 His own long spear was not couched or levelled like that of his antagonist, but grasped by the middle with his right hand, and brandished at arm's length above his head. As the cavalier approached his enemy at full career, he seemed to expect that the...  The talisman - Page 7by Walter Scott - 1825Full view - About this book
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 492 pages
...spear was not + couched, or leveled like that of his antagonist, but grasped by the middle with his right hand, and + brandished at arm's length, above...the cavalier approached his enemy, at full + career, be seemed to expect that the Knight of the Leopard should put his horse to the gallop, to encounter... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1855 - 694 pages
...long spear was not couched or levelled like that of his antagonist, but grasped by the middle with his right hand, and brandished at arm's length above his head. As the cavalier approached his r-^emy at full career, he seemed to expect that the Knight of the Leopard should put his horse to the... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 pages
...long spear was not couched or levelled like that of his antagonist, but grasped by the middle with his right hand, and brandished at arm's length above his...he seemed to expect that the Knight of the Leopard would put his horse to the gallop to encounter him. But the Christian knight, well acquainted with... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1862 - 610 pages
...long spear was not couched or leveled like that of his antagonist, but grasped by the middle with his right hand, and brandished at arm's length above his...he seemed to expect that the Knight of the Leopard would put his horse to the gallop to encounter him. 12. But the Christian knight, well acquainted with... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1877 - 748 pages
...long spear was not couched or levelled like that of his antagonist, but grasped by the middle with his right hand, and brandished at arm's length above his...customs of Eastern warriors, did not mean to exhaust his arood horse by »o the distance of an hundred yards. A second time, like * hawk attacking a heron,... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1867 - 498 pages
...approached his enemy, at full ''"career, be seemed to expect that the Knight of the Leopard should pit his horse to the gallop, to encounter him. But the...knight, well acquainted with the customs of eastern warrior-, did not mean to exhaust his good horse by any unnecessary exertion ; and, on the contrary,... | |
 | Moffatt and Paige - 1880 - 414 pages
...long spear was not couched or levelled like that of his antagonist, but grasped by the middle with his right hand, and brandished at arm's length, above...he seemed to expect that the Knight of the Leopard would put his horse to the gallop, to encounter him. But the Christian knight, well acquainted with... | |
 | William Swinton - 1880 - 694 pages
...spear was not couched or lev- no elled like that of his antagonist, but grasped by the middle with his right hand, and brandished at arm's length above his...he seemed to expect that the Knight of the Leopard would put his horse to the gallop to encounter him. us --"" 12. But the Christian knight, well acquainted... | |
 | John Swett, Charles H. Allen, Josiah Royce - 1883 - 366 pages
...long spear was not couched or leveled like that of his antagonist, but grasped by the middle with his right hand, and brandished at arm's length above his...he seemed to expect that the Knight of the Leopard would put his horse to the gallop to encounter him. 9. But the Christian knight, well acquainted with... | |
 | Improved illustrated reader - 1885 - 266 pages
...long spear was not couched or levelled like that of his antagonist, but grasped by the middle with his right hand, and brandished at arm's length above his...should put his horse to the gallop to encounter him. 5. But the Christian Knight, well acquainted with the customs of Eastern warriors, did not mean to... | |
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