That she had pride was plain enough—the fine pride of courage; the pride of a slim, strong young tree that stands firm in winds that tear and beat, flaunting a brave green pennon. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Gaudy pennons fluttered on long rows of poles strung together with festoons. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z Her dress, her banner and pennon, were inquired about. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z With soiled shield and trailing pennon, he was returning into the town. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Ha," said he, "I will pluck one from this sable feather, which has been the terrible pennon under which his dark crimes have been perpetrated. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z He had heard things said, a word dropped here and there—mostly by women, and he knew that harsh winds had begun to blow round the young slim tree with the brave green pennon. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z In all, thirty-seven pennons borne on lances by various knights are represented in the Bayeux tapestry, and of these twenty-eight have triple points, whilst others have two, four or five. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z "Did you not tell them to carry their pennons boldly, and they would have good luck?" Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z Soon his sides were covered with little javelins, each having a gaudy pennon on its end waving in the wind. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z He was buried as an Esquire with pennon and coat armour 217 and four dozen scutcheons, and all the craft of printers, stationers, and booksellers followed him to his grave. Fine Books 2011-03-08T03:00:40.363Z I should add that eight thousand Italian municipalities sent a deputation carrying their local pennons to the square of Santa Croce, where a statue of Dante was unveiled, amid thunderous applause, to popular gaze. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z The devices on these pennons are very varied and distinctive, although the date is prior to the period in which heraldry became definitely established. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z Had not the Knights, her companions, their pennons made after the pattern of hers? Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z At 10,000 yards he hit her again and again, and she turned to flee, with the flames streaming out from her like blood-red pennons. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z In peace time the troopers of this regiment wear blue tunics with red fronts and cuffs, helmets with square-cut tops and red feathery plumes, and carry long, slender lances with red and white pennons. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z An attendant handed him his lance, 128 with its glittering pennon. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z The principal varieties of flags borne during the middle ages were the pennon, the banner and the standard. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z Had she not told them that such pennons would be lucky? Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z It vanished for a few moments in the tunnel below Oberstein, and then, appearing once more, rolled smoothly onward, the smoke from the gaily-decorated locomotive floating backward like a pennon. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z A broad band of white cambric encircled their hats, and streamed away behind in two pennons nearly a yard in length. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z For example, a troop of dragoons clattered past, in blue steel hats, dark blue tunics, red breeches, black boots; and I saw the sparkle of his eyes at the four red pennons they carried. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z In a few cases a three-forked pennon flutters at the end. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" The barons had their standards and the knights their pennons. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) Ban�neret, formerly, in England, a knight made on the field of battle as a reward for bravery, with the ceremony of cutting off the point of his pennon and making it a banner. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis On came the advancing squadrons in splendid array, moving in solid masses of men and horse, each lance tipped with its gay and fluttering pennon. History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 It had a tiny altar with four tapers, and a blue-and-white pennon with a device upon it. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Still the air was calm, and scarcely a puff of wind fluttered the gay pennons of the knights. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. And in its tranquil autumns We halt to re-enforce Our tattered scarlet pennons With valor and resource. Later Poems There they halted, and the gayly painted staff, with its fluttering red pennon, was held upright. Campmates A Story of the Plains The Fretta lay quaint as an orchid in the shadow, all red cushions and glowing fruit, with the Italian flag at her stern, and the pennon of the Amaldi at her prow. Shadows of Flames A Novel Hatless and entranced, the Rector was roaming from one cohort of green spears to another, each one of which would soon be flying the pennons of Spring. Plashers Mead A Novel Over the white tents fluttered the pennons of the knights, and before the pavilions of the princes were hoisted their several standards, rich in gold and silver embroidery. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. In the bow a fluttering pennon proclaimed it a belonging of the Dutch. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes Into the safe retreat of these illuminated parchments, all the banners and pennons, lances, crests, and tapestries, knights and horses under clanking mail, had time—and but just time—to withdraw. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 The two tails of the pointed pennon carried by ordinary knights were cut off, and the flag thus made square. Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield In 1388 Douglas captured Hotspur Percy’s pennon in a skirmish near Newcastle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" With frantic eagerness he hoisted the white pennon of his shirt and coat, thanking Heaven that the gaff was so long. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life And the man with a red pennon carried behind him might have been the umpire. The Wouldbegoods Belisarius's former good fortune is fluttering over the pennons at our mast-heads: the gods themselves are blinding the Vandals; they are depriving them of their reason, consequently they must desire their destruction. The Scarlet Banner The pole is planted in a mound of earth, and has affixed to it St. George’s red-cross banner and a white pennon or streamer with a forked end. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Ah! he is gone; but, hark! a rustling sound Is heard, and, bright above the eastern cliffs, Behold, a glorious angel's pennons spread. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 In her piratical cruises, she flew any pennon which policy dictated, while Elijah took refuge under letters of marque. The Vision of Elijah Berl The Earl of Douglas had a long conflict with Sir Henry Percy, and in it, by gallantry of arms, won his pennon, to the great vexation of Sir Henry and the other English.” Border Raids and Reivers O'er the cold earth she breathed a tender sigh,— The maples sang and flung their banners high, Their crimson-tasseled pennons, and the elm Bound his dark brows with a green-crested helm. Blooms of the Berry The distance was arrayed in every shade of blue, and from the sombre bosom of the sea waved countless pennons of varied hue from numerous fleets. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. For the centre of the string, which was of twenty-four pennons, he made two all of white taffeta without any fringe, on which he painted two figures of S. Bartholomew, each two braccia high. Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 07 (of 10) Tribolo to Il Sodoma I was in command of the battalion of Uhlans, and we made a gallant show, in our scarlet dolmans, our lances, with their scarlet pennons, catching the sun like points of fire. Francezka I will fix your pennon before my tent, and shall see if you venture to take it away.” Border Raids and Reivers The Northern Lights were streaming across the heavens like huge pennons flung out into a strong breeze. The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon As for the sufferer, hope stirred anew in him as he turned his head towards the flaming pennons of good cheer, while the fire, prospering gayly, feathered its nest with scarlet down. Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl It is better to loose a pennon than two or three hundred knights and squires, and put all the country to adventure.’” The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries "By God, Earl of Douglas," replied Hotspur, "you shall not even bear it out of Northumberland; be assured you shall never have this pennon to boast of." In the Border Country In time of war, its bulwarks were advertised by pennons of white tapa; and the aged, the children, and the poorer-hearted of the women of the district awaited there the issue of the battle. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) The big red sun was slipping down a flame-wreathed sky, touching with fire the ragged pennons of a blue-black storm cloud hanging sullenly to the northward, and making an indescribable splendor in the far southwest. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas Miss Roxy ran to the window, and saw dancing and courtesying on the blue waves the little pinnace, with its fanciful pink pennon fluttered gayly by the indiscreet and flattering wind. