For the Flag, or Lays and Incidents of the South African War (Classic Reprint)

Angebote / Angebote:

Excerpt from For the Flag, or Lays and Incidents of the South African War The day has departed when civilians spoke with contempt cf the private in the army and fawned upon the ameer of the same. Even the rustic simpleton who, in a dazed and drunken mood. Accepted the shilling and left the paternal acres amid the lamentations of a mourning hamlet, has so often dignifiedbyhisafterprowess. Developedinthestormsofwar, the humble village of his birth. That British ydour has come to-be respected and feared wherever British feet have trod, or British hearts have bled. 'even France, yet 'smarting under the defeat of Waterloo. During the Crimean war produced in Ckan'uriapiaure of a Highlander standing sentinel at his post withaprecipiceover-look'ing the sea at his back, a French soldier and a Tartarpeasautregarding himfroin below. What folly, says the Tartar. Toplace a sentry in such a position! To which replied the Chasseur, There's no danger, as mldalr la ue magma. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.