| 单词 | poniard |
| 例句 | Throughout, the filtering of bygone times through impish anachronism — complete with droll references that might do an AP History exam proud — gives “Six” the sheen of a polished poniard. Review | Tony-winning musical ‘Six’ brings girl power to the National Theatre 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z He was in the heart of a hostile fortress where the resistance of a single man armed to the teeth must have been futile; and he was unarmed, save for a poniard. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z What is this mysterious essence which the wasp carries in its poniard? Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z Endicott had then cut the cross from the standard of England with his poniard; and Charles II. had been humbled in the persons of his commissioners. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z He made a futile attempt to ward with his poniard, but it fell from his grasp. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z He also provided himself with a poniard, which he concealed beneath his waistcoat. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z He stooped coolly, and, after groping some time for the poniard, drew it from the leaves among which it had fallen. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Miracle plays and cathedral glass told thrilling stories of attacks made by Jews on the sacred Wafer, which bled under their poniards or sprang from their caldrons and ovens in complete figure of the Christ. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z The distinction between the dagger and the poniard is arbitrary, and in ordinary language the latter is taken as being the shorter and as having less resemblance to a short sword or cutlass. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z For not only through Lady Tracy's swoon had I missed my particular aim, but I had presented to my antagonist a veritable Excalibur, and kept not so much as a poniard for my own defence. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z Two royal brothers strive with hateful poniards for each other’s lives. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z The village version of the story was that the two forestieri had sprung at each other's throats, maddened by jealousy; poniards had been drawn, and one of them had fallen. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z Attilio, wrapping his cloak around his left arm, put aside the captain's sword, as he dealt a savage blow at him, and sprang upon him, holding his poniard in his right hand. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z By nobles and knights the dagger or poniard was worn when they had exchanged their armour for the costume of peace. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The infuriated populace even burst into the hospitals, and poniarded the wounded and the dying in their beds. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z Guzman the Good flung his poniard to the enemy to kill his own son. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z And there had been no poniards: it was a well-aimed bullet from an American revolver that had struck down Griffith Carew. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z The sentinel, thinking he had to do with compatriots, suffered them to approach, and was poniarded. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z It was as though a poniard were being held to her breast. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z The prince desired the president to suspend the sentence until after the representation; but receiving an unfavourable answer, he ran after him in the palace with a poniard in his hand. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z With a touch of his poniard he cut the flowers, and handed them to me, breaking one as he did and fastening it into the flap of his pourpoint. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z My companion reclined on his elbow tracing some diagram on the floor with a poniard, which from its shape was evidently of Eastern make. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z In several boats behold seventy men, armed with poniards and revolvers, and a few miscellaneous muskets. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z She knew that remorse was already whetting for her its poniard. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z He returned with the bloody poniard in his hand, followed by the crowd, and rushed into a little Greek drinking-shop next door to my hotel. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z Sorrow sometimes kills as suddenly as a bullet or a poniard through the heart; and sometimes it acts as a deadly potion, slow but sure. Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z "Give him rope," whispered Hawkwood, and his voice was kind, "this is not an affair to be settled with a poniard thrust." The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Assuredly; is not my poniard my inheritance, my only patrimony? Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z “She shall,” replied the latter, drawing his poniard. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z In Chapter VI, "swords and poinards" was changed to "swords and poniards". The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z If there were ten of them, they should have the pleasure of feeling my poniard. The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z We stood before each other for a second, and then with a laugh he put back his poniard. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z The first person who approached me was the priest, holding a carbine in his left hand and a poniard in the right. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z The motive to the strange protestations of Ellis was now apparent: a poniard dropt from the hand of Elinor as she fell, of which, while she spoke her farewell, Ellis had caught a glance. The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:27.667Z Dollar bent down and did as directed; at the blow, a poniard flew out of the opposite end to the round knob; the point caught in his sleeve. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z By the help of his poniard he succeeded, not without difficulty, in unscrewing the staple which kept him a prisoner, and he carefully laid the screws on the chest. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z As he spoke, he exhibited a small poniard, which he carried concealed beneath his coat. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z As he did so, the player drew a poniard from its sheath at his hip, sprang forward, and struck Berwick full i' the throat. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z A hundred men ran out, clad in leathern jackets or the peasants’ homespun, and carrying no weapons save axes or poniards stuck in their belts, each bearing before him a great, withe-bound armful of branches. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z That it was he who made his entrance secretly into the bridal chamber, and who poniarded the Duke? The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z After this terrible outcry, uttered by a man who was absolutely desperate, the young courtier with one tremendous bound, poniard in hand, rushed out to the stairs. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z But Akbar remained silent, and for some time played with the hilt of his poniard, half unsheathing it, and then forcing it back with an angry gesture. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:09.667Z He made her write her confession in words which he dictated, and with her own blood, drawn by the point of a poisoned poniard. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Carleton was taller and longer-limbed than I. He wore a stout broadsword and, stuck in his belt on the other side, a poniard of most wicked design. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z Having found Fair Rosamond, she held the poniard to the heart and the bowl to the lips of that unfortunate young person, who, it is said, preferred the black draught to the steel medicine.” John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z "What is the meaning of this?" said the Duc de Guise, laying his hand on his poniard. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z My son, my son, Thy words are poniards here. The Count of Narbonne A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-07-03T02:00:12.153Z They usually carry a poniard and a long Asiatic gun, generally a matchlock. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z There were two stout men-at-arms, wearing the braced and quilted jackets that, against arrows or javelins, so well replace breastplates of steel, and armed with great two-handed broadswords and poniards. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z Instantly drawing my poniard, I plunged it to the rabbi's heart. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z The French were accused of having behaved with great brutality, even wantonly poniarding the wounded and dying. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Once over the frontier, the last of the prisoners will go and plunge into the heart of the guilty the poniard which is to give back security to the legal government. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z She, with these words, made a spring towards him, seized him suddenly by the breast, and brandished her poniard in the air. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z Then those that bore it instantly drew swords and poniards and essayed to enter in its wake. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z The paper also revealed her intention to kill herself as soon as the ceremony was over, which was confirmed by a poniard they found concealed upon her. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z With a spring like that of an enraged tigress, she placed herself close behind the bandit; and, uttering a quick angry cry, plunged the poniard into his side. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z On his body was found a poniard fixed by a small chain. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z The cup or poniard were an easy way! Joan of Arc A Play in Five Acts 2011-04-14T02:00:57.593Z At once he drew his poniard and pressed the point against my throat. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z This denunciation will sharpen for me a thousand poniards! The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z It was a shrill scream of agony, gradually subdued to the expiring accents of death, as the woman sank back upon the grass, with a poniard transfixed in her heart! The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z The inhabitants stalked with much gravity, having a few strung beads and a girted poniard. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Those members who shall disobey the commands of the Society, or who shall reveal its mysteries, shall be poniarded without remission. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z “Die then,” he shouted, hideously, and drew back his poniard for the thrust. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z "Confess that it is a spicy incident to find, in the house one of us Mountainists a deposit of royalist poniards!" The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Stir but a finger, any one of you; either draw a trigger, or make a movement to come inside, and that moment my poniard pierces her breast!” The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Clio must be armed with a poniard as well as Melpomene. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z It was not long before they saw the hay move, and a bleeding man came out, poniard in hand; when, however, he tried to rise to his feet his stiffening wound prevented him from standing. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z Then, kneeling on my chest, he placed a poniard at my throat and sought to make me swear allegiance to the Carleton, acknowledging him as lord and suzerain. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z The villains," exclaimed several soldiers, "it is with poniard at throat that they have forced the others to decree our general an outlaw. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z A triangular and pointed blade of steel, resembling the long poniards used by the people of Bayonne, and therefore called a bayonet, was attached to the muzzle of these guns. The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z Impotent reasons, to which a firm and concentrated despair disdains to listen, and to which Cato replied only with the use of a poniard. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z I wanted to follow the ensign's example, and, not having a poniard with me, I tried to borrow the captain's, but he refused it me. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z Now, could I plant some poniard in me, that my silly ailings should have power to move thee thus, and pain thee thus. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z These folks are no longer Representatives of the people, but Representatives of the poniard. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Vranic plucked the poniard out of the wound mechanically; his arm fell heavily of its own weight. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z The Egyptian, frantic with rage, draws his poniard, and wounds Zadig at the very instant that the conqueror was granting a pardon. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z The girls were well married; their father could reckon in case of need upon the poniards and rifles of his sons-in-law. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z It was an Oriental ballad all about poniards, flowers, and stars. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z Let that title stick to them—let it follow them forever, and when they dare to show themselves before the people, let all fingers point them out under that well-deserved designation, 'Representatives of the poniard'! The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z He was completely armed too, having a long heavy sword in his belt, and poniard in his girdle. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Occasionally a poniard is slipped into the ribs of an enemy, but mistakes will occur in the best-regulated families. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z His Moorish blood fired at the insult, and he resented it by striking his poniard into the body of the Spaniard. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies The poniard had taken, fortunately, an upward direction—entering the left breast, and passing outwards to the top of the shoulder. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 The women, their children in their arms, were thrown from the windows, and the tigers in the streets poniarded them. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z "Swear upon the hilt of my poniard not to divulge what I have just related," said Parry, becoming somewhat less excited, and thrusting his dagger close to the mouth of Martin. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z As if inflamed by the warlike associations of the locality, my companions produced sword-canes, dirks and poniards, and began comparing them with the air of experts. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z "Here is a poniard, of which the villains forgot to divest me," said Amador. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico Without loss of time I drew my poniard and hammered with the haft upon the gate. Idonia: A Romance of Old London Impregnated with a subtle and rapid poison, the slightest puncture of this poniard was mortal. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 "I declare that—" Then interrupting herself, and turning towards the Chouette, who was at the moment touching the handle of her poniard, Sarah added: "At what period was the child brought to you?" The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 The wounded man had risen on his knee, and, eager for revenge, was just on the point of stabbing him with his poniard, when the landlord's warning put the Piedmontese on his guard. Marguerite de Valois With the Spaniard or the Italian it would be to carry a poniard more openly, and use it more frequently than at present. The Fortunes Of Glencore I said, mastering myself to speak within compass, and taking the man by the sleeve with my right hand, while I kept my left upon my poniard. Idonia: A Romance of Old London And drawing his poniard, he cut the ropes which bound the squire. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. "Yes, madame," replied the Chouette, narrowly watching every motion of Sarah; and she furtively introduced her hand into her basket, that she might be able to grasp the poniard without being observed. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 Coconnas seized his poniard and prepared to plunge it into his enemy. Marguerite de Valois And thus while the leaders plotted great political convulsions, and the masses dreamed of sack and pillage, these latter dealt in acts of assassination,—the vengeance of the poniard and the poison-cup. The Fortunes Of Glencore S'heart! stay; and if you dare, Do as I do, oppose thy naked breast Against this poniard; see! here's this for thine. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 A poniard and a long sword completed his equipment, while a page, according to the custom of that time, carried his lance and shield. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. I wore a white doublet with a pair of white hose and a pair of half-boots, into which I had stuck the poniard I have mentioned. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII Marguerite, then seizing the poniard which he had dropped, quickly cut the lace of his doublet; while Gillonne, with another blade, ripped open the sleeves. Marguerite de Valois Some of these bore the picture of the guillotine at top, others were headed with cross poniards. The Fortunes Of Glencore "Disease strikes with a surer hand sometimes than doth the poniard of an enemy." The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel It was nearly a year, however, before they ceased to have apprehensions of poniard thrusts in the back or of awaking to find their house in flames. Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895 The passage in which Thisbe accuses the poniard with which Pyramus has stabbed himself of blushing at having sullied itself with the blood of its master is a commonplace of quotation. A Short History of French Literature Coconnas saw the poniard; three nights while La Mole was slumbering he strove to reach it; three nights his strength failed him, and he fainted. Marguerite de Valois My hand trembled at times on the hilt of my poniard, and I awaited the favourable moment with a degree of impatience bordering on frenzy. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 Put back your poniard, my lord," he added lightly, "the penniless adventurer and paid hireling is unworthy of your steel. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Every Frenchman was doomed to death, as in one hour, all over the land, the conspirators, with scimitar and poniard, should fall upon their unsuspecting foes. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 The priest, without reproaching him, seized a poniard which hung at his girdle, and was going to plunge it in his heart, if Feizi had not prevented him by taking hold of his arm. Lectures on The Science of Language Then returning to her chamber, she tore off her head-dress, cut the laces of her dress with her poniard, and sprang into bed. Marguerite de Valois He struck downward with all the strength of both arms, driving the long poniard blade to the hilt in flesh, sinew and bone. Red Nails The king of Spain sent him a present of a sword and poniard, the handles of which were of gold superbly mounted with diamonds. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 If I see you steal one of them inside those loose robes of yours, by the blood of the martyrs, I 'll pin it to your side with my poniard.' Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier He then laid his hand on a poniard that I wore, telling me to strike him to the heart. Hernando Cortez Makers of History "It is so," said Catharine, darting the two-fold keenness of her eyes like a double poniard into Madame de Sauve's heart. Marguerite de Valois Gathering the sticks in a compact bundle, he wedged his poniard hilt between them at one end. Red Nails A page by his side carried the superb sword and poniard presented by Philip the Second. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 The kings of tragedy, threatened by their political adversaries, have real poniards wherewith to defend themselves. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty At length the matter decides itself; the brilliant and victorious Amazon bends her long, slender body, and with her royal poniard pierces the abject pretender through and through. