 Had I a sword of keener steel — That blue blade that the king's son bears, — but this Blunt thing — ! " he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away and left the field. Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless,...  The World's Work - Page 5311912Full view - About this book
 | Edward Rowland Sill - American poetry - 1906 - 468 pages
...Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran and snatched it, and with battle-shout Lifted afresh he hewed his enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. AN ASPIRATION... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - History - 1906 - 458 pages
...Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran and snatched it, and with battle-shout Lifted afresh he hewed his enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. AN ASPIRATION... | |
 | George Dimmick Latimer - Sermons, American - 1907 - 206 pages
...field. Then came the King's son wounded, sore bestead — And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Half buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran and snatched...enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day." There is the story of moral leadership which he who runs may read. Be ready for the opportunity. Master... | |
 | Stratton Duluth Brooks - Readers - 1907 - 268 pages
...Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran and snatched it, and with battle shout Lifted afresh, he hewed his enemy down And saved a great cause that heroic day. — EDWARD ROWLAND SILL. THERE is a tide in... | |
 | Richard Alfred Waite - Christian life - 1907 - 126 pages
...Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran and snatched it, and with battle shout Lifted afresh he hewed his enemy down And saved a great cause that heroic day. Under the flag of Immanuel many tin soldiers... | |
 | Readers and speakers - 1907 - 438 pages
...of keener steel — That blue blade that the king's son bears — but this Blunt thing! — he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away...snatched it, and with battle shout Lifted afresh he hewed his enemy down, Charles Stuart and the Burglar* BY MAY KELSEY CHAMPION. |HE cook had gone to the theater,... | |
 | William Estabrook Chancellor - English language - 1908 - 312 pages
...field. Then came the King's son, wounded, Sore bestead, and weaponless ; and saw The broken swordhilt buried in the dry And trodden sand ; and ran and Snatched...it, and with battle shout Lifted afresh, he hewed his enemy down And saved a great cause on that heroic day. — Sill. LIBERTY AND UNION I profess, sir,... | |
 | William Estabrook Chancellor - 1908 - 314 pages
...field. Then came the King's son, wounded, JSore bestead, and weaponless ; and saw The broken swordhilt buried in the dry And trodden sand ; and ran and Snatched...it, and with battle shout Lifted afresh, he hewed his enemy down And saved a great cause on that heroic day. — .' LIBERTY AND UNION I profess, sir,... | |
 | William Estabrook Chancellor - 1908 - 322 pages
...field. Then came the King's son, wounded, Sore bestead, and weaponless ; and saw The broken swordhilt buried in the dry And trodden sand ; and ran and Snatched...it, and with battle shout Lifted afresh, he hewed his enemy down • And saved a great cause on that heroic day. — Si'L LIBERTY AND UNION I profess,... | |
 | Recitations - 1909 - 640 pages
...keener steel — That blue blade that the king's son bears — but this Blunt thing !" — he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away,...enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. EDWARD ROLAND SILL. NUMBER TWENTY-ONE 125 PYGMALION AND GALATEA. CHARACTERS. PYGMALION, an Athenian... | |
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