vanward
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There then the noise and clatter of the vanward rose up on the face of the heath, and men were exceeding joyous that they had come so far without mishap.
From The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale by Morris, William
And the carle yeasaid this, after staring about him a while, and they gave him spear and shield, and he went with the vanward as a way-leader.
From The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale by Morris, William
On the whole, it was 2 in the afternoon before Hawke, with those vanward Eight, could get clutch of Conflans.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19 by Carlyle, Thomas
In the vanward, or vanguard; misprinted "vanward" in some editions.
From The Lady of the Lake by Scott, Walter, Sir
“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 Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson
