 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 860 pagina’s
...difference between them as between the sportsman and the butcher ; the ancient warrior, fighting with the sword and reaping his harvest of death when the enemy was in flight, became habituated to the act xxn' of slaying- The modern soldier seldom uses his bayonet, sees not his peculiar victim fall, and... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 1060 pagina’s
...difference between them as between the sportsman and the butcher; the ancient warrior, Gghting with the sword and reaping his harvest of death when the enemy...original feelings, his natural abhorrence of murder and crimes of violence, he differs not from other men unless often engaged in the assault of towns,... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 1048 pagina’s
...when the enemy wa< in flight, became habituated to the act of slaying. The modern solilier si Iddiii uses his bayonet, sees not his peculiar victim fall,...original feelings, his natural abhorrence of murder and crimes of violence, he differs not from other men unless often engaged in the assault of towns,... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 868 pagina’s
...difference between them as between the sportsman and the butcher ; the ancient warrior, fighting with the sword and reaping his harvest of death when the enemy...original feelings, his natural abhorrence of murder and crimes of violence, he differs not from other men unless often engaged in the assault of towns,... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 862 pagina’s
...difference between them as between the sportsman and the butcher; the ancient warrior, fighting with the sword and reaping his harvest of death when the enemy was in flight, became habituated to the act xx*n K of spying " - The modern soldier seldom uses his — bayonet, sees not his peculiar victim fall,... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 884 pagina’s
...difference between them as between the sportsman and the butcher; the ancient warrior, fighting with the sword and reaping his harvest of death when the enemy was in flight, became habituated to the act xx7* of slaymg- The modern soldier seldom uses his — — — bayonet, sees not his peculiar victim... | |
 | 1841 - 414 pagina’s
...warrior, lighting with the sword and reaping his harvest of death when tho enemy was in flight, becamo habituated to the act of slaying. The modern soldier...original feelings, his natural abhorrence of murder and crimes of violence, he differs not from other men unless often engaged in the assault of towns,... | |
 | 1841 - 414 pagina’s
...difference between them as between the sportsman and butcher ; the ancient warrior, fighting with the sword and reaping his harvest of death when the enemy...The modern soldier seldom uses his bayonet, sees not hin peculiar victim fall, and exults not over ma'nglcd limbs as proofs of personal prowess. Пенсе... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1845 - 474 pagina’s
...difference between them as between the sportsman and the butcher ; the ancient warrior fighting with the sword and reaping his harvest of death when the enemy...over mangled limbs as proofs of personal prowess. (6) Hence preserving his original feelings, his natural abhorrence of murder and crimes of violence,... | |
 | Jules Michelet - 1847 - 440 pagina’s
...difference between them as between the sportsman and the butcher ; the ancient warrior fighting with the sword and reaping his harvest of death when the enemy...over mangled limbs as proofs of personal prowess. (6) Hence preserving his original feelings, his natural abhorrence of murder and crimes of violence,... | |
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... and humanity upon such a noble stock. The modern soldier is not necessarily the stern bloody-handed man the ancient soldier was, there is as much difference between them as between the sportsman and the butcher ; the ancient warrior, fighting with... 