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine With equal spirit the Earl Douglas invited him that night to his lodging to seek for his pennon. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries On his lance he bore a red pennon; a tress of my hair served him for a belt, from which hung his sword. Tales from the Lands of Nuts and Grapes Spanish and Portuguese Folklore The trumpeters wore crimson hats; and the banners, pennons, and streamers were fringed with silk, and "beaten with gold." Old and New London Volume I From the topmost turret a tiny pennon floating; in the gateway a knight on horseback, nearly as large as the pennon, with fairy lance couched. The Wooing of Calvin Parks The Kaiserliks fled, but the long, blue lances, with their red pennons, were swifter than they, and many a white coat was pierced from behind. The Conscript A Story of the French war of 1813 Another important adjunct to the equipment of a knight was the pennon; an ensign or streamer formed of silk, linen, or stuff, and fixed to the top of the lance. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries The sun turned her red hair to a golden radiance about her; the wind, catching the heavy locks, blew them out like fluttering red-gold pennons. Anxious Audrey The beams were hung with a few pennons and ship-ensigns, and on the dais were placed a half-dozen chairs. Nuala O'Malley But the old pennon is down, as you see. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) There is an immense store of armour of all sorts, pennons, lances, trappings, and all the details of the wars of the middle ages. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign Little did the “gentle Kate” anticipate this catastrophe when her fairy fingers with proud and loving alacrity embroidered on the flowing pennon the inspiring watchword of her chivalric husband and his noble family—Esperance. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries As an army rather, with thrilling bugles and the Mexican eagle aloft, and regiment numbers in gold on pennons of brightest red! The Missourian He was brought into our lines later, and I was lucky enough to secure the pennon from his lance as a souvenir. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. What bliss to gaze into the smooth gurgling wake of a good deed, while the comely bark sails on with floating pennon! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 Sirs, I tell you the Mayor of London brought only barges and pennons and targets to her honour. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court In distinction to the red of the artillerymen and the blue of the Hoplites, these curious cavalrymen wore brilliant crests of yellow feathers, and from their lance tips fluttered tiny pennons of that same color. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 On his burnished helmet he wore a profusion of white and sable feathers, and on his lance streamed a pennon of the same colours. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. His lordly ships of ice Glistened in the sun; On each side, like pennons wide, Flashing crystal streamlets run. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 The purple pennons sailed away and sank out of sight, caught, doubtless, upon the brambles of the intervening plain. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 A bustle of men running, calling, and making pennons ready, began beyond the archway in the quadrangle. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court Olaf came homeward in great glee, and on entering Loch Ewe from the outer sea, the white pennon of success flapped gaily in the wind. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland The high balconies of the city were hung with costly drapery, and the turrets of the magnificent palaces adorned with a profusion of large waving banners and gay pennons. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. Each marcher bore a tall staff from which flew a tiny pennon of the same color as his chief garment. The God in the Box The sumac's garnet pennons where I lie Are mingled with the tansy's faded gold; Fleet hawks are screaming in the light-blue sky, And fleet airs rushing cold. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 It was headed by a band of knights in resplendent but rather extravagant armour, carrying lances with streaming pennons. In Brief Authority The prince took with him two pennons, a black and a white. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland He very often painted pennons for trumpets, banners for the Castle, and those of the fleet of the Militant Order; and he executed hangings, tabards, door-curtains, and the most insignificant works of art. Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 06 (of 10) Fra Giocondo to Niccolo Soggi In the first ranks galloped the giants of the Eighth Cuirassiers, Colonel Guiot de la Rochere at their head; the Ninth Cuirassiers thundered behind them; then came the lancers under a torrent of red-and-white pennons. The Maids of Paradise See the gray pennons I prepare, To seek my true-love through the air! Lady of the Lake From every side floated banners and pennons, her deck rail and her flag-staff were covered with green boughs, Old Boys fairly swarmed the decks from stem to stern. The End of the Rainbow And now new swarms, like flocks of finches, plover, and starlings, swarms of bright plumes and pennons shone bright upon the hills and came down into the meadows. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 Slowly the fog lifted, the sun came dazzling down upon the sea, and out into the open bay they sailed with the pennon streaming in the morning wind. Moods An Uhlan, dismounted, stood on guard below the steps, his lance at a “present,” the black-and-white swallow-tailed pennon drooping from the steel point. The Maids of Paradise The Guard, with scattered pennons flying, were drawn up at the lower end of the parade ground. A Modern Mercenary He kissed her hand where she did stand, he kissed her lips also, And "Bring forth," he cries, "my pennon, for to Paris I must go." Mediaeval Tales Lances with red pennons, muskets, carbines and double-barrelled guns were hanging from the saddle-bows. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora Every junk is covered with great pennons of silk in the most startling colors, whilst from every available space small oblong pieces of paper, with characters written on them, flutter to the breeze. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 From high battlements stream the pennons of the noble race, announcing rare festivities to all the country round. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Even before we landed we could see the ruins of their villas deep in the clear waters of the bay, fish gliding through arches and the seaweed waving its pennons from the walls. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) In the "Betrayal" there is the same violent crowd with spears and pennons, surging round the Christ. Luca Signorelli The three servants that followed—with faces blackened by dust and sun, and half savage figures—carried long lances adorned with scarlet pennons, and lazos hung coiled from the pommels of their saddles. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora And still the sea spread out glassy, motionless, and the pennon hung limp on the mainmast. A Victor of Salamis They advanced in regular order to their ground, each lord under his banner and pennon and in the centre of his men. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 The houses along its course were hung with brilliant draperies; flags and pennons should wave, martial music bray, and salvos of artillery were to be fired at frequent intervals. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) Dashed in with a few broad touches, as a modern impressionist might paint, the scene of the camp is most natural, with its groups of soldiers and marching troops with raised lances and fluttering pennons. Luca Signorelli Squadron after squadron, fifteen or twenty in number, advanced with pennons flying and banners waving in the breeze. My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France Ten pennons whipped from her masts, and the cry of horns, tambours, and kettledrums blended with the shoutings of her crew. A Victor of Salamis And thus actually flourishing my two pennons, and getting my grip of the men, in either hand, I find a notable thing concerning my two flags. Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving It is Chigi's yacht," said Raphael, "that is his pennon which flaps from the mast, and Chigi himself is standing at the stern waving his cap to us. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) Soon he reached Ferdinand, who was stationed near a mosque surrounded by all the glory of his Court, pennons flying, and knights in their magnificent array. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia Anyhow, the pair of trousers, that cloven pennon, ought to have floated in fancy over my head as the banner of Europe or the League of Nations. What I Saw in America "Otho is already in sight; his pennons have been seen by the look-out on the city towers." Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times In twenty minutes the Kent was helpless; her crew were prisoners; and the saucy pennon of France fluttered where once had waved the proud ensign of Great Britain. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure He saw the streamers of the rigging blow Straight out like pennons from the splintered mast, Then, all sense dimmed, all was an icy blast. Modern British Poetry A faded band of ribbon, half detached from the crown, fluttered like a tattered pennon in the April wind. Stories of Many Lands He could see the tops of pikes and pennons amid the tree trunks. Privy Seal His Last Venture Ah no! those heads in mockery crowned, Those pennons gay with roses bound, Hie not to a scene of gladness— Theirs is mirth that ends in madness! Enthusiasm and Other Poems The sun rays streamed over the old, Spanish town, gilding the pinnaces and spires of the churches, shining brightly upon the flapping pennons of Britisher and Don. