Sentence examples for swift-footed from inspiring English sources

But early in the twentieth an American scholar named Milman Parry had a game-changing insight into one of the most striking features of the Homeric epics: the repeated use of rigidly formulaic epithets — "swift-footed Achilles," say, or "rosy-fingered Dawn".

But early in the twentieth an American scholar named Milman Parry had a game-changing insight into one of the most striking features of the Homeric epics: the repeated use of rigidly formulaic epithets—"swift-footed Achilles," say, or "rosy-fingered Dawn".

It is the fleeing Troilus whom swift-footed Achilles catches, dragging him by the hair from his horse.

Economic necessity or swift-footed tactical shimmy?

And here is swift-footed Achilles!

Others saw their markets eaten up by swift-footed newcomers.

what strong hand can hold his swift foot back?

Once more his swift feet bought time for him to throw a bullet deep to David Givens.

Yet they operated a swift foot courier system and a visual signaling system along the roadway from watchtower to watchtower.

Hasan Sas has been a delight, a deep-lying striker with swift feet and an even swifter mind.

The poet in this particular instance was the Shakespeare of Sonnet 65:... what strong hand can hold his swift foot back?