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Updated: May 22, 2025
Look to yourself, for this strange blow will have fearful consequences." Again in the Rue St. Honore another note was thrown him, whose contents were akin to those of the first. Yet with misgivings mounting swiftly to certainty, Sully rode amain towards the Louvre, his train by now amounting to some three hundred horse.
They replied, "O King, soon thou shalt see what we will do in battle-plain where men cut and thrust amain." So they brought Sahim before Jaland, who said to him, "Who hath sent thee?" Quoth he, King Gharib sends me, whom Allah hath made ruler over Arab and Ajam; receive his letter and return its reply."
Then the nobles and great lords, fearing the Prince, and perhaps also envying a little the man who was the Prince's general of his armies, shouted amain: "We swear to obey the Princess Helena!" Whereat uprose the Little Playmate, very princess-like and full of sweet regal dignity. "I thank you, noble Prince," she said.
Once more the plain was strewn with dead, and the green grass was crimson-dyed, and scattered wide were jewels and gold, splintered weapons, and shattered armor. Fearful was the slaughter, mighty the deeds of valor done, until at last the heathen broke and fled amain. After them in hot pursuit rode the Franks.
To that accident, alone, did M. Gallois owe his escape. I trust he and M. le Gros had a happy meeting. "The sea wax'd calm, and we discovered Two ships from far making amain to us, Of Corinth that, of Epidaurus this: But on they came, O, let me say no more! Gather the sequel by that went before." Comedy of Errors. It was high time for the Dawn to be doing.
Then said Hopeful, Where are we now? Then was his fellow silent, as mistrusting that he had led him out of the way; and now it began to rain, and thunder and lighten in a most dreadful manner, and the water rose amain. Then Hopeful groaned in himself, saying, Oh that I had kept on my way! Chr. Who could have thought that this path should have led us out of the way? Hope.
He fled amain to us, and the truth is, we did not know what to do, for we were told no bullet would enter her; and we found it so at first, for though three of our men fired at her, yet she did not mind them; but my friend the gunner, a venturous fellow, of a bold heart, and great presence of mind, went up so near as to thrust the muzzle of his piece into her mouth, and fired, but let his piece fall, and ran for it the very moment he had fired it.
That command to the strong angels, of which the rock-apostle is the image, "Take him, and bind him hand and foot, and cast him out," issues, in its measure, against the teacher, for every help withheld, and for every truth refused, and for every falsehood enforced; so that he is more strictly fettered the more he fetters, and farther outcast as he more and more misleads, till at last the bars of the iron cage close upon him, and as "the golden opes, the iron shuts amain."
But now, on a sudden, was the flash and ring of hard smitten steel, and behold, Sir Jocelyn's sword sprang from his grasp and thudded to earth a good three yards away; whereupon the three roared amain yet none so loud as Roger. "Now by sweet Cupid his tender bow!" panted Sir Jocelyn "by the cestus of lovely Venus aye, by the ox-eyed Juno, I swear 'twas featly done, Sir Smith!"
There, as they struggled for it, the Basque being minded to follow D'Aulon to the wall foot, the banner wildly waved, and all men saw it, and rallied, and flocked amain to the rescue. "Charge!" cried the Maid. "Forward, French and Scots; the place is yours, when once my banner fringe touches the wall!"
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