The pebble, humming from the sling Like a wild bee, flies a sure line For the forehead of the Philistine; Then ... but there comes a brazen clink, And quicker than a man can think Goliath's shield parries each cast.

In vain have his real friends remonstrated against this Midsummer madness; George is as obstinate as a Primitive Christian, and wards and parries off all our thrusts with one unanswerable fence,"Sir, it's of great consequence that the world is not misled!"

In degree, Nora's husband fixed the vice of finesse in her nature, for when even a "good" woman is accused she parries by the use of trickery and wins her point by the artistry of the bagnio.

In that casean objection is made that would dumbfound any other manhe parries it withmy honourand my integrityand the rectitude of my intentionsmy spotless famemy unvaried truthand the greatness of my abilitiesAnd so gives no answer at all. KASTRIL.

He brings his valiant heroes into the field with much parade, and sets them a fighting with great fury; and then, after a few thrusts and parries, he introduces a long string of similies.

Khumbaba caught his blows on sword and shield With parries; thrusts returned, and naught would yield;

The cuts can be executed continuation of strokes, thrusts, lunges, and parries.

These parries and rarely used, as an attack below the waist leaves the head and body exposed.

Parries must not be too wide or sweeping, but sharp, short motions, finished with a jerk or quick catch.

Parries against BUTT STRIKE are made by quickly moving the guard so as to cover the point attacked.

In fighting a mounted man armed with a saber every effort must be made to get on his near or left side, because here his reach is much shorter and his parries much weaker.

Fencing exercises in two lines consist of combinations of thrusts, parries, and foot movements executed at command or at will, the opponent replying with suitable parries and returns.

Fencing exercises in two lines consist of combinations of thrusts, parries, and foot movements executed at command or at will, the opponent replying with suitable parries and returns.

Number one executes the attack, and number two parries; conversely, at command, number two attacks and number one parries.

Number one executes the attack, and number two parries; conversely, at command, number two attacks and number one parries.

Number two executes both parries.

When the men have become thoroughly familiar with the various foot movements, parries, guards, attacks, feints, etc., the instructor combines several of them and gives the commands in quick succession, increasing the rapidity and number of movements as the men become more skillful.

When engaging in an assault, first study the adversary's position and proceed by false attacks, executed with speed, to discover, if possible, his instinctive parries.

When the instructor is demonstrating the combinations, feints, returns, and parries the rapidity of his attack should be regulated by the skill of the pupil and no more force than is necessary should be used.

If the pupil exposes himself too much in the feints and parries, the instructor will, by an attack, convince him of his error; but if these returns be too swiftly or too strongly made the pupil will become overcautious and the precision of his attack will be impaired.

He had expected that Veronica would make a few conventional passes and parries, and grow tired of the sport in a few minutes.

" The parries and science of the unfortunate General were at this moment set at nought, by a blow from Richard, which broke down all his defences, descending through cap and skull to the jaw.

After a few rapid thrusts and parries he ran his first assailant through the body and cut down the man called Marlow, with a sweeping blow which nearly cleft his head asunder.

After dinner we played a game of poker in the sitting-room, not for high stakes, only just chaff and fun, and Tom made outrageous love to Columbia, who answered him with the cleverest parries.

These were met by quick parries.