The boy's own book; a complete encylopedia of all the diversion, athletic, scientific and recreative, of boyhood and youth. (1834)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838, McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) · Boston, Munroe and Francis; New York, C. S. Francis, 1834. · leaf 307
e con- trarily, and thrust home carte over the arm. On the engagement of carte, when you find that your adversary holds his hand too low upon guard, and deviates from the guard rules, seize the opening, by pushing carte straight home. On the engagement of tierce, having the like opportunity,… … All these lesuont should be performed repeatedly, and the pupil should often exercise with another who has had equal practice, executing all thrusts, feints, counter-disengagements, &c. while the other remains upon guard, making use of the necessary parades, &c. ; he should then, in turn, perform…
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