vanward
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These were the persons,—the two extremities of exalted and forlorn humanity, its vanward and its rearward man, a Roman consul and an abject slave.
From The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnagey
And where it trod he saw the torch Of conflagration stalk the skies, And in the vanward of its march The monster form of Havoc rise.
From Myth and Romance Being a Book of Verses by Madison Julius Cawein
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
Like a beacon, like a star, May she lead our squadrons far,— When the hurricane of war Shakes the world,— With her pennant in the vanward broad unfurled.
From Myth and Romance Being a Book of Verses by Madison Julius Cawein
“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
