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... surely suffice . The deserter to the enemy , and the mutineer , as I said before , must be subjected to the last extremity of martial law ; and better far that he should so suffer , than live branded , degraded by the lash - from whom ...
... surely suffice . The deserter to the enemy , and the mutineer , as I said before , must be subjected to the last extremity of martial law ; and better far that he should so suffer , than live branded , degraded by the lash - from whom ...
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... Surely the time has at last arrived for our ceasing to remain the passive victim , instead of being the active agent of that missile force , the only one that can justify distant firing , for when directed by trained men it is as ...
... Surely the time has at last arrived for our ceasing to remain the passive victim , instead of being the active agent of that missile force , the only one that can justify distant firing , for when directed by trained men it is as ...
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... and ophthalmic diseases . It would be better , surely , to inflict an ulcer upon the soldier's neck , for the discharge might then have the relieving effect of an issue ; but a tight ligature , not EXERCISE , DRESS , AND ARMS . 39.
... and ophthalmic diseases . It would be better , surely , to inflict an ulcer upon the soldier's neck , for the discharge might then have the relieving effect of an issue ; but a tight ligature , not EXERCISE , DRESS , AND ARMS . 39.
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... Surely a horseman's water- proof cloak , made to cover from head to foot , the rider and his saddle , with his arms and ammunition - to be his protection against the pouring deluge - his screen and cover in the night bivouac— is the ...
... Surely a horseman's water- proof cloak , made to cover from head to foot , the rider and his saddle , with his arms and ammunition - to be his protection against the pouring deluge - his screen and cover in the night bivouac— is the ...
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... surely requires but little argument to make plain that unless the musket can be used with effect- i . e . fired accurately - it had better not be used at all ; that to do this , the young soldier must begin his practice at the nearest ...
... surely requires but little argument to make plain that unless the musket can be used with effect- i . e . fired accurately - it had better not be used at all ; that to do this , the young soldier must begin his practice at the nearest ...
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