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 The father, armed only with an unloaded arquebuse and a poniard, was calling for assistance. Marguerite de Valois His poniard was lying back in the forest, where the dragon had torn it from his jaw. Red Nails The long Damascus poniard, that had also belonged to his father, he stuck proudly in his sash, and, supported by a little cane, wandered out of the city gate. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace Would Louis XVI. be struck by a ball or by a poniard? Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty Upon thy wrist the jessied falcon fleet, A silver poniard chased with imageries Hung at a buckled belt, while at thy feet The gasping heron dies. Blooms of the Berry He at length appeared in the street, supporting on one arm his mistress, half naked and nearly fainting, and holding a poniard between his teeth. Marguerite de Valois A pair of handsomely-mounted pistols lay before him on the table; and the carved handle of a poniard could be seen projecting slightly from the breast-pocket of his vest. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I Eyes, lurid and menacing as meteors, glared upon me with a malignant scowl, and huge lips, parted in a fiendish grin, disclosed an array of fangs, pointed and glittering as poniards. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 The Queen's importunities decided the King to have a plastron made, to ward off a poniard thrust. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty He was an ordinary looking elderly man, still retaining something of his soldier’s life about him, but the look in his eyes always went to the heart like a poniard. Francezka A small poniard, such as women at that time were in the habit of carrying, was at hand, and when he heard the door opening he had seized it. Marguerite de Valois See here," said the hermit drawing from under his robe a species of short sword or long poniard with an iron hilt; "observe this weapon carefully. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres A sword of unusual length hung from his belt, whence also projected the handle of a poniard, which blazed with jewels of great lustre and value. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 A coruscating poniard of spiteful flame stabbed into the night. Bring Me His Ears If I were not more generous than you I would poniard you on the spot. Francezka A mark of interest shown by Marguerite in her husband might thrust one of the three threatening poniards into his heart instead of turning it aside. Marguerite de Valois He wore during the combat the Saxon poniard that belonged to Loysik, and which the Master of the Hounds had picked up as he fled from the field of carnage at the fastness of Allange. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres The horror disarmed her from further struggling; and he, enraged anew at being discovered, fixed his poniard in her bosom. The Tatler, Volume 3 She shivered as if rudely buffeted by some freezing blast, 353 and the steely glitter leaped up, like the flash of a poniard, in her large, dilating eyes. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part He told me that Francezka’s face haunted him, and the absence of any reproach on her part for the imprudence which led to Gaston’s capture went like a poniard to his heart. Francezka A sudden sense of the sweetness of life stabbed Evan like a poniard. The Deaves Affair It was my father's wish that this poniard be added to our family relics. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres A violent clamor now arose, some drew their poniards, others swung chairs about, and meanwhile a slim, nude girl's figure was seen to emerge, like white smoke, from the vessel on the table. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature They are knights of the poniard—assassins of the people. Maria Antoinette Makers of History From the two sides of the wall are suspended different descriptions of arms, richly manufactured; on the right, they consist of swords and poniards; on the left, of various kinds of muskets and pistols. Notes in North Africa Being a Guide to the Sportsman and Tourist in Algeria and Tunisia "You will find a good one in the dining-room sideboard—a lady's knife, light to handle, and as sharp-pointed as a poniard." Shirley The Master of the Hounds returned the poniard to my brother after our flight from the burg of Neroweg. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres I threw the poniard aside with horror, and fell on my bed quite exhausted. Adventures in the Philippine Islands Take that hand from your bosom, girl; if you have a poniard there, let it stay sheathed. Mabel's Mistake The prince, then at Valognes, escaped with difficulty from the poniards of the assassins to Falaise, where he was received with open arms. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy She was playing in the garden while the king Ferocious was seeking her with his poniard in his hand. Old French Fairy Tales He still held in his sinewy hand the ensanguined poniard, and with the savage laugh of a fiend exulted over his deed. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. He remembered giving her this poniard on the very day of her crime. The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals Having said this, she drew from her bosom a poniard, which she would have plunged into his breast, had he not avoided the blow. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy In the dark passes of the Apennines lurks a bandit, poniard in hand, ready to spring on the unwary traveller as he emerges from the shadow. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 He drew aside his broidered vest, And there, like slumbering serpent's crest, The jeweled haft of poniard bright Glittered a moment on the sight. The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems She held herself proudly erect for a moment, swayed back and forth, and then fell prostrate upon the sand, the blood staining her white robe about the hilt of the poniard. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main "Let me look at the poniard," she said, with unnatural gentleness. The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals His favourite books for home Are buccaneering combats on the foam, Or grim detective tales of Scotland Yard, Where gleams the bull's-eye lamp and drips the poniard. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland As he turned indignantly towards this assassin, his neck was exposed to the poniard of another, who, availing himself of the opportune moment, dealt the fatal blow. Pius IX. And His Time When her Majesty felt she was wounded by the poniard of this assassin, and saw him seized by her guards, her first words were, “Pray, spare the life of that man!” Roman Catholicism in Spain "God help me!" cried Alvarado, throwing aside the poniard, "I cannot!" Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main The old woman put a hand into her bosom and drew out a small poniard. The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals When the deed was done, he put his poniard into the hand of a sentinel, who was sleeping in the king’s room, under the influence of wine that Lady Macbeth had drugged. Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden The devoted cardinal defied both the poniard and the tongue of the calumniator. Pius IX. And His Time The orchestra and the lords proceed allegro indeed, but not at all pomposo, and at the chorus, in the famous scene of the "benediction of the poniards," they no longer keep to the enjoined allegro. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories The decree of accusation was proposed, and carried, without debate, beneath the poniards of uncounted thousands of assassins. Madame Roland, Makers of History He had seen the sheath since, but never the poniard, and now the sight of it was a blow through the heart. The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals I lay down; and when I had rested I strung my bow, I made ready my arrows, I loosened my poniard, I furbished my arms. Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings With a cry of rage Babington let fall the poniard, and before he could regain the weapon the girl dashed away. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls Already all the artists have drawn sword or poniard, which the three monks bless in a trice. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories It was well known by them both that assassins had been employed to silence them with the poniard. Madame Roland, Makers of History In self-defence I struck him with the small poniard which I have carried all my life. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange Lifting the stiff form of his humble comrade, for the first time did he observe a poniard thrust in the poor beast’s throat. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton She drew her poniard and made a dash for the door; but the lieutenant caught her ere she reached it. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls Turning once more, and bowing with deep emotion before Maria, he then, with a movement quick as thought, plunged a poniard in his bosom, and fell to the ground. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. Nothing daunted, he drew from his boot his poniard with its sheath, which had a large ball at the end; the pressure of this ball on the bone had caused the fracture. The True Story Book But no sooner had he reached down two poniards than he dropped them, looking blindly at Ibarra, who stood rigid. An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere Gone were his turban, his flowing trousers, his scimetar, pistols, and poniards. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton So saying she unsheathed a small poniard from her belt and drew herself up to cast the weapon, when the clatter of horses’ hoofs 59 broke upon her ear. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls Inside it, I find two poniards, a rope-ladder, and a gag. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. His vigorous form was tightly clad in a brown-coloured doublet; a small chiselled poniard hung against his left thigh, and he cast around laughing looks showing his white teeth. Madame Bovary A Tale of Provincial Life Yes, that was her hair, so long and beautiful; yes, that was her breast, gaping from the poniard stroke. An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere There was a poniard in her throat, and it impaled a piece of paper upon which was written “Knock.” The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton She touched the poniard that dangled from her belt significantly as she spoke. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls A poniard was buried to the hilt in the left breast of the headsman. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. Alas! mein Gott," continued the princess, mixing up French and German in her agitation, "it is always the best kings that they do assassinate; tyrants take precautions, and the poniard never reaches them. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental Messalina manifested the greatest agitation and distress, but she could not summon resolution to receive the poniard. Nero Makers of History Series A quick burst of Spanish anger, a sharp stab of the Spanish poniard—the frequency of such incidents began to create a panic among the French boy-soldiers. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) I should have followed her when she left the garden, and complimented her on her proficiency in handling a poniard, but I was not so foolhardy as to stand the chance of meeting the sbirri. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Music.—A party of free knights enter at one door, carrying a banner, on which is painted the cross, an olive branch, and a poniard. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810 III. 82., and has expanded the thought in a manner not uncommon with some writers, by adding the expression about the "sword and poniard." Notes and Queries, Number 208, October 22, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The mother pressed the poniard upon her daughter, saying, "Now is the time." Nero Makers of History Series “Yes!” said he, drawing a poniard from his bosom, with a haughty frown on his brow. History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians The blow was well aimed, the poniard was sharp and went deep, and death followed instantaneously. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The Count, a dissipated rascal, poniarded a broker in a tavern for the money the broker carried with him. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages Evidently she had not lost sight of it since entering the tent, and before Albinik's stupefied companion could oppose her, the poniard was flung into the outer darkness. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death She accordingly offered a poniard to Messalina in the gardens, and urged her to take it. Nero Makers of History Series I owe this scar on my left hand to having gone out one day without a poniard. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 Larger specimens have been found and mistaken for poniards. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture Throwing back his coat the fellow displayed the hilt of a poniard. Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants or, Serving Old Glory as Line Officers Caesar wishes to keep as a reminder of Gallic virtue the poniard which she wore, and which he took from her by ruse. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death And quickly, even before she had quite uttered these words, she drew her poniard and with it pierced the head of the snake, so that the weapon ran into its chest and transfixed it. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers His poniard and sword were hilted and mounted in gold, together with many blazing orders and richer devices that I know not how to enumerate. A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales This document—written in French—was headed by the representation of a cap between two poniards, and around it the inscription "The Emblem of Liberty." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 They could hardly picture her yet as a powerless thing—the keen, narrowing eyes closed, the sharp-edged poniard of her speech for ever sheathed. Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir Her first movement was to seize the poniard which she carried under her blouse. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death There is a diamond to put in your turban; here is one for the hilt of your poniard; another for the handle of your scimitar, and a bracelet for my mother. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers Catesby and Thomas Winter had determined to “poniard him on the spot” if he had shown any hesitation in this denial. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot He was clad in helmet and cuirass, and armed with sword and poniard. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea He was thrown neck and heels into the midst of the fiery Italian politics of an age when one could poniard his enemy on the streets and go unpunished, providing he had power or influence. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. After some search up the foot of the oak, Meroë found her poniard. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death "But what is the virtue of this talisman that you offer me?" said Nourgehan, as he accepted the poniard. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers She then turned to the pretended Cogia Hassan, and while he was putting his hand into his purse, she plunged the poniard into his heart. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes So as he crept towards Jo, he held not a poniard in his clenched hand, but a heavy weapon like a black-jack, made of leather with a weight at the end. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power Where the villainous crow, the sombre and dark designing Kauc, whose murderous poniard would be thrust into his own breast with envy? Wood Magic A Fable She ran toward the dark passage to recover her poniard, or to flee. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death Immediately he composed this very poniard, which I have now presented to my Sovereign, and gave it to the Vizier. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers But that, though the royal family were surrounded by the poniards of assassins, it was his determination to follow and find them, rescue them, or die at their feet. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 Against pistols and poniards he would scarce count as a combatant. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea These, finding themselves in the presence of their chief, desisted for a moment from the attack—one of them crying out to Arroyo, that the Indian had poniarded their comrade Gaspacho. The Tiger Hunter But when the slave had sufficiently approached the bed where the poniard was, she raised herself with a bound, and leaped to the weapon. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death He drew his poniard as he spoke, and disappeared from their sight. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers "There sits the tyrant!" he exclaimed, pointing with his poniard to the meekest of monarchs and of men. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 His time seems come, and he already fancies four pistols to his head, or the same number of poniards pointed at his ribs. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea I only wish that my friend Pepe Gago was one of those fellows in the water, and I had nothing more to do than leap in and poniard him in presence of the others!” The Tiger Hunter For, though he had not dared say so much to Catiline, he had already sent the poniard to the house of Cicero, and a brief letter indicating all that he had learned from Volero. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 He found means to introduce himself secretly into the apartment of the King his brother, and with a furious hand plunged his poniard into his breast. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers Saïdjah's father then took a poniard which was an heirloom from his father. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 And quick as lightning the madman drew a short poniard from beneath his robe, and, uttering a final snarl of satisfied hate and revenge, he plunged the dagger in Taurus Antinor's breast. "Unto Caesar" At the end of this room opened another smaller room, hung with cloth of gold, in which were 300 men of the king's guard armed with poniards. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World How was he to account to the conspirator for his inability to produce the poniard at their appointed meeting? how should he escape the pursuit of his determined vengeance, if he should shun the meeting? The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 The hasty flight of Balavan, his poniard stained with blood, which was found in the apartment, soon confirmed the suspicions to which his vicious disposition had at first given rise. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers The poniard was not very handsome, but there were silver bands round the sheath, and at the end there was a silver plate. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 Then tossed he the pike, played with the two-handed sword, with the back sword, with the Spanish tuck, the dagger, poniard, armed, unarmed, with a buckler, with a cloak, with a target. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I He wore a richly-embroidered tunic, with a great show of linen, after the newest French mode, and at his belt there hung a sword and poniard of fine workmanship. Romola I comprehend; and you shewed him the poniard. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 In examining this cave he had seen a bow, sabres, and poniards, which might serve for his defence. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers One of the princes made himself disagreeable by declining to participate freely in the pleasures of the palace, and, for the sake of domestic harmony, Ivan had him poniarded while he was at his prayers. Strange Stories from History for Young People Beneath level, unwavering lids, her eyes emitted gleams which had pierced the retreating figure with deadly viciousness had they been poniards. The Flaw in the Sapphire If you don’t mind my being poniarded or shot, why need I mind? Romola About him his band had melted away; doggedly had they given up their lives beneath sword, mace and poniard. Under the Rose The slave opposed her with his poniard, and plunged it into her side. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers Why doth he pluck his poniard from its sheath? Rookwood On their way they passed through a large saloon, in which were a number of courtiers, and from thence into an anteroom, where three hundred guards, armed with poniards, were drawn up. