"Swordsmanship" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... be glad, indeed, to do so," Oswald said modestly. "I know that I am very ignorant of real swordsmanship, and the men-at-arms have me quite at their mercy, when they insist upon my not shifting my ground. At home, I have only practised with my father's troopers, and we always fight on foot, and with stout sticks instead of swords, and without defences save our head pieces; ...
— Both Sides the Border - A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower • G. A. Henty
... were about the same age. Large and strong, they were proficient in the use of their fists and of the art of swordsmanship, and were entirely familiar with firearms. Another thing that stood them in good stead was the fact that both spoke French and German fluently. Also, each ...
— The Boy Allies in Great Peril • Clair W. Hayes |
