Which preposition to use with bucklers
Arming himself with the sword of zeal and the buckler of integrity, he wrote the letter.
If they would use no other bucklers in war but shields of brawn, brandish no swords but sweards of bacon,[202] trail no spears but spare-ribs of pork, and instead of arquebuss pieces discharge artichoke-pies: toss no pikes but boiled pickrels, then Appetitus would rouse up his crest, and bear up himself with the proudest.
They throw stones with great strength and wonderful exactness, so as to hit whatever they aim at with almost perfect certainty, and almost with the force of a bullet from a musket; insomuch that a few stones thrown by them will break a buckler to pieces.
Stand you on my left hand, and let the angel lie on my buckler on my right hand, for fear of losing.
The collect or prayer is placed at the end of the Hours to collect or gather up the fruits of all the prayers that precede; to beg from God that His grace may follow our actions as it precedes them; that the prayer may be a shield and buckler against all temptations which may be encountered.
With these words Arthur set his buckler before him, and hastened to the playing of the swords.
One of them, with their bucklers at their backs, took to flight as if to seek, in the main body, shelter against those who were pursuing them; then suddenly, facing about, they dashed out in pursuit of those before whom they had just been flying.
A buckle might as well be called a buckler as the policeman's badge a shield.
How it mads me, that I brought not my sword And buckler with me.
He managed to defend himself against his assailants, using his sword and buckler until such time as his companions in the boats could come to his assistance.
When they might climb upon their steeds, they hung again the buckler about the neck, and lowered their ashen spears.