Swords

Examples

• Three swords are better than two. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• I could see messengers running swiftly through the audience, and as they passed the nobles there unsheathed their swords and sprang into the arena. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• I have seen this whole body of horse, upon a word of command, draw their swords at once, and brandish them in the air. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• The horsemen abreast of that cart, frequently point out one man in it with their swords. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• One by one I raised the swords to my lips and buckled them again upon their owners. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• At the far side of the room a rack held the swords and firearms of the men. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• The soldiers' swords are sharpened there, said Mr. Lorry. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• The others rushed madly upon me with drawn swords. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Then as swords menaced me a command from Xodar stayed the hands of his fellows. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• I have some used swords very cheap. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• The banners of the knights of the garter, and their half drawn swords, were hung in vain emblazonry above the stalls. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Where did you get swords from? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The warriors finally dismounted and hobbling their animals advanced toward us on foot with drawn long-swords. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Xodar was burdened with the boy, and I with the three long-swords. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• They also contriv ed to temper the metal, and to make helmets, swords, lance-points, ploughs, tools, and other implements of iron. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Time and again the ferocious apes sprang in to close with us, and time and again we beat them back with our swords. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• And then we all waved our swords and hurrahed. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Eustacia, I don't know where to look--my thoughts go through me like swords. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• From every quarter of the coliseum swords flashed and men rushed threateningly upon the Zodangans. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• But our swords! Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Two blacks went down with our swords in their vitals, and we stood face to face with Issus. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Hatchets, knives, bayonets, swords, all brought to be sharpened, were all red with it. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Here, again, we need a determinative; we might add the two crossed swords, a sign which is used very often upon maps to denote a battle. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Bows, spears, and swords were its only weapons. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Once that multitude of swords below is drawn against your soldiery no man upon Barsoom--not even Tardos Mors himself--can avert the consequences. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Horseshoes, swords, and the heads of halberds, or bills, are often found there; one place is called the Danes' well, another the Battle flats. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• What made it worse was, that, as soon as we began to move, they drew their swords and rode with them naked all the way. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Three stars with the crossed swords and crown above. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• The warriors tore open the entrance and a couple of them, crawling in, soon demolished all the eggs with their short-swords. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• There were twenty chieftains about the rostrum, and twenty swords flashed high in assent. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.

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