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure They approached, with their tops filled with cross-bowmen and engineers, the decks covered with men-at-arms, and with the banners and pennons of different knights and commanders flying from every mast. 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 Great Cæsar led her legions forth From victory on to victory, And hung her royal pennons high In tower, palace-hall, and throne; The Roman sceptre swayed the globe. The Sylvan Cabin A Centenary Ode on the Birth of Lincoln and Other Verse That pennon of shack-smoke, dotting the northern horizon, seemed to become something valorous and fine. The Prairie Mother With mast, and helm, and pennon fair, That well had borne their part! As We Sweep Through The Deep The Prince Frederick had at last caught the breeze, and came bouncing by, her little pennons fluttering like so many silk stockings on a clothes-line. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure In the course of one such pompous expedition on the river, the little fleet from Mousseaux, sailing on a shimmering mirror of silken awnings and ducal pennons, had gone somewhat further than usual. The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 Thus arrayed and armed, with the gold fringe of his white pennon floating over his shoulders, Roland rode out on his fiery "Veillantif"; and his men, as with one voice, exclaimed,— "We will follow thee!" With Spurs of Gold Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds No lines of well-trimmed "green-eyed" houses looked on, nor boats with their dancing pennons and bright forms shone gallantly on the waves. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Overhead the Northern lights flung their ragged pennons across the zenith, with a ghostly echo of rustling. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest But at last he had won, and the victorious pennon of the Privateer fluttered triumphant over the battered hulks which barely floated upon the spar-strewn water. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Broad orange pennons streamed out of the west. Stubble And I see my brethren's lances gleam, And their pennons wave by the mountain stream, And their plumes to the glad wind float. With Spurs of Gold Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds Lances with gay pennons, sabres, guns, and other weapons were seen on all sides, glancing under the sunbeams. The Tiger Hunter Venetian masts, flying pennons, countless trophies and miniature shields, with varied mottoes and many kinds of loyal wishes, were seen all along the route. The Life of King Edward VII with a sketch of the career of King George V In an hour’s time the guns of the Englishman were silent and a white pennon fluttered from the mizzen-mast. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure All the galleys of the central squadron flew blue pennons as their distinguishing flag. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima There was a flash of red and white pennons, the glitter of steel lances and a glimpse of bottle-green coats as half a sotnia of Cossacks swept the street clear. The Book of All-Power Thereon were flowers and pennons hung, And loud the monarch's praise was sung. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse From the limbs hang graceful pennons of Spanish moss, festooned at the sides, waved by every wind, changing in every light. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science While the silken pennons flutter; as the frozen halyards strain; Comes the growling old-world mutter, the voice of the million slain: Keep to your manly war games; keep to your warrior’s play. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure All the flagships had as a distinctive mark a long red pennon at the foremast-head. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima The sentries grounded their pikes and stood rigidly as the ducal escort rode through the gate, the pennons on their lances flying with the breeze of their passage. Millennium High o'er the roofs gay pennons played; Tabour and drum loud music made; Fresh water cooled the royal road, And flowers in bright profusion glowed. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Now one sees glitter of steel and gleam of pennon to the west, as Waller is beat back at Newbridge on the Isis, above Eynsham. Oxford So three hundred and thirty thousand mice went forth, armed with swords, guns, and spears; and with flags and pennons bravely flying. The Cat and the Mouse A Book of Persian Fairy Tales Several shots had struck the huge galley that flew the flag of the Capitan-Pasha, Ali, a white pennon sent from Mecca, embroidered in gold with verses of the Koran. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima First came the well-mounted Clunes Lancers, in their light blue and white uniforms, 150 strong, blue and white pennons fluttering from their long lances. A Boy's Voyage Round the World His pennon waved mid glittering gold And bright the wheels with jewels rolled, By long and fierce devotion won That car was splendid as the sun. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse An officer, followed by a lancer, who carried a white pennon on his lance-point, entered the street from the north. Lorraine A romance Their steeds Are fleet, arms gleaming; bright the pennons float Above their helms: The foe once found, they give Them certain battle. La Chanson de Roland : Translated from the Seventh Edition of Léon Gautier He had so lately suffered so much from dark-hued things flying above him that he was suspicious of that pennon's intentions, and felt it necessary to observe its movements with the closest heedfulness. Viking Boys But before night’s darkness is altogether on they see a mounted troop, filing by twos, out from among the toldos, with lances carried aloft, and pennons floating over their heads—surely the cuarteleros. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The giant chief with rage inflamed His darts at Ráma's pennon aimed; But when they touched the chariot made By heavenly hands their force was stayed. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse The old knight rode a fine charger, and was preceded by his standard-bearer, carrying a pennon of bright blue, whereon were embroidered his master’s arms—sable, a bend or, between six scallops of the second. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century Composed of Bretons the sixth squadron was: Full forty thousand chevaliers are they; Barons in mien when mounted thus, each lance In rest, its pennon rolled. La Chanson de Roland : Translated from the Seventh Edition of Léon Gautier While on the top of this ridge, Rush's regiment of lancers, with lances in rest and pennons gaily fluttering beneath the spear heads, cantered past the regiment. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac The Red, Red Rose, on thy banner glows, on his pennon gleams the White, And the bitter feud, that ye both have rued, forbids ye to unite. Rookwood The royal street he traversed, where Waved flag and pennon to the air, And, as with joy the car he drove, He let his eyes delighted rove. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse There is an ermine pennon, and the foremost knight hath a circlet on his helm.” The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century On goes the brave Rollánd, his lance borne up Skyward, beneath its point a pennon bound, Snow-white, whose fringes flap his hand. La Chanson de Roland : Translated from the Seventh Edition of Léon Gautier The pendent branches waved along the fluid glades until every vista seemed to break through half-lucent ranks of many-coloured drooping silken pennons. Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Mystic-Humorous Stories In twenty minutes a broken, straggling, feeble group of horsemen returned; the red pennons still fluttered, but I knew that they were redder for the blood that dyed them. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War Closer they came, and we could distinguish the pennons and glittering points of their spears. The Scalp Hunters Their glittering armour, and the pennons of their lances, gave them a gay and attractive appearance. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico 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 “By their pennons, and the sombre appearance which pervades their ranks, I suspect that they are English.” The Lily of Leyden Another, of the same date, has the shield supported by an armed man, without any banner, but having a lance with a long pennon charged with the Crescent badge of Percy, No. 412, p. The Handbook to English Heraldry But no; the long lances and streaming pennons at once dissipated the hope: there was not a lance in the American army. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Fastened to the towers are four tall flagstaves—two on either side of the gate—and from them float gaily-coloured pennons. Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt Spears, Hauberks and helms, shields painted with bright flowers, Gold pennons all ablaze with glitt'ring hues. La Chanson de Roland : Translated from the Seventh Edition of Léon Gautier Her long black hair was streaming out behind her; she was waving a length of teletype tape as though it were a pennon. Masters of Space Over the marshland none can see Your scarlet pennon fair; O, leave the Easterlings alone, Because of my golden hair. The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems The Christian squadrons paraded with flying pennons in the valley which lay between the armies. