vanward
Example Sentences
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A vanward regiment of the Prussian packs Has gained the shadow of the city walls.
From The Dynasts by Thomas Hardy
Here, Hacon of Trant, that was wont to lead thy father's vanward, and here, Sir Brian of Hartismere, brother to Eric, called the Wry-neck.
From Beltane the Smith by Jeffery Farnol
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
The vanward flights of twirling flakes came on then, as if suddenly unleashed, the wind sprang up, and the great fight began.
From A Dream of the North Sea by James Runciman
“She is not Cleopatra, but she is at least Charmian,” wrote Keats, conscious that his damsel was not in the vanward of the pageant of ladies.
From Hearts of Controversy by Alice Christiana Thompson Meynell
