" Rustem, hearing this taunt from the tongue of Akwán Díw, prepared for fight, and threw his kamund with such precision and force, that the demon was entangled in it, and then he struck him such a mighty blow with his sword, that it severed the head from the body.

" "Elizabeth must go to Elmhurst," said Mrs. De Graf, ignoring her husband's taunt.

When the strange procession reached the river, Henry stood for a moment looking steadily at the stone, then with a courage which we can scarcely measure, he firmly set his foot on it and slowly crossed over; and from the other side, in the face of all the people he turned and flung his taunt at the prophet, "Who will ever again believe the lies of Merlin?"

The outpost was strengthened by a few of our men, who silently bore their taunts and abuse the entire night.

THE BATTLE OF SABLA Sabla, them saw'st th' exulting foe In fancied triumphs crown'd; Thou heard'st their frantic females throw These galling taunts around: "Make now your choicethe terms we give, Desponding victims, hear; These fetters on your hands receive, Or in your hearts the spear.

The sober trader at a tatter'd cloak Wakes from his dream, and labours for a joke; With brisker air the silken courtiers gaze, And turn the varied taunt a thousand ways.

" The others heard but did not all understand her taunt.

Perhaps I might get Greenleaf!" Marcia winced, but did not answer the taunt.

I deemed it advisable rather to suffer from the delay and endure the taunts, which my unscrupulous opponents have not been slow to lavish upon me in consequence, if I could but obtain this evidence in proper shape.

But Ethelried heeded not their taunts.

" CHAPTER V I deserved the taunt, of course, but I winced a little at Godfrey's chuckle.

All day they lay there without anything to eat or drink and no one to come near them except that occasionally a tangled head would be thrust in to hurl some taunt at them.

Catcalls, jeering taunts flung at McTrigger and Harker, and angry voices demanding their money back mingled with a tumult of growing discontent.

His eyes burned with a metallic gleam as they met the half taunt in Croisset's cool smile.

But Sth did not need the taunts, nor, though many a patriotic cause wanted such a youth, was he left for other work, that night of devil-worship.

Don't notice Mary Joseph's taunts; if she says things to tease you don't you let her see that she has succeeded.

But none of these things would restore her maiden pride; would remove from her the stain of his false love, or rebut the insolent taunt of the eyes to which she had bowed herself captive.

" Joel received this taunt in silence, and, burying his head in his hands, tackled the story of Cyrus the Younger.

They longed to refute the bitter taunts and sinister predictions of their opponents in the two houses; to prove that want of experience might be supplied by the union of zeal and talent; and to establish, by a victory over the king, the superiority of the Independent over the Presbyterian party.

I was glad to turn my face to the south shore, for in Canada there was now a cold welcome for most Yankees, and my fists were sore with resenting the bitter taunt.

"Ah," said Mary, "but I'll take the next one that asks me, if it's only to save myself the taunts at home!

Furious, the steer turned and charged resentfully at the caballero who was following him and shouting taunts.

" "You may spare your taunts.

Another Pathan rushing forward, with uplifted knife held as a sword, was met by a sudden low fencing-lunge and fell with a hideous wound, and then, whirling his weapon like a claymore in an invisibly rapid Maltese cross of flashing steel, the man who had been Ross-Ellison drove his enemies before him, whirled about, and established himself in the opposite corner, and spat pungent Border taunts at the infuriated crowd.

Laugh arose above laugh, however, and taunt succeeded taunt more bitterly, as the boats came among the gorgeous palaces which lined the canal nearer to the goal.