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  • Quentin instantly fired his harquebuss — a man groaned and fell, and he himself, under the instant but vague discharge of a number of pieces, the fire of which ran in a disorderly manner along the column, and showed it to be very numerous, hastened back to the main guard. Quentin Durward
  • “Is your harquebuss loaded?” replied Oliver, without answering his query. Quentin Durward
  • Throwing his helmet away, he strode forward a dozen paces and turned a startled harquebusier around. Shadow Lord
  • Mary could see Riccio grab on to the bedpost in the bedroom, only to have his fingers clubbed with the stock of a harquebus. Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles
  • Arabe harquebuse, Albondoukani signifie l'arquebusier; c'était comme on le voit, le mot d'ordre dit Khalyfe. Arabian nights. English
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  • For my own part, I confess I cannot forbear starting when the rattle of a harquebuse thunders in my ears on a sudden, and in a place where I am not to expect it, which I have also observed in others, braver fellows than I. The Essays of Montaigne — Complete
  • It was also typical that the prosecutor would have enlisted someone else to deliver it, one of the lads who regarded Arkady as ancient and as unpredictable as a loaded harquebus. Three Stations : An Arkady Renko Novel
  • adj. - having strong armament. armipotence, n. adj. - resounding with the clash of arms. arquebus (e), harquebus Xml's Blinklist.com
  • Hee shott in a harquebuse at birds, wherein hee was so perfect and excellent, as hee did kill larkes as they were flying .. Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois
  • The first impulse of his surprise was to free his harquebuss by a violent exertion, which made the King stagger backward into the hall. Quentin Durward
  • And, as they continued to ply their oars, he called aloud, “Treason! treason!” rung the bell of the castle, and discharged his harquebuss at the boat. The Abbot
  • I like him not, with his laced band and feather, his book and lute: harquebuss and whinyard are the tools for these days. Rob of the bowl : a legend of St. Inigoe's,
  • He paused, quaking even at his own eloquence; but the stranger made no reply, till, throwing aside his cloak, he drew out a hagbut or demi-hague as it was sometimes called, being a sort of small harquebuss, with its match ready kindled. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)
  • Another harquebusier raised his gun and imitated the sound. Shadow Lord
  • In her dying depositions she accused Osio of having pushed her in; and there seems little doubt that he did so; for while she was struggling in the water, he disengaged his harquebuss from his mantle and struck her several blows upon the head and hands. Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 1 and 2 The Catholic Reaction
  • The apparition of Catherine Seyton, which the page had let loose in the first moment of astonishment, vanished in darkness; but the plash of oars was heard, and, in a second or two, five or six harquebuses and a falconet were fired from the battlements of the castle successively, as if levelled at some object on the water. The Abbot
  • Malinalli had not yet finished translating these last words when the discharge of a harquebus signaled the beginning of the slaughter. MALINCHE
  • Without the mastery of the language, his weapons were useless; it would be like using a harquebus as a club instead of firing it. MALINCHE
  • A nearby harquebusier, who had just finished reloading his gun, heard the sound and on some sudden impulse he raised the weapon and shook it carefully so that the bells at the ends of the ribbons rang as well. Shadow Lord
  • Ruby had taken the relic piece — more relative to the harquebus than to the current fashion in rifles — and hunted wild turkey and deer through the winter, jerking the venison by the fire like an Indian. Cold Mountain
  • His equipment was soon complete, and, with his harquebuss on his shoulder (for though they retained the name of Archers, the Scottish Guard very early substituted firearms for the long bow, in the use of which their nation never excelled), he followed Master Oliver out of the barrack. Quentin Durward
  • Hee shott in a harquebuse at birds, wherein hee was so perfect and excellent, as hee did kill larkes as they were flying. Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois
  • One of the squires heard this, and raising the butt – end of his harquebuss would no doubt have broken Sancho's head with it had not Roque Guinart called out to him to hold his hand. Don Quixote
  • I also see a modern U. S.-made rifle, an AK-47, or a harquebus from the times of the Spanish conquistadors. Mexican Newspaper Interviews Fidel Castro Part IX Comments on Insurgencies
  • Ambrogio then made his way back to his lodgings, recharged his harquebuss, ate some supper and went to bed. Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 1 and 2 The Catholic Reaction
  • Raising the harquebus, Sulu fired and was almost knocked down by the heavy weapon. Shadow Lord
  • Ruby had taken the relic piece -- more relative to the harquebus than to the current fashion in rifles -- and hunted wild turkey and deer through the winter, jerking the venison by the fire like an Indian. Cold Mountain
  • The answer was returned in a still louder laugh, and in a shot fired at the challenger, the momentary light of the explosion revealing, as Dauntrees imagined, a cloaked figure presenting a harquebuss through the window. Rob of the bowl : a legend of St. Inigoe's,

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