Journal of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies, Volume 4The Institution, 1861 - Military art and science |
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Page 21 - He paweth in the valley and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; Neither turneth he back from the sword. The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: Neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; And he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
Page 21 - Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength : He goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted, Neither turneth he back from the sword.
Page 13 - They were taken from a Bashaw at the siege of Vienna, at the late famous raising that leaguer. I never beheld so delicate a creature as one of them was, of somewhat a bright bay, two white feet, a blaze; such a head, eyes, ears, neck, breast, belly, haunches, legs, pasterns, and feet, in all regards, beautiful and proportioned to admiration ; spirited, proud, nimble, making halt, turning with that swiftness, and in so small a compass, as was admirable. With all this so gentle and tractable as...
Page 123 - is going home half dead from the labour ; but to me, it is health, spirit— everything. I live for some use now.
Page 129 - Thick as standing corn, and gorgeous as a field of flowers, stood the Beluchis in their many coloured garments and turbans; they filled the broad deep bed of the Fullailli, they clustered on both banks, and covered the plain beyond. Guarding their heads with their large dark shields...
Page 107 - ... liquor, which he accounted the chief secret of his submarine navigation. For when, from time to time, he perceived that the finer and purer part of the air was consumed, or overclogged by the...
Page 17 - ... other, until it came unto this the last and best of all). He hunted and hawked all the way, having his own hounds and hawks along with him, the hawks being hooded and lured as ours are. His horses for his own sadle being six in number, richly trapped.
Page 231 - ... lieutenants, or upon the making of any general signals of alarm, forthwith assemble within their respective districts, and shall be liable to march according to the terms and conditions of their respective services...
Page 161 - ... of that country possesses not merely the advantage of being less apprehensive, and consequently less susceptible, but even if seized with fever will keep up his spirits, and contend against the violence of an attack under which the other would sink. " We may mention, as a remarkable instance of the influence of fear in inducing this disease, as well as of hope in repelling it, that, during the epidemic...
Page 129 - But with shouts as loud, and shrieks as wild and fierce as theirs, and hearts as big and arms as strong, the Irish soldiers met them with the queen of weapons — the musket, and sent their foremost masses rolling back in blood...