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Indian swordsmen in single combat: he knew their trick, and was quick to save his reins when they made a dash threatening the headstroke -- about the same as disabling sails in old naval engagements.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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Indian swordsmen in single combat: he knew their trick, and was quick to save his reins when they made a dash threatening the headstroke -- about the same as disabling sails in old naval engagements.
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 1 George Meredith 1868
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No need to say much of his mastering the picked Indian swordsmen in single combat: he knew their trick, and was quick to save his reins when they made a dash threatening the headstroke -- about the same as disabling sails in old naval engagements.
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete George Meredith 1868
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