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 Strange monstrous men on fantastic war-mounts, long spears and fluttering pennons. The Hills of Home Their scarfs shall be pennons for lancers, We'll tie up our flowers with their curls, Their plumes will make fans for dancers, Their tears shall be set with pearls. Ionica The day signals consisted partly of brightly colored pennons and flags, which were to serve only when, shadowed by clouds or other obstructions, the full sunlight could not fall upon the ship. Edison's Conquest of Mars He entered the battle under the neutral and not over-colorful pennon of Albert: his mother could thus call him "Bertie," and think, not too remotely, of her parent on the stock exchange. On the Stairs The large peroquas, in which were Philip and Krantz, with the native commanders, were gaily decorated with streamers and pennons of all colours, that flowed out and snapped with the fresh breeze. The Phantom Ship All at once there was a fluttering of pennons, and the lances of the little Mexican force dropped from the perpendicular to the level, the spear-points glistening like lightning in the evening sun. The Silver Canyon A Tale of the Western Plains On she came through the foam, closer and closer, every mast standing, but the sails that had been set torn to rags, that streamed out like tattered pennons, and whipped and beat about the yards. Menhardoc “Then, for their arms,” he continued, “a long light lance, without pennon.” Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East “Yes, sir,” I cried breathlessly, and with my heart throbbing heavily, “the junk has run up a little pennon to her mast-head.” Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser Let every color fly, Every pennon flaunt in pride; Wave, Starry Flag, on high! Our American Holidays: Lincoln's Birthday A Comprehensive View of Lincoln as Given in the Most Noteworthy Essays, Orations and Poems, in Fiction and in Lincoln's Own Writings The barb and bloody pennon came out on the opposite side. The Rifle Rangers They will wait till the last lance pennon sinks below the horizon. The Lone Ranche Her main-mast clean gone, her tackle dishevelled as a wood-nymph’s hair; with flags and sails and pennons blown away, guns rusted in their ports, and the very helm refusing to turn. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess We stand on tiptoe and wave our hands and shout as the long train rushes by at a terrific speed, leaving its pennon of smoke behind. The Promised Land Aunt Mollie's pink feather streamed into the breeze like a pennon of triumph. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Lancers, with gay trappings and long pennons, appeared through the openings of the hills. The Rifle Rangers The gaily-apparelled lancers, with their plumes, pennons, and tassels, representing the sprites and sylphides of the pantomime, are succeeded by men who look real life. The Lone Ranche In front went three trumpeters on horseback, with the pennon of England drooping from their trumpets. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess While Taric was yet talking with his followers, says one of the ancient chroniclers, a Christian female was described, waving a white pennon on a reed, in signal of peace. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 Flags and pennons waved, and white sails; others, gray with age and weather, flapped in the wind. A Little Girl in Old Salem After an obstinate struggle the Earl won the pennon of the English leader, and boasted that he would carry it to Scotland, and set it high on his castle of Dalkeith. Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series The troop, going by twos, is again drawn out in an elongated line, the arms and accoutrements of the soldiers glancing in the sun, while the breeze floats back the pennons of their lances. The Lone Ranche The deck was ablaze with pennons and scutcheons. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Seventy bullet-holes were counted the next day in the pennons of the lances. Napoleon the Little While this was going on, the King, who bears leopards in his arms, caused a space to be cleared on all sides, and pennon and standards to be quickly hoisted. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 1 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth ‘Your pennon,’ answered Douglas, ‘shall this night be placed before my tent; come and win it if you can.’ Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series I suppose they are still on his nose; but they’ll fly off as soon as he sees the pennons of our lances.” The Lone Ranche At daybreak, however, as the sun rose over the headlands, there came a noise of pipes and shouting, and a flutter of pennons on the hill-tops. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Half-way between their momentary perch and the ferry slips the street suddenly thickened, darkened, swarmed, flying a yellow pennon high above blackened roofs. The Coast of Chance Bienville, with his Frenchmen, battered down the gates, and before many minutes the proud Castilian pennon lowered to the milk-white flag of France. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV From the open window, a pennon of light streamed out into the garden, heavy with the scent of roses. Orrain A Romance But Blancford on that morn was gay, With many a pennon bright, And glittering arms and panoply Shone in the morning light. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II On they came, shields and lances dangling, ponies on the keen jump, feathers and pennons streaming on the wind. Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. “A hundred,” was the reply; “and we'll fly on Mercury's pennons to do your bidding.” Louis' School Days A Story for Boys I spy neither banner nor pennon, and yet I will gage my golden chain that they are led by some noble knight or gentleman skillful in the practice of wars.” The Literary World Seventh Reader A New York banker wears those little jib-boom whiskers on the sides of his head and sometimes a pennon on his chin, whereas a country banker usually has a full-rigged face. Roughing it De Luxe But then there camp the cry of horse, The east lea pricking o'er, And to the lists a weary page A tattered pennon bore. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II The skins of animals covered their limbs; they carried scimitars and lances and bore fluttering pennons; their horses were small, but of purest breed. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII There are coins, laces, baskets, toys, skulls, scalps, and a sombrero with two long red pennons, on which each feather represents a human scalp. A Truthful Woman in Southern California Shame on it, that we should be compelled to hide thus by a pack of runagates who are wont to fly even at the flash of our pennons and the tramp of our horses! The Literary World Seventh Reader Ask of the winds that far around With fragments strewed the sea: With mast, and helm, and pennon fair, That well had borne their part! Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys Its fluttering pennon had attracted his attention while he was still at a distance, and, filled with curiosity, he had gone to it for a closer examination. Under the Great Bear Don John hoisted his pennon, ordered the great standard of the league, given by the Pope, to be unfurled, and fired a gun in defiance of the Turks. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII The day signals consisted partly of brightly colored pennons and flags, which were to serve only when, shadowed by clouds or other obstructions, the full sunlight should not fall upon the ships. Edison's Conquest of Mars It may be months, yet, before we see their pennons flying on English soil. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower Spirit of Death! whose outstretched pennons dread Wave o'er the world beneath their shadow spread; Who darkly speedest on thy destined way, Midst shrieks and cries, and sounds of dire dismay; Spirit! behold thy victory! The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan See the wild steeds of the mountain and prairie, Savage eyes gleaming from forests of mane; Quivering lances with pennons so airy; War-painted warriors charging amain. Poems Teachers Ask For Selected by readers of "Normal Instructor-Primary Plans" "To-morrow will be the first of September," he said, as he watched the bulging sail and the fluttering pennon against the blue sky. By Berwen Banks With mast, and helm, and pennon fair, That well had borne their part, But the noblest thing that perished there, Was that young, faithful heart. The Child at Home The Principles of Filial Duty, Familiarly Illustrated The green space stretching southward from the castle was covered with tents of all shapes and sizes, many of them brilliant with emblazonry, while from their tops floated rich-colored banners and pennons in profusion. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The sails are flapping against the mast, and the pennons are not moving. The Shipwreck A Story for the Young All day long with doom portentous, Shreds of pennons shrieked and flew Over Ys; and black fear shuddered On the hearthstone all night through. Ballads of Lost Haven A Book of the Sea Heave his pennon; Cheer his men on, In the ranks of Gamelbar! Songs from Vagabondia Because the dove fears the hawk, With fluttering pennons she comes to seek my protection. The Essence of Buddhism The gay strains of music that floated upon the air, the flutter of bright-colored pennons, the waving of streamers, bright faces, merry hearts, and joyous song, made the scene both enjoyable and imposing. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton We know the ships that come with streaming pennons into the immortal ports; we know but little of the ships that have gone on fire on the way thither,—that have gone down at sea. