 The discipline and evolutions of a modern battalion gave me a clearer notion of the phalanx and the legion; and the captain of the Hampshire grenadiers (the reader may smile) has not been useless to the historian of the Roman empire.  Correspondence of William Pitt - Side 6af William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1838Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 360 sider
...Gtiichardt,) the only writer who has united the merits of a profeffor and a veteran. The difcipline and evolutions of a modern battalion gave me a clearer...the phalanx and the legion ; and the captain of the Hampfhire grenadiers ( the reader may frnile ) has not been ufelefs to the hiftorian of the Roman empire.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 520 sider
...Guichardt,) the only writer who has united the merits of a profefibr and a veteran. The difcipline and evolutions of a modern battalion gave me a clearer...the phalanx and the legion ; and the captain of the Hampfhire grenadiers (the reader may linile) has not been ufelefs to the hiftorian of the Roman empire.... | |
 | 1797 - 610 sider
...(Mr. Guichardt) the only writer who has united the merits of a profeflbr and a veteran. The difcipline and evolutions of a modern battalion gave me a clearer...the phalanx and the legion ; and the Captain of the Hampfliire grenadiers (the reader may fmile) has not been ufclefs to the Hiftorian of the Roman Empire."... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 sider
...Quintus Icilius, (Mr. Guichardt,) the only writer who has united the merits of a professor and a veteran. The discipline and evolutions of a modern battalion...been useless to the historian of the Roman empire. « unveiled to my eyes her naked deformity. How often did I sigh for my proper station in society and... | |
 | Charles James - 1805 - 1236 sider
...before the division of the by the euipcrori. .-.a... .a», in lui Èpù. ad Pierctkium et de Re Mi(the reader may smile) has not been useless to the historian of the Roraai Empire*. Nor are the advantages of military science — considered as a part о education only... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1811 - 542 sider
...writer who has united the merits of a professor and a veteran. The discipline and evolutions of a modem battalion gave me a clearer notion of the phalanx...been useless to the historian of the Roman empire." After spending in this manner two years and a half, he went to make the tour of Europe. He began by... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 726 sider
...Quintus Icilius, (Mr. Guichardt,) the only writer who has united the merits of a professor and a veteran. The discipline and evolutions of a modern battalion...been useless to the historian of the Roman empire. A youth of any spirit is fired even by the play of arms, and in the first sallies of my enthusiasm... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 498 sider
...Guichardt,) the only writer wh" lias united the merits of a professor and a veteran. The (lisa pline and evolutions of a modern battalion gave me a clearer...Hampshire grenadiers (the reader may smile) has not been úsele«! the historian of the Roman empire. A youth of any spirit is fired even by the piny of arms,... | |
 | 1840 - 772 sider
...wholly unmixed with good. The discipline and evolutions of a modern hattalion [he confesses] gave him a clearer notion of the phalanx and the legion : and,...the captain of the Hampshire Grenadiers (the reader might smile) had not heen useless to the historian of the Roman empire. — P. 151. Having, successively,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1821 - 474 sider
...Quintus Icilius (Mr. Guichardt), the only writer who has united the merits of a professor and a veteran. The discipline and evolutions of a modern battalion,...Hampshire grenadiers (the reader may smile), has not heen useless to the historian of the Roman Empire." At the restoration of peace in 1762-3, his regiment... | |
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