Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military JournalH. Colburn, 1867 - Military art and science |
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Page 547 - The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Page 544 - For of the four sons of Ham, time has not at all hurt the name of Chus; for the Ethiopians, over whom he reigned, are even at this day, both by themselves and by all men in Asia, called Chusites.
Page 321 - ... that virtue we must have trusted, had this bill been modelled as its warmest opposers could have wished ; and without this virtue, should the lords, the commons, and the people of England intrench themselves behind parchment up to the teeth, the sword will find a passage to the vitals of the constitution.
Page 46 - I hear that measures are in contemplation to alter the clothing, caps, &c., of the army. There is no subject of which I understand so little ; and, abstractedly speaking, I think it indifferent how a soldier is clothed, provided it is in a uniform manner ; and that he is forced to keep himself clean and smart, as a soldier ought to be.
Page 315 - Lane; in whose house there was oftentimes six oxen eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat: for he that had any acquaintance in that house might have there so much of sodden and roast meat as he could prick and carry upon a long dagger.
Page 426 - In cases of riots and disturbances not amounting to insurrection, and not having for their object the commission of felonious acts, or the subversion of the civil Government, special constables, whether Volunteers or others, should not be armed with or use any weapon other than the ordinary constable's staff; and in such cases no Volun'eer should, when acting as a special constable, appear m his Military dress.
Page 334 - On the other hand, when the air attains the point of precipitation with a high barometer, we may infer that it is a transitory and superficial effect, produced by local depression of temperature.
Page 595 - Agents afloat or abroad to count for the above purpose as sea time for the first three years, and after that in the proportion of three years' Agent's time as two of Sea service.
Page 409 - ... of the islands and dominions thereof, and also of all and singular our other foreign plantations, dominions, islands, and territories whatsoever, and places thereunto belonging, during our pleasure ; giving, and by these presents granting unto you, our said commissioners, or any two or more of you, during our pleasure, full power and authority to do, execute, exercise, and perform all and every act, matter, and thing which do belong or appertain to the office of our High Admiral...
Page 46 - A cocked-tailed horse is a good mark for a dragoon, if you can get a side view of him ; but there is no such mark as the English helmet, and, as far as I can judge, it is the best cover a dragoon can have for his head. I mention this, because in all probability you may have something to say to these...