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country And the sun comes with power amid the clouds of heaven, Before his way Went forth the trumpet of the March Before his way, before his way, Dances the pennon of the May! Among Famous Books In the hall of his house was a Uhlan's lance with drooping pennon which excited our curiosity. Leaves from a Field Note-Book A lonely bark, lonely but not unhappy, sees you, on the distant, happy seas, and the pennon floats from the peak in amicable greeting and salute. Gifts of Genius A Miscellany of Prose and Poetry by American Authors Every house opening on the Corso was covered with bright streamers, pennons, and flags of every size, shape, color, and hue—red, blue, white, green, gold, purple, yellow, and pink. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton The essayist wears a lance, but he cares more for the sharpness of its point than for the pennon that flutters on it, than for the banner of the captain under whom he serves. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country Its honors and joys lie in a brilliant pennon and a plaudit. Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons He could faintly discern other tents and pavilions set further off, with pennons and bannerets, which the passing gust had blown flapping from the poles, but which now hung slackly about their staves. The Black Douglas And high above all these homely pictures, which were exaggerated just enough to be really fascinating—like the pictures at the side-show of the circus—fluttered the soft pennons. Everychild A Story Which The Old May Interpret to the Young and Which the Young May Interpret to the Old Brilliant colors, banners, emblems, mottoes, flags, pennons, and coats of arms were intermingled with an eye to harmony and graceful effect. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton The elephants were escorted by equestrians in state costumes, and followed by six knights in steel armor, with lances and pennons, mounted on chargers. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 No 1, Nov 1877 Not always does honor, nay nor chivalry either, dwell beneath the banner or pennon of the Knight. Beatrix of Clare The pennons of the escort fluttered in the breeze as the men on horseback tossed their lances high in the air, in salutation of their lord. The Black Douglas Woe to the man who is found nigh them at midnight when the tide has subsided, and they arise in their former beauty, with forecastle, and deck, and sail, and pennon, and shroud! Folk-Lore and Legends Scotland "I am betrayed," he cried, as the view of his enemies burst on him from the hill; "there are pennons and banners in the valley." History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 Throw open the gates, man the battlements, let pennon and banner wave; here will we receive him. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars And so, at length, he had furled his pennon, and followed by his faithful squire and a few of his retainers he sought the English Court. Beatrix of Clare The young man glanced northward with intent to discover, by their pennons, who his visitors might be. The Black Douglas The eyes of the bystanders were riveted by a white speck which showed itself in the windows of heaven, first like a flower-bloom and then like a fluttering pennon. I.N.R.I. A prisoner's Story of the Cross A singular novelty," muttered the knight, "to advance to storm such a castle without pennon or banner displayed. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader It was a glorious sight that the gazer looked upon from the battlements: On lance, and helm, and pennon fair, That well had borne their part. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars The foremast, a pillar of thin name, flickered like a pennon of gold until it broke in the middle and sent up a shower of sparks. Dan Merrithew —Ask of the winds that far around With fragments strew the sea; With mast, and helm, and pennon fair. Poems Every Child Should Know The What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library Woe to the man who is found nigh them at midnight when the tide has subsided, and they arise in their former beauty, with forecastle, and deck, and sail, and pennon, and shroud! Stories of Mystery A couple of squadrons of Lancers had off-saddled by the roadside, a phalanx of horsesPg 67 topped with furled red and white pennons. From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War The large flag in the engraving is a pennon, the smaller, penoncels or pencils. 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 Also long lances, that had forked knights'-pennons, half purple and half scarlet, strewn with golden stars. The Hollow Land In the beginning of the engagement he displayed from his pennon, where it might be read by the whole fleet, this signal: "England expects every man to do his duty." Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World There was the chimney of the fireplace we had built for us, and we remembered how the wood-smoke used to pour gallantly from it like a blue pennon of defiance. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned The royal pennon floating over a certain tent not so very far away told him that his goal might yet be reached before his strength deserted him. In the Wars of the Roses A Story for the Young The end of the pennon was cut off upon the person being created a knight banneret. 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 A long breath of relief issued from his heart, and the rending doubt was dissipated: the vulture-shadow spread its dark pennons and wheeled down the west. A Splendid Hazard The tents were struck; the baggage was packed on the sumter horses; the knights mounted their steeds; banners and pennons waved thick in the air; the great army began its glad march homeward. Hero Tales And now they turned to the river; and there were the narrow and shapely cutters, with their tall spars, and their pennons fluttering in the sunlight. Macleod of Dare His lordly ships of ice Glisten in the sun; On each side, like pennons wide, Flashing crystal streamlets run. The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics The citizens decked the city called after the elephant with garlands of flowers in profusions, with beautiful pennons and standards of diverse kinds. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 And the illustrious Keshava, as he entered that forest on that car decked with many banners and pennons, looked exceedingly resplendent. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Through them the dry watercourse wriggled, carrying its green pennons along its marge. The Bells of San Juan Their glittering weapons flung back the morning light in sharp flashes to the sky; while on the tower the dark pennon hung motionless and drooping in the sultry air. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Gold and silver shone upon their armor, pennons of white and purple floated over them, and from a thousand trumpets sounded their battle-song. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) The pennons were caused by the wind to float gaily on every part of the city, as if bent upon showing the Kurus the southern and the northern points of the compass. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 At the foot of the Heights, the broad basin of the St. Lawrence was a-drift in the dusk with fluttering pennons. Out To Win The Story of America in France And onwards they gallop’d in brotherly pairs; Their pennons pale yellow, their steeds were night mares; And their leader’s grim visage a darksome smile wore As he gave the word “Halt” at the Mansion-house door. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 13, 1841 The castle, where the Round Table is still shown, was then a building of great strength, and, enlivened by the king's presence, displayed many a staff and pennon from its stately battlements. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Shield and spear, banner and pennon, broken, bloodstained and trampled, strewed the field. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) The squadron entered the beautiful harbor of Newport with flying flags and pennons bright with the golden fleur-de-lys of France. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880 Two hours before noon, in that clear October weather, over the brown hills came a company of knights on white destriers, with their pennons flying and white cloaks over their mail, the outriders of Navarre. The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay Having easily made this seizure, they returned home, displaying innumerable banners, streamers, and pennons; and it is even affirmed that their sails were of damask. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 11 of 55 1599-1602 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 It was the pennon of the Bradshaigh, thrown aside to rot in dust and decay. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 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) Politically, when the pennons of Clay and Calhoun rode the gale, the vote and voice of North Carolina were ever given for the great Kentucky leader. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 And in the pleasant May sunshine the Eagle standard floated and flapped, the black and yellow pennons shifted restlessly, Emperor and Princes, Generals and guards, sat stiffly in their saddles, and waited. When William Came We left therefore rather hurriedly, but before reaching the station we saw the Dublin train go careering by, its white pennon of smoke and vapour curling away along the valley. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) High mounted on a gallant steed, And armed a-cap-a-pie, His lance well graced by a pennon red, A white plume nodded o'er his head, With ribbons at his knee. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. The sun shone upon the gems and goldwork of their helmets, upon lances and pennons, upon buckler and embroidered surcoat. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) And knights and burgesses armed, and ran to the walls, and saw helmets shining on the plain, and pennons streaming crimson, like flames, and all the host of Riol in its array. The Romance of Tristan and Iseult The Indians, on fleet horses, with flaunting pennons, hair streaming in the wind, and uttering demoniac yells, came down like the sweep of the tornado upon the animals. Christopher Carson On the threshold stood an excited, red-faced man, his long sandy beard blown straight out like a pennon, and his arms moving windmill fashion as he bawled— "A wreck! a wreck!" I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales Lo! round the lists, and round the lists, Bedecked with pennons gay, Environed there with ladies fair, Sir Bullstrode held his way. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. Gaily painted shields, hauberks of shining steel, spears and pennons waved and shone, rank upon rank in countless numbers. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) He proved that he could serve under the banner of Mars as gallantly as under the pennon of Cupid. Love Romances of the Aristocracy It was indeed an imposing spectacle as these savage warriors on their fleet steeds, with their long hair and pennons streaming in the wind, came down upon them. Christopher Carson I want to see her marching gaily with green pennons, and flashing sun-blades, and a good band. Prose Fancies (Second Series) The south wind blew fresh and sweet around them, filling the broad white sails and fluttering the small pennon up there in the blue. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 30, September, 1873 So the trumpets were sounded, and soon the great army, with pennons waving and armor glittering in the sunshine, was rolling onward through the land, like a gleaming mighty river. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) They formed a pretty picture, with their gay flags and fluttering pennons, and they rode with all the confidence of victors. For The Admiral And with that grunt, the moose wheeled about and fled, making the air swish as she cut through it, followed by her young, her mane waving like a pennon. Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods In one house a Boer lance with a white rag for pennon was picked up. The Siege of Kimberley And as she did so her broad pennon was run up and dipped thrice, as in salute; and so she passed behind the headlands of the southern coast and was lost to my sight. Wulfric the Weapon Thane I tell you, with our sabres a-gleaming, our horses' bits a-jingling, our pennons a-flying, and all the color of our uniform—I tell you, the girls used to open their eyes at us. The Last Shot Then the three went on down the glimmering way where, last night, they had pursued the floating pennon of the veil. Romance Island Coming close to the island, the pennons and trappings of our canoes were removed; and Vee-Vee was commanded to descend from the shark's mouth; and for a time to lay aside his conch. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II This curio was carried back to town, and ultimately became the property of an enterprising curiosity shop-keeper, who cut artistic bullet holes in the pennon with his scissors—thereby adding largely to its curiousness. The Siege of Kimberley Turning, we descried a sharp-prowed canoe, dashing on, under the pressure of an immense triangular sail, whose outer edges were streaming with long, crimson pennons. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I There were in this galley twenty-four yellow damask banners, inscribed with the imperial arms; a pennon at the main of crimson taffeta of immense length and breadth, with a golden crucifix embroidered thereon. Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean But the earl Douglas brake that counsel and said: 'In despite of sir Henry Percy, who said he would come and win again his pennon, let us not depart hence for two or three days. Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) These pennons were managed by halyards; and after lighting his prince's pipe, it was little Vee-Vee's part to run them up toward the mast-head, or mouthpiece, in token that his lord was fairly under weigh. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II I am aware that it is not to be expected that the English should care to hear of the doings of the Reiters of the black-and-white pennon in the matter of the maids. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 Alas! it is all too like Chaos: confusion of dense and rare: I also know what it is to drop plumb, fluttering my pennons vain,—for a series of weeks. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I Above hovers a strange-looking bat with spreading wings, and bearing a pennon on which is written the word "Melancholia." Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 My own white pennon was the centre of some furious struggle. A Heroine of France At this moment, the gleams, the parting beams, of the setting sun shone upon pennon and upon lance, issuing from the wood afar off. The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune Into this the daring searcher for hidden treasure descended, and prone on his face pushed his way along, hardly a pennon of heather or a spray of red sorrel swaying with his stealthy passage. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 In banners and pennons the latter made a braver show; but the floating robes of the infidel showed a far brighter mass of color than the steel armor of the Christians. The Boy Knight My limbs drawn onward leave my heart behind, Like silken pennon borne against the wind. Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala It was her pennon rather than her sword in which she trusted. A Heroine of France High factory chimneys rose over the horizon of slates on every side, blowing thick smoke into the general murk of the afternoon sky, and crossing the western crimson with long pennons of black. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories The special linen banners, pennons, and ribbons—bearing the words— "SIGNAL: THIRTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY," &c. had already been hung and planted and draped about the gilded summits of the chariots. The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns Countless banners, pennons, and gonfalons flaunted in the breeze from the masts and riggings of his many galleys. The Thirsty Sword The large peroquas, in which were Philip and Krantz with the native commanders, were gaily decorated with streamers and pennons of all colours, that flowed out and snapped with the fresh breeze. The Phantom Ship "Courage, my children, courage!" cried the Maid, waving her white pennon. A Heroine of France “Now Time his dusky pennons o’er the scene, Closes in stedfast darkness.” The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 485, April 16, 1831 The earl shook the pennon aloft, and swore he would carry it as his spoil into Scotland, and plant it upon his castle of Dalkeith. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 Squadrons of Uhlans in uniforms of green and red, the pennons fluttering from the ends of their lances, rode up to salute the king. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe Besides these, there are trumpeters in crimson cassocks, mounted on goodly horses, and having their clarions adorned with silken pennons, on which the royal arms are broidered. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance It was little after dawn when we rode forth, the Maid in her white armour at our head, carrying her small pennon, whilst D'Aulon bore the great white standard close behind. A Heroine of France Each dainty column is decked with flags and pennons. The Italians In the ages of chivalry, these ensigns were distinguished by their shape, and by the various names of banners, pennons, penoncelles, &c., according to the number of men, who were to fight under them. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 In banners and pennons the latter made a braver show; but the floating robes of the infidel showed a far brighter mass of colour than the steel armour of the Christians. Winning His Spurs A Tale of the Crusades On their pennons is written, 'Tea of King George's own making.' Fated to Be Free "Ha! ha!" laughed the more distant, lanky man, rocking himself in his saddle till the pennon on his lance shook and the point dipped towards his horse's ear. Red Axe And this my pennon: Sir, a full carouse to you, and to my Lord of Land here. The Scornful Lady On, on he goes with lance on high Its tip is pointed to the sky; It bears a snow-white pennon, and Its golden fringes sweep his hand. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 Here and there a dead lancer lay flat in the grass, his scarlet pennon a vivid spot beside him. Ailsa Paige Bright cottons and silks flaunted pennons of gorgeous colours. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil Near and far banners and pennons rose and fell on the luxurious air, and the ranks and ranks of broad and narrow balconies were so many gardens of dames and girls, parasols, and diaphanous gowns. Kincaid's Battery So the husband went his way, and three years passed, and at length he returned with his pennons and his men-at-arms to his own country. Vanishing Roads and Other Essays It was two hours after noon when a party of De la Marck's banditti appeared, and shortly after a body of men-at-arms under a knight's pennon. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction At two o'clock they resumed their route; the ragged, rain-blackened pennons on the lance heads dried out scarlet; a hot breeze set in, carrying with it the distant noise of battle. Ailsa Paige He stood upon a sanded deck, With blood-red pennon floating free, And with a daring bloody band, Rode madly o'er the foaming sea. Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland Each bore upon him her gift—pennon, or sleeve, or ring. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France A thousand pennons stirred in the morning air while the sun burning through the mists glinted on the tips of as many lances. In the Claws of the German Eagle The forest of lances dropped from vertical to horizontal and the cloud of gaily fluttering pennons changed into a bristling hedge of steel. Fighting in Flanders Over a low swell of land some horsemen trotted into view; behind them the horizon was suddenly filled with the swimming scarlet pennons of the Lancers. Ailsa Paige I could see in the roadway two lancer vedettes with their black and white pennons, and I knew that when I was once past these I should be a free man once more. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard And far off cities, glittering with the pomp Of spire and pennon, laugh their joyance up In the deep flood of light. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 338, November 1, 1828 In the duel Percy was unhorsed, and Douglas captured his pennon and his gauntlet gloves, embroidered with the Percy lion in pearls. Northumberland Yesterday and To-day Thus rang the dread tidings, from castle to hut, Through the length of Sir Burislav's land, As they spied the red pennon unfurled to the breeze, And the galleys that steered for the strand. Christmas in Legend and Story A Book for Boys and Girls One moment there was a perfect whirlwind of scarlet pennons flapping around him, another and he was galloping alone across the grass, lance crossed from right to left, tugging at his bridle. Ailsa Paige Yet it would not be to a knight's honor or good name to lower his pennon. The White Company "A singular novelty," muttered the knight, "to advance to storm such a castle without pennon or banner displayed!—Seest thou who they be that act as leaders?" Ivanhoe And thither when In horizontal flight the birds have come, Forthwith their buoyancy of pennons limps, All useless, and each effort of both wings Falls out in vain. On the Nature of Things So we used it as a pennon, and it did very well, because most of our things are black or grey since Mother died; and scarlet was a nice change. The Story of the Treasure Seekers And—oh, dear—oh dear, their pennons are swallow-tailed and scarlet! Ailsa Paige The pennon behind me, and the squires round the pennon. The White Company On a platform beyond the southern entrance, formed by a natural elevation of the ground, were pitched five magnificent pavilions, adorned with pennons of russet and black, the chosen colours of the five knights challengers. Ivanhoe And moss veils like banners of a marching host of Titans; pennons and bannerets of the sunset; gonfalons of the Jinn; webs of faery; oriflammes of elfland! The Moon Pool Then, one by one, the companies were formed and marched out beneath fluttering pennon and waving banner to the martial strains of bugle and trumpet. The Outlaw of Torn Then, far away in the column, a red lance pennon swung in a circle, a blue sleeve shot up in salute and adieu. Ailsa Paige Aye, by my faith," cried Sir Nigel, with sparkling eyes, "we have seen some valiant men, and we have shown our pennons in some noble skirmishes. The White Company Arriving at the top rather dishevelled, and with irregular pennons here and there flung to the breeze from her attire, she seated herself cosily beside the dumbfounded Hedrick. The Flirt The Bohuns were one of the very few aristocratic families really dating from the Middle Ages, and their pennon had actually seen Palestine. The Innocence of Father Brown Fluttering pennons streamed from five hundred lance points, and the gray banner of Torn, with the black falcon's wing, flew above each of the five companies. The Outlaw of Torn There'll be a scarlet swallow-tailed pennon on the end just below the blade point. Ailsa Paige As the youth withdrew in confusion, Sir William's keen eye singled out the five red roses from amid the overlapping shields and cloud of pennons which faced him. The White Company So they displayed their pennon, and rode into the street, where folk pressed about them in friendly wise; for the new Lord of Utterbol had made firm and fast peace with Goldburg. The Well at the World's End: a tale The yellow birch-leaves shine like bright coins strung On wands; the chestnut's yellow pennons tongue To every wind its harvest challenge. A Calendar of Sonnets Division was inextricably bemingled with division; friend and foe formed a jumbled confusion of fighting, cursing chaos, over which whipped the angry pennons and banners of England's noblest houses. The Outlaw of Torn The trooper holding Hallam's horse: sat his own saddle, wrapped to the eyes in his heavy overcoat, long lance with its drooping pennon slanting stiffly athwart the wintry wilderness of stars. Ailsa Paige Banneret or bachelor, square pennon or forked, I would not give a denier for the difference, and the less since Sir John Chandos, chosen flower of English chivalry, is himself but a humble knight. The White Company There the old Victory, gay with myriad pointed pennons, was harvested, saved for a trophy. The Trespasser No Lancers were seen with the column, certainly none with pennons. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places Sir Bindon Blood started at six o'clock accompanied by his escort, whose gay pennons combined, with the Union Jack of the Headquarters staff, to add a dash of colour to the scene. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War The visitors like to see us drill—like to see us charge, red pennons flying, lances at rest. Ailsa Paige Up the long slope rushed ranks and ranks of men exultant, shouting, with waving pennons and brandished arms. The White Company I hear the famin'd brood of prey Flap their lank pennons on the groaning wind! The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 Find in the Glossary the meaning of: chieftain; unconscious; booming; despair; fragments; pennon. The Elson Readers, Book 5 Either the pennon should be knotted, or a boss of some sort affixed about eighteen inches below the point. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War Every man a horseman; a thousand lances with scarlet pennons fluttering in the sunlight! Ailsa Paige Close by the stern stood Black Simon with the pennon of the house of Loring. The White Company This was surrounded by a great convoy of skiffs and gondolas bearing colored lanterns and pennons and gay awnings, and managed by gondoliers in picturesque uniforms. What Katy Did Next The "bachelor," who bore a forked pennon, was below the "knight-banneret," who alone had the right to carry the square banner. Outline of Universal History Columbus heard; and, with a heaving sigh, Dropt the full tear that started in his eye: O hapless day! his trembling voice replied, That saw my wandering pennon mount the tide. The Columbiad The pennon drops that led the sacred band Along the crimson field; The meteor blade sinks from the nerveless hand Over the spotless shield. War Poetry of the South By my ten finger-bones! if you march behind the pennon of the five roses you are like to see all that a good bowman would wish to see. The White Company I was once the part-owner and commander of a goodly craft, that swept the sea, if not with a broad pennon at her mast-head, with as light a spirit as ever lived beneath one. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 From the stern hung a gilded shield and a crimson pennon. Pausanias, the Spartan The Haunted and the Haunters, an Unfinished Historical Romance The band passed, playing the regimental march, then came the colonel and staff, the horses crowding and trampling, while their heads bobbed in unison, and the pennons fluttered from their lance points. The King in Yellow Now would I be the foremost in this business; I have my pennon and my armorial bearing, and will employ them by God's help, that my heart may rejoice. Chronicle of the Cid "And it is the dream of my heart that our English pennons shall wave upon the Mount of Olives, and the lions and lilies float over the holy city." The White Company The heat Was umpire soon between them, but in vain To lift themselves they strove, so fast were glued Their pennons. Literary Remains, Volume 1 Then when men beheld Sir Gawain's badge, and Sir Lancelot's pennon beside it, tidings of the combat ran far and wide through the land. The Romance of Morien When the last troopers had clattered by, and the last pennons vanished into South Fifth Avenue, Mr. Wilde clambered out of his chair and dragged the chest away from the door. The King in Yellow Quite early, before sunrise, the linen hung outside, the white smocks and shirts waving, like fluttering pennons, from the clothes-lines in the white orchard. The Path of Life Five miles beyond the Brenne the dust-clouds of the approaching host were seen, and then the glitter of their lances and their waving pennons. Caesar: a Sketch Some yearn for a large stage with pennons and salvos and banners, while others are content with a smaller scene. Youth and Egolatry They arm themselves With helmets, hauberks and gold-hilted swords, Bright bucklers, long sharp spears, with pennons white And red and blue. National Epics Every other squadron was armed with lances, from the metal points of which fluttered yellow and white pennons. The King in Yellow The trumpet of March has blown, the pennon of May is not yet unfurled; and even the cloudless sunshine of the past two days has only reduplicated the skeleton trees in skeleton shadows. America To-day, Observations and Reflections A large pennon, emblazoned with the arms and alliances of the high-born damsel, was suspended, according to custom, in place of the lamp of the sanctuary. The Crayon Papers In the midst was a pennon displayed, which, though its bearings were not visible to Catharine, was, by a murmur around, acknowledged as that of the Black Douglas. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day When silken pavilions and warrior-tents decked its crest, and royal standards, and baronial banners, and knightly pennons rolled out to the breeze. Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey The trades and guilds had renewed their signs, banners and pennons hung from every abode entitled to their use, garlands of bright flowers stretched here and there and everywhere. Grisly Grisell And trailing this sound far wavering behind him like a pennon, the eager horseman dashed onward to the village. Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life Their horses were of Arab breed, their arms were scimitars and lances, with fluttering pennons; they wore turbans, and their coarse black hair fell over their shoulders; they were dressed in skins. Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic You should have scarves, and knightly plumes also," he said, "and, if you carry lances, pennons; but as you say that you shall fight with sword, that matter can stand over. A March on London As soon as his pennon was seen Guy leapt on a horse that was standing saddled in the court-yard, and rode to meet them. At Agincourt I bade them show her all due honour, hoisted my pennon, rode on to my uncle at Wearmouth, and thence to mine own lands, whence I joined the Queen on her way to London. Grisly Grisell A singular novelty," muttered the knight, "to advance to storm such a castle without pennon or banner displayed! Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 There were many rich caparisons, says the old poem, many beautiful pennons, fluttering from lances, and much neighing of steeds. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 And strips of colored cloud, like flaunting pennons, signaled their departure to the stars.... The Wendigo Cosimo gathered together what men he could rely upon in Florence, and when once his battle-banner was unfurled with the black pennon of his redoubtable father, numbers of old campaigners hastened to his support. The Tragedies of the Medici And the stalwart army of reeds appeared out of the gloom with all their pennons waving as far as the eye could see. The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories A thousand streamers flaunted fair, Various in shape, device and hue, Green, sanguine, purple, red, and blue, Broad, narrow, swallow-tailed, and square, Scroll, pennon, pensil, bandrol, there O'er the pavilions flew. The Prose Marmion A Tale of the Scottish Border The vast flotilla proceeded slowly down the lake, with banners and pennons fluttering in the summer breeze; arms glittering in the sunshine, and martial music echoing along the wood-clad mountains. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 Their mark is, generally, a long bamboo with a pennon atop, outside a low dark hut, with a broad flat verandah, or rather shed, outside the door. At Last As the custom was for the King's flag to be white and the pennon over it red, it was ruled that the Orpelian flag should be red and the pennon white…. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 Wherever the great Paladin came, pennon and standard fell before him. Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 2 Lucius, himself, was very near his pennon, and with him the flower of his meinie, the gentle men and gallant knights of Rome. Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut The foremast was still standing, but the foretopsail was flying loose, and the headsails were streaming out in long, white pennons in front of her. The Green Flag Accordingly those succors, among which were the vassals with the pennon of the archbishop, advanced to support the sinking Castilians. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) Along its front no sabres shine, No blood-red pennons wave; Its banner bears the single line, "Our duty is to save." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 So mustered he his powers of Pentavalon, gay with stir of pennons and rich trappings; the sun flashed back from ponderous casques and bascinets innumerable and flamed on blazoned shields. Beltane the Smith The company which followed after their pennons flinched in the press. Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut For the gray pennon was going round the other side of the island, and the Boy was losing the boat to Dawson. The Magnetic North No pennon stream'd from lofty mast, No ships were there, propell'd by steam, For then, instead of whistle blast, Was heard the lordly eagle's scream. Canada and Other Poems The ensign or pennon of St. James, the chivalric patron of Spain, was then unfolded, and all invoked his blessed name. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 A week agone and, ere the investment was complete, wondrous news reached me from Waldron of Brand, whose sire bore my pennon in thy noble father's wars. Beltane the Smith The woods were dark above the shore, and half a mile out was the black cruiser, with a pennon of smoke against the sky, and the black water between. The Belted Seas But his master, like a man of stone, stared at that long gray pennon in the sky. The Magnetic North "What is the device on yon pennon?" he asked. The Prince of India — Volume 02 The pavilions decorated with various-colored pennons, and emblazoned with the armorial bearings of their ancient houses, shone with a splendor, which a Castilian writer likens to that of the city of Seville. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 They were all in armor, and each complemented the buckler on his arm with a lance from which a colored pennon blew out straight and stiff as a panel. The Prince of India — Volume 01 I remembered the black cruiser with its pennon of smoke. The Belted Seas Agitated apparently by solar influence, it throws out a long streaming tail of nebulous light, directed away from the sun and looking as if blown out like a pennon by a powerful wind. Curiosities of the Sky The Iris her pennon unfurls, My unspoken message to carry, A flower-poem writ by a fairy, And Buttercups rounder than pearls. The Coming of the Princess and Other Poems Landward the tide setteth!—mark my proud argosy As the breeze flutters her pennons of snow, Wafting from far the glad mariner's melody O'er the blue waters in rhythmical flow! Poems of the Heart and Home A stone wall marked here and there by sentinel boxes, each with a red pennon on its top, straggled down along the foot of the ascent to the Grand Gate. The Prince of India — Volume 01 "Down goes Wenlock's pennon," said Genvil, "and the churls enter the barricades on all points.—Here has been cowardice or treachery—What is to be done?" The Betrothed It was so light now that she could see the sodden carpet of yellow leaves under the maples, and she noticed that the crimson pennons of the sumacs drooped and dripped and clung together. The Iron Woman With banners and with torches, And hoofs of glancing flame, With helm and sword and pennon bright The long procession came. The Coming of the Princess and Other Poems Indeed, the curtains had caught, and as we ran, a pennon of flame shot out over our heads, licking the thatch. The Splendid Spur A band of about thirty spearmen, with a pennon displayed before them, winded along the indented shores of the lake, and approached the causeway. The Abbot In others it seemed more entire, and a pillar of dark smoke, which ascended from the chimneys of the donjon, and spread its long dusky pennon through the clear ether, indicated that it was inhabited. The Monastery On a platform beyond the southern entrance were pitched five magnificent pavilions, adorned with pennons of russet and black— the chosen colours of the five knights challengers. The Junior Classics — Volume 5 Down toppled plume and pennon bright, In endless ruin hurled, Their blades of light struck fire from night— Their splendours lit the world! The Coming of the Princess and Other Poems Apart from the footsoldiers, and valiant men of war, There were three hundred lances that each a pennon bore. The Lay of the Cid Military music sounded, banners and pennons waved, armour glittered far and wide, and spears glanced and twinkled like stars in a frosty sky. The Abbot Maxwell gladly explained himself to Wallace's lieutenant; and summoning his little reserve, they marched with flying pennons through the town of Dumbarton. The Scottish Chiefs Twice they sighted ships scudding along under their few rags of canvas, and once a steamer passed, the smoke from her funnels blowing out like long black pennons. Stella Fregelius A tall, perfectly straight flagpole graced the extensive "front-yard," and from its peak floated the flag of Trigger Island,—a great white pennon with a red heart in the centre, symbolic of love, courage, fidelity. West Wind Drift Above the Moorish battle two flags-in-chief arose, But of their mingling pennons the number who shall name? The Lay of the Cid On a long curved spit between the rivers, towns of tents were visible, with a multitude of fluttering pennons, and a mighty swarm of pilgrims. Following the Equator, Part 5 Ah! what would I give to be my cousin Murray, to bear this pennon at his side! The Scottish Chiefs They were leaden-hued, all of them, black, indeed, at times, until they caught the radiance, and for a while became like the pennons of an angel's wings. Stella Fregelius It was the bowsprit which had gone, leaving the jib flying loose like a great pennon. Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch They are three hundred lances that each a pennon bear. The Lay of the Cid Fairer than the Rock of Balmarusa, you frowning precipice looks down upon us; and, from the topmost cliff, the white pennon of the Brook of Dust shimmers and waves in the sunny air! Hyperion This lock shall be my pennon; and what Scotsman will look on that, and shrink from his colors! The Scottish Chiefs The dragon of popular mythology is nothing else than the thunderstorm, rising at the horizon, rushing with expanded, winnowing, black pennons across the sky, darting out its forked fiery tongue, and belching fire. The Book of Were-Wolves |
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