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold It’s made to cheat sword, or poniard, or arrow. Romola Arnaud's heart heaved quick with preference, and strait he found within his hand the resemblance of a poniard, its point inverted towards his breast. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry He rushed from his throne, flew to Aladin, with his own poniard struck the cords off him, and clasped him in his arms, with marks of the most tender affection. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers Third: I give all my swords, pistols, guns, carbines, short swords, broad swords, poniards, and spurs, to my friend Mr. Denis, who has had the misfortune to kill me. The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764 In this "counterfeit presentment of two brothers," L. may discern a family likeness; but my inquiry was for the identical passage, "sword and poniard" included. Notes and Queries, Number 197, August 6, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Baldassarre no sooner saw those possible ducats than he saw some of them exchanged for a poniard. Romola One dark morn They found the last-born lifeless in the street, Stabbed by a long, sharp poniard in the back. Stories in Verse The third, a poniard, very meanly adorned, which she begged him to accept. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers And I would say to the man that should assail my freedom: If you come near me, I poniard you.... Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. I really would not have believed it, for it seems that twenty thousand piasters is too large a sum for the pleasure of a poniard thrust—in the arm too! The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 He did not want to use the poniard yet, but he longed to possess it. Romola His eye flashes beneath the shaggy, contracted brows; the clenched fist is relaxed only to grasp shaska or poniard; the blood rushes and returns from the cheek; and the chest heaves with violently struggling emotions. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia Then the Prince, hastily drawing out his poniard and sabre, struck off the head of Antinmour. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers Hard by—just where the horse-road sinks into a hollow dell, and over-spreading branches almost choke the pass, there we may rush upon the wretched youth securely, and there our poniards— Long. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 "Well," said Chateaubriand, "it is better to die by the poniard than from exile: it is quicker, and you suffer less." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 Baldassarre was feeling the edge of his poniard, taking refuge in that sensation from a hopeless blank of thought that seemed to lie like a great gulf between his passion and its aim. Romola Not satisfied with the slow though certain work of the rifle they now rushed in upon the battalions, and with shaska and poniard fought hand to hand. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia This poniard," continued Damake, "has been long kept in the treasury of the Princes of that country. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers Again I view thy murderous poniard reared to strike! The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 In one hand she brandishes a poniard and a hissing adder, whilst in the other she carries a burning torch. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Emissaries, mixing in the various groups of the people, endeavoured to put the poniard into the hands of the new Jacques Clements. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I The pistols also are mounted with silver; the poniard has often precious stones in its handle, and its sheath is inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia This poniard was not four and twenty hours since at Balsora, yet notwithstanding the great distance we are from that city, you have presented it to me this moment. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers The undaunted Spaniard replied only by hurling a poniard at his enemies, and retired from the battlements. History of the Moors of Spain Do you know that they are cutthroats, who would reward your kindness with the poniard that you might not tell tales against them or claim a share of the treasure in this vessel? The Frozen Pirate "Just look, the poniard is set with diamonds!" The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I For on entering the house, the warrior lays aside all his weapons save the poniard, and his guest does the same. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia Surely you don't want me to have all the mammas hating me—there are some who look as if they could poniard me. Patsy No poniard in that hand, nor sign of ill— "Thanks to that softening heart—she could not kill!" The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 "I must confess," he said, "my ignorance of the differences among these penetrating weapons, whether dirks, daggers, stilettos, poniards, or bowie-knives." The Ape, the Idiot & Other People The shabby lot laughed at him loudly; and, comparing the Catalonian knives they handled with the sailor's poniard, it appeared like a sewing-needle. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I One Aonius Palearius was sensible of this; and said, "that the Inquisition was a poniard aimed at the throat of literature." Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 “I will tell you, certainly; not that I interfere with other people’s concerns; but when I saw that one of them had a poniard—” “A poniard!” exclaimed the female, who had now joined them. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook During these proceedings the Greek sat in the after part of the vessel, maintaining a perfect silence, while he played with the handle of a short poniard which he wore in his sash. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea And she touched a poniard in her belt, which also contained two good revolvers. Wild Bill's Last Trail Sometimes she presented the poniard to one person's breast, sometimes to another's, and oftentimes seemed to strike her own. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales Perhaps Cæsar was not mistaken, after all," I said to myself; "if he wears lace ruffles at his wrist he may well wear a gold belt and poniard at his waist. The Rose of Old St. Louis “Let me but discover the Gaw—the infidel!” replied the son, following the father; and our hero observed him put his hand into his breast and half unsheath a poniard. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook The Arabs stood the shock manfully, receiving the horses upon the points of their lances; many of the riders were shot down with bolts from cross-bows, or stabbed with the poniards of the Moslems. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 He sullenly flung his poniard down, gasping for breath, just as I covered the second of our enemies with my pistol and fired. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Their moment of joy was brief, for in another instant Bartuccio was on the ground, with Giustiniani's knee upon his breast, and a bright poniard glittered in the air. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 445 Volume 18, New Series, July 10, 1852 "Monsieur," she repeated, every word a poniard, "how did you dare bring me such a message!" The Rose of Old St. Louis He had been talking for the last three years of his willingness to drink the hemlock, and to offer his breast to the poniards of tyrants. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre It cut to the heart's palpitating centre like a poniard thrust. Other Main-Travelled Roads At the conclusion of William's apostrophe to the prince of robbers, Tamora, the fair queen, jabbed me with a poniard and ordered me to sing. Shakspere, Personal Recollections By an involuntary motion, he clutched at the place where the poniard was wont to be, and then sat down upon a chair that stood in a dim corner. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 445 Volume 18, New Series, July 10, 1852 "A poniard," answered he; but he observed that it was a bottle: taking it from him, and drinking the contents, he returned it, saying, "There, I give you the scabbard back again." The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings In this city was pointed out to me, the house in which the celebrated Charlotte Corday resided, who, by her poniard, delivered France of the monster, Marat, on Sunday, the 14th of July, 1793. The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. There on the wall were medieval weapons—battle-axes, swords and poniards. Frontier Boys in Frisco When the Countess called him William—Oh! she knew not that she plunged a poniard in my heart. The Stranger A Drama, in Five Acts There was nothing to be done, and the three other men, who had been standing hidden in a doorway, ran out and poniarded the Frenchman before he had time to give the alarm. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War It was as if suspicion were gone and he had resheathed his poniard. Orrain A Romance He opened it; six masked men rushed in, and instantly buried their poniards in his body. Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French. But he was free to move his head and instinctively he dodged; this roused the Mexican to perfect fury, and he grabbed a poniard from the man next to him, and aimed for the body. Frontier Boys in Frisco His instruments were a silver cup, a poniard, and a handjar. Tancred Or, The New Crusade Abidan, unarmed, seized a poniard from the soldier's belt, stabbed him to the heart, and vaulting on the steed, galloped towards the river. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity A touch at Malsain's throat with his poniard was hint enough. Orrain A Romance In vengeance at once she would have rushed off to poniard this obscene fellow. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 He finally selected a small and exceedingly keen poniard, also a short, heavy sword, and thus equipped he was ready for what might come, which as he well knew was apt to be the unexpected. Frontier Boys in Frisco And what was most remarkable amid these spears and sabres, these muskets, handjars, and poniards, was the sweet and perpetually recurring Syrian salutation of 'Peace.' Tancred Or, The New Crusade We soldiers deal only in iron, sir, and cannot vie with the magnificence of Bagdad, yet wear this dagger for the donor's sake:' and Alroy held out to Honain a poniard flaming with gems. