The knight of the argent lion deals with his sword such a hard blow upon his adversary's casque, that, dazed by the shock, the latter falls heavily upon his haunches on the sand.
The one carries a green buckler emblazoned with an argent lion, the other a red buckler emblazoned with a gold dolphin.
The clarions announced the victory of the knight of the argent lion, who, strutting proudly with the trophy around his neck, placed his right hand on his hip, walked around the arena, and marched out at the barriers.
The arms are thus blazoned: "Palée of six argent and azure on a fess gules, between three lions of England pass.
I believe Cellini meant here to write on a chief argent a label of four points, and three lilies gules.
The madder paid his way in bad seasons and in good-- gave him a little "argent mignon" to lay by.
The Arms of this worthy were Azure, a mullet within a circular wreath Argent and Sable, having four hawk’s bells joined thereto in quadrature, Or.
And mirrors flashed their argent memories Out of the shadows where they laughed and gleamed, While ghostly faces of past vanities Come back to dream there where they once had dreamed.
Froissart names a surcoat in which Sir John Chandos was attired, which was embroidered with his arms in white sarsnet, argent a field gules, one on his back and another on his breast.
The Tour d'Argent is on the Quai de la Tourelle, just beyond the island on which Notre Dame stands.
In broad degrees From flower-wreath'd porticos the shining stairs, Through tiers of Myrtle in Corinthian urns, Glide to the shimmer of an argent lake.
Where the sea flashes on the argent sands, 38 Soars from a lonely rock a snow-white dove: No bird more beauteous to immortal lands Bore Psyche rescued side by side with Love.
And through the hush'd andargent atmosphere Sharp rise the summits of the breathless trees.
There is something rather odd, in the close juxtaposition of the Hotel Mouton d'Argent with its smooth plastered front and the almost overpowering mass of detail that faces it on the other side of the road.
I to do but love you, God's own mother was less dear to me, And less dear the Cytheraean rising like an argent lily from the sea.
Ye argent clarions, sound a loftier strain For the vile thing he hated lurks within Its sombre house, alone with God and memories of sin.
It is not quenched the torch of poesy, The star that shook above the Eastern hill Holds unassailed its argent armoury From all the gathering gloom and fretful fight-- O tarry with us still!
I saw From the black waters of my tortured past The argent splendour of white limbs ascend!
She riseth up, and looketh backward and seeth the knight come, the shield at his neck banded argent and azure, with a red cross.
It is he that should bear a shield banded argent and azure with a red cross.
Sir," saith Messire Gawain, "Can you tell me tidings of a knight that beareth a shield banded of argent and azure with a red cross?
Sir, a knight that is called Perceval, and he hath carried away from the court of King Arthur a shield banded argent and azure with a red cross on a band of gold.
He ought to bear a shield banded azure and argent with a red cross thereon and a boss of gold.
