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Sentences starting with sword

Sword and staff, or talents sword-like or staff-like, carry on the work of the world. [6]

Sentences ending with sword

I Put up your sword. [10]
He would make young Schopper pay some penalty yet more than a mere fine, to that he pledged his royal word, and as for young Welemisl, he was minded to devise some punishment that should hinder many an over-bold knight from drawing his sword! [10]
Evidently these two young men were unfamiliar with the dueling ceremonies, though they were not unfamiliar with the sword. [5]
Here Epagathos, and you, Claudius--go at once to Timotheus; carry him this sword. [10]
Come--come and say with me that we shall part no more--in spirit no more; that, whatever comes, you and I have fulfilled our great hope, though under the shadow of the sword. [11]
Pango Dooni pointed with his sword. [11]
Free as the wind and clouds, I followed the same road over which I had ridden with Leonhard, for in your country a war after my own heart was going on, and my future fortune was to be based upon my sword. [10]
From to-morrow we will work together again, daily, and you will win more glorious victories with the brush than with the sword. [10]
Alarmed, the coachman whipped up his team and Lord Rippingdale clapped his hand upon his sword. [11]
I would it were mine, for I have no sword. [5]

Short sentences using sword

His sword flashed upward. [11]
You want the sword, eh? [11]
I have sword already. [5]

Sentences containing sword two or more times

Macnamara, late of the 7th Hussars, swung his Arab sword as though it were the regulation blade and he in sword practice at Aldershot, and catching the blade of his desert foe, saved his own neck and gave the chance of a fair hand-to-hand combat. [11]
For instance, the student's sword may break, and the end of it fly up behind his antagonist's ear and cut an artery which could not be reached if the sword remained whole. [5]
That which ye love ye shall teach, and that which ye teach ye shall defend; and if your love be a true love your teaching shall be a great teaching, and your sword a strong sword which none may withstand. [11]
For the Book is the sword of the Spirit, and the sword is the life of humanity; for all faith must be fought for, and all that is has been won by strife. [11]
Iberville picked up his sword from the table and said calmly: "Once, sir, you made it a choice between the woman and the sword. [11]
They say that he was found with no sword drawn, but that my open sword lay on the table beside me while I was asleep, and that it had let out his life-blood. [11]
And right so he smote his father Arthur with his sword holden in both his hands, on the side of the head, that the sword pierced the helmet and the brain-pan, and therewithal Sir Mordred fell stark dead to the earth. [5]
He was to drink glass for glass with any and all of us, and fight sword for sword with any of us who gave him cause. [11]
The worthy man drew back, pierced his own breast with his sword, and sank dying at his master's feet; but Antony, exclaiming that Eros's example had taught him his duty, thrust the short sword into his breast with his own hand. [10]
What was the difference between a sword and a good sharp tooth save that the sword struck and let go and the tooth struck and held on? [11]

