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In fact, Porthos breathed so loud as to do credit to the free play of his powerful lungs. "For my part," observed Aramis, "I cannot say the same as you do, Porthos. I am still terrified to such a degree that I scarcely believe my eyes. I look around the boat, expecting every moment to see that poor wretch holding between his hands the poniard plunged into his heart." "Oh!
The valiant Percy bent forward his anxious visage, seamed by many a scar, gained in feudal broils and festive brawls, and ever and anon burst forth, with uncontrollable excitement, into shouts of approval, as some daring achievement was recounted. His leathern doublet was frayed and stained by the friction of often-tried armor, and in his richly studded belt glistened a diamond handled poniard.
After his reign they became praetorians and led to the downfall of the Abbasides. "Wayl-ak" here probably used in the sense of "Wayh-ak" an expression of affectionate concern. Prince Kanmakan. "Khanjar," the poison was let into the grooves and hollows of the poniard. "Bang", Indian "Bhang", Maroccan "Fasukh" and S. African "Dakha."
He saw Rodriguez, indeed their eyes met as he dropped through the air, but what could mine host do? He was already committed to his stroke, and his poniard was already deep in the mattress when the good Castilian blade passed through his ribs. When Rodriguez woke, the birds were singing gloriously. The sun was up and the air was sparkling over Spain.
Then I warned the fair Yima, saying: 'O fair Yima, son of Vîvanghat, the earth has become full of flocks and herds, of men and dogs and birds and of red blazing fires, and there is room no more for flocks, herds, and men. Then Yima stepped forward, in light, southwards, on the way of the sun, and afterwards he pressed the earth with the golden seal, and bored it with the poniard, speaking thus: 'O Spenta Ârmaiti, kindly open asunder and stretch thyself afar, to bear flocks and herds and men. And Yima made the earth grow larger by one-third than it was before, and there came flocks and herds and men, at their will and wish, as many as he wished.
"The poniard in one hand, the torch held in the other, he moves from burg to burg and villas kept by bishops; he carries off the wives or concubines of bishops and of counts, and takes the belles along into the thickest of the woods! "And first they weep and then they laugh. The jolly Vagre knows the art of love.
Now like a phantom's shadow she has gone, That young gazelle, of utter loveliness. Removed by stern, inevitable fate. When she walked forth, not looking right or left, My beauteous loved one rendered fools the wise. Impressed thus was the great bey of the camp. A gleaming poniard rested in his belt. He went hemmed in by soldiers and a horde Of horsemen, glad to follow where he led.
A monosabio approached the horse, who was still quivering; the animal raised his head as if to ask help, whereupon the man stabbed him to death with a poniard. "I'm going. This is too nasty for anything," said Manuel to Senor Custodio. But it was no easy matter to leave the ring at that moment. "The boy," said the ragdealer to his wife, "doesn't like it."
"You will see," said Roland, wiping the blood from his face and hands with a fine cambric handkerchief, "how they will eat him, and your knife too, my lord." "True," said Sir John; "where is the knife?" "In its sheath," replied Roland. "Ah!" exclaimed the boy, "only the handle shows." He sprang toward the animal and pulled out the poniard, which, as he said, was buried up to the hilt.
Many groups had formed, and with one voice all were cursing the still unknown authors of this dastardly attempt. Some accused the Jacobins of this, because three months before they had placed the poniard in the hands of Cerrachi, of Arena, and of Topino Lebrun; whilst others, less numerous perhaps, thought the aristocrats, the Royalists, could alone be guilty of this atrocity.
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