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity It was Simon, who had heard the shot too, and overcome by his fierce impatience had come forth from his chamber, poniard in hand. Orrain A Romance The hatred between him and the painter, Pordenone, was so bitter, that the latter thought his life in danger, and painted with his shield and poniard lying ready to his hand. The Old Masters and Their Pictures For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art Jim almost stood up in his sudden enlightenment and wrath but he bethought himself in time and with whitened knuckles he drove the poniard held in his hand deep into the wood of the floor. Frontier Boys in Frisco Having ascertained the place where the hermitage of this holy woman was, the magician went at night, and plunged a poniard into her heart—killed this good woman. The Arabian Nights Entertainments Lost their empire, wealth and fortune, little recked they for the fall, But Draupadi's pleading glances like a poniard smote them all! Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse An unexpected stroke from his poniard might free him from me, and his prize might yet be his. Orrain A Romance Sword of persecuted Templars, after being broken became a poniard, 820-l. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry But with a yell he leaped to his feet, drew a poniard and made a rush; but here our hero, cool as an icicle, was prepared for the would-be murderer. Oscar the Detective Or, Dudie Dunne, The Exquisite Detective She drew the poniard, and holding it in her hand, began a dance. The Arabian Nights Entertainments Blessed is thy throat which was cut by the poniard of every traitor! Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas Then drawing his poniard he was about to cut open the packet when he arrested himself, saying: "I see it is from the Queen." Orrain A Romance The picture of a horrid vengeance, the poniard and the bloody head, appeared in the peaceful Temple of Masonry, without sufficient explanation of their symbolic meaning. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry And girding his poniard, he follows after, To search out his enemy. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan One was formed like a poniard, with a worked hilt. Scientific American, Volume XXIV., No. 12, March 18, 1871 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Over friends, that my arms never Might embrace in love again; Memory ponderous until madness Struck its poniard in my brain. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle In an instant the door gave way, and we dashed in, the madman first, striking to the right and left of him with a poniard. Orrain A Romance Four poniards, on the mound, encircling stood, 130 With points erect, dark with forgotten blood. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan The duke of Mayenne poniarded one of his most devoted followers for having aspired to the hand of the duke's widowed daughter-in-law. The Age of the Reformation But this poniard never got here of itself," I exclaimed, "it could not have twisted itself. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth He on whom the lot falls, enters his father's bed-chamber at night, with a poniard, but has not courage to put the design into execution. The Training of a Public Speaker And they both fell sideways, the madman's hand still clenching the haft of the poniard in his death-grip. Orrain A Romance A stroke of a poniard, a touch of a trigger, and swords would be flying from their scabbards in every county; England would become, like France, one wild scene of anarchy and civil war. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 A Spanish poniard hung against the inner folds. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade The scabbard of his sword was of white velvet and gold; his poniard and sword belt mounted with gold. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton Upon this the Most Potent was reconciled, and he administered to me the obligation of this degree, the companies all standing 'round me with their poniards as if going to stab me. The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge Then taking his poniard he ripped up an inch or so of leather on the inner side and took therefrom a piece of paper carefully folded. Orrain A Romance Drake was silent, fingering the slender Milanese poniard with the blade inlaid with gold and the great ruby in the top of the hilt, which lay on the table between them. Days of the Discoverers Ought he not to be driving a poniard into Mr. Kennedy's heart? Phineas Finn The Irish Member The stranger cautiously lifted the light in his left hand, bending over the sleeper, while with his right he drew a broad, sharp poniard from his belt, and raised it in the act to strike. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales Sash is yellow, edged with gold, embroidered by a balance, a hand, a poniard, five stars, and two crowns, it is worn from right to left. The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge Seizing a poniard he glanced at the blade for a moment, touched the point with the tip of his finger, and then raising the weapon brought it down with his full force on the corselet. Orrain A Romance But that was different from the secret sharpening of poniards. Sunrise And so imminent seemed the danger, that Aymer put hand to his own poniard and fell into the posture to receive attack. Beatrix of Clare Bruslart arrived at his mistress's house at night, his belt bristling with pistols and poniards, and "always ready for a desperate hand-to-hand fight." The House of the Combrays All this I promise and swear, under the penalty of being stripped naked, and having my heart pierced with a poniard. The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge I had drawn my poniard as I stepped in, so evil-looking was the place, and she caught the gleam of the steel. Orrain A Romance At Menancabo excellent poniards made, called creeses; best weapons of all the orient. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants To give thy sword an edge again, this Frenchman Shall whet thee on, that if thy pistol fail, Or poniard, this can send the poison home. The Noble Spanish Soldier He even raises the aged arm, that he may not fail in his aim at the heart; and replaces it again over the wounds of the poniard! McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader The poniard teacheth the step of the elected, many are called, but few are chosen to the sublime knowledge of pure truth. The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge He flung round on his heel and faced me once more, his hand on the hilt of his poniard. Orrain A Romance I am sure if I put a poniard into the hand of this one, she would plunge it where I told her,—and into me, if I offended her. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals Off, madam, or we perish both; behold I'm not unarmed, my poniard's in my hand; Therefore, away. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 I really think you 're better than any sword or poniard a body could have. Dreamland On the part crossing the breast is a delta, with rays traversed by a poniard, and in the midst the figure "33." The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge I heard every word, and thought it was time to step in ere he drew his poniard. Orrain A Romance I saw the blade of a poniard glitter. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 Were you, which is impossible, the man, Perhaps my poniard first should drink your blood; But you are innocent, as your Jocasta, 154 From crimes like those. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 And yet, what would become of a country governed despotically, if a lawless tyrant had not to dread the edge of the poniard? Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son. In consequence, the master became jealous and revengeful, and actually poniarded his apprentice. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One But the single poniard of the monk Ravaillac arrested it all. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power There were about eighty Guinares gazing enviously on, ready to poniard me, every one of them, if they dared, and if they were not such miserable little fools and cowards. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week "With all my heart," answered Paul readily, instinctively laying his hand upon his poniard. In the Wars of the Roses A Story for the Young He was in the heart of a hostile fortress where the resistance of a single man armed to the teeth must have been futile; and he was unarmed, save for a poniard. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France This man would be ready to plunge the poniard in the heart of his pupil, or to whet the axe for his neck. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) The poniard of the assassin changed the fate of Europe. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power At such times a close scrutiny of the hand would have disclosed in the palm the hilt of a poniard, the blade of which lay along the wrist, hidden in the sleeve. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales Instinctively he drew rein and listened, laying his band unconsciously upon the hilt of his poniard. In the Wars of the Roses A Story for the Young He stooped coolly, and, after groping some time for the poniard, drew it from the leaves among which it had fallen. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France Goaded by his insatiate tormentor, he drew a poniard from his vest, and rushed on the unoffending objects of his hate. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 The officers surrounded by the soldiers form a circle, in the centre of which is placed the official axe of the toqui, with four poniards representing the four Uthalmapus of the confederacy. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time What had been a crucifix became a deadly poniard in my grasp, and the rust upon it in the twilight looked like blood. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series Then there was the short battle-axe, slung across his saddlebow, which at close quarters would be a formidable weapon, and the poniard in his belt had in its time done deadly work before this. In the Wars of the Roses A Story for the Young Alluding to a poniard, Isabella says:— “Sheath it where God and nature prompt your hand!” Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 5, 1841 Having ascertained the place where the hermitage of this holy woman was, the magician went at night, and, plunging a poniard into her heart, killed this good woman. Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know As he spoke the baron ground his tenth together with rage, and, in an instant, buried the poniard in the throat of his victim. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood It would serve him right to poniard him on the spot.” Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance Nor is it Imperial Caesar alone," continued Maguire, "against whom he turns his poniard. The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him And she laid the poniard down upon the tress of hair before him. The Missing Bride This he not only refused to do, but continued his dying reproaches, till his mother, losing her self-command, drew her poniard and plunged it into his heart. Italian Journeys I drew my little poniard, since I knew I must fight. The Fall of the Grand Sarrasin Being a Chronicle of Sir Nigel de Bessin, Knight, of Things that Happed in Guernsey Island, in the Norman Seas, in and about the Year One Thousand and Fifty-Seven He had doffed his rusty black for a suit of azure and silver; his sword and poniard were heavy with silver chasings. Helmet of Navarre "And she looked fit to use a poniard then and there." With Links of Steel "In which is concealed a sharp poniard—a very effective weapon at close quarters," supplemented the count. The Nameless Castle But I hate her for her expectation, as well as for her poniard. The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) But half-concealed by drapery, behind the goodliest lord, sideway leaned a figure diademed, a lifted poniard in its hand:—a monarch fossilized in very act of murdering his guest. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Why does she not kill me, either with a refusal from her mouth, or some blow from a poniard? The Forty-Five Guardsmen When she drew it forth it gripped a naked poniard, upon the polished blade of which the rays of light flashed with many a wicked gleam and glint. With Links of Steel She endeavored for a long time to dissuade me; but finding my resolution fixed, she at length united in my project of vengeance, and brought me, herself, my poniard. Tales of a Traveller She was enraged because he would not; and they were high together; and, at last, she pulled out of her stays, in fury, a poniard, and vowed to plunge it into his heart. The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) Soon after, he comes upon Lacy, poniard in hand, meaning to kill him on the spot. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England He rallied, he arose, and with radiant face, sparkling eyes and bosom swelling with pride, drew a poniard from its sheath and prepared to cut his name upon the rock. The Cross of Berny She darted nearer to him, with her hand tearing open the waist of her dress, and then the gleam of a poniard met Nick's gaze. With Links of Steel She slept at length in the arms of him who was to poniard her. Tales of a Traveller She fell down on her knees to him, as soon as he had wrested the poniard from her. The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) As for their worldly possessions, they were soon numbered, and comprised little more than their clothing, their bows and arrows, and the poniards which hung at their girdles. In the Days of Chivalry "We are going to bid each other good-morning;" and he felt for the short poniard which he had taken from the Maugrabins. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Still with the poniard in her jeweled hand, still shrieking wildly, she leaped to his side, and with a single sweep of the keen weapon severed the rope binding his arms. With Links of Steel To have secured the carbine of the sleeping brigand, to have seized upon his poniard and have plunged it in his heart, would have been the work of an instant. Tales of a Traveller Lord bless me, my dear! the doctor has mentioned to me in confidence, that she always carries a poniard about her; and that once she used it. The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) They must understand that should there be any mistake they must throw the condemned man, and, holding him down, cut off his head with their poniard, or stab him to death. Tales of Old Japan Yes, I now weep poniards, do you see? The White Devil Still clutching the poniard, her jeweled fingers worked convulsively around its haft, like those of one who fain would strike a death blow, yet whose hand was briefly held by consuming horror. With Links of Steel When her repose had continued for some time, I separated myself gently from her, that I might not disturb her sleep, and seizing suddenly my poniard, plunged it into her bosom. Tales of a Traveller And as almost unconsciously she exulted in her own youth, and strength, delicate little poniards of tragic grief for Mrs. Maldon's helpless and withered senility seemed to stab through that personal pride. The Price of Love With these double weapons, frequent instances occurred, in which a duellist, mortally wounded, threw himself within his antagonist's guard, and plunged his poniard into his heart. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition The hare that Don Hemstitch Blodoza's poniard would have severed limped awkwardly but confidently about, saying, "Saved!" as well as he knew how. Cobwebs from an Empty Skull The dagger, which the knights employed in these close and desperate struggles, was called the poniard of mercy. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 The strong right hand rests quietly yet menacingly on a poniard, this attitude serving to give a peculiarly aggressive character to the whole conception. The Later Works of Titian Another poniard of the fourteenth century is shown in Fig. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do He even raises the aged arm, that he may not fail in his aim at the heart, and replaces it again over the wounds of the poniard! The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style Having thus wrought up his Castilian soul to a high pitch of jealously, he felt quite irresistible, and advanced towards the two ruffians with his poniard deftly latent in his flowing sleeve. Cobwebs from an Empty Skull That long, clear, grave gaze pierced her heart like a golden poniard. The Purple Heights The hero had then turned to Don Alvarez and, with perfect tranquillity, had offered him the bloodstained poniard. Books and Characters French and English A sixteenth century German poniard is shown in Fig. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do His frame was strongly built, and besides the caliver he was armed with sword and poniard. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance Not a few carried at their girdles the short rapier, so celebrated in their duels and brawls, or concealed within their bosom a poniard or a two-edged knife. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 To discredit him as politician they maligned him socially, and the idea that a man desires "to abolish marriage and the home," is a most convenient poniard, and the one most certain to wound. Annie Besant An Autobiography When he was appointed mayor, he drew his poniard and threw it upon the council-table. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 On arriving at the door of the old cabinet, and just as he leaned down to raise the tapestry that covered it, Guise was struck five poniard blows in the chest, neck, and reins. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 He was accused of having caused by his sorceries the death of the three children lost about this time by Fredegonde; and was, in his turn, imprisoned and before long poniarded. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 He was armed with a large sabre, a poniard and a pair of pistols; his soldiers had zagayes or lances, and little sabres in the Turkish fashion. Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 Undertaken by Order of the French Government, Comprising an Account of the Shipwreck of the Medusa, the Sufferings of the Crew, and the Various Occurrences on Board the Raft, in the Desert of Zaara, at St. Louis, and at the Camp of Daccard. to Which Are Subjoined Observations Respecting the Agriculture of the Western Coast of Africa, from Cape Blanco to the Mouth of the Gambia. And she showed him a kind of hidden poniard, a keen, triangular stiletto of genuine steel, capped by a large glass pearl that served as its hilt. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel Do with thee?" cried the master-player, savagely clapping his hand upon his poniard,--"why, I am going to do with thee just whatever I please. Master Skylark However, when a storm swept down the hills, he took a terrible fright, and compelled the boatmen at the point of the poniard to put him and his company ashore. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts In it, Brother Jonathan must appear with his liberty-cap in one hand and a bag of dollars in the other, bowing humbly before a well-whiskered Mussulman, whose shawl is stuck full of poniards and pistols. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 In the midst of their contortions they brandished long, sharp poniards, of a special form, provided with steel chains. Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884 It is the most convenient poniard and the one most certain to wound. Autobiographical Sketches As he spoke he clapped his hand upon his poniard and scowled blackly. Master Skylark His gown was fastened by a sash of black silk net-work, in which, instead of a poniard, or sword, was stuck a silver case, containing writing materials and a roll of parchment. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 370, May 16, 1829 Robin next offered the bloody poniard to the bailiff's throat. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 282, November 10, 1827 Others, again, rolled over mattresses garnished with nails, lance-points, poniards, and sabers, and naturally got up bathed in blood. Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884 I knew that the murderer's poniard had done its work. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard As he spoke he clapped his hand upon his poniard with a fierce snarl, showing his white teeth like a wolf-hound. Master Skylark Suddenly she uttered a piercing shriek, and plunged a poniard into her left arm; the blood poured down, a dark cloud arose, and a clap of thunder was heard. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction We should see the champions of their country sooner or later become her enemies, and perpetually holding their poniards to the breasts of their fellow citizens. A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation Of The Inequality Among Mankind Some pierce their tongue with a long and narrow poniard, and remain thus exposed to the admiration of the faithful. Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884 At the same instant the smaller man bounded past me, and buried a long poniard in the Emperor's heart. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard With that he clapped his hand upon his poniard and glared into Nick's eyes, as if to look clear through to the back of the boy's wits. Master Skylark Nor hate, nor vengeance whets the poniard now; A loving sister is constrain'd to deal The fatal blow. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. In the day they concealed their two-edged poniards, but in the night they boldly assembled in arms, and in numerous bands, prepared for every act of violence and rapine. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Fitzdotterel drew his poniard upon me in mine own chamber, because I craved him for mine own silver. Ivanhoe It was not his secret poniard that I dreaded. Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale One or two looked back at him and bit their lips; but Carew's eyes were hot and fierce, and his hand was on his poniard. Master Skylark In it was thrust a long curved poniard resembling the Malaysian kris. The Moon Pool It was suggested to him that the poniard would be the most effectual instrument, but the man turned up his eyes with pious horror at the proposition. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 He had no weapon, excepting a poniard at his belt, which served to counterbalance the weight of the bunch of rusty keys that hung at his right side. Ivanhoe After a few moments' conversation, the Count d'Horn suddenly sprang upon his victim, and stabbed him three times in the breast with a poniard. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 Hark 'e," said Master Carew, shortly, clapping his hand upon his poniard, "I say that he can. Master Skylark "In a—a corial like this—" She regarded the sketch gravely, thrust a hand down into her girdle and brought forth a keen-bladed poniard; cut Larry's markings out and placed the fragment carefully aside. The Moon Pool He was ready to poison Gennaro Annese whenever he might be called upon to do so; but to poniard him, he said, would be disgraceful, and unbecoming an officer of the guards! Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 This mighty dish he placed before his guest, who, using his poniard to cut it open, lost no time in making himself acquainted with its contents. Ivanhoe "If you must have a weapon," he said, "upon such a peaceful occasion, why did you not use the short poniard sent from Edinburgh on purpose?" The Bride of Lammermoor There the players slipped their poniards, and rode with rapier in hand; for many a dark deed and cruel robbery had been done along this stretch of Watling street. Master Skylark And unseen hands held my arms in a mighty clutch fast to my sides, another gripped my throat and I felt a needle-sharp poniard point pierce my shirt, touch the skin just over my heart! The Moon Pool He must have terrified her with a poniard, to induce her to abandon me.' Manon Lescaut What will it cost beyond the blow of a poniard, or the thrust of a javelin, to silence his opposition for ever? Ivanhoe The city has been in the dark during these days, without patrol or watch; and many malefactors have taken advantage of this opportunity to use the murderous poniard without risk, and with the utmost perfidy. Life in Mexico At his side was a long Italian poniard in a sheath of russet leather and silver filigree, and he had a reckless, high and mighty fling about his stride that strangely took the eye. Master Skylark She gave a command—the hands loosened, the poniard withdrew from my heart; suddenly as I had been caught I was free—and unpleasantly weak and shaky. The Moon Pool An instant later, before he had time to fire again, he fell, struck to the heart by Smith’s poniard, a surer weapon even than his gun. The Mysterious Island Prosper slipped out his poniard and drove it in between the joints of the gorget. The Forest Lovers Awhile with white uplifted eyes she stood, Then plunged her trembling poniards in their blood. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 And all at once he made such a fierce stride toward Nick, gritting his white teeth, and clapping his hand upon his poniard, that Nick drew back afraid of him. Master Skylark Rador drew his poniard and struck twice upon the wall with its hilt. The Moon Pool And the blades of your poniards are half unsheathed In your belt—and ye frown on me! Poems Stooping, he, with some difficulty, drew the poniard from its resting-place. The Strong Arm Should it please Providence to guard me from poison and the poniard, I will plainly shew who are the violators of all morality, who are the blasphemers not only of God, but of Nature also. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 1 Yet still he laughed and clapped his hand upon his poniard in the old bold way. Master Skylark These they raised in salute and through the portal strode a dwarf huge as Rador, dressed as he and carrying only the poniard that was the badge of office of Muria's captainry. The Moon Pool A fawn, when eyes of men are fixed upon his charms, His glances straight on them a trenchant poniard bare. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II It was ascertained, beyond a doubt, that the Jew was dead, and that he had been killed by several stabs of a poniard. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies While the conspirators were waiting for an opportunity to poniard Cortez, one of them relenting, apprised him of his danger. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) He clapped his hand upon his poniard, and threw back his head defiantly. Master Skylark One dropped his hilt and gripped him—the green dwarf's poniard flashed and was buried in his throat. The Moon Pool A monosabio approached the horse, who was still quivering; the animal raised his head as if to ask help, whereupon the man stabbed him to death with a poniard. The Quest As a farther precaution to render these encounters less fatal, it was an offence, punishable with death, for any one to enter this street armed with either poniard or pistol. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies Two of these were surprised and brought to Esquibel, who, having learnt from them that the cacique was at hand, poniarded one of the spies, and bound the other, making him serve as guide. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) Soft, Master Gyles--be not so fast!" said Carew, haughtily, drawing himself up, with his hand on his poniard; "dost mean to tell me that I have lied to thee? Master Skylark Writhing over him, my fingers touched a poniard; I thrust it deep, staggered to my feet. The Moon Pool Another poniard entered his breast, giving a mortal wound. Caesar: a Sketch The corsage of the young lady, however, turned the poniard, and at the same instant a thundering volley of musketry resounded without. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee Six or seven hundred were imprisoned in a dwelling, and all put to the sword or poniarded. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) Clapping his hand upon his poniard, he turned his back, and did not speak to Nick again. Master Skylark But he drew his poniard and gravely sounded the rock. The Moon Pool The party who intended to act were to provide themselves with poniards, which could be easily concealed in their paper boxes. Caesar: a Sketch Again, at Warrenton, in the hospital, she came near poniarding me with her own hand. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee It was arranged, therefore, that when the populace had assembled, a tumult should be made as if by accident, and in the confusion of the moment, Don Bartholomew should be dispatched with a poniard. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) "So we'll have no more of it!" and he clapped his hand upon his poniard. Master Skylark There are fates more terrible than death; weapons more keen than poniards, more noiseless than pistols. Pauline's Passion and Punishment As soon as he thought they were too far away to hear their daughter in case she should cry out, he came out from the purlon, poniard in hand. Filipino Popular Tales Her hand darted to her bosom, and I saw the gleam of a poniard. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee My antagonist would render my poniard and my speed of no use to me. Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker "Sir!" cried Carew, clapping his hand upon his poniard Heywood looked up steadily. Master Skylark Then tossed he the pike, played with the two-handed sword, with the backsword, with the Spanish tuck, the dagger, poniard, armed, unarmed, with a buckler, with a cloak, with a target. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 When all was ready, Suguid entered the purlon, taking with him all the necessary provisions,—food, fine clothes, a poniard, and a guitar. Filipino Popular Tales Suddenly a hoarse exclamation was heard, and a poniard gleamed in the hand of the woman. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee "Confess, or die," said the victor, placing his foot on the body of the vanquished, and holding to his throat the point of the axe, which terminated in a spike or poniard. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day Carew lifted up his head in the old haughty way, and clapped his shackled hand to his hip--they had taken his poniard when he came into the gaol. Master Skylark He was not to know that Sir Walter had tightly wrapped about his upper arm the ribbon from his poniard, and so he was entirely deceived. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series I have my poniard ready, and I prefer a hundred times to die—nay, die smiling—at your hands.” Filipino Popular Tales "A poniard—a tragedy—tell me about it, Mohun," I said. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee As he spoke, the Earl of March entered the hall of audience, dressed in the ordinary riding garb of the time, and wearing his poniard. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day Then, setting his foot upon the fallen coin, he stopped its spinning, and with one hand on his poniard, peering right and left, blew the candle out. Master Skylark His tall, erect figure was at present wrapped in a loose chamber gown, secured around him by his buff belt, in which was suspended his richly hilted poniard. Quentin Durward |
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