24 Metaphors for bowed

These, as you see, ride foremost in the field, As they the foremost rank of honour held, And all in deeds of chivalry excell'd: Their temples wreathed with leaves, that still renew; 540 For deathless laurel is the victor's due: Who bear the bows were knights in Arthur's reign, Twelve they, and twelve the peers of Charlemagne: For bows the strength of brawny arms imply, Emblems of valour, and of victory.

" A bow of the approved sort, and wave of the hand across the room, in addition, were the only rejoinder elicited by this sally, and again the downcast head, the clasped hands, the low, entreating voice denoted the character of his conference with Evelyn.

Now, the long-bow, when unstrung, may be conveniently covered, so as to prevent the rain injuring it; nor is there scarcely any addition to the weight from a case; whereas the arbalest is of a most inconvenient form to be sheltered from the weather.

"Bow wow!" was the barking answer.

"Rotten Bow" (the Ride) is a trifle over a mile in length.

The bow will not be for ever bent: "Opere in longo fas est obrepere somnum.

The stranger's bow became an arrowhead of running gold.

At that, the bo'sun was won over to my idea; though, as he remarked, the arrow had fallen nearer had it been drawing a length of yarn after it, and to this I assented; but pointed out that my bow and arrow was but a rough affair, and, more, that I was no archer; yet I promised him, with the bow that I should make, to cast a shaft clean over the hulk, did he but give me his assistance, and bid the men to help.

May they meet with success, for we Tartars have no fieldsour bows and arrows are our sole means of subsistence.

The children went by with little set, important faces; but Miss Vickers's little bows and pleased smiles of recognition to acquaintances were so lady-like that several untidy matrons retired inside their houses to wrestle grimly with feelings too strong for outside display.

The bow was guard duty; the steering was light duty; the midships off duty.

She tucked in a stray curl or two, gave a perk to the black bow, stood on her tip-toes to make sure that the silk knot which fastened her sailor collar was in trim shape, and felt of the crisp strings which tied her decidedly coquettish apron, to ascertain that that bow was also snug.

This other bow of handsome sides and golden handle is Bhima's with which that son of Pritha, that chastiser of foes, had conquered the whole of the eastern regions.

A low bow was the only response.

thy bow of strength is giv'n The trampled hordes of caste before thee shall be driv'n!

(from his side of the glass TOM bows and smiles back) Isn't it strangeour being in hereand he being out there? HARRY: Claire, have you no ideas of hospitality?

Even a bow from such a woman is an event to be remembered.

His bow was also an apology to her for his existence.

Bow, wow, wow, &c. 'There's first the Athenaeum Club, so wise, there's not a man of it, That has not sense enough for six (in fact, that is the plan of it); The very waiters answer you with eloquence Socratical; And always place the knives and forks in order mathematical.

Bows are good weapons.

"Ah, ha, miss puss, so your bow is new strung again, is it?" said Mr. Santon to his daughter, as the door closed upon one of the mustached upper ten, who frequently found their way to the elegant mansion of Mr. Santon.

Hesketh's boat, being the lighter, kept well ahead (here let me note that "bow" in that boat is quite the prettiest girl we have seen in Kashmir, and the minx knows it!), but we had good men, and worked along slowly and steadily up the main river, the side canals being all choked by broken bridges and such like.

He had only met her once, barely exchanging six words with her, and her frank, friendly bow was rather a surprise to him.

The broad, cravat-like bows, and the flaring ones known as "incroyables," were beneficently wedge-like faces and throats that have lost the seductive curves of youth.

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