The Popular recreator. A key to in-door and out-door amusements .. (1873)
London, New York [etc.] Cassell, Petter & Galpin · leaf 280
ossing swords inthe engagement of quarte, beat twice with the right feet, andexpose their breasts, with their hands in tierce. Then oneproves distance, by longing in quarte, reaching, but notactually hitting the other. Next, both rise to the uprightposition by bringing the right heel to the left… … left side, and come on guard asbefore, repeating the movementsof raising both hands above the head, etc. The one who has proved distance now disengages into theoutside line high, nails up, maintains the opposition of theblade, and directly the disengagement is fully developed andthe others parry…
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