And the steel blade glistened like the sword of the avenging angel before the eyes of the astonished Hun.
Colonel Brand galloped along the broken line, calling them on, and waving his sword to the object of attack, the horse and his rider looming like spirits through the murk, and inviting the savage aim of a score of riflemen.
They that take the sword shall perish by the sword.
Deslandes always took command of the works in full dress, his peruke well powdered and his swordby his side.
As the fifteenth century is commonly admitted to have been a 'feudal' century, this provision attests the power of the robe as against the sword in a very interesting way, and at an interesting point in French history.
Made governor of the Netherlands, he found himself beset by difficulties through whichsword and troop could not cut his way.
There is a physical courage, brilliant as a shock of armies, which feels the conflict and leaps to it as the storm-waves leap upon the sword edges of the cliffs--a courage which counts no odds.
This is the explanation of martyrs, whose office is to witness to truth by cross and sword and fagot.
He threw not his sword away until his hand could hold it no longer.
Arthur kept his sword till time came to give it back to the "arm clothed in white samite.
Nay, the world 's my oyster, Which I with sword shall open.
The same spirit has whetted its sword against each; but the lack of similarity is more apparent than real.
At last I again touched him, and this time sharply and in the sword arm, and upon the instant my Lord Strepp knocked our blades apart.
Paddy," said I, taking off my sword and holding it out to him.
Sure I was always eager enough, even when it was a stranger's debate, and I wonder what my father would think of me now, to see me veer from the straight course of battle and thrust my unstruck sword once more into its scabbard.
Drop that," I shouted, turning on him, and he flung his sword in the street as if it was red hot.
He eyed me up and down, especially glancing at the sword by my side, and then said civilly: "The same to you, sir.
Presently he sheathed his swordand turned with some of his old jauntiness toward the door.
I began to be frightened until I remembered that if I once drew my sword I could chase the whole roomful of philosophy into the next parish.
But how can this barbarian face the sword of an officer of His Majesty's army?
The chief ruffian stood there dazed, with his sword still in his hand, for he had stepped outside the circle, he acting as captain, and depending on the men to do the work.
His legs were crossed, but his naked sword lay on the table at his hand.
The feeling of an ugly quivering wrench communicated itself from the point of my swordto my mind; I heard Strepp and Royale cry "Hold!
Heaven help this devil from getting his sword into your bowels.
Do you men understand the use of a sword and a pistol?
That great privilege is yours," said I, coming to a standstill in the middle of the street, as I saw the young man had his sword drawn and pressed close against his side to allay suspicion.
She called out loudly to them: "And is there no gentleman among you all to draw hissword and beat me this rascal from the inn?
His old interest remained, and in April 1908, he arranged an exhibition in Boston by a Shinto priest of walking over hot coals and up a ladder of sword blades.
Then began a very bad year for Salvina, even though the Damocles sword of Kitty's dismissal never fell, and Lily's migration to the Cape with Moss M.
And this diagnosis was a flaming sword that turned every way, guarding against Leah the Land of Promise.
That laughter was a sword between his life and mine, but I let a responsive smile play across my features, and Paul went to his own room in higher spirits than ever.
The Captain cut something with the sword that he held in his hand and stooped and lifted off the mask, for that is what it was.
And about some twenty steps up the stairs was the old Captain Hisgins with a drawn sword in his hand where he had halted, just below the last hoof sound.
He had a bad wound across the forehead where the Captain's sword had bit through the mask.
I had the sword bayonet I have told you about; and when the landlord got back, we sat talking in my study until nearly midnight.
By him was the Captain, turning his naked sword this way and that, and peering into the darkness; a little behind him stood the old butler, a battle-axe from one of the arm stands in the hall in his hands.
And they say they can hear the Horse--' "The Captain made one dive for a rack of arms and snatched down his old sword and ran out, drawing it as he ran.
However, I led the way, holding my candle high, and keeping the sword bayonet very handy.
