vanward
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Forth then went the banners of the Wolf, and the men of the vanward fell to threading the rock-maze toward the north, and in two hours’ time were clear of the Dale under Shield-broad.
From The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale by William Morris
A man should be only partially before his time—to be completely to the vanward in aspirations is fatal to fame.
From The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy
Till this hour St. George's standard Led the advancing march of time; England! keep it streaming vanward, Conqueror over age and clime!'
From The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? by Francis A. Leyland
The Duke of York so dread The eager vanward led; With the main Henry sped Amongst his henchmen.
From Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) by Various
Then also, in the vanity of youth, For show of nimbleness, he started oft505 Into the vanward, till at last he fell.
From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by William Cowper
