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Then Magellan, from its scabbard drawing forth his shining sword,

The Voyage of Magellan 2010
A: One of my earliest memories of my grandmothers house in North Wales is playing with the small brass trinkets a letter opener in the shape of a sword,

Talking with Peter Ho Davies, author of The Welsh Girl 2010
Have slain the Black Knight with a double-edged sword,

Think Progress » Energy Secretary in Baghdad: ‘Far More Stable’ Than In 2003, ‘People Are More Relaxed’ 2006
Quixote De la Mancha may not be sullied by thy extinction, I do here confer upon thee the honour of knighthood, dubbing thee, by my own sword,

Cecilia 2008
Skobelef, that he had a strange custom of going into battle in his cleanest uniform, perfumed, and wearing a diamond-hilted sword,

Anabasis 2007
You remember what the founder of the religion which you profess said about the sword,

Lavengro 2004
Guided by this observation, and having drawn his sword,

The Monk 2004
But the old man will draw at the dawning the sword,

Waverley 2004
With someone keeping in front, poking with a sword,

Engaging in Bodhisattva Behavior - Shantideva �� 7. Joyful Perseverance Shantideva 2004
“Mr Balfour,” said Morton, laying his hand on his sword,

Old Mortality 2004