Show IN GLORIOUS POMP OF WAR might and terror seemingly ancar nate nata with the winged hut hus sars car of poland silk bilk and satin fur and velvet had iron given away to shimmering metal to plumed helmet and the P pelt elt of bear ind wo wolf if instead of the warm glow tf df precious stones flatbed flashed the cold glint lint of naked steel in place of cattan catlan cloak and loose trousers ers one saw breastplate breast plate loin guard and pell pelisse soe tad here were faces curiously still under the curved ear car pieces and here were bodies in plumage end and the skins of wild beasts beast yet tet this was note not enough for to the roll of kettle drums the swirl wart of ites behind qu artlan dragoon and reiter came the hussar mounted and lance at rest these men tat their heavy horses their lances id blade e a forest and from their khouli lers rose the famous wi wings ngit sum clentry splendid in themselves they had added this last touch of splendor from their shoulders as in the re kieft of ancient egypt rose great wings rings the rustling of them filled the theater might and terror were incarnate in these warriors what toe foe stand before the awful sibilance bllance Bl t f their onrush this apparition of something inconceivably monstrous yet inconceivably superb war had fired this people to new improvisations that ended in a grandeur reaching to the epic the sublime the other nations had but dreamed ot of war gods buoyed on the spread of carved and painted wings the pole dared to attempt them in his bis line of battle to embody them to be them over this army floated poland eagle white upon its blood red ground A bishop raised the sacred relics and the cross and gave his blessing plainly without music the front ranks kneeling the mounted men behind rose a solemn chant of male voices it was the hymn made for Sobi eskis legions when they marched out to vienna albert kinross Kl nrose in scribners magaline |