The World's Story: A History of the World in Story, Song and Art, Ed. by Eva March Tappan, Volume 9Eva March Tappan Houghton Mifflin, 1914 - History, Universal |
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... lance set , and heeding not the long - handled axe , which the Englishman wielded aloft , struck him down , and left him stretched upon the ground . Then Roger cried out , " Frenchmen , strike ! the day is ours ! " And again a fierce ...
... lance set , and heeding not the long - handled axe , which the Englishman wielded aloft , struck him down , and left him stretched upon the ground . Then Roger cried out , " Frenchmen , strike ! the day is ours ! " And again a fierce ...
Page 249
... lance , the trial of skill was made with what were called the arms of courtesy , that is , with lances at whose extremity a piece of round flat board was fixed , so that no danger was encountered , save from the shock of the horses and ...
... lance , the trial of skill was made with what were called the arms of courtesy , that is , with lances at whose extremity a piece of round flat board was fixed , so that no danger was encountered , save from the shock of the horses and ...
Page 259
... lance towards Bois - Guilbert's shield , but , changing his aim almost in the moment of encounter , he addressed it to the helmet , a mark more difficult to hit , but which , if attained , rendered the shock more irresistible . Fair and ...
... lance towards Bois - Guilbert's shield , but , changing his aim almost in the moment of encounter , he addressed it to the helmet , a mark more difficult to hit , but which , if attained , rendered the shock more irresistible . Fair and ...
Contents
A TRADITION OF EARLY BRITAIN | 9 |
CARDINAL WOLSEY GOING IN PROCESSION | 27 |
Anthony Trollope | 29 |
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