vanward

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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 Cowper, William

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 Cawein, Madison Julius

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 Hardy, Thomas

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

Nor lacks it gallant music to cheer it on its way, Nor flap of flame-tongued banner, like the Oriflamme of old, Its vanward cohorts heralding, in crimson, green, and gold.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 by Various