the moderation and mercy with which he treated the vanquished. On the Continent he had commanded an English brigade in a way that earned praise from old soldiers of Louis and the Empire. Yet now, when his own head and his own fortunes were at stake,Philadelphia 76ers Drakter, he was feeble, irresolute,Athletic Bilbao Drakt, and cowardly. In my father’s phrase, ‘all the virtue had gone out of him.’ I declare when I have seen him riding among his troops,Ženy Barbour Waxed Bunda, with his head bowed upon his breast and a face like a mute at a burying, casting an air of gloom and of despair all round him, I have felt that, even in case of success, such a man could never wear the crown of the Tudors and the Plantagenets, but that some stronger hand, were it that of one of his own generals, would wrest it from him.
I will do Monmouth the justice to say that from the time when it was at last decided to fight — for the very good reason that no other course was open — he showed up in a more soldierly and manlier spirit. For the first few days in July no means were neglected to hearten our troops and to nerve them for the coming battle. From morning to night we were at work, teaching our foot how to form up in dense groups to meet the charge of horse, and how to depend upon each other,Hurricane Wd, and look to their officers for orders. At night the streets of the little town from the Castle Field to the Parret Bridge resounded with the praying and the preaching. There was no need for the officers to quell irregularities,Other Teams, for the troops punished them amongst themselves. One man who came out on the streets hot with wine was well-nigh hanged by his companions,Belstaff Racemaster Blouson Bunda, who finally cast him out of the town as being unworthy to fight in what they looked upon as a sacred quarrel. As to their courage, there was no occasion to quicken that, for they were as fearless as lions, and the only danger was lest their fiery daring should lead them into foolhardiness. Their desire was to hurl themselves upon the enemy like a horde of Moslem fanatics,Slovenia Landslagsdrakt, and it was no easy matter to drill such hot-headed fellows into the steadiness and caution which war demands.
Provisions ran low upon the third day of our stay in Bridgewater, which was due to our having exhausted that part of the country before,Belstaff Ženy Bunda, and also to the vigilance of the Royal Horse,Parajumpers Ženy Vesta, who scoured the district round and cut off our supplies. Lord Grey determined, therefore,Belstaff Rayne Blouson Bunda, to send out two troops of horse under cover of night,Muži Barbour Cranwell Bunda, to do what they could to refill the larder. The command of the small expedition was given over to Major Martin Hooker,Rescue Kurtka, an old Lifeguardsman of rough speech and curt manners, who had done good service in drilling the headstrong farmers and yeomen into some sort of order. Sir Gervas Jerome and I asked leave from Lord Grey to join the foray — a favour which was readily granted, since there was little stirring in the town.
It was about eleven o’clock on a moonless night that we sallied out of Bridgewater, intending to explore the country in the direction of Boroughbridge and Athelney. We had word that there was no large body of the enemy in t
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