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Nearer came the weary Guardsmen, Hatless, spurless, weary Guardsmen, With white pants, alas! all muddy; Torn and soiled the true-blue jackets, Scratched and worn the hands and faces.
From The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky to the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. by Eugenia Dunlap Potts
Frantically he dug his spurless heels into the labouring sides of his mount.
From The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx
Captain Whyte-Melville speaks from observation of the risk of the buckle catching in the angle of the stirrup-iron, and says he has never seen a spurless boot so entangled.
From Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes by Nannie Lambert
He knew that grasp of the mane; that cry; that dig of the spurless heels.
From The Man by Bram Stoker
And clapping his spurless heels to his pony he saluted and wheeled away through the hammock.
From The Firing Line by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
