The Military Mentor: Being a Series of Letters Recently Written by a General Officer to His Son Entering the Army ; Comprising a Course of Elegant Instruction Calculated to Unite the Characters and Accomplishments of the Gentlemen and the Soldier, 1. kötetCushing & Appleton, 1808 |
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32. oldal
... Valour . True valour consists in being brave in battle , intrepid in danger , and courageous in every situation of life . The motives of this valour ought to be the love of our duty , the desire of glory , zeal for our king and our ...
... Valour . True valour consists in being brave in battle , intrepid in danger , and courageous in every situation of life . The motives of this valour ought to be the love of our duty , the desire of glory , zeal for our king and our ...
34. oldal
... Valour is then the virtue the most ne- cessary to an officer , since it is this which essentially constitutes the military cha- racter . The ecclesiastic may impose upon the world by the exterior of gravi- ty , and may feign a piety ...
... Valour is then the virtue the most ne- cessary to an officer , since it is this which essentially constitutes the military cha- racter . The ecclesiastic may impose upon the world by the exterior of gravi- ty , and may feign a piety ...
39. oldal
... valour , of intrepidity , and of that strength and fortitude of mind which no- thing is able to subdue or to bend but we rarely find these qualities united in the same person : we observe commonly , that they ON BRAVERY AND COURAGE . 3.9.
... valour , of intrepidity , and of that strength and fortitude of mind which no- thing is able to subdue or to bend but we rarely find these qualities united in the same person : we observe commonly , that they ON BRAVERY AND COURAGE . 3.9.
41. oldal
... valour was so celebrat- ed as to acquire him , by eminence , the name of The Brave , was once at Mar- seilles , when the duke of Guise , being cu- rious to put his firmness and intrepidity to the test , caused an alarm to be given in ...
... valour was so celebrat- ed as to acquire him , by eminence , the name of The Brave , was once at Mar- seilles , when the duke of Guise , being cu- rious to put his firmness and intrepidity to the test , caused an alarm to be given in ...
89. oldal
... valour the glory of the Roman name had been preserved , as well as the province ; which the death of the two Scipios , and the de- feat of their armies , had exposed to the utmost danger . The tribunes replied , that their complaints ...
... valour the glory of the Roman name had been preserved , as well as the province ; which the death of the two Scipios , and the de- feat of their armies , had exposed to the utmost danger . The tribunes replied , that their complaints ...
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