Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 181
the Volapie—see later). Ifsuccessful and rightly placed, the bull falls dead,the sword left in to the hilt. The spot aimed at(just in front of the withers) is only a few inchesin size. A small deviation is sufficient forfailure, and the bull may require several thrusts ;to kill the beast with one… … Ur TO THE Hilt—a perfect Suerte de Volapie.* sworn to do or die. Slowly he advances to thebull, grasping in his left hand the mukta or smallred cloak, a hole in the centre of which admitsone end of a short stick for the better extensionof the cloth ; and in his right the long, rapier-likesword. As…
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