Towards the end of the same letter the spirit of his dead friend seems to inspire the sentence "With these things and these fellows it is necessary, in the present clash of philosophy and tyranny, to throw away the scabbard.

The swaggering vanity of the fellow amused me, for he cocked his busby, swung the blue dolman which hung from his shoulder, sat his horse, and clattered his scabbard in a manner which told of his boyish delight and pride in himself and his regiment.

This circumstance turns aside his scabbard and obstructs his right hand when attempting to draw his sword: the enemy crowd around him when [thus] embarrassed.

What failed him was neither his tender affections nor his mental powers; but his body refused to answer all the demands made upon it by the resolute will,the sword was slowly but surely wearing out the scabbard.

My sword forsooke his scabbard once or twice; Bloud from my nostrills thrice hath spowted forth, And such a dymnesse overrunnes my sight That I have tane a tree to bee a man And question'd with it about serious things.

"Well, then," said the young drover, giving the scabbard of the weapon to Hugh Morrison, "you Lowlanders care nothing for these freats.

" And Balin grasped the scabbard and drew the sword out easily, and when he saw the sword he was greatly pleased, for it was a marvelous weapon of finest steel.

" "Sir," said Galahad, "that is no marvel, for this adventure is not theirs but mine; and for the surety of this sword I brought none with me, for here by my side hangeth the scabbard.

"Will you say that's a good blade which hath a gilded scabbard, embroidered with gold and jewels?

Working-men of the trades, 'prentices, and market porters drew their swords and came forth with the bare blades in their hands, leaving the scabbards at home to take care of themselves, as was their custom.

" My cheeks flushed again, this time with pleasure, and I picked up my scabbard and sent my blade home.

This would never have occurred, however, had not Morgana the fay, Arthur's sister, purloined his magic scabbard and substituted another.

And with him he brought a young knight, both on foot, in red arms, without sword or shield, save a scabbard hanging by his side.

Thus these artificers of death can kill the man without wounding the body, like lightning, that melts the sword and never singes the scabbard.

Predictions of, 135; Ogier meets, 138; mother of Meurvin, 139; mother of Oberon, 166; steals Arthur's scabbard, 231; conveys Arthur to Avalon, 232.

It was a chevalier and a nobleman; whom Gottfried immediately recognized by the form of his casque and the golden scarf to which was suspended the scabbard of his sword.

A sharp sword cuts its own scabbard.

So I thrust my scabbard deep in the soft earth, pulled down the big beaver hat over my face, muffled my neck with straw, stuck the stake in front of me to steady myself, and stood stiff as any scarecrow in Canada.

The moon looked through the trees, and tipped The scabbards with her elfin beam; The Leader backward cast his glance, Proud of the cavalcade that came A hundred horses, bay and cream: "Major!

One young dragoon in this sober dress walked into our hotel, trailing the clinking steel scabbard of his sabre across the marble floor of the vestibule with a warlike rattle which reminded me of the Austrian officers whom I used to see, yes, and hear, stalking about the cafe's of Florence.

Those who had no arms waved the scabbards, to make them believe that we were all armed with muskets.

" THE DIRGE FOR ALIATAR No azure-hued tahalia now Flutters about each warrior's brow; No crooked scimitars display Their gilded scabbards to the day.

About his waist was tied a ragged sealskin thong, which supported a magnificent silver-hilted sword and embossed scabbard.