When shall he bee a goodsworde player, whych shaketh hys sworde vp and downe wynkyng?
But Robyne toke out a too-hond sworde That hangit down be his kne; Ther as the schereff and his men stode thyckust, Thidurward wold he.
With a swinge of his sworde swappit hym in þe fase.
The boye pulld forth a well good sworde So gilt it dazzled the ee; The first stroke stricken at Aldingar Smote off his leggs by the knee.
Our rusty sworde with rest, Shall first his edge employ, 30 To polle their toppes, that seeke such change And gape for 'such like' ioy.
Nay rather, let me, like a page, Your sworde and target beare; That on my breast the blowes may lighte, 95 Which would offend you there.
Then proved I a baron bold,[257] In deeds of armes the doughtyest knight That in those dayes in England was, With sworde and speare in feild to fight.
Sir Mordred alsoe charged his hoste, In readinesse there for to bee; But noe man sholde noe weapon sturre, But if a sworde drawne they shold see.
V Then tooke she her sworde and her target in hand, Bidding all such as wo’ld to be sworn of her band; To wayte on her person came thousand and three: Was not this a brave bonny lass, Mary Ambree?
They laied wagers with suche as with one thruste of a sworde, woulde paunche or bowell a man in the middest, or with one blowe of a sworde most readily and moste deliverly cut of his heade, or that woulde best perce his entralls at one stroke.
He grasped his sworde with mayne and mighte, And spying a secrette part, 160 He drave it into the soldan's syde, And pierced him to the heart.
The sworde was scharpe and sore can byte, I tell yow in sertayne; 110 To the harte, he cowde hym smyte, Thus was the Dowglas slayne.
O dolorous teusday, dedicate to thy name, When thou shoke thy sworde so noble a man to mar!
The sworde vndrawen, all order confounded, what a con- fusion would followe: yea, what an open passage would bee lefte open to all wickednesse.
The Romaines in like sorte, the sworde and aucthori- [Fol.
Many times hee was at pointe by prepared knife and sworde to pierce his heart, and yet stayed the same, not for feare of death, but for preseruation of his fame and honor.
The executioner attendinge for commaundement to do his office, and lifting vp his sworde to do the fact, the king desired to see the countenaunce of Ariobarzanes, who neuer chaunged coloure for all that terrour of death.
Nay rather, let me, like a page, Your sworde and target beare; That on my breast the blowes may lighte, Which would offend you there.
The boy pulld forth a well good sworde So gilt it dazzled the ee; The first stroke stricken at Aldingar, Smote off his leggs by the knee.
Whiche done, with his swordehe made waye, to passe through the thronge to conueighe him selfe out of the citie.
Shall our citie neuer bee voide of tortures and oppressions: sometime of the fathers towardes the people, sometime of the people towardes the fathers: you had more neede of a shilde to defende you, then of a sworde to fight.
To regall charge of rule she did advaunce his state, and gave the sworde into his hand that bred civill debate.
Now tell me straight," quod Launcelot, "what varlet knyght you be, Ere that I chine you with my sworde and cleave your harte in three!
The sworde was scharpe, and sore can byte, I tell yow in sertayne; 110 To the harte he cowde hym smyte, Thus was the Dowglas slayne.
Eleven other members of the Company had armour delivered out to them, as “one caliver fflaske and tuche boxe, sworde and dager girdle and hangers and headepeece.
But Robyne toke out a too-hond sworde That hangit down be his kne; Ther as the schereff and his men stode thyckust, 105 Thidurward wold he.
For I can shote both farre and nere, And handle the sworde and buckler, And this quarter-staffe also.
It is writõ that he hathe the sworde to punishe euill thĩges and vices.
But yf thou do euell (saith Paule) then feare the poure / for he beareth not the sworde for nought / but is the minister of Godd to take vengeaũce on them which do euell.
He semes affraid: and vnder his arme I (But much I erre) a bloudie sworde espie.
But he is sure to die: and now his sworde Alreadie moisted is in his warme bloude, Helples for any succour you can bring Against deaths stinge, which he must shortlie feele.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sworde" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