More example sentences with the word sword in them

She saw a youth with a sword hurrying towards the Cohue Royale from a tangled mass of combatants. [11]
Well, see: if your sword and stomach prove the stronger, you shall go your ways to where you will. [11]
You had only your sword and my poor fortune and me then--that is all; but you were a man. [11]
What sword did you wear there? [5]
But what are you doing on our premises at night, sword in hand? [10]
Lo, said Merlin, yonder is that sword that I spake of. [5]
He refused to yield his sword to subordinates, saying: "I will die rather. [5]
I did not write The Trail of the Sword because it was in keeping with the spirit of the moment. [11]
Even if he wounded Racine only, what a wretched story to go abroad: that he had fought with a hunchback--a hunchback who knew the use of the sword, which he did not, but still a hunchback! [11]
And yet it would be better to be a soldier, a man who could use the sword as well as the pen, a poet in uniform. [4]
Yet not a word which could have resembled a question escaped his beardless lips while he examined, sewed, and bandaged the deep sword thrust with the skill and care of a surgeon. [10]
The Bavaria stands with the right hand upon the sheathed sword, and the left raised in the act of bestowing a wreath of victory; and the lion of the kingdom is beside her. [4]
Rumour reported that, with the huge sword he wielded, he had dealt from his powerful charger blows as terrible as those inflicted five-and-twenty years before when, not far from the same spot, he struck Archelaus on the head. [10]
At the table, with his head sunk in his arms, sat Dyck Calhoun, snoring stertorously, his drawn sword by his side. [11]
Timokhin, armed only with a sword, had rushed at the enemy with such a desperate cry and such mad, drunken determination that, taken by surprise, the French had thrown down their muskets and run. [2]
We learned to wield the sword too in Jena, and I would gladly have crossed blades with the sturdy fencing-master Allertssohn, of whom you have just told me. [10]
That Seitz Siebenburg, whom he bitterly hated, had fallen in a sword combat by his master's own hand, afforded Biberli the keenest delight. [10]
Woe betide him, who received a blow from the two-handed sword the Eletto still held over his shoulder, now with his left hand. [10]
It was Radisson, who had caught Iberville's sword when the abbe diverted it. [11]
Poor soldier he who did not raise his sword, And, touching with his lips the hilt-cross, swear In war or peace the livery to wear Of one that blessed him with her queenly word. [11]
A love-sick fool who accompanied her drew his sword in her defence, raised his hand against the son of Caesar, and wounded him. [10]
That the sword which had slain thousands of their sons should have been dedicated to Serapis, and accepted by the god, alienated many of the citizens from the patron divinity of the town. [10]
But the paths wherein ye go to battle must be the old paths; your sword shall be your staff by day, and the Book your lantern by night. [11]
Damsel, said Arthur, what sword is that, that yonder the arm holdeth above the water? [5]
Brains and books were one thing, but the strong arm, the quick eye, and the deft lunge home with the sword or dagger were better; they were of a man's own skill, not the acquired skill of another's brains which books give. [11]
I know you well, and that wound across your manly face, which adorns it like a purple badge of honor, was made by the sword now hanging at my side. [10]
Misfortune is a weapon which cleaves base natures like a sword, yet like a hammer welds noble ones more closely. [10]
With the sword we are even. [11]
I made my way, Banks behind me, into Church Street, past the "Ship" tavern, which brought memories of the brawl there, and of Captain Clapsaddle forcing the mob, like chaff, before his sword. [9]
While her lover was wielding the sword she, too, had a battle to fight. [10]
In her heart was truth like a flaming sword. [11]
The only thing was to find the right purchaser; for, if the sword of Antony had brought him so much, what would not some amateur give him for the other, far more valuable, objects. [10]
At his side was the Sire d'Albret, proxy for the Constable of France, bearing the Sword of State. [5]
A new sword was provided and the fight proceeded. [5]
Though the performance was proceeding, he walked deliberately down the carpeted gangway, his sword and spurs slightly jingling and his handsome perfumed head held high. [2]
His open admiration was Dr. Courtenay, his confessed hope to wear five-pound ruffles and gold sword knots. [9]
Miles Standish's sword was as far back as New England collections of armor carried us at that day. [6]
Justice at Danville was a somewhat high-spirited, quarrelsome lady who decided matters oftenest with the stroke of a sword. [9]
We are for war, and the sword should be out of the belt. [11]
He was seeing visions of a captain's sword and epaulettes, and planning to get men, money and horses together--for this matter had been brooding for nearly a year, and he had been the active leader in Bonaventure. [11]
Where did this virile, blood-full, throbbing Russian literature come from; this Russian painting of Verestchagin, that smites us like a sword with the consciousness of the tremendous meaning of existence? [4]
The Tribune modestly ventured the theory that Mr. Crewe had appeared to each of the twenty in a dream, with a flaming sword pointing to the steam of the dragon's breath. [9]
How dared he venture to wear a sword in the precincts of the Emperor's residence, contrary to the law, and, moreover, a weapon of such unusual length and width, which had not been carried for a long while? [10]
His blood was up, and rushing on them with his drawn sword, he had already cut his way through the first troop when a second came up. [10]
So I gave up my sword to Charles Bedford, my lieutenant, with more regret than I can tell, for it was sheathed in memories, charging him to keep it safe--that he would use it worthily I knew. [11]
He hastily put up his sword. [11]
Berenice had picked up a sword that was lying on the ground and had opened a vein with the point of it; her body, bathed in blood, was found at the foot of the statue of justice. [10]
Ye are more unwise, said Merlin, for the scabbard is worth ten of the sword, for while ye have the scabbard upon you ye shall never lose no blood, be ye never so sore wounded; therefore, keep well the scabbard always with you. [5]
He knelt, and unclasped his father's fingers from the handle of the sword. [11]
He seized his two-handed sword, but did not raise it, for a beloved voice he recognized, called softly: "Ulrich, Ulrich, it is I! [10]
When I was twenty I killed two men with my own sword at a blow; when I was thirty, to serve the King I rode a hundred and forty miles in one day--from Paris to Dracourt it was. [11]
As to impressions transmitted at a very early period of existence, every one knows the story of King James's fear of a naked sword, and the way it is accounted for. [6]
They swung, like trained warriors, the brazen sickle-shaped sword, the curved shield of heavy wood, or the lance decked below its point with a bunch of camel's hair. [10]
I wrote The Trail of the Sword because the early history of the struggles between the French and English and the North American Continent interested me deeply and fascinated my imagination. [11]
It followed The Trail of the Sword and preceded The Seats of the Mighty, and appeared in the summer of 1895. [11]
Several soldiers ran toward the cart from different sides: some beat the carriage horses on their heads, turning them aside, others fought among themselves, and Pierre saw that one German was badly wounded on the head by a sword. [2]
Joan's Voices had told her that there was an ancient sword hidden somewhere behind the altar of St. Catherine's at Fierbois, and she sent De Metz to get it. [5]
Wolf had just told her that his time was short; but now he willingly allowed himself to be persuaded to put down his sword and hat, and when Frau Lamperi brought in some refreshments, he recognised her, and asked her several pleasant questions. [10]
I give her to you as an old warrior gives his sword, his best possession, to his stalwart son:--he gives it gladly and with confidence. [10]
When you go to war I shall set the tiara on your head, gird on the sword, and place the lance in your hand; and when you return a conqueror, I shall be the first to crown you with the wreath of victory. [10]
Remember, too, that to shew mercy is better than to shed blood; the sword killeth, but the favor of the ruler bringeth joy and happiness. [10]
One ruffian made to seize the bridle of Lord Rippingdale's horse, but my lord's sword severed the fellow's hand at the wrist. [11]
He who was to perish in misery is permitted, with a sword at his side, to gloat over our destruction. [10]
And it came to pass that when they had all fallen by the sword, save it were Coriantumr and Shiz, behold Shiz had fainted with loss of blood. [5]
And it came to pass that when Coriantumr had leaned upon his sword, that he rested a little, he smote off the head of Shiz. [5]
All who attempted to offer resistance fell by the sword, all the citizens' possessions were seized by the soldiers, as the wages that belonged to them. [10]
Monsieur's hand dropped to his sword, but in a moment he gave a short, sharp laugh, and opened up the packet. [11]
He carried close to his leg a narrow unsheathed sword (small, curved, and not like a real weapon) and looked now at the superior officers and now back at the men without losing step, his whole powerful body turning flexibly. [2]
There was work to do then, with sword and horses. [11]
But Joan meant to carry this sword always in battle; so she laid the showy sheaths away and got one made of leather. [5]
He needed but to carry the banner of bravery, and a busy sword, and his way to power was not hindered by poor estate. [11]
He himself desired to be gracious to the brave champion of Marchfield, who under great irritation had drawn his sword. [10]
So they rode till they came to a lake, the which was a fair water and broad, and in the midst of the lake Arthur was ware of an arm clothed in white samite, that held a fair sword in that hand. [5]
But his comrade, throwing down the boots and drawing his sword, moved threateningly toward Pierre. [2]
Every second I thought the sting of his sword was between my ribs. [9]
The young Burgrave thought that he, Heinz Schorlin, could aid in convincing the sovereign, who would lend him a ready ear, that he, Wolff, had only drawn his sword under compulsion. [10]
But who is this officer breaking his sword to bits against the fence, rather than surrender it to a Yankee? [9]
Bow down before this man, my friends, for never did I see a sharper sword nor a more unwearied arm than his; and such heroic courage deserves honor from the brave, whether shown by friend or foe. [10]
When Cambyses saw this deified creature he could discover nothing remarkable in him, and was so enraged that he plunged his sword into its side. [10]
The sword was, therefore, after the manner of a concession. [11]
The fact that there was no blood on his sword was evidence. [11]
His zarape hangs there on the wall, his sombrero, his sword, and his stirrups. [11]
The blood-stained butcher then perceived that Caesar's murderous sword might be turned against him also. [10]
While they flourished their weapons-some the sword and buckler, and others the not less terrible net and harpoon--the time-honored cry rose from their husky throats in eager acclamation: "Hail, Caesar! [10]
Without waiting for their aid, the daring Peter dashed, sword in hand, into the thickest of the foe. [4]
Pierre looked over the wall of the trench and was particularly struck by a pale young officer who, letting his sword hang down, was walking backwards and kept glancing uneasily around. [2]
But I have the very slenderest hopes of the sword, for a connoisseur would hardly pronounce it genuine. [10]
The tongs, like the two-handed sword of Bruce, cannot be wielded by puny people. [4]
And yet-and yet, the thought that I no longer possess the sword of Antony, will give me many sleepless nights. [10]
For an instant the tempestuous action, the brilliant, swift play of the sword, the quivering flippancy of the steel, gave Dyck that which almost disconcerted him. [11]
Me liketh better the sword, said Arthur. [5]
Thee rules by the sword, or the word of peace, friend? [11]
Gering picked up the sword, found the belt and sheath, and stepped to the doorway with his wife. [11]
The blood on the sword which Caracalla had dedicated to Serapis had been shed at the Museum. [10]
He himself wielded the sword so much better than the pen. [10]
He had handled the sword since he was six, and his play was better than that of most men; but this was, in fact, his first real duel. [11]
The Trail of the Sword is "just not quite," though I think it has charm; but it remained for The Seats of the Mighty to get home, as "W. E. H.", the most exacting, yet the most generous, of critics, said. [11]
The Thugs worshiped the sword at home before going out to the assembling-place; the strangling-cloth was worshiped at the place of assembly. [5]
The youth dropped the sword and grasped the dead man's musket. [11]
Euergetes cleaves with the sword all that comes in his way. [10]

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