This is a bug house sure enough," muttered the boy as he took the sword and examined it curiously.
He raised his sword and would have stricken Billie down ere the boy could have prevented had not the young woman thrown herself between them and seized his arm.
The captain hesitated, but a sharp prick from Donald's sword sent the hands into the air.
The Egyptian quivers were nearly all empty now; but lance and sword still remained, and inch by inch the Hittites were forced back upon the river.
So he took his sword and cut her chains in two, and he took her in his arms and said, "'You are the fairest maiden I have ever seen.
G] Mr. James Sinclair of this town has written a fine piece remonstrating against the removal of the sword of Wallace from its old place of safety, Dunbarton Castle.
But thrasher high in air did leap, And fell on monster of the deep, The sword fish then it did advance, And assaulted it with its lance.
But they soon saw a great sword fish With its bayonet make a quick rush, Into which proved to be large whale, And thrasher too did it assail.
For clansmen with the good broad sword Of battlefield they soon were Lord, And historians will rank the Chief highland victory of Killicrankie.
In youth we spent a pleasant day Round Castle Gordon on the Spey, There is no Clan can gird the sword on, Can compare with the Clan Gordon, In India, China and Soudan, They manfully have led the van.
It was the duty of all the Brethren to show their zeal by at once seizing the sword of sharpness and mowing down the godless therewith.
Meanwhile Prussian troops, led by the reactionary military caste, were employed in the congenial task of suppressing popular movements with the sword in Baden, Saxony, and Prussia itself.
The performance of the Passion Play, like the angel with the drawn sword which stands at the summit of the castle of San Angelo, is the pious recognition of a miraculous interposition for the stay of the pestilence.
A young officer in his shining uniform, white kids, long sword clanking on the walk, raising his hand in a condescending salute to a lower in rank or with affable grace to a superior, is pleasant to see.
For they knew his sword long years had hung On the wall, unhandled.
Its great strength was glad to know When his Lady needed him: (Now that both his eyes are dim Both his sword and shield are bright!
The thought of her hath made me quite forget How sharp his sword was just before he died.
Was there no sword or pennoned lance Omnipotent in hall or field For her complete deliverance?
Armed as if for battle, he prepared for the row to the scene of misery, and requested Hermon to buckle a coat of mail under his chlamys and put on the sword he gave him.
He who was to perish in misery is permitted, with a sword at his side, to gloat over our destruction.
When Vettius, the praetor of the Marsi, was being led into the presence of the Roman general, his slave snatched a sword from the soldier who was dragging him along, and first slew his master.
Neither fire nor sword are spared; crime is unpunished by the laws; even religion, which saves the lives of suppliants in the very midst of armed enemies, does not check those who are rushing to secure plunder.
Either should be the warranty of the other, as the olive-branch justifies the sword, the swordmaintains the olive-branch.
For the main part, however, a family takes it character more from the sword than the spindle; and their sword hand had been like Esau's.
He would walk up to the devil, with a sword between his teeth, and a boarder's pistol in each hand.
The factor immediately put on his hat, girded himself with his riding sword and pistol belt, and told his good wife that business might take him away for some hours.
Whether should he draw the keen sword of assurance, put aside the others, and see Insie, or whether should he start with best foot foremost, scurry up the hill, and avoid the axe of Maunder?
The brown walnut stock of a heavy pistol shone above either holster, and a cavalry sword in a leathern scabbard hung within easy reach of hand.
My sword was drawn; no man could have come near me; but before I could think, Sir, I was lying on my back.
I never saw any one looking so excited; and he flourishes a long sword now and again, as if he would like to cut everybody's head off.
He carried his sword in one hand, and his spy-glass in the other, and at every fog he swore so hard that he seemed to turn it yellow.
Suspending the swordof Damocles over their heads, he left the room.
The young man is a fire-eater who might kill me; I ought to be rough-shod and as good a hand with a sword or a pistol as he is.
