All the bearing that the life of Jules de Vac has upon the history of England hinges upon but two of his many attributes --his wonderful
swordsmanship and his fearful hatred for his adopted country.
Never in all my life have I seen such wondrous
swordsmanship and such uncanny agility as that ancient bag of bones displayed.
To invite personal combat, therefore, denotes confidence in his own
swordsmanship, and great courage, two attributes that were calculated to fill the Black players with hope and valor when evinced by their Chief thus early in the game.
As they advanced to meet one another I saw for the first time a trick of Martian
swordsmanship which centered Kantos Kan's every hope of victory and life on one cast of the dice, for, as he came to within about twenty feet of the huge fellow he threw his sword arm far behind him over his shoulder and with a mighty sweep hurled his weapon point foremost at the green warrior.
Dismount and put in practice your positions and circles and angles and science, for I hope to make you see stars at noonday with my rude raw
swordsmanship, in which, next to God, I place my trust that the man is yet to be born who will make me turn my back, and that there is not one in the world I will not compel to give ground."
Their blood-streaked heads and shoulders testified to the cause of their wariness as well as to the
swordsmanship of the green warrior whose glossy hide bore the same mute but eloquent witness to the ferocity of the attacks that he had so far withstood.
Well, the King, it appears, was wishful to see Hieland
swordsmanship; and my father and three more were chosen out and sent to London town, to let him see it at the best.
You will learn horsemanship,
swordsmanship in all its branches, and dancing.
In an early dialogue of Plato's, the Protagoras, Socrates asks Protagoras why it is not as easy to find teachers of virtue as it is to find teachers of
swordsmanship, riding, or any other art.
I love the brave: but it is not enough to be a swordsman,--one must also know WHEREON to use
swordsmanship!
Being there, is much delighted with the horses and the feats of strength; looks at the weapons with a critical eye; disapproves of the combats as giving evidences of unskilful
swordsmanship; but is touched home by the sentiments.
He had that last argument with Brayne, that Lord Galloway did not hear the end of; that failing, he led him out into the sealed garden, talked about
swordsmanship, used twigs and a sabre for illustration, and--"
swordsmanship - skill in fencing